globe

globe terrestre

Maquette en forme de boule portant une carte de la Terre ou d’une autre planète.

En anglais simple : A ball-shaped model with a map of Earth or another planet on its surface.

• Find Japan on the globe.
• The teacher spun the globe to show the Pacific Ocean.
• We bought a globe for our daughter’s desk.

Expressions courantes : world globe, classroom globe, globe of earth

monde, Terre

La Terre, surtout quand on parle de tous ses lieux ou habitants.

En anglais simple : The Earth, especially when talking about all its places or people.

• People across the globe watched.
• She has travelled around the globe twice.
• The disease spread to every corner of the globe.

Synonymes : world, Earth

Expressions courantes : around the globe, across the globe, entire globe

globe, sphère

Objet en forme de boule, qui peut porter une carte ou faire partie d’une lampe.

En anglais simple : An object shaped like a ball, sometimes showing a map or forming part of a lamp.

• A glass globe covers the light.
• He placed a metal globe on the shelf.
• The lamp’s globe cracked when it fell.

Synonymes : sphere, ball

Expressions courantes : glass globe, lamp globe, round globe