Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "world" in Russian

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мир

Meaning: world, peace, universe, planet, kingdom, community (people), secular world (relig.), peace treaty

Pronunciation: [meer]

Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)

Rank: #171 (see frequency list)

This is our world. Take good care of it.

Example sentences:

Мы за мир во всём ми́ре.
We are for peace in all the world.
Ру́сский путеше́ственник Фёдор Ко́нюхов объе́здил весь мир.
The Russian traveler Feodor Konukhov traveled around the world.
Росси́я — са́мая больша́я страна́ в ми́ре.
Russia is the biggest country in the world.
Лю́ди должны́ жить в ми́ре и согла́сии.
People should live in peace and harmony.
Ты что́-нибудь зна́ешь о други́х мира́х во Вселе́нной?
Do you know anything about other planets in the Universe?
Мно́гие стра́ны ми́ра, в том числе́ и Росси́я, отмеча́ют Междунаро́дный день дете́й пе́рвого ию́ня.
Many countries of the world, including Russia, celebrate International Children’s Day on June 1st.
Э́́того поли́тика обвиня́ют в свя́зях с кримина́льным ми́ром.
This politician is accused of relations with the criminal world.
Отку́да у тебя́ тако́й интере́с к расти́тельному ми́ру? — Не зна́ю. Я с де́тства интересу́юсь приро́дой.
Where does your interest to the vegetable world come from? — I don’t know. I’ve been interested in nature since childhood.
По́сле перегово́ров стра́ны реши́ли заключи́ть мир.
After negotiations the countries decided to make peace.
Всё к лу́чшему в лу́чшем из миро́в.
Everything is for the better in the best of all possible worlds.

Idioms and set expressions:

стра́ны тре́тьего ми́ра = Third World countries
literal the countries of the Third World
не от ми́ра сего́ = otherworldly person, dreamer
literal not of this world
пусти́ть кого́-то по́ миру = to utterly ruin someone, make someone become a beggar
literal to let someone go around the world
идти́ / ходи́ть по́ миру = to be a beggar, to live by begging
literal to go around the world
уйти́ в мир ино́й / в лу́чший мир = to go to the next / a better world, to die
literal to go to another world
устро́ить пир на весь мир = to push the boat out, to celebrate something with sumptuous feasting
literal to organize a feast for the whole world
всем ми́ром = all together
literal by all community / people
отпусти́ть кого́-то с ми́ром = to let someone off, to let someone go in peace
literal to let someone go with peace
си́льные ми́ра сего́ = the powers that be
literal the strength of this world
в миру ́ = in the secular world
literal in the secular world

Related words:

ми́рный = peace(ful)
мирово́й = world, universal
ми́рно = peacefully, in peace
мири́ться = to make up with someone
переми́рие = armistice, truce

Proverbs and sayings:

Худо́й мир лу́чше до́брой ссо́ры.
Better a bad peace than a good quarrel.
literal A bad peace is better that a good quarrel.
На миру́ и смерть красна́.
Company in distress makes trouble less.
literal With people around death is beautiful.
Мир те́сен.
It's a small world.
literal The world is small.
С ми́ру по ни́тке — го́лому руба́ха.
Many a little makes a mickle.
literal A thread from everyone will make a shirt for a naked person.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	мир	миры́
Genitive	ми́ра	миро́в
Dative	ми́ру	мира́м
Accusative	мир	миры́
Instrumental	ми́ром	мира́ми
Prepositional	(о) ми́ре	(о) мира́х
Locative	в миру́	-

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