end of the world

fin du monde, catastrophe

Situation qui paraît très grave ; souvent employé pour dire qu’un problème n’est pas aussi grave qu’on le croit.

En anglais simple : A situation that seems extremely bad, often used to say a problem is less serious than someone thinks.

• One mistake is not the end of the world.
• She acted as if losing her phone was the end of the world.
• Would missing one party really be the end of the world?

Synonymes : disaster, catastrophe

Expressions courantes : end of the world, end-of-the-world drama

fin du monde, apocalypse

Catastrophe qui tue tous les humains ou tous les êtres vivants sur Terre.

En anglais simple : A disaster that kills everyone, or all living things, on Earth.

• They feared the end of the world.
• The film shows the end of the world after a deadly virus spreads.
• Some people believed the eclipse meant the end of the world.

Synonymes : apocalypse, doomsday

Expressions courantes : end of the world, end-of-the-world prophecy

destruction de la Terre, fin du monde

Destruction complète de la planète Terre.

En anglais simple : The complete destruction of the planet Earth.

• The huge explosion caused the end of the world.
• In the story, a collision with another planet brings the end of the world.
• Could that asteroid cause the end of the world?

Synonymes : destruction of Earth

Expressions courantes : end of the world, end-of-the-world disaster