One must practice every day in order to become a world-class athlete.
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World-class
//wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs//
Synonyms for "world-class" (2 found)
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Translations
18 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- от световна класа adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 世界級 /世界级 adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
- 世界級 /世界级 adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Danish
1 entries- i verdensklasse adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Esperanto
1 entries- internacinivela adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Finnish
1 entries- maailmanluokan adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
French
3 entries- de classe internationale adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
- de classe mondiale adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
- parmi les meilleurs du monde adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
German
2 entries- Weltklasse adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
- for example Weltklasseathlet adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Greek
2 entries- παγκόσμιας θέσης adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
- παγκόσμιας φήμης adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Italian
2 entries- classe mondiale adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
- migliori al mondo adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- i verdensklasse adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Spanish
1 entries- clase mundial adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Swedish
1 entries- i världsklass adj (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
He's a world-class scientist.
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In Judo, we have many world-class judokas.
Source: tatoeba (1748266)
Tom is a world-class athlete.
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