the globe el globo (terráqueo): She always wanted to travel the globe. ^ They've visited lots of cities across the globe.

the circumference /səˈkʌmfərəns/ of the Earth la circunferencia de la Tierra: Eratosthenes, a Greek mathematician, was the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth.

the curvature /ˈkɜːvəʧə/ of the Earth's surface la curvatura de la superficie terrestre: As you go up into the atmosphere, you will start to see the curvature of the Earth's surface.

circumnavigate the world/the Earth (formal) circunnavegar el mundo/la tierra: Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world?

circumnavigation circunnavegación: Juan Sebastián Elcano was the navigator whose expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth, in 1522.

circumnavigator circunnavegador,-ra

Is the Earth flat?

The Flat Earth Society, founded by Samuel Shenton in 1956, does not believe that our planet is a sphere. People who adhere to that belief are called flat-earthers.

continent continente: the African continent ^ They had to cross a whole continent. ^ Is that species found on the continent of Asia?

continental continental: continental Europe

land mass masa continental, continente: the Antarctic land mass ^ the Eurasian land mass

subcontinent subcontinente: the Indian subcontinent

continental drift el desplazamiento de las placas continentales: The theory of continental drift was proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912, but was rejected at the time.

continental shelf plataforma continental

continental slope talud/pendiente continental

archipelago /ˌɑːkɪˈpeləgəʊ/ (plural archipelagos / archipelagoes) archipiélago: the Azores archipelago

peninsula península: the Iberian Peninsula

peninsular peninsular: peninsular Spain

ice cap/sheet casquete: The polar ice caps are melting fast.

body of water masa de agua: A lake is a body of water.

the Earth's magnetic field el campo magnético de la Tierra

the Earth's crust la corteza terrestre

IDIOMS

a heaven on earth (informal) un paraíso terrenal: This island is a heaven on earth.

(a) hell on earth un infierno: Life there was a hell on earth.

be on top of the world no caber en sí de alegría/gozo: When I won the trophy, I was on top of the world.

be worlds/a world away (from something) no poderse comparar (con algo): The standard of living here is a world away from what they have in that country.

be worlds apart ser polos opuestos: My two sisters are worlds apart.

bring somebody down to earth/come (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump) hacer que alguien afronte la dura realidad/volver a la dura realidad: The fear of losing her son brought her down to earth.

cost/pay/charge the earth (British English, informal) costar un dineral: A car like that will cost the earth. ^ We had to pay the earth for our new kitchen.

disappear/vanish off/from the face of the earth desaparecer completamente: The missing man seemed to have vanished off the face of the earth.

feel/look like nothing on earth sentirse muy raro/tener una pinta muy rara: After two sleepless nights, I felt like nothing on earth.

it's a small world el mundo es un pañuelo

move heaven and earth (to do something) remover Roma con Santiago (para conseguir algo): She'll move heaven and earth to find her child.

not be the end of the world no ser para tanto, que no se acaba el mundo por algo: Failing a test is not the end of the world, you know.

not/never set the world on fire (informal) no ser para tirar cohetes: That book will never set the world on fire.

nothing on earth (would.../will...) (informal) (por) nada del mundo: Nothing on earth will make me do it.

promise somebody the earth/the world (informal) prometerle a alguien el oro y el moro

see the world ver mundo, viajar: Most people want to see the world.

something is out of this world (informal) algo es una maravilla: The latest technology is out of this world.

the four corners of the earth los confines de la tierra: I'll follow you to the four corners of the earth.

the salt of the earth la sal de la tierra: These people are the salt of the earth. They'll do anything to help you.

the scum of the earth (informal) escoria: Murderers, rapists and people like that are the scum of the earth.

the world is your oyster ¡A comerte el mundo!: You're rich now. The world is your oyster!

to the ends of the earth a los confines de la tierra, al fin del mundo: She would follow him to the ends of the earth.

wipe something off the face of the earth borrar algo de la faz de la tierra: The hurricane wiped the village off the face of the earth.

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