How to Say "Around the World" in French

autour du monde

The English phrase "around the world" is translated into French as autour du monde.

This phrase is used to describe something happening in or moving to every part of the earth.

Which one should you use?

While autour du monde is a standard way to express this, you can also use à travers le monde to mean the same thing.

In parts of Canada, the phrase à travers le monde entier is used to mean "around the world".

In the phrase autour du monde, the masculine singular article le is contracted into du because monde is a masculine noun.

The word autour can also refer to a type of hawk, derived from the Latin accipiter.
In French, le monde is frequently used as a shorthand for 'everyone' or 'the whole crowd' rather than the physical planet.

Elle voyage autour du monde.
She is traveling around the world.
This sentence shows how to use autour du monde to describe someone traveling.
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Elle voyagea autour du monde.
She traveled around the world.
This sentence shows the use of autour du monde in the past tense.
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Il fit un voyage autour du monde.
He made a journey around the world.
This sentence demonstrates using autour du monde in the context of a journey.
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Elle a voyagé autour du monde pendant un an.
She traveled around the world for a year.
La musique française est appréciée à travers le monde.
French music is appreciated around the world.
Ce groupe de musique a des fans partout dans le monde.
This band has fans all around the world.
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Two friends are talking about their travel dreams in a cafe.

Chloé

Tu aimerais voyager autour du monde ?
Would you like to travel around the world?
Nathan

Oui, ce serait une aventure incroyable pour moi.
Yes, it would be an incredible adventure for me.
Chloé

Moi aussi, je veux voir de nouveaux pays.
Me too, I want to see new countries.
Nathan

Chloé, nous devrions commencer à économiser maintenant.
Chloé, we should start saving money now.

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