earth

1. (uncountable)Soil.

   This is good earth for growing potatoes.

   Erde, Land

   земля́zemljá, по́чваpóčva, грунтgrunt

   земля́zemljá, ґрунтgrunt

2. (uncountable)Any general rock-based material.

   She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.

   Erde, Grund

   земля́zemljá

   земля́zemljá

3. (countable, uncountable)The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).

   Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.

   Grund, Erde, Land

   земля́zemljá, су́шаsúša

   земля́zemljá, су́шаsúša, суході́лsuxodíl

4. (UK, countable, uncountable)A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

   Erde

   заземле́ниеzazemlénije, земля́zemljá

   зазе́мленняzazémlennja

5. (countable, uncountable)The lair or den (as a hole in the ground, or a system of tunnels) of an animal, such as a badger.

   Erdloch, Erdbau, Bau

   нора́norá

   нора́norá

6. (countable, uncountable)A region of the planet; a land or country.

   the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

7. (countable, uncountable)Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.

8. (countable, uncountable)The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).

   мирmir, светsvet

   світsvit

   the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

9. (countable, metonymically, uncountable)The people on the globe.

10. (countable, uncountable)Any planet similar to the Earth (our earth): an exoplanet viewed as another earth, or a potential one.

    New space telescopes may accelerate the search for other earths that may be out there.

11. (countable, uncountable)The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.

    Erde

    земля́zemljá, земля́zemljá

    земля́zemljá, земляzemljá

12. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The human body.

1. What on earth are you doing?

   Що в біса ти робиш? — deniko

   ruЧто ты делаешь, чёрт возьми? — fjay69

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2. The earth is a beautiful planet.

   Земля - чудова планета. — deniko

   ruЗемля — красивая планета. — odexed

   deDie Erde ist ein schöner Planet. — MUIRIEL

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3. Why on earth did you do that?

   З якого дива ти зробив це? — ChickenKiev

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4. God created the heaven and the earth.

   Бог створив небеса і землю. — deniko

   ruБог сотворил небо и землю. — odexed

   deGott schuf Himmel und Erde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Why on earth did Tom do that?

   З якого дива Том це зробив? — deniko

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