die Welt erschüttern

to shake the world

Türkçe: dünyayı sarsmak

Noun

Welt f.

Verb

erschüttern

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die Enthüllung des Whistleblowers erschüttert die Welt der Finanzen.

How it is used

Means 'to shake the world' or cause major upheaval. Neutral/formal register. Use in news about a groundbreaking discovery or political crisis. Implies profound, not superficial, impact.

Other verbs that go with Welt

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Welt verbessernto make the world a better place
• die Welt umrundento travel around the world
• etw. aus der Welt räumen / schaffento eliminate a problem, misunderstanding, or obstacle
• jdn. zur Welt bringento give birth to someone
• zur Welt kommento be born

All collocations with Welt