Nomen

der Weltrekord

world record

Er hat einen neuen Weltrekord aufgestellt.

He set a new world record.

Sie hält den Weltrekord im Schwimmen.

She holds the world record in swimming.

Der alte Weltrekord wurde gebrochen.

The old world record was broken.

to set a world record ((einen Weltrekord aufstellen)) He set a new world record.

to break a world record ((einen Weltrekord brechen)) Nobody could break the old world record.

to hold the world record ((den Weltrekord halten)) She holds the world record in the 100-meter dash.

Synonyms: Bestleistung (top performance)

Composed of 'Welt' (world) and 'Rekord' (record). A direct equivalent of 'world record'.

This is a direct cognate to the English 'world record'. 'Welt' sounds like 'world' and 'Rekord' is 'record'.

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