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watch the world burn
Language:
Meanings:
1.
Global
informal
colloquial
pejorative
To desire, take pleasure in, or deliberately cause widespread chaos, destruction, or collapse without concern for the consequences.
To act in a way that is destructive or nihilistic for its own sake.
2.
Global
informal
colloquial
To remain passive or indifferent while destructive events occur, effectively allowing harm to happen through inaction.
Examples:
EN:
Some men just wanna watch the world burn.
ES:
Algunos hombres solo quieren ver el mundo arder.
EN:
So he's gonna sit back and watch the world burn?
ES:
¿Entonces se va a sentar a ver arder al mundo?
EN:
You can watch the world burn, or you can do something to change it.
ES:
Puedes ver al mundo arder, o puedes hacer algo para cambiarlo.
EN:
Some hackers just want to watch the world burn.
ES:
Algunos hackers solo quieren ver el mundo arder.
EN:
It seems you're always willing to watch the world burn, long as you survive.
ES:
Parece que siempre estás dispuesto a ver arder el mundo mientras sobrevivas.
EN:
And you don't sound like an animal who just wants to watch the world burn.
ES:
Y no pareces un animal que solo quiere ver el mundo arder.
EN:
The animal who wants to watch the world burn... That is who you are.
ES:
El animal que quiere ver el mundo arder... es quien eres.
EN:
He'd sooner watch the world burn.
ES:
Primero preferiría ver arder al mundo.
EN:
"Some men just want to watch the world burn."
ES:
"Algunos hombres sólo quieren ver al mundo arder".
EN:
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
ES:
Algunas personas solo quieren ver el mundo arder.
EN:
I'd rather watch the world burn.
ES:
Antes prefiero ver el mundo en llamas.
EN:
And you can't find that with tests about premium cashmere from psychopaths who just want to watch the world burn!
ES:
¡Y no puedes encontrar eso con pruebas sobre cachemira de primera calidad de psicópatas que solo quieren ver el mundo arder!
EN:
I don't need to watch the world burn.
ES:
No necesito ver cómo se quema el mundo.
EN:
I'm gonna say something because I love drama, and I wanna watch the world burn.
ES:
voy a decir algo porque amo el drama, y quiero ver el mundo arder.
EN:
I'm not gonna wait and watch the world burn to a crisp.
ES:
No esperaré que el mundo se incinere.
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