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outside world
The world that exists outside one's own immediate sphere, for example outside one's home, company, an isolated community, or one's own thoughts.
Nach einer Woche im Krankenhaus war der erste Spaziergang ein intensiver Kontakt mit der Außenwelt.
After a week in the hospital, the first walk was an intense contact with the outside world.
external world
In a philosophical or psychological sense, objective physical reality as opposed to the inner, subjective world of thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.
Die Frage, wie wir die Außenwelt wahrnehmen, beschäftigt Philosophen seit Jahrhunderten.
The question of how we perceive the external world has occupied philosophers for centuries.
The word is simply built from 'außen' (outside) and 'Welt' (world). So it literally describes the world that is located outside a particular area.
Die Astronauten hatten monatelang keinen direkten Kontakt zur Außenwelt.
The astronauts had no direct contact with the outside world for months.
'Außenwelt' (outside world) is almost always used in a context that implies a contrast with an 'inside.' This 'inside' can be a building, a country, or even one's own world of thoughts.
Für die Gefangenen war der Blick auf die Außenwelt sehr wichtig.
For the prisoners, the view of the outside world was very important.
Common phrases describe separation or connection. Typical ones are 'von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten sein' (to be cut off from the outside world) or 'den Kontakt zur Außenwelt verlieren/halten' (to lose/maintain contact with the outside world).
Das kleine Bergdorf ist im Winter oft von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten.
The small mountain village is often cut off from the outside world in winter.
The philosophical meaning, which refers to objective reality as opposed to subjective perception, is limited to intellectual and academic contexts.
Die Philosophie fragt, ob unsere Sinne die Außenwelt korrekt abbilden.
Philosophy asks whether our senses represent the external world correctly.
public
In the context of a news report, die Öffentlichkeit refers to a fundamentally public group of recipients. die Außenwelt, by contrast, includes everything or everyone outside a confined area; this can also mean just a few individual people. Öffentlichkeit is appropriate for a public announcement, while Außenwelt is used for contact across such a boundary.
Aus der isolierten Forschungsstation berichtete ein Mitarbeiter der Außenwelt von dem Vorfall.
From the isolated research station, an employee reported the incident to the outside world.
Die Leitung der Forschungsstation ging mit dem Vorfall an die Öffentlichkeit.
The research station's management went public with the incident.
