Usage Note
Mundial is invariable for gender: el mercado mundial, la economía mundial. As a noun, el Mundial (capitalised) refers specifically to the FIFA World Cup. It derives from mundo ('world') and is preferred over global in many formal Spanish contexts.
Examples
"La crisis tuvo un impacto mundial."
Natural Translation
The crisis had a global impact.
Literal Translation
The crisis had a impact global
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