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  • 81 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) δρόμος, δίοδος
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) δρόμος
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) οδός
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) απόσταση
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) τρόπος
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) άποψη, τρόπος
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) συνήθεια
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) δρόμος, πορεία
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) κατά πολύ
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means

    English-Greek dictionary > way

  • 82 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) entrée; sortie; issue
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) direction; chemin
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) chemin
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) loin; près
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manière
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) façon
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) manière
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) (se) frayer un chemin; venir à bout (de)
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) (de) loin
    - wayside - be/get on one's way - by the way - fall by the wayside - get/have one's own way - get into / out of the way of doing something - get into / out of the way of something - go out of one's way - have a way with - have it one's own way - in a bad way - in - out of the/someone's way - lose one's way - make one's way - make way for - make way - under way - way of life - ways and means

    English-French dictionary > way

  • 83 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem, caminho
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) caminho
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) jeito, maneira
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneira
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe
    - wayside - be/get on one's way - by the way - fall by the wayside - get/have one's own way - get into / out of the way of doing something - get into / out of the way of something - go out of one's way - have a way with - have it one's own way - in a bad way - in - out of the/someone's way - lose one's way - make one's way - make way for - make way - under way - way of life - ways and means

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > way

  • 84 way

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    [English Word] be in the way
    [Swahili Word] -kingama
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] stative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kinga
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    [English Word] find a way or a method
    [Swahili Word] -pata njia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] in that way
    [Swahili Word] hivyo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] in that way
    [Swahili Word] hivyohivyo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] in this very way
    [Swahili Word] hivyo
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] vivyo hivyo
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    [English Word] in what way?
    [Swahili Word] jinsi gani?
    [Part of Speech] phrase
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [English Word] in what way?
    [Swahili Word] kwaje
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] Inakuwaje?
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    [English Word] make a way
    [Swahili Word] -dopoa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] make way for
    [Swahili Word] -sabili
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] Make way!
    [Swahili Word] abadan
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] Make way!
    [Swahili Word] simile!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] Make way!
    [Swahili Word] similla!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] Make way!
    [Swahili Word] sumile!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] put out of the way
    [Swahili Word] -towesha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] railway
    [Swahili Word] ndia ya reli
    [Swahili Plural] ndia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] ja
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    [English Word] show the way
    [Swahili Word] -ongoza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] give a good turn to a conversation.
    [Swahili Example] ongoza maneno
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    [English Word] the way in which
    [Swahili Word] vilevile
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -le
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    [English Word] the way things are
    [Swahili Word] mfumo
    [Swahili Plural] mifumo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -fuma
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] jiha
    [Swahili Plural] jiha
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] way
    [English Plural] ways
    [Swahili Word] jinsi
    [Swahili Plural] jinsi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Definition] namna
    [English Example] before explaining the history and other information about Tanzanians and the way in which our country was ruled...
    [Swahili Example] kabla ya kueleza historia na habari za Watanzania na jinsi nchi yetu ilivyotawaliwa... (Nsekela,"Masomo," 3).
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] kadiri
    [Swahili Plural] kadiri
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] masafa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] way
    [English Plural] ways
    [Swahili Word] namna
    [Swahili Plural] namna
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Example] I don't like the way she sewed this shirt
    [Swahili Example] sipendi namna alivyoshona shati hili
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] ndia
    [Swahili Plural] ndia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] ja
    [English Example] railway track
    [Swahili Example] njia ya railway
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] njia
    [Swahili Plural] njia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] ja
    [English Example] Use all ways to get him out of jail.
    [Swahili Example] tumia njia zote uwezavyo umtoe jelani
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] usita
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] way
    [English Plural] ways
    [Swahili Word] taratibu
    [Swahili Plural] taratibu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -ratibu, ratiba
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    [English Word] way of doing something
    [English Plural] ways of doing things
    [Swahili Word] mtindo
    [Swahili Plural] mitindo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [English Example] The answer to all of these issues is to use new ways to compose questions; The way to do things today, is for people to do them together as equals.
    [Swahili Example] Jawabu kwa mambo yote hayo ni kutumia mitindo mipya ya kutunga maswali [Masomo 189]; Mtindo wa siku hizi, watu ni bega kwa bega [Amana, Masomo 405]
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    [English Word] way of life
    [English Plural] ways of life
    [Swahili Word] kikao
    [Swahili Plural] vikao
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kaa
    [English Example] live in a good way
    [Swahili Example] kaa kwa kikao chema
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    [English Word] way out
    [English Plural] ways out
    [Swahili Word] budi
    [Swahili Plural] budi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Note] usually used in negative constructions
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    English-Swahili dictionary > way

  • 85 something

    something ['sʌmθɪŋ]
    (a) (an unspecified object, event, action etc) quelque chose;
    there must be something going on il doit se passer quelque chose;
    I've got something in my eye j'ai quelque chose dans l'œil;
    I've thought of something j'ai eu une idée;
    don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là, fais quelque chose!;
    something else quelque chose d'autre, autre chose;
    something or other quelque chose;
    something big/small quelque chose de grand/de petit;
    I've done/said something stupid j'ai fait/dit une bêtise;
    was it something I said? est-ce que j'ai dit quelque chose (qu'il ne fallait pas)?;
    I've got a feeling there's something wrong j'ai le sentiment que quelque chose ne va pas;
    there's something wrong with the ship's computer l'ordinateur de bord ne marche pas bien;
    take something to read on the train prenez quelque chose à lire ou prenez de quoi lire dans le train;
    he gave them something to eat/drink il leur a donné à manger/boire;
    would you like something to eat? voulez-vous manger quelque chose?;
    something to live for une raison de vivre;
    to have something to cry/be annoyed about avoir une bonne raison de pleurer/se fâcher;
    a film with something for everybody un film qui peut plaire à tout le monde;
    they all want something for nothing ils veulent tous avoir tout pour rien;
    you can't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien;
    there's something about him/in the way he talks that reminds me of Gary il y a quelque chose chez lui/dans sa façon de parler qui me rappelle Gary;
    she's something in the City/in insurance elle travaille dans la finance/dans les assurances;
    would you like a little something to drink? voulez-vous un petit quelque chose à boire?;
    she slipped the head waiter a little something elle a glissé un petit pourboire au maître d'hôtel;
    I've brought you a little something je vous ai apporté un petit quelque chose ou une bricole;
    I'm sure she's got something going with him je suis sûr qu'il y a quelque chose entre elle et lui;
    to be or have something to do with sth avoir un rapport avec qch;
    her job is or has something to do with the Stock Exchange son travail a un rapport avec la Bourse;
    I don't know what it means, I think it's got something to do with nuclear physics je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire, je crois que ça a (quelque chose) à voir avec la physique nucléaire;
    I'm sure the weather has something to do with it je suis sûre que le temps y est pour quelque chose ou que ça a un rapport avec le temps
    (b) (thing of significance, value etc)
    to make something of oneself or one's life faire quelque chose de sa vie;
    at least they've replied to my letter, that's something au moins ils ont répondu à ma lettre, c'est toujours ou déjà ça;
    there must be something in or to all these rumours il doit y avoir quelque chose de vrai dans toutes ces rumeurs;
    there's something in her plan son projet mérite considération;
    there's something in what you say il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites;
    I think you've got something there ce n'est pas bête ce que vous dites là;
    that new singer has got something ce nouveau chanteur n'est pas mal;
    he's got a certain something il a un petit quelque chose;
    familiar that was quite something!, that was something else! c'était vraiment quelque chose!;
    familiar that meal was something else! c'était quelque chose, ce repas!;
    familiar he really is something else! (wonderful) il est vraiment génial!; (exasperating) il est pas possible!;
    familiar well, isn't that something? et bien, ça alors!;
    familiar it was really something to see those kids dancing! c'était quelque chose de voir ces gosses danser!;
    familiar the new model is really something le nouveau modèle est sensationnel
    (c) (replacing forgotten amount, word, name etc)
    the battle took place in 1840 something la bataille a eu lieu dans les années 1840;
    he's forty something il a dans les quarante ans;
    it cost £7 something ça a coûté 7 livres et quelques;
    her friend, Maisie something (or other) son amie, Maisie quelque chose
    (a) (a little) un peu;
    something over a month's salary un peu plus d'un mois de salaire;
    temperatures were something under what we expected les températures étaient un peu en-dessous de ce que nous attendions;
    something in the region of $10,000 quelque chose comme 10 000 dollars;
    an increase of something between 10 and 15 percent une augmentation de 10 à 15 pour cent
    something rotten or awful or terrible vachement;
    it hurts something awful ça fait vachement mal;
    he was screaming something terrible il gueulait comme un putois;
    he fancies her something rotten il est dingue d'elle
    it looks something like a grapefruit ça ressemble un peu à un pamplemousse;
    now that's something like it! c'est déjà mieux!
    (b) (roughly) environ;
    it's something like 5 metres long/wide ça fait quelque chose comme 5 mètres de long/large;
    it costs something like £500 ça coûte quelque chose comme ou dans les 500 livres
    (rather) he's something of an expert in the field c'est en quelque sorte un expert dans ce domaine;
    she became something of a legend elle est devenue une sorte de légende;
    she's something of a miser elle est un peu ou quelque peu avare;
    how they do it remains something of a mystery comment ils s'y prennent, ça c'est un mystère
    would you like a cup of tea or something? veux-tu une tasse de thé, ou autre chose?;
    she must be ill or something elle doit être malade ou quelque chose dans ce genre-là;
    I thought they were engaged or something je croyais qu'ils étaient fiancés ou quelque chose comme ça;
    are you deaf or something? tu es sourd ou quoi?

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > something

  • 86 way

    way
    A n
    1 (route, road) chemin m (from de ; to à) ; a paved way un chemin pavé ; to live over the way habiter en face ; the quickest way to town le chemin le plus court pour aller en ville ; if we go this way we avoid the traffic si nous prenons cette route nous éviterons la circulation ; to ask the way to demander le chemin pour aller à ; which is the best way to the station? quel est le meilleur chemin or le chemin le plus court pour aller à la gare? ; can you tell me the way to the museum? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin pour aller au musée? ; to find one's way trouver son chemin ; how did that find its way in here? comment est-ce que c'est arrivé ici? ; the way ahead lit le chemin devant moi/eux etc ; the way ahead looks difficult fig l'avenir s'annonce difficile ; a way around lit un chemin pour contourner [obstacle] ; there is no way around the problem il n'y a pas moyen de contourner le problème ; to take the long way around prendre le chemin le plus long ; the way back to le chemin pour retourner à ; I telephoned on the way back j'ai téléphoné sur le chemin du retour ; on the way back from the meeting en revenant de la réunion ; the way down le chemin pour descendre, la descente ; she was hurt on the way down elle s'est blessée en descendant ; the way forward fig la clé de l'avenir ; the way forward is to… la clé de l'avenir consiste à… ; the way in l'entrée (to de) ; ‘way in’ ‘entrée’ ; the way out la sortie (of de) ; the quickest way out is through here c'est par ici que l'on sort le plus vite ; there's no way out fig il n'y a pas d'échappatoire ; a way out of our difficulties un moyen de nous sortir de nos difficultés or de nous en sortir ; the way up la montée ; on the way en route ; we're on the way to Mary's nous allons chez Mary ; I did it on the way here je l'ai fait en venant ici ; I stopped on the way je me suis arrêté en (cours de) route ; on the way past en passant ; I'm on my way j'arrive ; she's on her way over elle arrive ; on your way through town, look out for the cathedral en traversant la ville essaie de voir la cathédrale ; the shop is on the/my way le magasin est sur le/mon chemin ; his house is on your way to town tu passes devant chez lui en allant au centre-ville ; it's not on my way ce n'est pas sur mon chemin ; I must be on my way il faut que je parte ; to go on one's way se remettre en route ; to send sb on his way ( tell to go away) envoyer promener qn ; she sent him on his way with an apple elle lui a donné une pomme pour la route ; to be on one's way to victory être sur le chemin de la victoire ; to be on the way to disaster aller à la catastrophe ; to be well on the ou one's way to doing être bien parti pour faire ; to be on the way out fig passer de mode ; she's got four kids and another one on the way elle a quatre gosses et un autre en route ; to be out of sb's way ne pas être sur le chemin de qn ; sorry to have taken you out of your way désolé de t'avoir fait faire un détour ; don't go out of your way to do ne t'embête pas à faire ; to go out of one's way to make sb feel uncomfortable tout faire pour que qn se sente mal à l'aise ; out of the way ( isolated) isolé ; ( unusual) extraordinaire ; along the way lit en chemin ; fig en cours de route ; by way of ( via) en passant par ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ; they decided to go their separate ways ( of couple) ils ont décidé de suivre chacun son chemin ; there we went our separate ways là chacun est parti de son côté ; to go the way of sb/sth finir comme qn/qch ; to make one's way towards se diriger vers ; to make one's way along avancer le long de ; the procession makes its solemn way through London la procession avance solennellement dans Londres ; to make one's own way there/home se débrouiller seul pour y arriver/pour rentrer ; to make one's own way in life faire son chemin tout seul dans la vie ; to push one's way through sth se frayer un chemin à travers qch ; to argue/lie one's way out of trouble se sortir d'affaire en argumentant/en mentant ;
    2 ( direction) direction f, sens m ; which way is the arrow pointing? quelle direction indique la flèche? ; which way did he go? dans quelle direction est-il parti? ; he went that way il est parti par là ; south is that way le sud est dans cette direction or par là ; come ou step this way suivez-moi, venez par ici ; can we get to the park this way? est-ce que l'on peut aller au parc par ici? ; ‘this way for the zoo’ ‘vers le zoo’ ; she's heading this way elle vient par ici ; ‘this way up’ ‘haut’ ; look/turn this way regarde/tourne-toi par ici ; to look this way and that regarder dans toutes les directions ; to run this way and that courir dans tous les sens ; to look both ways regarder des deux côtés ; to look the other way ( to see) regarder de l'autre côté ; ( to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) détourner les yeux ; fig ( to ignore wrong doing) fermer les yeux ; to go every which way partir dans tous les sens ; the other way up dans l'autre sens ; the right way up dans le bon sens ; the wrong way up à l'envers ; to turn sth the other way around retourner qch ; to do it the other way around faire le contraire ; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse ; the wrong/right way around dans le mauvais/bon sens ; to put one's skirt on the wrong way around mettre sa jupe à l'envers ; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu es Ben, et toi tu es Tom, c'est bien ça? ; you're going the right way tu vas dans le bon sens or la bonne direction ; you're going the right way to get a smack tu es bien parti pour te prendre une claque ; are you going my way? est-ce que tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; if you're ever down our way si jamais tu passes près de chez nous ; over Manchester way du côté de Manchester ; she's coming our way elle vient vers nous ; an opportunity came my way une occasion s'est présentée ; to put sth sb's way filer qch à qn ; everything's going my/his way tout me/lui sourit ;
    3 (space in front, projected route) passage m ; to bar/block sb's way barrer/bloquer le passage à qn ; to be in sb's way empêcher qn de passer ; to be in the way gêner le passage ; am I in your way here? est-ce que je te gêne comme ça? ; to get in sb's way [hair, clothing] gêner qn ; [children] être dans les jambes de qn ; anyone who gets in his way gets knocked down fig quiconque se met en travers de son chemin se fait envoyer au tapis ; she won't let anything get in the way of her ambition elle ne laissera rien entraver son ambition ; to get out of the way s'écarter (du chemin) ; to get out of sb's way laisser passer qn ; put that somewhere out of the way mets ça quelque part où ça ne gêne pas ; she couldn't get out of the way in time elle n'a pas pu s'écarter à temps ; out of my way! pousse-toi! ; get your car out of my way! pousse ta voiture! ; get him out of the way before the boss gets here! fais-le disparaître d'ici avant que le patron arrive! ; if only he were out of the way… si seulement on pouvait se débarrasser de lui… ; let me get lunch out of the way laisse-moi en terminer avec le déjeuner ; once the election is out of the way une fois les élections passées ; to keep out of the way rester à l'écart ; to keep out of sb's way éviter qn ; to keep sb out of sb's way ( to avoid annoyance) tenir qn à l'écart de qn ; to keep sth out of sb's way (to avoid injury, harm) garder qch hors de portée de qn ; to shove/pull sb out of the way écarter qn ; to make way s'écarter ; to make way for sb/sth faire place à qn/qch ; make way for the mayor! place au maire! ; make way! make way! place! place! ; it's time he made way for someone younger il est temps qu'il laisse la place à quelqu'un de plus jeune ;
    4 ( distance) distance f ; it's a long way c'est loin (to jusqu'à) ; it's not a very long way ce n'est pas très loin ; to be a short way off lit être près ; my birthday is still some way off mon anniversaire est encore loin ; we still have some way to go before doing lit, fig nous avons encore du chemin à faire avant de faire ; to go all the way on foot/by bus faire tout le chemin à pied/en bus ; to go all the way to China with sb faire tout le voyage jusqu'en Chine avec qn ; there are cafés all the way along the road il y a des cafés tout le long de la rue ; I'm with you ou behind you all the way je suis de tout cœur avec toi, je te soutiendrai jusqu'au bout ; to go all the way ( have sex) [two people] coucher ensemble ; to go all the way with sb coucher avec qn ;
    5 ( manner of doing something) façon f, manière f ; do it this/that way fais-le comme ceci/cela ; you won't convince her that way tu ne vas pas la convaincre de cette façon or manière ; which way shall I do it? de quelle façon or manière dois-je le faire? ; let me explain it another way laisse-moi t'expliquer autrement ; to do sth the French way faire qch comme les Français ; to do sth the right/wrong way faire bien/mal qch ; you're going about it the wrong way tu t'y prends très mal ; he said it in such a hostile way that… il l'a dit de façon tellement hostile que… ; in the usual way de la façon habituelle ; let her do it her way laisse-la faire à sa façon or manière ; that's not her way ce n'est pas sa façon de faire ; try to see it my way mets-toi à ma place ; in his/her/its own way à sa façon ; they're nice people in their own way ce sont des gens sympathiques à leur façon ; to have a way with sth s'y connaître en qch ; to have a way with children savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants ; she certainly has a way with her GB elle sait décidément s'y prendre avec les gens ; a way of doing ( method) une façon or manière de faire ; ( means) un moyen de faire ; there's no way of knowing/judging il n'y a pas moyen de savoir/juger ; to my way of thinking à mon avis ; that's one way of looking at it c'est une façon de voir les choses ; a way to do une façon or manière de faire ; what a horrible way to die quelle façon horrible de mourir ; that's the way to do it! voilà comment il faut s'y prendre! ; that's the way! voilà, c'est bien! ; way to go ! US voilà qui est bien ! ; that's no way to treat a child ce n'est pas une façon de traiter les enfants ; what a way to run a company! en voilà une façon de gérer une entreprise! ; the way (that) sb does sth la façon or manière dont qn fait qch ; I like the way he dresses j'aime la façon dont il s'habille, j'aime sa façon de s'habiller ; I like the way you blame me! iron c'est toi qui me fais des reproches! ; that's not the way we do things here ce n'est pas notre façon de faire ici ; whichever way you look at it de quelque façon que tu envisages les choses ; either way, she's wrong de toute façon, elle a tort ; one way or another d'une façon ou d'une autre ; one way and another it's been rather eventful tout compte fait ça a été assez mouvementé ; I don't care one way or the other ça m'est égal ; no two ways about it cela ne fait aucun doute ; you can't have it both ways on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre ; no way ! pas question ! ; no way am I doing that ! pas question que je fasse ça ! ;
    6 (respect, aspect) sens m ; in a way it's sad en un sens or d'une certaine façon c'est triste ; in a way that's true/she was responsible dans une certaine mesure c'est vrai/elle était responsable ; can I help in any way? puis-je faire quoi que ce soit? ; would it make things easier in any way if… est-ce que cela simplifierait un peu les choses si… ; without wanting to criticize in any way sans vouloir le moins du monde critiquer ; it was unforgivable in every way c'était impardonnable à tous points de vue ; in every way possible dans la mesure du possible ; in many ways à bien des égards ; in more ways than one à plus d'un égard ; in some ways à certains égards ; in that way you're right à cet égard or en ce sens tu as raison ; in no way, not in any way aucunement, en aucune façon ; in no way are you to blame ce n'est aucunement ta faute ; this is in no way a criticism cela n'est en aucune façon une critique ; not much in the way of news/work il n'y a pas beaucoup de nouvelles/travail ; what have you got in the way of drinks? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme boissons or à boire? ; by way of light relief en guise de divertissement ; in a general way ( generally) en général ; in the ordinary way ( ordinarily) d'ordinaire ;
    7 (custom, manner) coutume f, manière f ; you'll soon get used to our ways tu t'habitueras vite à nos coutumes ; the old ways les coutumes d'autrefois ; that's the modern way c'est la coutume d'aujourd'hui, c'est comme ça de nos jours ; I know all her little ways je connais toutes ses petites habitudes ; he's rather strange in his ways il a des habitudes un peu bizarres ; she's got a funny way of suddenly raising her voice elle a une façon curieuse d'élever brusquement la voix ; that's just his way il est comme ça ; it's not my way to complain but… ce n'est pas mon genre or dans mes habitudes de me plaindre mais… ; it's the way of the world c'est la vie, ainsi va le monde ;
    8 (will, desire) to get one's way, to have one's own way faire à son idée ; she likes (to have) her own way elle aime n'en faire qu'à sa tête ; if I had my way… si cela ne tenait qu'à moi… ; have it your (own) way comme tu voudras ; she didn't have it all her own way elle n'a pas pu en faire qu'à son idée ; Leeds had things all their own way Sport Leeds a complètement dominé le match ; to have one's (wicked) way with sb ou hum arriver à ses fins avec qn.
    B adv to live way beyond one's means vivre largement au-dessus de ses moyens ; we went way over budget le budget a été largement dépassé ; to be way out (in guess, estimate) [person] être loin du compte ; to be way more expensive/dangerous être bien plus coûteux/dangereux ; to go way beyond what is necessary aller bien au-delà de ce qui est nécessaire ; that's way out of order je trouve ça un peu fort.
    C by the way adv phr [tell, mention] en passant ; by the way,… à propos,… ; what time is it, by the way? quelle heure est-il, au fait? ; and she, by the way, is French et elle, à propos, est française ; but that's just by the way mais ce n'est qu'une parenthèse.

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    [weɪ] n
    1) ( road) Weg m;
    the W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg;
    cycle \way Fahrradweg m;
    one-\way street Einbahnstraße f;
    to be across [or (Brit a.) over] the \way gegenüber sein
    2) ( route) Weg m;
    excuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?;
    could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?;
    there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrt;
    will you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?;
    oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!;
    on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...;
    on my \way to Glasgow, I saw... auf dem Weg nach Glasgow sah ich...;
    on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...;
    sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehen;
    we stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen;
    ‘W\way In/Out’ „Eingang/Ausgang“;
    we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahren;
    to ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragen;
    to be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs sein;
    to be on the [or one's] \way [to sth] auf dem Weg [o unterwegs] [zu etw dat] sein;
    no problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Weg;
    to be out of the \way abgelegen sein;
    to be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg sein;
    to be under \way person losgegangen sein; ( fig) im Gange sein;
    we stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegs;
    to find one's \way home nach Hause finden;
    to find one's \way around ( fig) sich akk zurechtfinden;
    to find one's \way into/ out of sth in etw akk hineinfinden/aus etw dat herausfinden;
    how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? ( fig) wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?;
    to find one's \way through sth (a. fig) sich akk in etw dat zurechtfinden (a. fig)
    to get under \way in Gang kommen;
    to give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt geben;
    remember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!;
    on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden;
    “give \way” ( Brit) „Vorfahrt [beachten]“;
    to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machen;
    to go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe geben;
    please don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!;
    to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehen;
    to go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgen;
    to go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehen;
    to go the wrong \way sich akk verlaufen;
    ( in car) sich akk verfahren;
    to know one's \way around sth (a. fig) sich akk in etw dat auskennen;
    to lead the \way vorausgehen;
    the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory ( fig) die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicher;
    to lose one's \way sich akk verirren;
    to make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwo hinkommen;
    to make one's \way to somewhere irgendwohin gehen, sich akk irgendwohin begeben ( geh)
    we should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen;
    to make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehen;
    to pay one's \way ( fig) für sich akk selbst aufkommen;
    to show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigen;
    can you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?;
    to talk one's \way out of sth ( fig) sich akk aus etw dat herausreden ( fam)
    to work one's \way up ( fig) sich akk hocharbeiten;
    3) (fig: be just doing)
    to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tun;
    I'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! ( fam)
    she's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden;
    4) (fig fam: coming in/ disappear)
    to be on the \way in [or up] / out im Kommen/am Verschwinden sein
    5) ( distance) Weg m, Strecke f; (Am)
    keep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Haus;
    all the \way den ganzen Weg;
    she stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen;
    I agree with you all the \way ( fig) ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu;
    I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to ( fig) wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor;
    I'll support you all the \way ( fig) du hast meine volle Unterstützung;
    a long \way weit;
    a long \way back vor langer Zeit;
    to be a long/short \way off ( in space) weit entfernt/sehr nahe sein;
    ( in time) fern/nahe sein;
    Christmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hin;
    to still have a long \way to go (a. fig) noch einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben;
    to go a long \way ( fig) lange reichen;
    to have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat haben;
    to have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht haben;
    he's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu sein;
    a little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel;
    [not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]
    6) ( facing direction) Richtung f;
    which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?;
    “this \way up” „hier oben“;
    this \way round so herum;
    the wrong \way round [or around] figures falsch [o verkehrt] herum;
    no, it's the other \way round! ( fig) nein, es ist gerade andersherum!;
    to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehen
    7) ( direction) Richtung f;
    which \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?;
    this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!;
    look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen;
    they live out Manchester \way ( fam) sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester;
    I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte;
    to come sb's \way;
    after applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele Angebote;
    I'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietet;
    all of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geld;
    when something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...;
    when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... ( fam)
    to go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehen;
    to go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehen;
    down my \way bei mir in der Nähe;
    down your \way in deiner Gegend
    8) ( manner) Art f, Weise f;
    I liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous bat;
    I don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschaut;
    it's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sind;
    that's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmal;
    the \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...;
    trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!;
    that's her \way of saying she's sorry das ist ihre Art zu sagen, dass es ihr leid tut ( fam)
    I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt;
    do it my \way mach es wie ich;
    this is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!;
    he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster an;
    she's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bitten;
    he's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam ( fam)
    you could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennen;
    that's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!;
    the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...;
    the \way we were wie wir einmal waren;
    it's always the \way! [or isn't it always the \way!] es ist doch echt immer dasselbe! ( fam)
    I wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollen;
    what a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!;
    what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!;
    just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?;
    to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehen;
    to be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein ( euph)
    \way of life Lebensweise f;
    \way of thinking Denkweise f;
    to sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung f nach;
    this \way so;
    come on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! ( fam)
    that \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geld;
    looking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glück;
    in a big \way im großen Stil;
    in a small \way im kleinen Rahmen;
    he started off in a small \way er fing klein an;
    one \way or another so oder so;
    one \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...;
    either \way so oder so;
    no \way;
    there's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! ( fam)
    there's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!;
    no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! ( fam)
    to show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw geht
    9) ( respect) Weise f, Hinsicht f;
    in a \way in gewisser Weise;
    in every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsicht;
    in many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsicht;
    in more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht;
    in no \way in keinster Weise;
    in which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?;
    not in any \way in keiner Weise
    10) no pl ( free space) Weg m, Platz m;
    to be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein (a. fig)
    to block the way den Weg versperren;
    to get [or stand] in the \way of sth etw dat im Wege stehen;
    may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! ( fig) möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!;
    she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen,und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassen;
    to get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen;
    can you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?;
    to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerden;
    could you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?;
    please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...;
    to give \way ( fig) nachgeben;
    to give \way to [or make \way for] sth etw dat [o für etw akk] Platz machen; ( fig) etw dat weichen;
    make \way! Platz da!;
    to keep [or stay] out of the \way wegbleiben;
    to keep [or stay] out of sb's \way jdm nicht in die Quere kommen;
    to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen (a. fig)
    to want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen
    11) ( method) Art f [und Weise];
    by \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...;
    my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich brauche;
    she just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Art;
    there are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!;
    don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!;
    \ways and means Mittel und Wege;
    with today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellen;
    to have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen können
    12) ( habit) Art f;
    over the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhnt;
    that's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dinge;
    to fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallen;
    to get into/out of the \way of doing sth sich dat etw an-/abgewöhnen
    13) no pl ( condition) Zustand m;
    to be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung sein;
    he's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlecht;
    she's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassung
    to get [or have] one's [own] \way seinen Willen bekommen;
    if I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essen
    he's by \way of being an artist er ist so'ne Art Künstler ( fam)
    to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren
    \ways pl Helling f
    PHRASES:
    that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( crumbles) so ist das Leben [eben];
    to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen ( geh)
    the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( is through his stomach) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen ( prov)
    where there's a will, there's a \way (there's a \way) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg ( prov)
    to see/find out which \way the wind blows/ is blowing ( is blowing) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht;
    there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel;
    to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben;
    to have it/sth both \ways beides haben;
    you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben;
    to go all the \way [with sb] (fam: have sex) es [mit jdm] richtig machen (sl)
    by the \way übrigens;
    and, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich... adv
    1) (fam: used for emphasis) weit;
    it would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...;
    she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus;
    you're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!;
    to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig daneben liegen;
    \way back vor langer Zeit;
    \way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigern;
    to be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein;
    \way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel
    2) (sl: very)
    \way cool/ hot total [o voll] cool/heiß ( fam)

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  • 88 way

    /wei/ * danh từ - đường, đường đi, lối đi =way in+ lối vào =way out+ lối ra =way through+ lối đi qua =a public way+ con đường công cộng =covered way+ lối đi có mái che, nhà cầu =permanent way+ nền đường sắt (đã làm xong) =to be on one's way to+ trên đường đi tới =on the way+ dọc đường =to be under way+ đang đi, đang trên đường đi (nghĩa bóng) đang tiến hành =to lose one's+ lạc đường =to find way home+ tìm đường về nhà =to block (stop) the way+ ngăn (chặn, chắn) đường =to clear the way+ dọn đường; mở thông đường =to make the best of one's way+ đi thật nhanh =to make way for+ tránh đường cho, để cho qua =to pave the way for+ mở đường cho, chuẩn bị cho =in the way+ làm trở ngại, chặn lối, ngáng đường =to be in someone's way+ làm trở ngại ai, ngáng trở ai =to get out of the way of someone+ tránh khỏi đường đi của ai =to stand in the way of someone+ chặn đường (tiến lên) của ai - đoạn đường, quãng đường, khoảng cách =it's a long way from Hanoi+ cách Hà nội rất xa =to go a long way+ đi xa =to be still a long way off perfection+ còn xa mới hoàn mỹ được - phía, phương, hướng, chiều =the right way+ phía phải; (nghĩa bóng) con đường ngay, con đường đúng =the wrong way+ phía trái; (nghĩa bóng) con đường sai lầm =which way is the wind blowing?+ gió thổi theo phương nào? =this way+ hướng này =this way out+ đường ra phía này - cách, phương pháp, phương kế, biện pháp =in no way+ chẳng bằng cách nào =to go the right way to+ chọn cách tốt để =to go one's own way+ làm theo cách của mình =to see one's way to+ có cách để =to find way to+ tìm ra cách để =to have one's own way+ làm theo ý muốn; muốn gì được nấy =where there is a will there is a way+ có chí thì nên - cá tính, lề thói =in the way of business+ theo thói thường, theo lề thói =English ways of living+ lối sống Anh =in a friendly way+ một cách thân mật =way of speaking+ cách nói =it is his way+ đó là cá tính của nó =it is the way of the world+ lề thói chung là thế; mọi người cũng làm như thế cả =ways and customs+ phong tục lề thói =to be ignorant of the ways of society+ không biết phép xã giao - việc; phạm vi, thẩm quyền =it is not in my way; it does not lie (come, fall) in my way+ không phải việc của tôi; không thuộc thẩm quyền của tôi - (thông tục) vùng ở gần =to live somewhere Hanoi way+ ở đâu đó gần Hà nội - tình trạng, tình thế, tình hình; giả định, giả thuyết =to be in a bad way+ ở vào tình trạng xấu =to be in a fair way of (to)+ ở trong tình thế thuận lợi để - mức độ, chừng mực =in a small way+ ở mức thấp, tầm thường; nho nhỏ - loại =something in the way of stationery+ cái gì đó thuộc loại đồ dùng văn phòng - mặt, phương diện =in many ways+ về nhiều mặt =in no way+ chẳng mặt nào, tuyệt nhiên không - sự tiến bộ, sự thịnh vượng =to make one's [own] way+ làm ăn thịnh vượng =to make way+ tiến, tiến bộ - quy mô; ngành kinh doanh; phạm vi hoạt động =way of business+ ngành kinh doanh =to be in a large way of business+ kinh doanh quy mô lớn - (hàng hải) sự chạy; tốc độ =to gather way+ tăng tốc độ =to lose way+ giảm tốc độ =to get under way+ lên đường, khởi hành, nhổ neo; khởi công =to be under way; to have way on+ đang chạy (tàu thuỷ) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đằng =way ahead (back, down, off, up)+ đằng trước (đằng sau, phía dưới, đằng xa, phía trên) =to know someone way back in 1950+ quen biết người nào từ năm 1950 !by the way - (xem) by !by way of - đi qua, bằng con đường =by way of Haiphong+ bằng con đường Hải phòng, qua Hải phòng - như là, coi như là, như thể =by way of compliment+ như là một lời khen !the farthest way about is the nearest way home !the longest way round is the shortest way home - (tục ngữ) đường chính lại gần, đường tắt hoá xa !to give way - (xem) give !to go out of one's way to be rude - hỗn xược một cách vô cớ !to go the way of all the earth !to go the way of all flesh !to go the way of nature - (xem) go !to lead the way - (xem) lead !parting of the ways - (xem) parting !to put oneself out of the way - chịu phiền chịu khó để giúp người khác

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  • 89 way-gog

    сущ.; SK, DT
    ••
    уэй-гог, вэй-гог (инструмент, похожий на волынку)

    “WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE MUSIC?” Blaine asked. “I HAVE OVER SEVEN THOUSAND CONCERTI IN MY LIBRARY—A SAMPLING OF OVER THREE HUNDRED LEVELS. THE CONCERTI ARE MY FAVORITES, BUT I CAN ALSO OFFER SYMPHONIES, OPERAS, AND A NEARLY ENDLESS SELECTION OF POPULAR MUSIC. YOU MIGHT ENJOY SOME WAY-GOG MUSIC. THE WAY-GOG IS AN INSTRUMENT SOMETHING LIKE THE BAGPIPE. IT IS PLAYED ON ONE OF THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE TOWER.” / “ Way-Gog?” Jake asked. / Blaine was silent. / “What do you mean, ‘it’s played on one of the upper levels of the Tower’?” Roland asked. / Blaine laughed… and was silent. — МУЗЫЧКУ ПОСЛУШАТЬ НЕ ХОТИТЕ? – спросил Блейн. – В МОЕЙ ФОНОТЕКЕ СЕМЬЮ С ЛИШНИМ ТЫСЯЧАМИ КОНЦЕРТОВ ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНО БОЛЕЕ ТРЕХСОТ СФЕР. САМ Я ОТДАЮ ПРЕДПОЧТЕНИЕ КОНЦЕРТАМ, ОДНАКО МОГУ ПРЕДЛОЖИТЬ ВАШЕМУ ВНИМАНИЮ ТАКЖЕ СИМФОНИИ, ОПЕРЫ И ПОЧТИ НЕОГРАНИЧЕННЫЙ ПОДБОР ПОПУЛЯРНЫХ МЕЛОДИЙ. ВОЗМОЖНО, ВАМ ПРИШЕЛСЯ БЫ ПО ВКУСУ ВЭЙ-ГОГ. ВЭЙ-ГОГ – ЭТО МУЗЫКАЛЬНЫЙ ИНСТРУМЕНТ ТИПА ВОЛЫНКИ. ОН ЗВУЧИТ В ОДНОЙ ИЗ ВЕРХНИХ СФЕР БАШНИ. / – Вэй-Гог? – переспросил Джейк. / Блейн молчал. / – Что значит “он звучит в одной из верхних сфер Башни”? – сказал Роланд. / Блейн рассмеялся… и не ответил. (ТБ 4)

    English-Russian dictionary of neologisms from a series of books by Stephen King "Dark Tower" > way-gog

  • 90 something has to give

    Общая лексика: дело так или иначе решится (A situation will be resolved one way or the other. It can't remain a stalemate forever.)

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > something has to give

  • 91 way something falls

    (adv) tim.

    English-Mandinka dictionary > way something falls

  • 92 give way

    1) отступать, давать дорогу; расступиться, раздвинуться, пропустить

    The crowd gave way, and one by one the prisoners were thrust in. (U. Sinclair, ‘Jimmie Higgins’, ch. VI) — Толпа расступилась, и арестованных поодиночке впихнули в машину.

    2) (to smb. или smth.) уступать, идти на уступки кому-л. или чему-л., сдавать свои позиции; уступать место чему-л., сменяться чем-л.

    In the beginning he had been watched with anxiety, perhaps even with misgiving. But soon this gave way to open admiration. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part II, ch. XIV) — Сначала за его работой наблюдали с опасением, почти с тревогой. Но вскоре тревога сменилась открытым восхищением.

    ‘I've heard rumors of the story - what really happened?’ she asked, the woman in her giving way to the reporter. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 2) — - Я слышала об этой истории. Расскажите, как было дело. - В Карен заговорило не любопытство женщины, а профессиональный интерес.

    Sir H: "I am not giving way, so the hon. member need not get ants in his pants. I have only two minutes and he took too long anyway." (‘Parliamentary Debates’, ‘House of Commons’) — Сэр Г: "Я не собираюсь уступать место другому оратору. Почтенный джентльмен может не трепыхаться. В моем распоряжении только две минуты, а он проговорил больше положенного времени."

    The Government must not give way to political blackmail from the arms kings. (‘Daily Worker’) — Правительство не должно идти на уступки торговцам оружием, прибегающим к политическому шантажу.

    3) отказать, испортиться, сломаться; сдать (о здоровье, нервах); помутиться ( о рассудке); подкоситься ( о ногах)

    Something gave way in him, and words came welling up... (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘Salvation of a Forsyte’) — Что-то прорвалось в нем, и слова посыпались одно за другим...

    The uproar was appalling, perilous to the ear-drums; one feared there was too much sound for the room to hold - that the walls must give way or the ceiling crack. (U. Sinclair, ‘The Jungle’, ch. III) — Шум стоял невообразимый: казалось, что лопнут барабанные перепонки, что зал не вместит в себя все эти звуки и обвалятся стены или обрушится потолок.

    Something seemed to give way in his heart; it really felt to him as though something were breaking, and he felt strangely weak. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 75) — Что-то неладное творилось у него с сердцем: ему казалось, что оно действительно рвется на части, и он чувствовал непривычную слабость.

    Her words startled him; his composure began to give way... (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 29) — Слова матери встревожили Питера. Спокойствие изменило ему...

    He moved forward and his legs gave way and he fell awkwardly and completely on his side, his arms and head flinging themselves loosely at will. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Diplomat’, ch. 16) — Он сделал движение вперед, ноги у него разъехались, и он, неуклюже взмахнув руками, боком грохнулся на лед.

    ...we have to do with one whose mind has given way under continued strain. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Black Prince’, ‘Postscript by Rachel’) —...перед нами человек, чей рассудок не выдержал длительного напряжения.

    4) (to smth.) давать волю чему-л., поддаваться, предаваться (какому-л. чувству); потерять самообладание, контроль

    Rebecca gave way to some very sincere and touching regrets that a piece of marvellous good fortune should have been so near her, and she actually obliged to decline it. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XV) — Ребекка предавалась весьма искренним и трогательным сожалениям по поводу того, что удача была так близко, а между тем она была вынуждена отказаться от нее.

    Here the dame was... inclined to give way to a passion of tears. (W. Scott, ‘The Fortunes of Nigel’, ch. XXXVI) — В эту минуту дама... готова была залиться горькими слезами.

    Margery: "Oh! What shall we do?" Dorothy: "Don't give way, Marge. It's not certain yet." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Bread-Winner’, sc. 1) — Марджери: "Боже! Что с нами будет?" Дороти: "Держи себя в руках, Мардж. Пока еще ничего не известно."

    Left alone in her strange abode Jennie gave way to her saddened feelings. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Jennie Gerhardt’, ch. X) — Оставшись одна в новом, чужом месте, Дженни дала волю своему горю.

    5) налечь на вёсла, прибавить ходу

    And the next moment he and the captain had dropped aboard of us, and we had showed off and given way. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Treasure Island’, ch. XVI) — Грей и капитан быстро прыгнули в шлюпку, мы отчалили и налегли на весла.

    6) ком. понизиться в цене ( об акциях на фондовой бирже)

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > give way

  • 93 give way

    intransitive verb
    1) (yield, lit. or fig.) nachgeben; (collapse) [Brücke, Balkon:] einstürzen

    his legs gave way under himer knickte [in den Knien] ein

    2) (in traffic)

    give way [to traffic from the right] — [dem Rechtsverkehr] die Vorfahrt lassen

    ‘Give Way’ — "Vorfahrt beachten"

    3) (be succeeded by)
    * * *
    1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) freie Bahn lassen
    2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) nachgeben
    3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) nachgeben
    * * *
    intransitive verb
    1) (yield, lit. or fig.) nachgeben; (collapse) [Brücke, Balkon:] einstürzen

    his legs gave way under him — er knickte [in den Knien] ein

    give way [to traffic from the right] — [dem Rechtsverkehr] die Vorfahrt lassen

    ‘Give Way’ — "Vorfahrt beachten"

    * * *
    expr.
    nachgeben v.
    weichen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: wich, ist gewichen)

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  • 94 to talk one's way out of/into something

    o to talk oneself out of/into something

    she tried to talk her way out of it — < of a difficult situation/> intentó salir del embrollo contando una historia; < of an arrangement/> intentó librarse del compromiso contando una historia

    * * *
    o to talk oneself out of/into something

    she tried to talk her way out of it — < of a difficult situation/> intentó salir del embrollo contando una historia; < of an arrangement/> intentó librarse del compromiso contando una historia

    English-spanish dictionary > to talk one's way out of/into something

  • 95 take to something in a big way

    take to somebody/something in a big way сильно привязаться к кому-либо; очень увлечься кем-либо/чем-либо

    Mary has taken to him in a big way.

    We have taken to the new house in a big way.

    She has taken to skiing in a big way.

    Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > take to something in a big way

  • 96 out of the way

    1. adj phr
    1) не по пути, в стороне; отдалённый, расположенный далеко от центра; непосещаемый, уединённый, заброшенный (тж. out-of-the-way)

    I have seen some fine acting in some small, out of the way theatres... (N. Coward, ‘Play Parade’, ‘Introduction’) — Мне приходилось видеть великолепную игру в некоторых маленьких провинциальных театрах...

    2) не мешающий, не стоящий поперёк дороги; законченный, решённый

    Soames looked out of the window. The spring was late! ‘She oughtn't to be, with that case out of the way.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part III, ch. XI) — Сомс посмотрел в окно. Весна запаздывает! А не следовало бы ей запаздывать, раз процесс выигран.

    You're afraid - maybe not of me as an individual, because I'm not such great shakes, but of what stood behind me once, and what may stand behind me again. That's why you want me out of the way. (S. Heym, ‘Goldsborough’, ch. 2) — Вы боитесь, может быть, не меня лично - что я такое в конце концов, - нет, вы боитесь тех, кто стоял за меня когда-то и, возможно, будет стоять теперь. Вот почему вам надо убрать меня с дороги.

    It looked as though Mrs. Danvers entertained her visitors in the morning-room when Maxim and I were out of the way. (D. du Maurier, ‘Rebecca’, ch. 13) — Наверное, как только я и Максим уходили и не мешали миссис Денверс, она устраивала в своей гостиной приемы.

    I feel better, now that problem is out of the way. (RHD) — У меня улучшилось настроение, когда этот вопрос был наконец решен.

    3) необычный, исключительный, из ряда вон выходящий; необыкновенный, незаурядный, оригинальный (тж. out-of-the-way)

    ...nor did Alice think it was so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, ‘Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!’ (L. Carroll, ‘Alice's Adventures in Wonderland’, ch. I) —...услыхав, как кролик сказал самому себе: "Вот так так! Вот так так! Я же опоздаю", Алиса ничуть не удивилась.

    She did not see anything out of the way in his work. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 43) — Миссис Оттер не находила в работе Клаттона ничего примечательного.

    Keld: "...How are you, darling?" Sheila: "Much the same as usual; nothing out of the way has happened." (N. Coward, ‘The Rat Trap’, act III) — Келд: "...Ну, как дела, дорогая?" Шейла: "Все по-прежнему. Ничего особенного не произошло."

    4) неуместный, ошибочный; странный, подозрительный

    ‘Who is that girl you've got in your office, Silas Lapham?’ she demanded, when her husband entered. ‘...Did you ever know me to do anything out of the way?’ ‘That isn't what I asked you.’ (W. Howells, ‘The Rise of Silas Lapham’, ch. XXVI) — - Что это за девушка у тебя в конторе, Сайлас Лапхем? - спросила жена, когда Сайлас пришел домой. -...Вспомни, совершил ли я когда-нибудь хоть один неблаговидный поступок? - Я тебя не об этом спрашиваю.

    The night watchman looked around the building, but he saw nothing out of the way. (DAI) — Ночной сторож обошел дом, но не увидел ничего подозрительного.

    I'm sorry if I said something out of the way. (DAI) — Прошу прощения, если сказал что-то не то.

    2. int phr

    ‘Out of the way there!’ shouted the captain. ‘In the name of His Holiness!’ (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’, part III, ch. 2) — "Прочь с дороги! - крикнул капитан. - Именем его святейшества приказываю вам расступиться!"

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  • 97 to talk oneself out of/into something

    English-spanish dictionary > to talk oneself out of/into something

  • 98 on one's way / on the way

    on one's way / on the way
    por el camino, de camino, de paso
    we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!
    is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

    English-spanish dictionary > on one's way / on the way

  • 99 give way

       1) дaвaть дopoгу; paccтупитьcя, пpoпуcтить
        The crowd gave way, and one by one the prisoners were thrust in (U. Sinclair)
       2) (to smb. или smth.) уcтупaть, идти нa уcтупки кoму-л. или чeму-л., cдaвaть cвoи пoзиции; уcтупaть мecтo чeму-л., cмeнятьcя чём-л.
        The Government must not give way to political blackmail from the arms kings (Daily Worker). In the beginning he had been watched with anxiety, perhaps even with misgiving. But soon this gave way to open admiration (A. J. Cronin)
       3) oткaзaть, иcпopтитьcя, cлoмaтьcя; нaдлoмитьcя, oбpушитьcя, oбвaлитьcя; cдaть (o здopoвьe, нepвax); пoдкocитьcя (o нoгax)', пoмутитьcя (o paccудкe)
        Something gave way in him, and words came welling up (J. Galsworthy). The uproar was appalling, perilous to the eardrums; one feared there was too much sound for the room to hold - that the wall must give way or the ceiling crack (U. Sinclair). He moved forward and his legs gave way and he fell awkwardly and completely on his side (J. Aldridge). We have to do with one whose mind has given way under continued strain (J. Murdoch)
       4) (to smth.) дaвaть вoлю чeму-л., пoддaвaтьcя, пpeдaвaтьcя (кaкoму-л. чувcтву); пoтepять caмooблaдaниe
        Norah. Oh, it's cruel. Miss Pringle. (Trying to console her). My dear, don't give way. I'm sure you'll have no difficulty in finding another situation (W. S. Maugham). You mustn't give way to your feelings like this. You must not cry (Th. Dreiser). George fancied that, if it had not been for the restraining influence of the sweet woman at his side, the young man might have given way to violent language (J. K. Jerome)

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > give way

  • 100 pick one's way

    (to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) gå forsigtigt
    * * *
    (to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) gå forsigtigt

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  • go out of your way to do something — phrase to make an extra effort to do something even though it is not convenient or easy to do Rachel really went out of her way to make me feel welcome. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: way …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a way of doing something — phrase to have a special habit, especially an annoying one Ruth has a way of ignoring me that drives me mad. Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym Main entry: way * * * have a way of doing sth idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • go out of (your) way (to do something) — to try very hard to do something pleasant for other people. They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome …   New idioms dictionary

  • claw your way out of something — claw your way out of something/to something/back etc/ phrase to reach a particular place, situation, or state, as a result of great effort or despite great difficulties or opposition The West Indians had clawed their way back into the match.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • claw your way back from something — claw your way back from (something) if you claw your way back from a bad situation, you succeed in improving your situation again by making a big effort. They clawed their way back from almost certain defeat to win by a single point …   New idioms dictionary

  • go out of (your) way to (do something) — to try very hard to help other people or make them comfortable. Our hosts went out of their way to make us feel welcome. Many teachers really go out of their way to help their students …   New idioms dictionary

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