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way [weɪ]

chemin ⇒ 1A (a)-(c) voie ⇒ 1A (a) route ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) direction ⇒ 1A (d) sens ⇒ 1A (d), 1A (e) parages ⇒ 1A (f) moyen ⇒ 1B (a) méthode ⇒ 1B (a) façon ⇒ 1B (b) manière ⇒ 1B (b), 1B (c) coutume ⇒ 1B (c) habitude ⇒ 1B (c) égard ⇒ 1B (f) rapport ⇒ 1B (f)

1 noun

A.

(a) (thoroughfare, path) chemin m, voie f; (for cars) rue f, route f;

∎ we took the way through the woods nous avons pris le chemin qui traverse le bois;

∎ they're building a way across the desert ils ouvrent une route à travers le désert;

∎ they live across or over the way from the school ils habitent en face de l'école;

∎ the house/the people over or across the way la maison/les gens d'en face;

∎ pedestrian way voie f ou rue f piétonne;

∎ private/public way voie f privée/publique;

∎ Religion the Way of the Cross le chemin de Croix

(b) (route leading to a specified place) chemin m;

∎ this is the way to the library la bibliothèque est par là;

∎ could you tell me the way to the library? pouvez-vous me dire comment aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ what's the shortest or quickest way to town? quel est le chemin le plus court pour aller en ville?;

∎ that's the way to ruin c'est le chemin de la ruine;

∎ we took the long way (round) nous avons pris le chemin le plus long;

∎ which way does this bus go? par où passe ce bus?;

∎ I had to ask the or my way il a fallu que je demande mon chemin;

∎ she knows the way to school elle connaît le chemin de l'école;

∎ to know one's way about a place connaître un endroit;

∎ you'll soon find your way about tu trouveras bientôt ton chemin tout seul;

∎ they went the wrong way ils se sont trompés de chemin, ils ont pris le mauvais chemin;

∎ to lose one's way s'égarer, perdre son chemin; figurative s'égarer, se fourvoyer;

∎ to know one's way around savoir s'orienter; figurative savoir se débrouiller;

∎ the way to a man's heart is through his stomach = pour conquérir le cœur d'un homme, il faut lui faire de bons petits plats

(c) (route leading in a specified direction) chemin m, route f;

∎ the way back le chemin ou la route du retour;

∎ I got lost on the way back home je me suis perdu sur le chemin du retour;

∎ he couldn't find the way back home il n'a pas trouvé le chemin pour rentrer (à la maison);

∎ on our way back we stopped for dinner au retour ou sur le chemin du retour, nous nous sommes arrêtés pour dîner;

∎ she showed us the easiest way down/up elle nous a montré le chemin le plus facile pour descendre/monter;

∎ the way up is difficult but the way down will be easier la montée est difficile mais la descente sera plus facile;

∎ do you know the way down/up? savez-vous par où on descend/on monte?;

∎ the way in l'entrée f;

∎ the way out la sortie;

∎ we looked for a way in/out nous cherchions un moyen d'entrer/de sortir;

∎ I took the back way out je suis sorti par derrière;

∎ can you find your way out? vous connaissez le chemin pour sortir?;

∎ I can find my own way out je trouverai mon chemin;

∎ way in (sign) entrée;

∎ way out (sign) sortie;

∎ figurative miniskirts are on the way back in la minijupe est de retour;

∎ miniskirts are on the way out la minijupe n'est plus tellement à la mode;

∎ the director is on the way out le directeur ne sera plus là très longtemps;

∎ they found a way out of the deadlock ils ont trouvé une solution pour sortir de l'impasse;

∎ is there no way out of this nightmare? n'y a-t-il pas moyen de mettre fin à ce cauchemar?;

∎ their decision left her no way out leur décision l'a mise dans une impasse;

∎ he left himself a way out il s'est ménagé une porte de sortie

(d) (direction) direction f, sens m;

∎ come this way venez par ici;

∎ he went that way il est allé par là;

∎ is this the way? c'est par ici?;

∎ this way to the chapel (sign) vers la chapelle;

∎ this way and that de-ci de-là, par-ci par-là;

∎ look this way regarde par ici;

∎ I never looked their way je n'ai jamais regardé dans leur direction;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ he didn't know which way to look (embarrassed) il ne savait plus où se mettre;

∎ which way is the library from here? par où faut-il passer pour aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ which way did you come? par où êtes-vous venu?;

∎ which way did she go? par où est-elle passée?;

∎ which way is the wind blowing? d'où vient le vent?;

∎ figurative I could tell which way the wind was blowing je voyais très bien ce qui allait se passer;

∎ which way does the tap turn? dans quel sens faut-il tourner le robinet?;

∎ which way do I go from here? où est-ce que je vais maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce que je fais maintenant?;

∎ get in, I'm going your way montez, je vais dans la même direction que vous;

∎ they set off, each going his own way ils sont partis chacun de leur côté;

∎ to go one's own way (follow own wishes) faire à sa guise; (differ from others) faire bande à part, suivre son chemin;

∎ we each went our separate ways (on road) nous sommes partis chacun de notre côté; (in life) chacun de nous a suivi son propre chemin;

∎ he went the wrong way il a pris la mauvaise direction; (down one-way street) il a pris la rue en sens interdit;

∎ to come one's way se présenter;

∎ any job that comes my way n'importe quel travail qui se présente;

∎ if ever the opportunity comes your way si jamais l'occasion se présente;

∎ familiar everything's going my way tout marche comme je veux en ce moment;

∎ the vote went our way le vote nous a été favorable;

∎ the vote couldn't have gone any other way les résultats du vote étaient donnés d'avance;

∎ to go one's own way n'en faire qu'à sa tête, vivre à sa guise;

∎ to go the way of all flesh or of all things mourir

(e) (side) sens m;

∎ stand the box the other way up posez le carton dans l'autre sens;

∎ this way up (on packaging) haut;

∎ hold the picture the right way up tenez le tableau dans le bon sens;

∎ is it the right way round? est-ce qu'il est à l'endroit?;

∎ it's the wrong way up c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ it's the wrong way round c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ the curtains are the wrong way round les rideaux sont à l'envers ou dans le mauvais sens;

∎ your sweater is the right/wrong way out votre pull est à l'endroit/à l'envers;

∎ try it the other way round essayez dans l'autre sens;

∎ cats hate having their fur brushed the wrong way les chats détestent qu'on les caresse à rebrousse-poil;

∎ SHE insulted him? you've got it the wrong way round elle, elle l'a insulté? mais c'est le contraire;

∎ he invited her tonight, last time it was the other way round ce soir c'est lui qui l'a invitée, la dernière fois c'était l'inverse

(f) (area, vicinity) parages mpl;

∎ call in when you're up our way passez nous voir quand vous êtes dans le coin ou dans les parages;

∎ I was out or over your way yesterday j'étais près de ou du côté de chez vous hier;

∎ the next time you're that way la prochaine fois que vous passerez par là;

∎ the blast came from Chicago way l'explosion venait du côté de Chicago;

∎ the village is rather out of the way le village est un peu isolé

(g) (distance)

∎ we came part of the way by foot nous avons fait une partie de la route à pied;

∎ to go part of the way with sb faire un bout de chemin avec qn;

∎ they were one-third of the way through their trip ils avaient fait un tiers de leur voyage;

∎ we've come most of the way nous avons fait la plus grande partie du chemin;

∎ he talked the entire or whole way il a parlé pendant tout le trajet;

∎ he can swim quite a way il peut nager assez longtemps;

∎ a long way off or away loin;

∎ a little or short way off pas très loin, à courte distance;

∎ Susan sat a little way off Susan était assise un peu plus loin;

∎ I saw him from a long way off je l'ai aperçu de loin;

∎ it's a long way to Berlin Berlin est loin;

∎ it's a long way from Paris to Berlin la route est longue de Paris à Berlin;

∎ we're a long way from home nous sommes loin de chez nous;

∎ we've come a long way (from far away) nous venons de loin; (made progress) nous avons fait du chemin;

∎ we've a long way to go (far to travel) il nous reste beaucoup de route à faire; (a lot to do) nous avons encore beaucoup à faire; (a lot to collect, pay) nous sommes encore loin du compte;

∎ he has a long way to go to be ready for the exam il est loin d'être prêt pour l'examen

(h) (in time)

∎ it's a long way to Christmas Noël est encore loin;

∎ you have to go back a long way il faut remonter loin;

∎ figurative I'm a long way from trusting him je suis loin de lui faire confiance;

∎ you're a long way off or out (in guessing) vous n'y êtes pas du tout;

∎ that's a long way from what we thought ce n'est pas du tout ce qu'on croyait;

∎ she'll go a long way elle ira loin;

∎ the scholarship will go a long way towards helping with expenses la bourse va beaucoup aider à faire face aux dépenses;

∎ a little goodwill goes a long way un peu de bonne volonté facilite bien les choses;

∎ you can make a little meat go a long way by doing this utilisez au mieux un petit morceau de viande en faisant ceci;

∎ she makes her money go a long way elle sait ménager son argent;

∎ a little bit goes a long way il en faut très peu;

∎ humorous a little of him goes a long way il est sympa, mais à petites doses

(i) (space in front of person, object)

∎ you're in the way tu gênes le passage; figurative tu gênes, tu me/nous/ etc déranges;

∎ a tree was in the way un arbre bloquait ou barrait le passage;

∎ a car was in his way une voiture lui barrait le passage ou l'empêchait de passer;

∎ I can't see, the cat is in the way je ne vois pas, le chat me gêne;

∎ is the lamp in your way? la lampe vous gêne-t-elle?;

∎ put the suitcases under the bed out of the way rangez les valises sous le lit pour qu'elles ne gênent pas;

∎ to get out of the way s'écarter (du chemin);

∎ we got out of his way nous l'avons laissé passer;

∎ out of my way! pousse-toi!, laisse-moi passer!;

∎ the cars got out of the ambulance's way les voitures ont laissé passer l'ambulance;

∎ to get sb out of the way se débarrasser de qn, écarter ou éloigner qn;

∎ to get sth out of the way enlever ou pousser qch;

∎ figurative let's get the subject of holidays out of the way first réglons d'abord la question des vacances;

∎ keep out of the way! ne reste pas là!;

∎ make way! écartez-vous!;

∎ make way for the parade! laissez passer le défilé!;

∎ make way for the President! faites place au Président!;

∎ to get in one another's way se gêner (les uns les autres);

∎ figurative her social life got in the way of her studies ses sorties l'empêchaient d'étudier;

∎ I don't want to get in the way of your happiness je ne veux pas entraver votre bonheur;

∎ I kept out of the boss's way j'ai évité le patron;

∎ familiar he wants his boss out of the way il veut se débarrasser de son patron^□ ;

∎ familiar once the meeting is out of the way dès que nous serons débarrassés de la réunion;

∎ he is retiring to make way for a younger man il prend sa retraite pour céder la place à un plus jeune;

∎ they tore down the slums to make way for blocks of flats ils ont démoli les taudis pour pouvoir construire des immeubles;

∎ to clear or prepare the way for sth préparer la voie à qch;

∎ to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn;

∎ couldn't you see your way (clear) to doing it? ne trouveriez-vous pas moyen de le faire?

(j) (indicating a progressive action)

∎ the acid ate its way through the metal l'acide est passé à travers le métal;

∎ I fought or pushed my way through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ we made our way towards the train nous nous sommes dirigés vers le train;

∎ to make one's way home rentrer;

∎ I made my way back to my seat je suis retourné à ma place;

∎ they made their way across the desert ils ont traversé le désert;

∎ they made their way down/up the hill ils ont descendu/monté la colline;

∎ she made her way up through the hierarchy elle a gravi les échelons de la hiérarchie un par un;

∎ she had to make her own way in the world elle a dû faire son chemin toute seule;

∎ she talked her way out of it elle s'en est sortie avec de belles paroles;

∎ he worked or made his way through the pile of newspapers il a lu les journaux un par un;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études;

∎ however did it find its way into print? comment en est-on venu à l'imprimer?

B.

(a) (means, method) moyen m, méthode f;

∎ in what way can I help you? comment ou en quoi puis-je vous être utile?;

∎ there are several ways to go or of going about it il y a plusieurs façons ou plusieurs moyens de s'y prendre;

∎ I do it this way voilà comment je fais;

∎ in one way or another d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ they thought they would win that way ils pensaient pouvoir gagner comme ça;

∎ he's going to handle it his way il va faire ça à sa façon;

∎ she has her own way of cooking fish elle a sa façon à elle de cuisiner le poisson;

∎ the right/wrong way to do it la bonne/mauvaise façon de le faire;

∎ you're doing it the right/wrong way c'est comme ça/ce n'est pas comme ça qu'il faut (le) faire;

∎ do it the usual way faites comme d'habitude;

∎ there's no way or I can't see any way we'll finish on time nous ne finirons jamais ou nous n'avons aucune chance de finir à temps;

∎ Politics ways and means financement m;

∎ there are ways and means il y a des moyens;

∎ to find a way of doing sth trouver (le) moyen de faire qch;

∎ humorous love will find a way l'amour finit toujours par triompher;

∎ that's the way to do it! c'est comme ça qu'il faut faire!, voilà comment il faut faire!;

∎ American familiar well done! that's the way (to go)! bravo! c'est bien!^□ ;

∎ what a way to go! (manner of dying) quelle belle mort!; (congratulations) bravo!

(b) (particular manner, fashion) façon f, manière f;

∎ in this way de cette façon;

∎ in a friendly way gentiment;

∎ he spoke in a general way about the economy il a parlé de l'économie d'une façon générale;

∎ she doesn't like the way he is dressed elle n'aime pas la façon dont il est habillé;

∎ he doesn't speak the way his family does il ne parle pas comme sa famille;

∎ they see things in the same way ils voient les choses de la même façon;

∎ in their own (small) way they fight racism à leur façon ou dans la limite de leurs moyens, ils luttent contre le racisme;

∎ in the same way, we note that… de même, on notera que…;

∎ that's one way to look at it or of looking at it c'est une façon ou manière de voir les choses;

∎ my way of looking at it mon point de vue sur la question;

∎ that's not my way (of doing things) ce n'est pas mon genre, ce n'est pas ma façon de faire;

∎ try to see it my way mettez-vous à ma place;

∎ way of speaking/writing façon de parler/d'écrire;

∎ to her way of thinking à son avis;

∎ the way she feels about him les sentiments qu'elle éprouve à son égard;

∎ I didn't think you would take it this way je ne pensais pas que vous le prendriez comme ça;

∎ if that's the way you feel about it! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez!;

∎ the American way of life la manière de vivre des Américains, le mode de vie américain;

∎ being on the move is a way of life for the gypsy le voyage est un mode de vie pour les gitans;

∎ dieting has become a way of life with some people certaines personnes passent leur vie à faire des régimes;

∎ yearly strikes have become a way of life les grèves annuelles sont devenues une habitude

(c) (custom) coutume f, usage m; (habitual manner of acting) manière f, habitude f;

∎ we soon got used to her ways nous nous sommes vite habitués à ses manières;

∎ I know his little ways je connais ses petites manies;

∎ the ways of God and men les voies de Dieu et de l'homme;

∎ he knows nothing of their ways il les connaît très mal, il ne les comprend pas du tout;

∎ she has a way of tossing her head when she laughs elle a une façon ou manière de rejeter la tête en arrière quand elle rit;

∎ they're happy in their own way ils sont heureux à leur manière;

∎ he's a genius in his way c'est un génie dans son genre;

∎ it's not my way to criticize ce n'est pas mon genre ou ce n'est pas dans mes habitudes de critiquer;

∎ he's not in a bad mood, it's just his way il n'est pas de mauvaise humeur, c'est sa façon d'être habituelle;

∎ she got into/out of the way of rising early elle a pris/perdu l'habitude de se lever tôt;

∎ you'll get into the way of it vous vous y ferez

(d) (facility, knack)

∎ she has a (certain) way with her elle a le chic;

∎ he has a way with children il sait (comment) s'y prendre ou il a le chic avec les enfants;

∎ she has a way with words elle a le chic pour s'exprimer;

∎ trouble has a way of showing up when least expected les ennuis ont le chic pour se manifester quand on ne s'y attend pas

(e) (indicating a condition, state of affairs)

∎ let me tell you the way it was laisse-moi te raconter comment ça s'est passé;

∎ we can't invite him given the way things are on ne peut pas l'inviter étant donné la situation;

∎ we left the flat the way it was nous avons laissé l'appartement tel qu'il était ou comme il était;

∎ is he going to be staying here? - it looks that way est-ce qu'il va loger ici? - on dirait (bien);

∎ it's not the way it looks! ce n'est pas ce que vous pensez!;

∎ it's not the way it used to be ce n'est pas comme avant;

∎ that's the way things are c'est comme ça;

∎ that's the way of the world ainsi va le monde;

∎ business is good and we're trying to keep it that way les affaires vont bien et nous faisons en sorte que ça dure;

∎ the train is late - that's always the way le train est en retard - c'est toujours comme ça ou pareil;

∎ that's always the way with him il est toujours comme ça, c'est toujours comme ça avec lui;

∎ life goes on (in) the same old way la vie va son train ou suit son cours;

∎ I don't like the way things are going je n'aime pas la tournure que prennent les choses;

∎ we'll never finish the way things are going au train où vont les choses, on n'aura jamais fini;

∎ to be in a bad way être en mauvais état;

∎ he's in a bad way il est dans un triste état;

∎ their business is in a bad/good way leurs affaires marchent mal/bien;

∎ she's in a fair way to succeed/to becoming president elle est bien partie pour réussir/pour devenir président

(f) (respect, detail) égard m, rapport m;

∎ in what way? à quel égard?, sous quel rapport?;

∎ in this way à cet égard, sous ce rapport;

∎ it's important in many ways c'est important à bien des égards;

∎ in some ways à certains égards, par certains côtés;

∎ the job suits her in every way le poste lui convient à tous égards ou à tous points de vue;

∎ I'll help you in every possible way je ferai tout ce que je peux pour vous aider;

∎ she studied the problem in every way possible elle a examiné le problème sous tous les angles possibles;

∎ useful in more ways than one utile à plus d'un égard;

∎ these two books, each interesting in its (own) way ces deux livres, qui sont intéressants chacun dans son genre;

∎ he's clever that way sur ce plan-là, il est malin;

∎ in one way d'un certain point de vue;

∎ in a way you're right en un sens vous avez raison;

∎ I see what you mean in a way d'un certain point de vue ou d'une certaine manière, je vois ce que tu veux dire;

∎ I am in no way responsible je ne suis absolument pas ou aucunement responsable;

∎ this in no way changes your situation ceci ne change en rien votre situation;

∎ without wanting in any way to criticize sans vouloir le moins du monde critiquer

(g) (scale)

∎ to do things in a big way faire les choses en grand;

∎ she went into politics in a big way elle s'est lancée à fond dans la politique;

∎ they're in the arms business in a big way ils font de grosses affaires dans l'armement;

∎ they helped out in a big way ils ont beaucoup aidé;

∎ a grocer in a big/small way un gros/petit épicier;

∎ we live in a small way nous vivons modestement;

∎ the restaurant is doing quite well in a small way le restaurant marche bien à son échelle;

∎ it does change the situation in a small way ça change quand même un peu la situation

(h) (usu pl) (part, share) we divided the money four ways nous avons partagé l'argent en quatre;

∎ the committee was split three ways le comité était divisé en trois groupes

(i) Nautical

∎ we're gathering/losing way nous prenons/perdons de la vitesse;

∎ the ship has way on le navire a de l'erre

(j) (idioms)

∎ she always gets or has her (own) way elle arrive toujours à ses fins;

∎ he only wants it his way il n'en fait qu'à sa tête;

∎ I'm not going to let you have it all your (own) way je refuse de te céder en tout;

∎ if I had my way, he'd be in prison si cela ne tenait qu'à moi, il serait en prison;

∎ I refuse to go - have it your (own) way je refuse d'y aller - fais ce que ou comme tu veux;

∎ no, it was 1789 - have it your (own) way non, c'était en 1789 - soit;

∎ you can't have it both ways il faut choisir;

∎ I can stop too, it works both ways je peux m'arrêter aussi, ça marche dans les deux sens;

∎ there are no two ways about it il n'y a pas le choix;

∎ no two ways about it, he was rude il n'y a pas à dire, il a été grossier;

∎ humorous to have one's (wicked) way with sb coucher avec qn

2 adverb familiar

(a) (far → in space, time) très loin^□ ;

∎ they live way over yonder ils habitent très loin par là-bas;

∎ way up the mountain très haut dans la montagne^□ ;

∎ way down south là-bas dans le sud^□ ;

∎ way back in the distance au loin derrière^□ ;

∎ way back in the 1930s déjà dans les années 30^□

(b) figurative

∎ we know each other from way back, we go way back nous sommes amis depuis très longtemps^□ ;

∎ you're way below the standard tu es bien en-dessous du niveau voulu^□ ;

∎ he's way over forty il a largement dépassé la quarantaine^□ ;

∎ she's way ahead of her class elle est très en avance sur sa classe^□ ;

∎ he's way off or out in his guess il est loin d'avoir deviné^□

(c) (very) vachement;

∎ he is way crazy il est vachement atteint

3 ways plural noun

Nautical (in shipbuilding) cale f

4 all the way adverb

∎ the baby cried all the way le bébé a pleuré tout le long du chemin;

∎ don't close the curtains all the way ne fermez pas complètement les rideaux;

∎ prices go all the way from 200 to 1,000 dollars les prix vont de 200 à 1000 dollars;

∎ figurative I'm with you all the way je vous suis ou je vous soutiens jusqu'au bout;

∎ familiar to go all the way (with sb) aller jusqu'au bout (avec qn)

5 along the way adverb

en route;

∎ I stopped several times along the way je me suis arrêté plusieurs fois en (cours de) route;

∎ figurative their project had some problems along the way leur projet a connu quelques problèmes en cours de route

6 by a long way adverb

∎ I prefer chess by a long way je préfère de loin ou de beaucoup les échecs;

∎ this is bigger by a long way c'est nettement ou beaucoup plus grand;

∎ he's not as capable as you are by a long way il est loin d'être aussi compétent que toi;

∎ is your project ready? - not by a long way! ton projet est-il prêt? - loin de là!

7 by the way

1 adverb

(incidentally) à propos;

∎ by the way, where did he go? à propos, où est-il allé?;

∎ by the way, her brother sings much better soit dit en passant, son frère chante beaucoup mieux;

∎ I bring up this point by the way je signale ce point au passage ou en passant

2 adjective

(incidental) secondaire;

∎ that point is quite by the way ce détail est tout à fait secondaire

8 by way of preposition

(a) (via) par, via;

∎ to go by way of Brussels passer par Bruxelles

(b) (as a means of)

∎ by way of illustration à titre d'exemple;

∎ she outlined the situation by way of introduction elle a présenté un aperçu de la situation en guise d'introduction;

∎ by way of introducing himself, he gave us his card en guise de présentation, il nous a donné sa carte;

∎ they receive money by way of grants ils reçoivent de l'argent sous forme de bourses

9 either way adverb

(a) (in either case) dans les deux cas;

∎ either way I lose dans les deux cas, je suis perdant;

∎ shall we take the car or the bus? - it's fine by me or I don't mind either way tu préfères prendre la voiture ou le bus? - n'importe, ça m'est égal

(b) (more or less) en plus ou en moins;

∎ a few days either way could make all the difference quelques jours en plus ou en moins pourraient tout changer

(c) (indicating advantage)

∎ the match could have gone either way le match était ouvert;

∎ there's nothing in it either way c'est pareil

10 in such a way as to conjunction

de façon à ce que;

∎ she answered in such a way as to make me understand elle a répondu de façon à ce que je comprenne

11 in such a way that conjunction

de telle façon ou manière que

12 in the way of preposition

(a) (in the form of)

∎ she receives little in the way of salary son salaire n'est pas bien gros;

∎ what is there in the way of food? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à manger?;

∎ do you need anything in the way of paper? avez-vous besoin de papier?;

∎ he doesn't have much in the way of brains il n'a rien dans la tête

(b) (within the context of)

∎ we met in the way of business nous nous sommes rencontrés dans le cadre du travail;

∎ they put me in the way of making some money ils m'ont indiqué un moyen de gagner de l'argent

13 no way adverb

familiar pas question;

∎ will you do it for me? - no way! tu feras ça pour moi? - pas question!;

∎ no way am I going to tell him! (il n'est) pas question que je le lui dise!;

∎ there's no way that's Jeanne Moreau! tu rigoles?, ce n'est pas Jeanne Moreau!

14 on one's way, on the way adjective & adverb

(a) (along the route)

∎ it's on my way c'est sur mon chemin;

∎ you pass it on your way to the office vous passez devant en allant au bureau;

∎ I'll catch up with you on the way je te rattraperai en chemin ou en route;

∎ to stop on the way s'arrêter en chemin;

∎ on the way to work en allant au bureau;

∎ I'm on my way! j'y vais!;

∎ she's on her way home elle rentre chez elle;

∎ he's on his way to Paris il est en route pour Paris;

∎ on his way to town he met his father en allant en ville, il a rencontré son père;

∎ we must be on our way il faut que nous y allions;

∎ to go one's way repartir, reprendre son chemin

(b) figurative

∎ she has a baby on the way elle attend un bébé;

∎ her second book is on the way (being written) elle a presque fini d'écrire son deuxième livre; (being published) son deuxième livre est sur le point de paraître;

∎ she's on the way to success elle est sur le chemin de la réussite;

∎ the patient is on the way to recovery le malade est en voie de guérison;

∎ she's (well) on the way to becoming president elle est en bonne voie de devenir président;

∎ the new school is well on the way to being finished la nouvelle école est presque terminée

15 one way and another adverb

en fin de compte;

∎ I've done quite well for myself one way and another je me suis plutôt bien débrouillé en fin de compte

16 one way or the other, one way or another adverb

(a) (by whatever means) d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ one way or the other I'm going to get that job! d'une façon ou d'une autre, j'aurai ce boulot!

(b) (expressing impartiality or indifference)

∎ I've nothing to say one way or the other je n'ai rien à dire, ni pour ni contre;

∎ it doesn't matter to them one way or another ça leur est égal

(c) (more or less)

∎ a month one way or the other un mois de plus ou de moins

17 out of one's way adverb

∎ to go out of one's way s'écarter de son chemin, dévier de sa route, faire un détour;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ figurative don't go out of your way for me! ne vous dérangez pas pour moi!;

∎ figurative she went out of her way to find me a job elle s'est donné du mal pour me trouver du travail

18 under way

1 adjective

∎ to be under way (person, vehicle) être en route; figurative (meeting, talks) être en cours; (plans, project) être en train;

∎ the meeting was already under way la réunion avait déjà commencé;

∎ the project is well under way le projet est en bonne voie de réalisation;

∎ Nautical the ship is under way le navire est en route

2 adverb

∎ to get under way (person, train) se mettre en route, partir; (car) se mettre en route, démarrer; figurative (meeting, plans, talks) démarrer;

∎ they got the plans under way ils ont mis le projet en route;

∎ the captain got (the ship) under way le capitaine a appareillé;

∎ the ship got under way le navire a appareillé ou a levé l'ancre

►► American way station Railways petite gare f; figurative étape f;

∎ a way station on the road to success une étape sur la route du succès

✾ Play 'The Way of the World' Congreve 'Ainsi va le monde'

ⓘ We have ways of making you talk Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les membres de la Gestapo dans les films de guerre anglais des années 50 et 60 lorsqu'ils interrogent des prisonniers de guerre britanniques. Aujourd'hui, on emploie cette expression ("nous avons les moyens de vous faire parler") pour plaisanter en prenant l'accent allemand lorsqu'on veut obtenir une information de quelqu'un.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > way
2 like

like [laɪk]

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1. adjective

2. preposition

3. adverb

4. conjunction

5. noun

6. plural noun

7. transitive verb

8. compounds

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1. adjective

( = similar) semblable

• they are as like as two peas ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eau

2. preposition

   a. ( = in comparisons) comme

• he is like his father il est comme son père

• he's just like anybody else il est comme tout le monde

• he spoke like an aristocrat il parlait comme un aristocrate

• a house like mine une maison comme la mienne

• I found one like it j'ai trouvé le même

• I never saw anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil !

• can't you just accept it like everyone else? tu ne peux pas simplement l'accepter comme tout le monde ?

• to be like sb/sth ( = look like) ressembler à qn/qch

• they are very like one another ils se ressemblent beaucoup

• that's just like him! c'est bien de lui !

• it's not like him to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas d'être en retard(PROV) like father, like son(PROV) tel père, tel fils

• cities like Leeds and Glasgow des villes comme Leeds et Glasgow

• that's more like it! (inf) voilà qui est mieux !

► like that comme ça

• don't do it like that ne fais pas comme ça

• some people are like that il y a des gens comme ça

• it wasn't like that at all ce n'est pas comme ça que ça s'est passé

• people like that can't be trusted on ne peut pas se fier à des gens pareils► like this comme ça

• you do it like this tu fais comme ça

• it happened like this... ça s'est passé comme ça...

• it was like this, I'd just got home... voilà, je venais juste de rentrer chez moi...► something/nothing like

• it cost something like £100 cela a coûté dans les 100 livres

• he's called Middlewick or something like that il s'appelle Middlewick ou quelque chose comme ça

• there's nothing like real silk rien ne vaut la soie véritable

• that's nothing like it! ça n'est pas du tout ça !

   b. (asking for descriptions) what's he like? comment est-il ?

• you know what she's like (inf) vous savez comment elle est

• what's he like as a teacher? que vaut-il comme professeur ?

• what was the film like? comment as-tu trouvé le film ?

• what's the weather like in Paris? quel temps fait-il à Paris ?

3. adverb

   a. ( = near) that record's nothing like as good as this one ce disque est loin de valoir celui-là

• he asked her to do it -- ordered her, more like! (inf) il lui a demandé de le faire -- il le lui a ordonné, plutôt !

4. conjunction

   a. ( = as) (inf) comme

• he can't play poker like his brother can il ne joue pas au poker aussi bien que son frère

• like we used to comme nous en avions l'habitude

• it's just like I say c'est comme je vous le dis

   b. ( = as if) (inf) comme si

• he behaved like he was afraid il se conduisait comme s'il avait peur

• it's not like she's poor, or anything ce n'est pas comme si elle était pauvre

5. noun

( = similar thing) you're not comparing like with like ce sont deux choses (complètement) différentes

• oranges, lemons and the like les oranges, les citrons et autres fruits de ce genre

• the like of which we'll never see again comme on n'en reverra plus jamais

• did you ever see the like of it? (inf) a-t-on jamais vu une chose pareille ?

• we'll never see his like again nous ne verrons plus jamais quelqu'un comme lui

• the likes of him (inf) les gens comme lui

6. plural noun

likes goûts mpl

• he knows all my likes and dislikes il sait tout ce que j'aime et ce que je n'aime pas

7. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] aimer bien

• I like him je l'aime bien

• he is well liked here on l'aime bien ici

• how do you like him? comment le trouvez-vous ?

• I don't like the look of him son allure ne me dit rien qui vaille

   b. [+ object, food, activity] aimer (bien)

• I like that shirt j'aime bien cette chemise

• which do you like best? lequel préfères-tu ?

• I like to have a rest after lunch j'aime bien me reposer après déjeuner

• I like people to be punctual j'aime que les gens soient à l'heure

• I don't like it when he's unhappy je n'aime pas ça quand il est malheureux

• how do you like Paris? est-ce que Paris vous plaît ?

• how do you like it here? ça vous plaît ici ?

• Joe won't like it cela ne plaira pas à Joe

• whether he likes it or not que cela lui plaise ou non

   c. ( = want, wish) vouloir

• I can do it when/where/as much as/how I like je peux le faire quand/où/autant que/comme je veux

• whenever you like quand vous voudrez

• don't think you can do as you like ne croyez pas que vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez

• if you like si vous voulez

• she can do what(ever) she likes with him elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de lui

• I'll go out as much as I like je sortirai autant qu'il me plaira

• he can say what he likes, I won't change my mind il peut dire ce qu'il veut, je ne changerai pas d'avis

• I'd like to go home je voudrais rentrer à la maison

• I didn't like to disturb you je ne voulais pas vous déranger

• I thought of asking him but I didn't like to j'ai bien pensé le lui demander mais j'étais gêné

► would + like (in offers, requests)

would you like a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose ?

• would you like me to go and get it? veux-tu que j'aille le chercher ?

• when would you like breakfast? à quelle heure voulez-vous votre petit déjeuner ?

• which one would you like? lequel voudriez-vous ?

• I would like more time je voudrais plus de temps

• I would like you to speak to him je voudrais que tu lui parles subj

• how do you like your steak? comment voulez-vous votre steak ?

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• would you like to go to Paris? aimerais-tu aller à Paris ?

• how would you like to go to Paris? est-ce que cela te plairait d'aller à Paris ?

8. compounds

► like-minded adjective de même sensibilité

• it was nice to be with like-minded people c'était agréable d'être en compagnie de gens qui ont la même vision des choses

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I 1. [laɪk]
preposition

1) ( in the same manner as) comme

to act like a professional — agir comme un professionnel or en professionnel

like the liar that she is, she... — en bonne menteuse, elle...

stop behaving like an idiot! — arrête de faire l'idiot!

it happened like this — voilà comment cela s'est passé

when I see things like that — quand je vois des choses pareilles

I'm sorry to disturb you like this — je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça

2) (similar to, resembling) comme

to be like somebody/something — être comme quelqu'un/quelque chose

you know what she's like! — tu sais comment elle est!

it was just like a fairytale! — on aurait dit un conte de fée!

what's it like? — c'est comment?

so this is what it feels like to be poor — maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre!

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!

I've never seen anything like it! — je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!

that's more like it! — voilà qui est mieux!

I don't earn anything like as much as she does — je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle

what was the weather like? — quel temps faisait-il?

3) ( typical of)

it's not like her to be late — ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard

it's just like him to be so spiteful! — c'est bien lui d'être si méchant!

just like a man! — c'est typiquement masculin!

4) ( expressing probability)

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it looks like the war will be a long one — il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure

you seem like an intelligent man — tu as l'air intelligent

5) ( close to)

it cost something like £20 — cela a coûté dans les 20 livres or environ 20 livres

with something like enthusiasm — avec un semblant d'enthousiasme
2.
adjective sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre
3.
conjunction

1) ( in the same way as) comme

like I said, I wasn't there — (colloq) comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là

like they used to — comme ils le faisaient autrefois

2) (colloq) ( as if) comme si

he acts like he owns the place — il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui
4.
adverb (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as... — c'est loin d'être aussi beau que...

‘the figures are 10% more than last year’ - ‘20%, more like!’ — (colloq) ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’ - ‘20%, plutôt!’
5.
noun

fires, floods and the like — des incendies, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre

I've never seen the like (of it) — je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille

the like(s) of Al Capone — des gens comme Al Capone

she won't even speak to the likes of us! — (colloq) elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous!
6.
- like combining form

bird-like — qui fait penser à un oiseau

child-like — enfantin

king-like — royal

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like enough —

(as) like as not — probablement

like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov
II [laɪk]
transitive verb

1) aimer bien [person]; aimer (bien) [artist, food, music, style]

to like A better than B — préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B

to like A best — préférer A

to be well liked — être apprécié

to want to be liked — vouloir plaire

2)

how do you like your tea? — comment aimes-tu boire ton thé?

what I like about him/this car is... — ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est...

she didn't like the look of the hotel — l'hôtel ne lui disait rien

I don't like the look of that man — cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas

I don't like the look of her, call the doctor — elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin

I don't like the sound of that — ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

if you like that sort of thing — à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — (colloq) j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas

this plant likes sunlight — cette plante se plaît au soleil

I like doing —

I like to do — j'aime (bien) faire

I like to see people doing — j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent

how do you like living in London? — ça te plaît de vivre à Londres?

the boss won't like it if you're late — le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre

I like it! — ça me plaît!

like it or not we all pay tax — que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts

3) ( wish) vouloir, aimer

I would ou should like a ticket — je voudrais un billet

I would ou should like to do — je voudrais or j'aimerais faire

would you like to come to dinner? — voudriez-vous venir dîner?

I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her — j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine

we'd like her to do — nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse

would you like me to come? — voulez-vous que je vienne?

if you like — si tu veux

you can do what you like — tu peux faire ce que tu veux

say what you like, I think it's a good idea — tu peux dire ce que tu veux, je pense que c'est une bonne idée

sit (any)where you like — asseyez-vous où vous voulez

4) ( think important)

to like to do — tenir à faire

English-French dictionary > like
3 ♦ better

♦ better (1) /ˈbɛtə(r)/
A a.

1 (compar. di good) migliore; meglio: This is a better book than the first, questo libro è migliore del primo; Haven't you got any better clothes?, non hai un abito migliore?; The play was far better than I expected, la commedia era assai migliore di quel che pensavo; He's better than his brother at maths, in matematica è più bravo del fratello; I know a better way to do it, conosco un metodo migliore

2 (compar. di well; solo pred.) meglio (di aspetto, di salute); migliorato: to be better, andare meglio; stare meglio ( di salute); That's better, così va meglio; to feel better, sentirsi meglio; stare meglio; to get better, migliorare; andare meglio; to look better, stare meglio ( di aspetto); avere miglior cera (o aspetto); The lamp looks better here, la lampada sta meglio qui; You look better in yellow, stai meglio vestita di giallo; il giallo ti sta meglio

B avv. (compar. di well)

1 meglio; in modo migliore: He can speak English better than me, parla l'inglese meglio di me; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I could have answered the last essay question better, avrei potuto rispondere meglio all'ultima domanda; better made, fatto meglio; better and better, sempre meglio; di bene in meglio

2 più; di più: I like it better without sugar, mi piace di più (o lo preferisco) senza zucchero; Which film did you like better?, quale dei due film ti è piaciuto di più?; better known, più noto; più conosciuto; You're better fit to run the firm, sei più adatto tu a dirigere la ditta

C n.

1 – the better, il, la migliore ( tra due)

2 la cosa migliore ( tra due); il meglio

3 (al pl.) – one's betters, quelli che sono superiori per esperienza o posizione sociale; le persone più autorevoli: to respect one's elders and betters, rispettare chi è più vecchio e più autorevole

● the (+ compar.) … the better,… meglio è: The sooner you come the better, più presto vieni meglio è; The less you know the better, meno ne sai meglio è □ one's better feelings, la parte migliore di sé □ (fam.) one's better half, la propria metà; la propria moglie; il proprio marito □ better off, più ricco; in posizione migliore: In the end I was £1,000 better off, alla fine mi ritrovai più ricco di mille sterline; We're better off without it, ne facciamo a meno volentieri □ the better part of, più della metà di; buona parte di; quasi tutto: the better part of my salary, più della metà del mio stipendio; the better part of an hour, quasi un'ora □ (comm.) better-quality oils, le qualità migliori di petrolio □ ( USA) better than, più di: It took me better than a year, mi ci è voluto più di un anno □ all the better, molto meglio □ to be better than one's word, fare più di quanto si era promesso □ the better to, per… meglio: I leaned over the better to see, mi sporsi per vedere meglio □ for better or worse, nel bene e nel male; nella buona e nella cattiva sorte; comunque vadano le cose □ for the better, in meglio; per il meglio: to change for the better, cambiare in meglio; migliorare □ to get the better of, avere la meglio su; vincere; prevalere su; superare; dominare: Curiosity got the better of me, la curiosità mi vinse □ to go one better, fare un po' meglio (di prima, di un altro); superare di un poco: He always has to go one better than you, deve sempre fare un po' meglio degli altri □ had better, sarebbe meglio; è meglio; converrebbe: You'd better go, faresti meglio ad andare (o ad andartene); è meglio se te ne vai; He'd better be careful, farebbe bene a (o gli conviene) stare attento; We'd better do something quickly, qui dobbiamo fare qualcosa alla svelta; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- I'd better leave now, or I'll be late, sarà meglio che vada via subito o farò tardi □ to have the better of = to get the better of ► sopra □ to know better ► to know □ little better than, quasi; poco meno che: He's little better than a cheat, è un imbroglione o poco ci manca □ no better than, non… altro che; nient'altro che: He is no better than a thief, non è altro che un ladro □ (antiq. eufem.) She's no better than she should be, è una poco di buono □ so much the better, tanto meglio □ to think better of ► to think □ (prov.) Better late than never, meglio tardi che mai □ Better luck next time, la prossima volta andrà meglio □ (prov.) Better safe than sorry, la prudenza non è mai troppa; meglio eccedere in prudenza □ (prov.) Better the devil you know (than the devil you don't know), mai lasciare la via vecchia per la nuova.
NOTA D'USO: - had better- better (2) /ˈbɛtə(r)/
n.

scommettitore; scommettitrice.
(to) better /ˈbɛtə(r)/
v. t. e i.

1 migliorare; diventare migliore

2 superare; migliorare: to better the world record, migliorare il record del mondo

● to better oneself, migliorare le proprie condizioni (di vita); migliorare la propria istruzione: He has gone to America to better himself, è andato in America per migliorare le sue condizioni.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ better
4 better

better ['betə(r)]

meilleur ⇒ 1 (a) mieux ⇒ 1 (b), 2 (a)-(c) le meilleur ⇒ 3 améliorer ⇒ 4

1 adjective

(a) (compar of good) (superior) meilleur;

∎ you will find no better hotel vous ne trouverez pas mieux comme hôtel;

∎ the marks are better than I expected les notes sont meilleures que je ne m'y attendais;

∎ it's better than nothing c'est mieux que rien;

∎ nothing could be better, it couldn't be better cela ne peut pas être mieux, c'est on ne peut mieux;

∎ that's better! voilà qui est mieux!;

∎ I'm better at languages than he is je suis meilleur ou plus fort en langues que lui;

∎ he's a better cook than you are il cuisine mieux que toi;

∎ she's a better painter than she is a sculptor elle peint mieux qu'elle ne sculpte;

∎ fruit juice is better for you than coffee le jus de fruit est meilleur pour la santé que le café;

∎ I had hoped for better things j'avais espéré mieux;

∎ to get better (at doing something) faire des progrès; (of weather, situation etc) s'améliorer;

∎ the weather is better il fait meilleur;

∎ business is (getting) better les affaires vont mieux;

∎ things are (getting) better and better! ça va de mieux en mieux!;

∎ it couldn't or nothing could be better! c'est on ne peut mieux!;

∎ he looks better without his glasses il est mieux sans lunettes;

∎ you get a better view from here on voit mieux d'ici;

∎ it's better if I don't see them il vaut mieux ou il est préférable que je ne les voie pas;

∎ it's better that way c'est mieux comme ça;

∎ it would be better if you called me tomorrow ce serait ou il vaudrait mieux que tu m'appelles demain;

∎ it would have been better to have waited a little il aurait mieux valu attendre un peu;

∎ you're far better leaving now il vaut beaucoup mieux que tu partes maintenant;

∎ to be all the better for having done sth se trouver mieux d'avoir fait qch;

∎ you'll be all the better for a holiday des vacances vous feront le plus grand bien;

∎ all the better! tant mieux!;

∎ better off mieux;

∎ they're better off than we are (richer) ils ont plus d'argent que nous; (in a more advantageous position) ils sont dans une meilleure position que nous;

∎ she'd be better off in hospital elle serait mieux à l'hôpital;

∎ he'd have been better off staying where he was il aurait mieux fait de rester où il était

(b) (compar of well) (improved in health) mieux;

∎ to get better commencer à aller mieux;

∎ now that he's better maintenant qu'il va mieux;

∎ I hope you will soon be better j'espère que vous serez bientôt rétabli;

∎ my cold is much better mon rhume va beaucoup mieux;

∎ I'm feeling much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;

∎ you are looking better tu as meilleure mine

(c) (morally)

∎ she's a better person for it ça lui a fait beaucoup de bien;

∎ humorous you're a better man than I am! tu as (bien) du mérite;

∎ he is no better than his brother il ne vaut pas mieux que son frère;

∎ you're no better than a liar! tu n'es qu'un menteur!;

∎ euphemism old-fashioned or humorous she's no better than she should be elle n'est pas d'une vertu farouche

(d) (idiom)

∎ the better part of sth la plus grande partie de qch;

∎ I waited for the better part of an hour j'ai attendu presque une heure;

∎ we haven't seen them for the better part of a month ça fait presque un mois ou près d'un mois que nous ne les avons pas vus

2 adverb

(a) (compar of well) (more proficiently, aptly etc) mieux;

∎ he swims better than I do il nage mieux que moi;

∎ she paints better than she sculpts elle peint mieux qu'elle ne sculpte;

∎ they speak French better than they used to ils parlent mieux le français qu'avant;

∎ the town would be better described as a backwater la ville est plutôt un coin perdu;

∎ he held it up to the light, the better to see the colours il l'a mis dans la lumière afin de mieux voir les couleurs;

∎ all the better to hear you with c'est pour mieux t'entendre;

∎ to go one better (than sb) renchérir (sur qn)

(b) (indicating preference)

∎ I liked his last book better j'ai préféré son dernier livre;

∎ I'd like nothing better than to talk to him je ne demande pas mieux que de lui parler;

∎ so much the better tant mieux;

∎ or better still ou mieux encore;

∎ the less he knows the better moins il en saura, mieux ça vaudra;

∎ the more I know him the better I like him plus je le connais plus je l'aime;

∎ proverb better late than never mieux vaut tard que jamais

(c) (with adj) mieux, plus;

∎ better looking plus beau (belle);

∎ better paid/prepared mieux payé/préparé;

∎ she's one of Canada's better-known authors c'est un des auteurs canadiens les plus ou mieux connus

(d) (idioms)

∎ you had better begin at the beginning tu ferais bien de commencer par le commencement;

∎ we'd better be going (must go) il faut que nous partions; (would be preferable) il vaut mieux que nous partions;

∎ I'd better not wake him il vaut mieux que je ne le réveille pas;

∎ you'd better not il ne vaudrait mieux pas;

∎ hadn't you better phone first? est-ce qu'il ne vaudrait pas mieux que tu appelles avant?;

∎ it'll be ready tomorrow - it'd better be! ce sera prêt demain - il vaudrait mieux!;

∎ you'd better be on time! tu as intérêt à être à l'heure!

3 noun

(a) (superior of two) le (la) meilleur(e) m,f;

∎ which is the better of the two? lequel des deux est le meilleur?;

∎ what do you think of this wine? - I've tasted better comment trouvez-vous ce vin? - j'en ai bu de meilleurs;

∎ there's been a change for the better in his health son état de santé s'est amélioré;

∎ the situation has taken a turn for the better la situation a pris une meilleure tournure;

∎ for better or worse pour le meilleur ou pour le pire;

∎ I expected better of you je m'attendais à mieux de ta part

(b) (usu pl) (person) supérieur(e) m,f

(c) (gambler) parieur(euse) m,f

(d) (idioms)

∎ curiosity got the better of me ma curiosité l'a emporté;

∎ we got the better of them in the deal nous l'avons emporté sur eux dans l'affaire

4 transitive verb

(position, status, situation) améliorer; (achievement, sales figures) dépasser;

∎ can you better that? pouvez-vous faire mieux que cela?;

∎ Commerce the company has bettered the competition for the second year running c'est la deuxième année consécutive que l'entreprise a fait mieux que la concurrence;

∎ she's eager to better herself elle a vraiment envie d'améliorer sa situation

►► Commerce Better Business Bureau = organisme américain de conseil aux entreprises et aux consommateurs, notamment lorsque ceux-ci veulent faire une réclamation, French Canadian Bureau m d'éthique commerciale du Canada;

familiar humorous better half (husband, wife) moitié f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > better
5 this

this [ðɪs]

1. demonstrative adjective

(plural these)

   a. ce ; (masculine before vowel and silent "h") cet, cette f ces pl

• who is this man? qui est cet homme ?

• whose are these books? à qui sont ces livres ?

• these photos you asked for les photos que vous avez réclamées

• this week cette semaine

• this photographer came up to me in the street (inf) il y a un photographe qui est venu vers moi dans la rue

   b. (stressed, or as opposed to "that", "those") (singular) ce...-ci, cette...-ci ; (plural) ces...-ci

• I mean THIS book c'est de ce livre-ci que je parle

• I like this photo better than that one je préfère cette photo-ci à celle-là

2. demonstrative pronoun

(plural these)

   a. ceci, ce

• what is this? qu'est-ce que c'est (que ceci) ?

• whose is this? à qui appartient ceci ?

• who's this? qui est-ce ? ; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil ?

• we were talking of this and that nous bavardions de choses et d'autres

• at this she burst into tears à ces mots elle éclata en sanglots

► this is

• this is it (gen) c'est cela ; (agreeing) exactement ; (before action) cette fois, ça y est

• this is my son (in introduction) je vous présente mon fils ; (in photo) c'est mon fils

• this is the boy I told you about c'est or voici le garçon dont je t'ai parlé

• this is Emma Brady (on phone) Emma Brady à l'appareil

• this is Tuesday nous sommes mardi

• this is what he showed me voici ce qu'il m'a montré

• this is where we live c'est ici que nous habitons

   b. (this one) celui-ci m, celle-ci f ceux-ci mpl, celles-ci fpl

• how much is this? combien coûte celui-ci (or celle-ci) ?

• these over here ceux-ci (or celles-ci)

• not these! pas ceux-ci (or celles-ci) !

3. adverb

• it was this long c'était long comme ça

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[ðɪs] 1.
determiner (pl these) ce/cet/cette/ces

this paper is too thin — ce papier est trop mince

this man is dangerous — cet homme est dangereux

this lamp doesn't work — cette lampe ne marche pas

do it this way not that way — fais-le comme ça et pas comme ça

this woman came up to me — (colloq) une femme est venue vers moi (colloq)
2.
pronoun

what's this? — qu'est-ce que c'est?

who's this? — gen qui est-ce?; ( on telephone) qui est à l'appareil?

whose is this? — à qui appartient ceci?

this is the dining room — voici la salle à manger

where's this? — ( on photo) c'est où?

this is my sister Pauline — ( introduction) voici ma sœur Pauline; ( on photo) c'est ma sœur, Pauline

this is not the right one — ce n'est pas le bon

what did you mean by this? — qu'est-ce que tu voulais dire par là?

who did this? — qui a fait ça?

what's all this about? — qu'est-ce que c'est que cette histoire?

this is what happens when — voilà ce qui se passe quand
3.
adverb

it's this big — c'est grand comme ça

having got this far it would be a pity to stop now — lit, fig maintenant qu'on est arrivé jusque-là ce serait dommage de s'arrêter

I can't eat this much — je ne peux pas manger tout ça

I didn't realize it was this serious — je ne m'étais pas rendu compte que c'était sérieux à ce point-là

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we sat around talking about this and that — nous avons parlé de tout et de rien

to run this way and that — courir dans tous les sens

English-French dictionary > this
6 way

1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) der Weg

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.) der Weg

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) der Weg

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) der Weg

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.) die Art und Weise

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) die Hinsicht

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) die Eigenart

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.) der Weg
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.) weit

- academic.ru/81440/wayfarer">wayfarer
- 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
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way

[weɪ]

I. NOUN

1. (road) Weg m

the W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg

cycle \way Fahrradweg m, Veloweg m SCHWEIZ

one-\way street Einbahnstraße f

to be across [or BRIT also 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

“\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; ( fig)

how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?

to find one's \way through sth ( also 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 ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat auskennen

to lead the \way vorausgehen; ( fig)

the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory 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 irgendwohin kommen

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; ( fig)

I agree with you all the \way ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu; ( fig)

I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor; ( fig)

I'll support you all the \way 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 ( also 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; ( fig)

no, it's the other \way round! 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; ( fam)

they live out Manchester \way sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester

I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte

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 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 auf keinen Fall

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; ( fig)

may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! 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

14. (desire)

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

15. ( fam: something like)

he's by \way of being an artist er ist so 'ne Art Künstler fam

16. NAUT

to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren

17. NAUT

▪ \ways pl Helling f

18.

▶ 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...

▶ that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( saying) so ist das Leben [eben]

▶ to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben

▶ to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen geh

▶ to go all the \way [with sb] ( fam: have sex) es [mit jdm] richtig machen sl

▶ to have it/sth both \ways beides haben

you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben

▶ the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( prov) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen prov

▶ to see/find out which \way the wind blows/is blowing ( fig) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht

▶ there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

▶ where there's a will, there's a \way ( prov) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg prov

II. ADVERB

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 danebenliegen

\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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[weɪ]
1. NOUN

1) = road Weg m

across or over the way — gegenüber, vis-à-vis; (motion) rüber

Way of the Cross — Kreuzweg m

to fall by the way (fig) — auf der Strecke bleiben

2) = route Weg m

to ask the way — nach dem Weg fragen

you'll learn new skills along the way — Sie werden nebenbei auch neue Fertigkeiten erlernen

to go the wrong way — sich verlaufen; (in car) sich verfahren

to go down the wrong way (food, drink) — in die falsche Kehle kommen

there's no way out (fig) — es gibt keinen Ausweg

to find a way in — hineinfinden

the way up/down — der Weg nach oben/unten; (climbing) der Auf-/Abstieg

the way there/back — der Hin-/Rückweg

prices are on the way up/down — die Preise steigen/fallen

the way forward — der Weg vorwärts or in die Zukunft

by way of an answer/excuse — als Antwort/Entschuldigung

by way of illustration — zur Illustration

he's by way of being a painter (inf) — er ist eine Art Maler (inf)

the way to the station — der Weg zum Bahnhof

can you tell me the way to the town hall, please? — können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Rathaus komme?

is it on the way? (place) (parcel etc) — liegt das auf dem Weg? ist es unterwegs?

the shop is on the/your way — der Laden liegt auf dem/deinem Weg

to stop on the way — unterwegs anhalten

on the way (here) — auf dem Weg (hierher)

on the way to London — auf dem Weg nach London

you pass it on your way home — du kommst auf deinem Nachhauseweg or Heimweg daran vorbei

they're on their way now — sie sind jetzt auf dem Weg or unterwegs

to go on one's way — sich auf den Weg machen

there's another baby on the way — da ist wieder ein Kind unterwegs

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — er ist dabei or auf dem besten Weg, Alkoholiker zu werden

she's well on the way to being a first-rate singer —

I haven't finished it yet but it's on the way — ich bin noch nicht damit fertig, aber es ist im Werden (inf)

if it is out of your way — wenn es ein Umweg für Sie ist

it took us out of our way — es war ein Umweg für uns

to go out of one's way to do sth (fig) — sich besonders anstrengen, um etw zu tun

please, don't go out of your way for us (fig) — machen Sie sich (dat) bitte unsertwegen keine Umstände

to get under way — in Gang kommen, losgehen (inf); (Naut) Fahrt aufnehmen or machen

to be (well) under way — im Gang/in vollem Gang sein; (Naut) in (voller) Fahrt sein; (with indication of place) unterwegs sein

the way in — der Eingang

on the way in — beim Hereingehen; (in car) beim Hineinfahren

to be on the way in (fig inf) — im Kommen sein

the way out — der Ausgang

please show me the way out — bitte zeigen Sie mir, wo es hinausgeht (inf) or wie ich hinauskomme

can you find your own way out? — finden Sie selbst hinaus?

on the way out — beim Hinausgehen; (in car) beim Hinausfahren

to be on the way out (fig inf) — am Verschwinden or Aussterben sein → easy

I know my way around the town —

she knows her way around the system (fig inf) — sie kennt sich im System aus

can you find your way home? — finden Sie nach Hause?

to lose/gather way (Naut) — Fahrt verlieren/aufnehmen

to make one's way to somewhere — sich an einen Ort or irgendwohin bewegen or begeben

can you make your own way to the restaurant? — kannst du allein zu dem Restaurant kommen?

to make one's way home — nach Hause gehen

to make/fight/push one's way through the crowd — sich einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen, sich durch die Menge (durch)drängen/-kämpfen/-schieben

to make one's way in the world — seinen Weg machen, sich durchsetzen

to go one's own way (fig) — eigene Wege gehen

they went their separate ways (lit, fig) — ihre Wege trennten sich

to pay one's way — für sich selbst bezahlen; (company, project, machine)

can the nation pay its way? — kann das Volk or Land für sich selber aufkommen?

to prepare the way (fig) — den Weg bereiten (for sb/sth jdm/einer Sache)

3) = path Weg m

to bar or block the way — den Weg ab- or versperren

to leave the way open (fig) — die Möglichkeit offenlassen, einen Weg frei lassen (for sth für etw)

to be in sb's way — jdm im Weg stehen or sein; (fig also) jdn stören

to get in the way — in den Weg kommen; (fig) stören

her job gets in the way of her leisure interests — ihr Beruf stört sie nur bei ihren Freizeitvergnügungen

to put difficulties in sb's way — jdm Hindernisse in den Weg stellen

to stand in sb's way (lit, fig) — jdm im Weg stehen or sein

don't let me stand in your way — ich will dir nicht im Weg stehen

he lets nothing stand in his way —

now nothing stands in our way — jetzt steht uns (dat) nichts mehr im Weg, jetzt haben wir freie Bahn

to stand in the way of progress — den Fortschritt aufhalten or hemmen

to put sb in the way of sth (inf) — jdm zu etw verhelfen

get out of the/my way! — (geh) aus dem Weg!, weg da!

to want sb out of the way — jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

to get sth out of the way (work) — etw hinter sich (acc) bringen; difficulties, problems etc etw loswerden (inf), etw aus dem Weg räumen, etw beseitigen

to get sth out of the way of sb —

they got the children out of the way of the firemen — sie sorgten dafür, dass die Kinder den Feuerwehrleuten nicht im Weg waren

get those people out of the way of the trucks — sieh zu, dass die Leute den Lastwagen Platz machen or aus der Bahn gehen

keep or stay out of the way! — weg da!, zurück!

keep or stay out of my way! — komm mir nicht mehr über den Weg!

to keep sb/sth out of the way of sb — jdn/etw nicht in jds Nähe or Reichweite (acc) kommen lassen __diams; to make way for sb/sth (lit, fig) für jdn/etw Platz machen; (fig also)

make way! — mach Platz!, Platz machen!, Platz da!

4) = direction Richtung f

which way are you going? — in welche Richtung or wohin gehen Sie?

down our way (inf) — bei uns (in der Nähe), in unserer Gegend or Ecke (inf)

it's out Windsor way — es ist or liegt in Richtung Windsor

look both ways — schau nach beiden Seiten

to look the other way (fig) — wegschauen, wegsehen

if the chance comes your way — wenn Sie (dazu) die Gelegenheit haben

if a good job comes my way — wenn ein guter Job für mich auftaucht

each way, both ways (Racing) — auf Sieg und Platz

we'll split it three/ten ways — wir werden es dritteln/in zehn Teile (auf)teilen or durch zehn teilen

she didn't know which way to look (fig) — sie wusste nicht, wo sie hinschauen or hinsehen sollte

this way, please — hier(her) or hier entlang, bitte

look this way —

"this way for the lions" — "zu den Löwen"

he went that way — er ging dorthin or in diese Richtung __diams; this way and that hierhin und dorthin __diams; every which way

cars parked every which way — ungeordnet or durcheinander geparkte Autos

5)

= side it's the wrong way up — es steht verkehrt herum or auf dem Kopf (inf)

"this way up" — "hier oben"

it's the other way (a)round — es ist (genau) umgekehrt

put it the right way up/the other way (a)round — stellen Sie es richtig (herum) hin/andersherum or andersrum (inf) hin

6) = distance Weg m, Strecke f

five miles? that's quite a way! (inf) — fünf Meilen? das ist eine ganz schöne Strecke! (inf)

a little/good way away or off — nicht/sehr weit weg or entfernt, ein kleines/ganzes or gutes Stück weit weg or entfernt

it's only a little way to the next stop — es ist nur ein kleines Stück bis zur nächsten Haltestelle

it rained all the way there — es hat auf der ganzen Strecke geregnet

I'm behind you all the way (fig) — ich stehe voll (und ganz) hinter Ihnen

I haven't read it all the way through yet — ich habe es noch nicht ganz gelesen

that's a long way away — bis dahin ist es weit or (time) noch lange

a long way out of town — weit von der Stadt weg; (live also) weit draußen or außerhalb

that's a long way back —

a long way back, in 1942, when... — vor langer Zeit, im Jahre 1942, als...

he's come a long way since then (fig) — er hat sich seitdem sehr gebessert

he'll go a long way (fig) — er wird es weit bringen

to have a long way to go (lit, fit) — weit vom Ziel entfernt sein; (with work) bei Weitem nicht fertig sein

it should go a long way toward(s) solving the problem — das sollte or müsste bei dem Problem schon ein gutes Stück weiterhelfen

a little goes a long way — ein kleines bisschen reicht sehr lange

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit hilft viel

that's a long way from the truth — das ist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

better by a long way — bei Weitem or um vieles besser

not by a long way — bei Weitem nicht

7) = manner Art f, Weise f

I'd rather do it my way — ich möchte es lieber auf meine (eigene) Art or Weise machen

that's his way of saying thank you — das ist seine Art, sich zu bedanken

the French way of doing it — (die Art,) wie man es in Frankreich macht

a funny way of talking — eine komische Art zu reden

to learn the hard way — aus dem eigenen Schaden lernen

way of thinking — Denk(ungs)art f, Denkweise f

to my way of thinking —

to go on in the same old way — wie vorher weitermachen, auf die alte Tour weitermachen (inf)

in a general way this is true — ganz allgemein ist das richtig

what a way to talk! — so etwas sagt man nicht!

in a big way — im großen Stil

in a small way — in kleinem Ausmaß, im Kleinen __diams; one way or another/the other so oder so

it does not matter (to me) one way or the other — es macht (mir) so oder so nichts aus, es ist mir gleich __diams; either way

either way, we're bound to lose — (so oder so,) wir verlieren auf jeden Fall or auf alle Fälle

no way! — nichts drin! (inf), was? (inf), ausgeschlossen!

there's no way I'm going to agree/you'll persuade him — auf keinen Fall werde ich zustimmen/werden Sie ihn überreden können

there's no way that's a Porsche — ausgeschlossen, dass das ein Porsche ist

that's no way to speak to your mother — so spricht man nicht mit seiner Mutter

you can't have it both ways — du kannst nicht beides haben, beides (zugleich) geht nicht (inf)

he wants it both ways — er will das eine haben und das andere nicht lassen

this one is better, there are no two ways about it (inf) — dieses hier ist besser, da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel or das steht fest

do it this way it was this way... — machen Sie es so or auf diese (Art und) Weise es war so or folgendermaßen...

this way he need never know — auf diese Weise muss er es nie erfahren

I've always had a job, I've been lucky that way — ich hatte immer einen Job, in dieser Hinsicht habe ich Glück gehabt

the way she walks/talks — (so) wie sie geht/spricht

I don't like the way (that) he's looking at you —

do you understand the way things are developing? do you remember the way it was/we were? — verstehst du, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln? erinnerst du dich noch (daran), wie es war/wie wir damals waren?

that's not the way we do things here — so or auf die Art machen wir das hier nicht

you could tell by the way he was dressed —

it's just the way you said it — es ist die Art, wie du es gesagt hast

do it any way you like — machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen

that's the way it goes! — so ist das eben, so ist das nun mal!

the way things are — so, wie es ist or wie die Dinge liegen

the way things are going — so, wie die Dinge sich entwickeln

that's the way the money goes — so geht das Geld weg

it's not what you do, it's the way (that) you do it — es kommt nicht darauf an, was man macht, sondern wie man es macht = exactly as so, wie

leave everything the way it is — lass alles so, wie es ist

it was all the way you said it would be — es war alles so, wie du (es) gesagt hattest

do it the way I do (it) — machen Sie es so or auf dieselbe Art und Weise wie ich (es mache)

to show sb the way to do sth — jdm zeigen, wie or auf welche Art und Weise etw gemacht wird

show me the way to do it — zeig mir, wie (ich es machen soll)

that's not the right way to do it — so geht das nicht, so kann man das nicht machen

what's the best way to do it? — wie macht man das am besten?

there is only one way to speak to him — man kann mit ihm nur auf (die) eine Art und Weise reden __diams; ways and means Mittel und Wege pl

Ways and Means Committee (US) — Steuerausschuss m

8) = means Weg m

we'll find a way — wir werden (schon) einen Weg finden

love will find a way — die Liebe überwindet jedes Hindernis or alle Schwierigkeiten

9) = method, technique Art f

he has a way of knowing what I'm thinking — er hat eine Art zu wissen, was ich denke

we have ways of making you talk — wir haben gewisse Mittel, um Sie zum Reden zu bringen

there are many ways of solving the problem —

ha, that's one way of solving it! — ja, so kann man das auch machen!

the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes — am besten legt man es für zehn Minuten ins Gefrierfach

he has a way with children — er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen, er hat eine geschickte Art (im Umgang) mit Kindern

he has a way with him — er hat so eine (gewisse) Art

10) = habit Art f

it is not/only his way to... — es ist nicht/eben seine Art, zu...

to get out of/into the way of doing sth — sich (dat) ab-/angewöhnen, etw zu tun

the ways of the Spaniards —

the ways of Providence/God — die Wege der Vorsehung/Gottes

the way of the world — der Lauf der Welt or der Dinge

that is our way with traitors — so machen wir das mit Verrätern

he has his little ways — er hat so seine Eigenheiten or Marotten (inf)

as is the way with... — wie das mit... so ist

way of life — Lebensstil m; (of nation) Lebensart f

11) = respect Hinsicht f

in a way — in gewisser Hinsicht or Weise

in no way — in keiner Weise

in many/some ways — in vieler/gewisser Hinsicht

in every possible way —

to be better in every possible way — in jeder Hinsicht besser sein

in more ways than one — in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

what have you got in the way of drink/food? — was haben Sie an Getränken or zu trinken/an Lebensmitteln or zu essen?

12)

= desire to get or have one's (own) way —

our team had it all their own way in the second half — in der zweiten Halbzeit ging für unsere Mannschaft alles nach Wunsch

have it your own way! — wie du willst!

13) = state Zustand m

he's in a bad way — er ist in schlechter Verfassung

things are in a bad way — die Dinge stehen schlecht

2. PLURAL NOUN
(NAUT = slipway) Helling f, Ablaufbahn f
3. ADVERB
(inf)
way over/up — weit drüben/oben

it's way too big — das ist viel zu groß

way hip (US) — total hip (inf)

way back when — vor langer Zeit, als

since way back — seit Urzeiten

that was way back — das ist schon lange her, das war schon vor langer Zeit

he was way out with his guess — er hatte weit daneben- or vorbeigeraten, er hatte weit gefehlt or er lag weit daneben (inf) mit seiner Annahme

his guess was way out — seine Annahme war weit gefehlt

you're way out if you think... — da liegst du aber schief (inf) or da hast du dich aber gewaltig geirrt, wenn du glaubst,...

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way¹ [weı] s

1. Weg m:

way back Rückweg;

on the way back from auf dem Rückweg von;

way home Heimweg;

way through Durchreise f, -fahrt f;

the way of the cross REL der Kreuzweg;

ways and means

a) Mittel und Wege,

b) besonders POL (finanzielle) Mittel, Geldbeschaffung(smaßnahmen) f;

ask the ( oder one’s) way nach dem Weg fragen;

lose one’s way sich verlaufen oder verirren;

send sb on their way (Fußball) jemanden schicken;

take one’s way sich aufmachen (to nach); → committee 1, find B 3, know A 3

2. Straße f, Weg m:

over ( oder across) the way gegenüber

3. fig Gang m, Lauf m:

that is the way of the world das ist der Lauf der Welt; → flesh A 5

4. Richtung f, Seite f:

which way is he looking? wohin schaut er?;

look the other way wegschauen;

this way

a) hierher,

b) hier entlang ( → 9);

the other way round umgekehrt

5. Weg m, Entfernung f, Strecke f:

a good way off ziemlich weit entfernt;

a long way off ( oder from here) weit (von hier) entfernt;

Easter is still a long way off bis Ostern ist es noch lang;

a long way up weit oder hoch hinauf;

a little (long, good) way ein kleines (weites, gutes) Stück Wegs;

a long way off perfection alles andere als vollkommen;

go a long way back fig (weit) ausholen

6. (freie) Bahn, Raum m, Platz m:

be ( oder stand) in sb’s way jemandem im Weg sein oder stehen (a. fig);

give way

a) (zurück)weichen,

b) nachgeben (to dat) (Person od Sache),

c) sich hingeben ( to despair der Verzweiflung);

give way to a car AUTO einem Auto die Vorfahrt lassen;

out of the way! aus dem Weg!

7. Weg m, Durchgang m, Öffnung f:

way of a cock TECH Hahnbohrung f

8. Vorwärtskommen n:

make way besonders SCHIFF vorwärtskommen

9. Art f und Weise f, Weg m, Methode f, Verfahren n:

any way auf jede oder irgendeine Art;

any way you please ganz wie Sie wollen;

in a big (small) way im Großen (Kleinen);

one way or another irgendwie, auf irgendeine (Art und) Weise;

in more ways than one in mehr als einer Beziehung;

some way or other auf die eine oder andere Weise, irgendwie;

way of living (speaking, thinking) Lebensweise (Sprechweise, Denkweise, -art);

to my way of thinking nach meiner Meinung;

the right (wrong) way (to do it) richtig (falsch);

the same way genauso;

the way he does it so wie er es macht;

the way I am feeling so wie ich mich im Moment fühle;

I like the way she laughs ich mag ihr Lachen;

the way I see it nach meiner Einschätzung;

this ( oder that) way so ( → 4);

that’s the way to do it so macht man das;

if that’s the way you feel about it wenn Sie so darüber denken;

in a polite (friendly) way höflich (freundlich);

in its way auf seine Art;

in what ( oder which) way? inwiefern?, wieso?; → each A

10. Gewohnheit f, Brauch m, Sitte f:

the good old ways die guten alten Bräuche

11. Eigenheit f, -art f:

funny ways komische Manieren;

it is not his way es ist nicht seine Art oder Gewohnheit;

she has a winning way sie hat eine gewinnende Art;

that’s always the way with him so macht er es oder geht es ihm immer

12. (Aus)Weg m:

find a way

13. Hinsicht f, Beziehung f:

in a way in gewisser Hinsicht, irgendwie;

in every way in jeder Hinsicht oder Beziehung;

in one way in einer Beziehung;

in some ways in mancher Hinsicht;

in the way of food was Essen anbelangt, an Lebensmitteln

14. ( besonders Gesundheits)Zustand m, Lage f, Verfassung f:

in a bad way in einer schlimmen Lage oder Verfassung;

live in a great (small) way auf großem Fuß (in kleinen Verhältnissen oder sehr bescheiden) leben

15. Berufszweig m, Fach n:

it is not in his way, it does not fall in his way das schlägt nicht in sein Fach;

he is in the oil way er ist im Ölhandel (beschäftigt)

16. umg Umgebung f, Gegend f:

somewhere London way irgendwo in der Gegend von London

17. the Way BIBEL der Weg (die christliche Religion)

18. pl TECH Führungen pl (bei Maschinen)

19. SCHIFF Fahrt(geschwindigkeit) f: → gather A 5

20. pl Schiffsbau:

a) Helling f

b) Stapelblöcke plBesondere Redewendungen: by the way

a) im Vorbeigehen, unterwegs,

b) am Weg(esrand), an der Straße,

c) fig übrigens, nebenbei (bemerkt),

d) zufällig but that’s by the way aber dies nur nebenbei;

by way of

a) (auf dem Weg) über (akk), durch,

b) fig in der Absicht zu, um zu,

c) als Entschuldigung etc, anstelle von (od gen) by way of example beispielsweise;

by way of exchange auf dem Tauschwege;

by way of grace JUR auf dem Gnadenweg;

be by way of being angry im Begriff sein, wütend zu werden;

be by way of doing sth

a) dabei sein, etwas zu tun,

b) pflegen oder es gewohnt sein oder die Aufgabe haben, etwas zu tun not by a long way noch lange nicht;

in the way of

a) auf dem Weg oder dabei zu,

b) hinsichtlich (gen) in the way of business auf dem üblichen Geschäftsweg;

no way! umg auf (gar) keinen Fall!, kommt überhaupt nicht infrage!;

no way can we accept that das können wir auf gar keinen Fall akzeptieren;

on the ( oder one’s) way unterwegs, auf dem Weg;

die on one’s way to hospital auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus sterben;

on the way to victory auf der Siegesstraße;

be on the way sich andeuten;

well on one’s way in vollem Gange, schon weit vorangekommen (a. fig);

out of the way

a) abgelegen, abseits, abgeschieden,

b) ungewöhnlich, ausgefallen,

c) übertrieben, abwegig nothing out of the way nichts Besonderes oder Ungewöhnliches;

under way

a) SCHIFF in Fahrt,

b) fig im Gange, in Gang the meeting was already under way die Konferenz war schon im Gange;

get sth under way etwas in Gang bringen;

be in a fair way auf dem besten Wege sein;

come in sb’s way jemandem über den Weg laufen;

find its way into Eingang finden in (akk);

force one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen;

go sb’s way

a) den gleichen Weg gehen wie jemand,

b) jemanden begleiten go one’s way(s) seinen Weg gehen, fig seinen Lauf nehmen;

go out of one’s way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

go the whole way fig ganze Arbeit leisten;

have a way with sb mit jemandem gut zurechtkommen, gut umgehen können mit jemandem;

he’s got a way with words er ist sehr wortgewandt;

have one’s (own) way seinen Kopf oder Willen durchsetzen;

if I had my (own) way wenn es nach mir ginge;

learn the hard way Lehrgeld zahlen (müssen);

make way

a) Platz machen,

b) vorwärtskommen they made way for the ambulance to pass sie machten dem Krankenwagen Platz;

make one’s way sich durchsetzen, seinen Weg machen;

put sb in the way (of doing sth) jemandem die Möglichkeit geben(, etwas zu tun);

put out of the way aus dem Weg räumen (auch töten);

put o.s. out of the way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

see one’s way to do sth eine Möglichkeit sehen, etwas zu tun;

work one’s way up sich hocharbeiten; → both A, mend A 2, pave, pay¹ B 1

way² [weı] adv weit oben, unten etc:

way back weit entfernt oder hinten oder zurück;

way back in 1902 (schon) damals im Jahre 1902;

we’re friends from way back wir sind uralte Freunde;

way down South weit unten im Süden;

this is way off his personal best SPORT das ist weit entfernt von seiner persönlichen Bestleistung;

you are way off with your remark du liegst mit deiner Bemerkung völlig daneben

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1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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(of doing something) n.

Manier -en f. n.

Art und Weise f.

Bahn -en f.

Gang ¨-e m.

Straße -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Weg -e m.

Weise -n f.

English-german dictionary > way
7 way

wei
1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) camino, vía; entrada, salida

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.) dirección; camino

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) calle; avenida

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distancia

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.) manera, modo, forma

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto; manera (de alguna manera/forma siento pena por él)

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneras

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.) camino, paso (abrirse camino/paso)

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.) muy, mucho más; de sobra

- wayfarer
- 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

way n

1. manera / modo

what's the best way to do it? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo?

2. camino

which is the quickest way to your house? ¿cuál es el camino más rápido para ir a tu casa?

3. dirección

which way did he go? ¿en qué dirección se ha ido? / ¿por dónde se ha ido?

a long way lejos

it's a long way to China China está lejos

by the way por cierto

on the way por el camino

the right way round bien puesto

the wrong way round al revés

to be in the way estar en medio / obstruir el paso / molestar

to get out of the way apartar / apartarse / quitar de en medio

there's a car coming, get out of the way! viene un coche, ¡apártate!

to find your way encontrar el camino

to lose your way perderse

way

tr[weɪ]

noun

1 (right route, road, etc) camino

■ which is the best way to the swimming pool? ¿cómo se va a la piscina?, ¿por dónde se va a la piscina?

■ do you know the way? ¿conoces el camino?, ¿sabes cómo ir?

■ she asked me the way to the cathedral me preguntó cómo se va a la catedral

■ we've gone the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino

2 (direction) dirección nombre femenino

■ which way did he go? ¿por dónde se fue?

■ which way is the harbour from here? ¿por dónde cae el puerto desde aquí?

■ come this way, please venga por aquí, por favor

■ are you going my way? ¿vas en la misma dirección que yo?

■ look both ways mira en las dos direcciones

■ she's looking this way está mirando hacia aquí

■ the way things are going tal como van las cosas

3 (distance) distancia

■ it's a long way to Tipperary Tipperary está lejos, Tipperary queda lejos

■ we're a good way from home estamos lejos de casa

■ she slept the whole way durmió durante todo el viaje

■ Easter is a long way off falta mucho para Semana Santa

■ we'd come a good way habíamos hecho un buen trecho

4 (manner, method) manera, modo

■ what's the best way to cook trout? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de guisar las truchas?

■ you're going about it the wrong way lo estás haciendo mal

■ you've done your hair a different way te has peinado de otro modo

■ I had no way of knowing no había manera de saberlo

■ we don't enjoy life the way we used to no disfrutamos de la vida como antes

■ let me do it my way déjame hacerlo a mi manera

■ OK, you do it your own way vale, hazlo como quieras

■ have it your own way como tú quieras

5 (behaviour, custom) manera, forma, modo

■ you dance in a strange way bailas de una manera extraña

■ it's her way of saying she likes you es su manera de decirte que le gustas

■ it's just his way él es así

■ I don't like the way you're laughing no me gusta tu modo de reír

■ she hates the way he's always late odia que él siempre llegue tarde

■ the American way of life el estilo de vida americano

6 (area) zona, área

■ if ever you're over this way si alguna vez vienes por aquí

■ that's out Romford way, isn't it? está por la zona de Romford, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 familiar muy

■ you're way out vas muy equivocado

■ he's way ahead of the rest of the group está mucho más avanzado que el resto del grupo

■ this flat is way too small for us este apartamento es demasiado pequeño para nosotros

plural noun ways

1 (customs) costumbres nombre femenino plural; (habits, behaviour) manías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

across the way / over the way enfrente

all the way (distance) todo el viaje 2 (completely) totalmente

along the way (on journey) por el camino

by a long way

■ this flat's not big enough by a long way este piso es demasiado pequeño, pero pequeño de verdad

by the way (incidentally) a propósito, por cierto

by way of (via) vía, por vía de, pasando por 2 (serving as, as a kind of) a modo de

either way en cualquier caso

every which way por todas partes, en todas direcciones

in a bad way familiar mal

■ he's in a very bad way está muy mal

in a big way a lo grande, a gran escala, en plan grande

in a small way a pequeña escala, en plan modesto

in a way en cierto modo, en cierta manera

in any way de alguna manera

■ can I help in any way? ¿puedo ayudar de alguna manera?

in many ways desde muchos puntos de vista, en muchos aspectos

■ in many ways, this is her best book desde muchos puntos de vista, éste es su mejor libro

in more ways than one en más de un sentido

in no way de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

in some ways en algunos aspectos

in the way of (regarding) en cuanto a, como

■ what would you like in the way of dessert? ¿qué quieres de postre?

in this way (thus) de este modo, de esta manera

no two ways about it no tiene vuelta de hoja

no way! ¡ni hablar!, ¡de ninguna manera!

■ there's no way I'm going to help her de ninguna manera voy a ayudarla yo

on one's way / on the way por el camino, de camino, de paso

■ I should be on my way home debería irme a casa

■ I'll get some wine on my way compraré vino por el camino

■ on the way to Madrid camino de Madrid

■ we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!

■ is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

■ something happened on the way here ha pasado algo mientras venía hacia aquí

■ close the door on your way out cierra la puerta al salir

one way and another en conjunto

■ one way and another it's been a good year en conjunto, ha sido un buen año

one way or the other (somehow) de algún modo, de una manera u otra, como sea

■ don't worry, we'll find it one way or the other no te preocupes, lo encontraremos de una manera u otra

■ I don't mind one way or the other me da exactamente igual, me da lo mismo

out of the way (remote) apartado,-a, remoto,-a 2 (exceptional) excepcional, particular, original

over the way enfrente

that way (direction) por allá 2 (like that) así

that's always the way siempre es así

that's the way the cookie crumbles así es la vida

the other way round al revés, viceversa

the right way up cabeza arriba, derecho,-a

the wrong way up cabeza abajo

to be born that way ser así, nacer así

to be in the way estorbar, estar por en medio

■ you're in the way! estás estorbando!

■ move your car, it's in the way quita tu coche de en medio, obstruye el paso

to be on the way (coming) estar en camino, estar al llegar, avecinarse

■ changes are on the way se avecinan cambios

■ help is on the way la ayuda está de camino

■ there's rain on the way va a llover

to be on the way down (fall) estar bajando, ir a la baja

to be on the way in (coming into fashion) estar poniéndose de moda

to be on the way out (going out of fashion) en camino de desaparecer, estar pasando de moda

to be on the way up (rise) estar subiendo, ir al alza

to be out of somebody's way no pillar a alguien de camino

■ I hope it's not out of your way espero que no te pille lejos

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be under way (work) estar en marcha, estar avanzado,-a 2 (meeting, match) haber empezado

to cut both ways / cut two ways ser un arma de doble filo, tener ventajas y desventajas

to get in the way estorbar, molestar, ponerse en medio

to get into the way of doing something coger la costumbre de hacer algo

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get out of the way of something dejarle paso a algo, apartarse del camino de algo

to get out of the way apartarse del camino, quitarse de en medio

to get out of the way of doing something perder la costumbre de hacer algo

to get something out of the way deshacerse de algo, quitar algo de en medio

■ as soon as I've got this essay out of the way en cuanto acabe esta redacción

to get under way (meeting, match) empezar 2 (travellers, work) ponerse en marcha

to give way (collapse) ceder, hundirse 2 (yield) ceder (to, a) 3 (when driving) ceder el paso

to go a long way towards something contribuir en gran medida a algo

to go a long way (succeed) ir lejos 2 (be productive) cundir mucho, dar mucho de sí

to go one's own way ir a lo suyo, seguir su propio camino

to go out of one's way (to do something) desvivirse (por hacer algo)

to have a way with... tener un don especial para...

■ he has a way with children tiene un don especial para los niños

to keep out of somebody's way evitar el contacto con alguien

to keep out of the way (hide) mantener un perfil bajo 2 (step aside) apartarse

to learn something the hard way aprender algo a las malas

to look the other way hacer la vista gorda

to lose one's way perderse, extraviarse

to make one's own way in life/in the world abrirse paso en la vida/el mundo

to make one's way dirigirse (to, a)

to make way for something hacer lugar para algo

to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver

to put somebody in the way of (doing) something dar a alguien la oportunidad de (hacer) algo

to see one's way clear to doing something ver la manera de hacer algo

to stand in the way of something ser un obstáculo para algo, ser un estorbo para algo

to talk one's way out of something salir de algo a base de labia

to work one's way through something (crowd etc) abrirse camino por algo 2 (work, book) hacer algo con dificultad 3 (college etc) costearse los estudios trabajando

to work one's way up ascender a fuerza de trabajo, subir a base de trabajar

way back (in time) hace muchísimo

way in entrada

way out (exit) salida 2 (solution) solución nombre femenino, remedio

ways and means medios nombre masculino plural

way ['weɪ] n

1) path, road: camino m, vía f

2) route: camino m, ruta f

to go the wrong way: equivocarse de camino

I'm on my way: estoy de camino

3) : línea f de conducta, camino m

he chose the easy way: optó por el camino fácil

4) manner, means: manera f, modo m, forma f

in the same way: del mismo modo, igualmente

there are no two ways about it: no cabe la menor duda

5) (indicating a wish)

have it your way: como tú quieras

to get one's own way: salirse uno con la suya

6) state: estado m

things are in a bad way: las cosas marchan mal

7) respect: aspecto m, sentido m

8) custom: costumbre f

to mend one's ways: dejar las malas costumbres

9) passage: camino m

to get in the way: meterse en el camino

10) distance: distancia f

to come a long way: hacer grandes progresos

11) direction: dirección f

come this way: venga por aquí

which way did he go?: ¿por dónde fue?

12)

by the way : a propósito, por cierto

13)

by way of via: vía, pasando por

14)

out of the way remote: remoto, recóndito

15) under way

way

n.

• camino s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• distancia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• guisa s.f.

• género s.m.

• manera s.f.

• medio s.m.

• modales s.m.pl.

• modo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• vía s.f.

I weɪ
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

[weɪ]
1. N

1) (=road, lane) camino m ; (in street names) calle f, avenida f

• Way of the Cross — Vía f Crucis, viacrucis m

• across or over the way (from) — enfrente (de), frente (a)

• permanent way — vía f

• the public way — la vía pública

2) (=route) camino m (to de)

the way to the station — el camino de la estación

which is the way to the station? — ¿cómo se va or cómo se llega a la estación?

this isn't the way to Lugo! — ¡por aquí no se va a Lugo!

• he walked all the way here — vino todo el camino andando

it rained all the way there — llovió durante todo el viaje

he ran all the way home — hizo todo el camino a casa corriendo

• to ask one's way to the station — preguntar el camino or cómo se va a la estación

• we came a back way — vinimos por los caminos vecinales

• she went by way of Birmingham — fue por or vía Birmingham

• if the chance comes my way — si se me presenta la oportunidad

• way down — bajada f, ruta f para bajar

• to take the easy way out — optar por la solución más fácil

• to feel one's way — (lit) andar a tientas

he's still feeling his way in the new job — todavía se está familiarizando con el nuevo trabajo

• to find one's way — orientarse, ubicarse (esp LAm)

to find one's way into a building — encontrar la entrada de un edificio, descubrir cómo entrar en un edificio

the cat found the way into the pantry — el gato logró introducirse en la despensa

I had to find my own way home — me las tuve que arreglar para volver a casa

• the way is hard — el camino es duro

• the way in — (=entrance) la entrada

• I don't know the way to his house — no sé el camino a su casa, no sé cómo se va or llega a su casa

do you know the way to the hotel? — ¿sabes el camino del or al hotel?, ¿sabes cómo llegar al hotel?

I know my way about town — conozco la ciudad

she knows her way around — (fig) tiene bastante experiencia, no es que sea una inocente

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) marcar la pauta, abrir el camino

• to go the long way round — ir por el camino más largo

• to lose one's way — extraviarse

• to make one's way to — dirigirse a

to make one's way home — volver a casa

to make one's way in the world — abrirse camino en la vida

• the middle way — el camino de en medio

• on the way here — de camino hacia aquí, mientras veníamos aquí

on the way to London — rumbo a Londres, camino de Londres

it's on the way to Murcia — está en la carretera de Murcia

we're on our way! — ¡vamos para allá!

he's on his way — está de camino

they have another child on the way — tienen otro niño en camino

you pass it on your way home — te pilla de camino a casa

your house is on my way — tu casa me viene de camino

he is well on the way to finishing it — lo tiene casi terminado

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — va camino de hacerse un alcohólico

• the way out — la salida

you'll find it on the way out — lo encontrarás cerca de la salida

I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañen a la puerta

to find a way out of a problem — encontrar una solución a un problema

there's no way out — (fig) no hay salida or solución, esto no tiene solución

there's no other way out — (fig) no hay más remedio

it's on its way out — está en camino de desaparecer, ya está pasando de moda

• to go out of one's way — (lit) desviarse del camino

to go out of one's way to help sb — desvivirse por ayudar a algn

I don't want to take you out of your way — no quiero apartarle del camino

the village I live in is rather out of the way — mi pueblo está un poco retirado

that's nothing out of the way these days — eso no es nada extraordinario hoy día

• to pay one's way — (in restaurant) pagar su parte

the company isn't paying its way — la compañía no rinde or no da provecho

• he put me in the way of some good contracts — me conectó or enchufó para que consiguiera buenos contratos

• to see one's way (clear) to helping sb — ver la forma de ayudar a algn

could you possibly see your way clear to lending him some money? — ¿tendrías la amabilidad de prestarle algo de dinero?

• to go the shortest way — ir por el camino más corto

• to start on one's way — ponerse en camino

• way up — subida f, ruta f para subir

• the way of virtue — el camino de la virtud

- go the way of all flesh

- I'm with you all the way

- go one's own way

she always goes her own sweet way — hace lo que le da la gana
prepare 1.
3) (=space sb wants to go through) camino m

• to bar the way — ponerse en medio del camino

• to clear a way for — abrir camino para

to clear the way — despejar el camino

• he crawled his way to the gate — llegó arrastrándose hasta la puerta

• to elbow one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a codazos

• to fight one's way out — lograr salir luchando

• to force one's way in — introducirse a la fuerza

• to hack one's way through sth — abrirse paso por algo a fuerza de tajos

• to be/get in sb's way — estorbar a algn

to get in the way — estorbar

am I in the way? — ¿estorbo?

you can watch, but don't get in the way — puedes mirar, pero no estorbes

to put difficulties in sb's way — crear dificultades a algn

to stand in sb's way — (lit) cerrar el paso a algn; (fig) ser un obstáculo para algn

now nothing stands in our way — ahora no hay obstáculo alguno

to stand in the way of progress — impedir or entorpecer el progreso

• to make way (for sth/sb) — (lit, fig) dejar paso (a algo/algn)

make way! — ¡abran paso!

• to leave the way open for further talks — dejar la puerta abierta a posteriores conversaciones

this law leaves the way open to abuse — esta ley deja vía libre a toda clase de desafueros

• to get out of the way — quitarse de en medio

out of my way! — ¡quítate de en medio!

I should keep out of his way if I were you — yo que tú evitaría el trato con él

I try to keep out of his way — procuro evitar cualquier contacto con él

I kept well out of the way — me mantuve muy lejos

to get or move sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio or del camino

put it somewhere out of the way — ponlo donde no estorbe

it's out of the way of the wind — está al abrigo del viento

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — en cuanto termine este ensayo

keep those matches out of his way — no dejes esas cerillas a su alcance

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a empujones

• to work one's way to the front — abrirse camino hacia la primera fila

he worked his way up in the company — ascendió en la compañía a fuerza de trabajo

he worked his way up from nothing — empezó sin nada y fue muy lejos a fuerza de trabajo
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4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

• to get one's own way — salirse con la suya

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
*
• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

* * *

I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

English-spanish dictionary > way
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1.
adjective
(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) parecido, igual

2. preposition
(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) como

3. noun
(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) cosa igual

4. conjunction
((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) como

- likely
- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely!
II
verb
1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) gustar

2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) gustar

•

- likeable
- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to

like¹ prep como / igual que

he sings like Pavarotti canta igual que Pavarotti

his car is like new su coche está como nuevo

do it like this hazlo así

like² vb gustar

I don't like yoghurt no me gusta el yogur

do you like swimming? ¿te gusta nadar?

like

tr[laɪk]

preposition

1 (the same as) como

■ the flat looks like new el piso está como nuevo

■ what's the new boss like? ¿cómo es el nuevo jefe?

■ do it like this hazlo así

■ that'll cost something like eighty euros eso costará unos ochenta euros

2 (typical of) propio,-a de

■ it isn't like her to make a scene no es propio de ella armar un escándalo

3 familiar como

■ we had to run like hell tuvimos que correr como locos

adjective

1 (such as) como

2 formal use semejante, parecido,-a

adverb

1 familiar (as it were) pues

■ so I thought, like, what'll happen next? y yo pensé, pues, ¿qué pasará ahora?

conjunction

1 familiar como

noun

1 algo parecido

■ I've never seen the like of it nunca he vista cosa igual

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and the like y cosas así

(as) like as not familiar seguramente

to be as like as two peas in a pod ser como dos gotas de agua

like enough familiar seguramente

like father, like son de tal palo tal astilla

that's more like it! familiar ¡eso está mejor!, ¡así me gusta!

to look like somebody parecerse a alguien

to look like something parecer algo

■ it looks like rain parece que va a llover

something like that algo así, algo por el estilo

to be of like mind formal use ser del mismo parecer

to feel like tener ganas de

■ I don't feel like going no me apetece ir

like poles SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL polos nombre masculino plural iguales

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like

tr[laɪk]

transitive verb

1 (enjoy) gustar

■ I like wine me gusta el vino

■ he likes skiing le gusta esquiar

■ how do you like Barcelona? ¿te gusta Barcelona?

2 (want) querer, gustar

■ I'd like a cup of coffee me gustaría tomar un café

■ would you like me to leave? ¿quieres que me vaya?

■ how would you like your egg, boiled or fried? ¿cómo quieres el huevo, pasado por agua o frito?

intransitive verb

1 querer

■ if you like si quieres

plural noun likes

1 gustos nombre masculino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I like that! familiar ironic ¡pues mira qué bien!

to like something better preferir algo

whether you like it or not quieras o no (quieras), a la fuerza

like ['laɪk] v, liked ; liking vt

1) : agradar, gustarle (algo a uno)

he likes rice: le gusta el arroz

she doesn't like flowers: a ella no le gustan las flores

I like you: me caes bien

2) want: querer, desear

I'd like a hamburger: quiero una hamburguesa

he would like more help: le gustaría tener más ayuda

like vi

: querer

do as you like: haz lo que quieras

like adj

: parecido, semejante, similar

like n

1) preference: preferencia f, gusto m

2)

the like : cosa f parecida, cosas fpl por el estilo

I've never seen the like: nunca he visto cosa parecida

like conj

1) as if: como si

they looked at me like I was crazy: se me quedaron mirando como si estuviera loca

2) as: como, igual que

she doesn't love you like I do: ella no te quiere como yo

like prep

1) : como, parecido a

she acts like my mother: se comporta como mi madre

he looks like me: se parece a mí

2) : propio de, típico de

that's just like her: eso es muy típico de ella

3) : como

animals like cows: animales como vacas

4)

like this, like that : así

do it like that: hazlo así

like

adj.

• parecido, -a adj.

• parejo, -a adj.

• semejante adj.

• vecino, -a adj.

adv.

• como adv.

• del mismo modo adv.

n.

• semejante s.m.

v.

• bienquerer v.

(§pret: -quis-) fut/c: -querr-•)

• gustar v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

I
1. laɪk
transitive verb

1) (enjoy, be fond of)

I/we like tennis — me/nos gusta el tenis

she likes him, but she doesn't love him — le resulta simpático pero no lo quiere

I like that one best — el que más me gusta es ése

how do you like my dress? — ¿qué te parece mi vestido?

how would you like an ice-cream? — ¿quieres or (Esp tb) te apetece un helado?

orchids like a damp climate — las orquídeas prefieren un clima húmedo

I like it! — ( joke) muy bueno!; ( suggestion) buena idea!

I like that! — (iro) muy bonito! (iró), habráse visto!

as much as you like — todo lo que quieras

do as o what you like — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca

to like -ING/to + INF: I like dancing me gusta bailar; she likes to have breakfast before eight le gusta desayunar antes de las ocho; I don't like to mention it, but... no me gusta (tener que) decírtelo pero...; to like somebody to + INF: we like him to write to us every so often — nos gusta que nos escriba de vez en cuando

2) (in requests, wishes) querer*

we would just like to say how grateful we are — queríamos decirle lo agradecidos que estamos

would you like a cup of tea/me to help you? — ¿quieres una taza de té/que te ayude?

I'd like two melons, please — (me da) dos melones, por favor

2.

vi querer*

if you like — si quieres, si te parece

II

noun

1) ( something liked)

her/his likes and dislikes — sus preferencias or gustos, lo que le gusta y no le gusta

2) (similar thing, person)

the like: judges, lawyers and the like jueces, abogados y (otra) gente or (otras) personas por el estilo; I've never seen/heard the like (of this) nunca he visto/oído cosa igual; he doesn't mix with the likes of me/us — (colloq) no se codea con gente como yo/nosotros

III

adjective (dated or frml) parecido, similar

people of like minds — gente f con ideas afines; pea

IV

preposition

1)

a) ( similar to) como

I want a hat like this one — quiero un sombrero como éste

I heard a noise like (that of) a woman crying — me pareció oír a una mujer llorando

she's very like her mother — se parece mucho or es muy parecida a su madre

that photo isn't like you at all! — estás completamente distinta en esa foto

try this one - now, that's more like it! — prueba éste - ah, esto ya es otra cosa

come on, stop crying!... that's more like it! — vamos, para de llorar... ahí está! or así me gusta!

what's the food like? — ¿cómo or (fam) qué tal es la comida?

she's always like that — siempre es así

it cost £20, or something like that — costó 20 libras o algo así or o algo por el estilo

I've never known anything like it! — nunca he visto cosa igual!

b) ( typical of)

that's not like her — es muy raro en ella

it's not like him to forget — qué raro que se le haya olvidado!

it's just like you to think of food — típico! or cuándo no! tú pensando en comida!

2) ( indicating manner)

like this/that — así

to run like mad — correr como un loco

3) (such as, for example) como

don't do anything silly, like running away — no vayas a hacer una tontería, como escaparte por ejemplo

V

conjunction (crit)

a) ( as if)

she looks like she knows what she's doing — parece que or da la impresión de que sabe lo que hace

they stared at him like he was crazy — se quedaron mirándolo como si estuviera loco

b) (as, in same way) como

you don't know him like I do — tú no lo conoces como yo

VI

adverb

a) ( likely)

as like as not, she won't come — lo más probable es que no venga

b) ( nearly)

this film is nothing like as good as the first — esta película no es tan buena como la primera ni mucho menos

I [laɪk]
1.

ADJ frm (=similar) parecido, semejante

snakes, lizards and like creatures — serpientes fpl, lagartos mpl y criaturas fpl parecidas or semejantes

• to be of like mind — tener ideas afines

she and a group of friends of like mind — ella y un grupo de amigos con ideas afines

he was very intolerant towards people not of a like mind — era muy intransigente con las personas que no le daban la razón

- they are as like as two peas

2. PREP

1) (=similar to) como

what's he like? — ¿cómo es (él)?

you know what she's like — ya la conoces, ya sabes cómo es

what's Spain like? — ¿cómo es España?

what's the weather like? — ¿qué tiempo hace?

a house like mine — una casa como la mía, una casa parecida a la mía

I found one like it — encontré uno parecido or igual

she was like a sister to me — fue (como) una hermana para mí

we heard a noise like someone sneezing — nos pareció oír a alguien estornudar, oímos como un estornudo

• I never saw anything like it — nunca he visto cosa igual or semejante

• what's he like as a teacher? — ¿qué tal es como profesor?

• to be like sth/sb — parecerse a algo/algn, ser parecido a algo/algn

you're so like your father — (in looks, character) te pareces mucho a tu padre, eres muy parecido a tu padre

this portrait is not like him — en este retrato no parece él

• it was more like a prison than a house — se parecía más a una cárcel que a una casa

the figure is more like 300 — la cifra se acerca más bien a 300

why can't you be more like your sister? — ¿por qué no aprendes de tu hermana?

that's more like it! * — ¡así está mejor!, ¡así me gusta!

• there's nothing like real silk — no hay nada como la seda natural

• something like that — algo así, algo por el estilo

I was thinking of giving her something like a doll — pensaba en regalarle algo así como una muñeca, pensaba en regalarle una muñeca o algo por el estilo

they earn something like £50,000 a year — ganan alrededor de 50.000 libras al año

• people like that can't be trusted — esa clase or ese tipo de gente no es de fiar
feel 2., 3), look 2., 4), smell 3., 1), sound I, 3., 2), a), taste 3.
2) (=typical of)

it's not like him to do that — no es propio de él hacer eso

isn't it just like him! — ¡no cambia!, ¡eso es típico de él!

(it's) just like you to grab the last cake! — ¡qué típico que tomes or (Sp) cojas tú el último pastelito!

3) (=similarly to) como

he thinks like us — piensa como nosotros

like me, he is fond of Brahms — igual que a mí, le gusta Brahms

• she behaved like an idiot — se comportó como una idiota

• just like anybody else — igual que cualquier otro

• like this/ that — así

it wasn't like that — no fue así, no ocurrió así

I'm sorry to intrude on you like this — siento importunarte de este modo

stop pacing like that — deja de dar vueltas

he got up and left, just like that — se levantó y se marchó, así, sin más

- like father like son
anything, crazy 1., 1), hell 1., 2), mad 1., 1), b)
4) (=such as) como

large cities like New York — las grandes urbes como Nueva York

the basic necessities of life, like food and drink — las necesidades básicas de la vida, como la comida y la bebida

3. ADV

1) (=comparable)

• on company advice, well, orders, more like — siguiendo los consejos de la empresa, bueno, más bien sus órdenes

• it's nothing like as hot as it was yesterday — no hace tanto calor como ayer, ni mucho menos

£500 will be nothing like enough — 500 libras no serán suficientes, ni mucho menos

2) (=likely)

• (as) like as not, they'll be down the pub (as) like as not — lo más probable es que estén en el bar

4. CONJ
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1) (=as) como

like we used to (do) — como solíamos (hacer)

do it like I do — hazlo como yo

it's just like I say — es como yo digo *

- tell it like it is

2) (=as if) como si

he behaved like he was afraid — se comportaba como si tuviera miedo

you look like you've seen a ghost — parece que acabas de ver un fantasma

5.

N

we shall not see his like again — frm, liter no volveremos a ver otro igual

• the exchange was done on a like- for-like basis — el intercambio se hizo basándose en dos cosas parecidas

• did you ever see the like (of it)? — ¿has visto cosa igual?

I've no time for the likes of him * — no soporto a la gente como él

sparrows, starlings and the like or and such like — gorriones, estorninos y otras aves por el estilo

• to compare like with like — comparar dos cosas semejantes

- like attracts like

II [laɪk]
1. VT

1) (=find pleasant)

I like dancing/football — me gusta bailar/el fútbol

I like bright colours — me gustan los colores vivos

which do you like best? — ¿cuál es el que más te gusta?

your father won't like it — esto no le va a gustar a tu padre

I like oysters but they don't like me * — me gustan las ostras pero no me sientan muy bien

we like it here — nos gusta este sitio

I like him — me cae bien or simpático

I don't like him at all — me resulta antipático, no me cae nada bien

I've come to like him — le he llegado a tomar or (Sp) coger cariño

don't you like me just a little bit? — ¿no me quieres un poquitín?

you know he likes you very much — sabes que te tiene mucho cariño or que te quiere mucho

• I don't think they like each other — creo que no se caen bien

• I don't like the look of him — no me gusta su aspecto, no me gusta la pinta que tiene *

• I like your nerve! * — ¡qué frescura!, ¡qué cara tienes!

• well, I like that! * — iro ¡será posible!, ¡habráse visto!

• she is well liked here — aquí se la quiere mucho

2) (=feel about)

how do you like Cadiz? — ¿qué te parece Cádiz?

how do you like it here? — ¿qué te parece este sitio?

how would you like to go to the cinema? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja ir al cine?

how would you like it if somebody did the same to you? — ¿cómo te sentirías si alguien te hiciera lo mismo?

how do you like that! I've been here five years and he doesn't know my name — ¡qué te parece!, llevo cinco años trabajando aquí y no sabe ni cómo me llamo

3) (=have a preference for)

I like my whisky neat — me gusta el whisky solo

this plant doesn't like sunlight — a esta planta no le gusta la luz

I like to know the facts before I form opinions — me gusta conocer los hechos antes de formarme una opinión

I like to be obeyed — me gusta que me obedezcan

she likes him to be home by ten — le gusta que esté en casa antes de las diez

I like to think I'm not prejudiced — creo que no tengo prejuicios

I like to think of myself as a humanitarian — me considero una persona humanitaria

4) (=want)

I didn't like to say no — no quise decir que no; (because embarrassed) me dio vergüenza decir que no

• take as much as you like — toma or coge todo lo que quieras

he thinks he can do as he likes — cree que puede hacer lo que quiera, cree que puede hacer lo que le de la gana *

• whether he likes it or not — le guste o no (le guste), quiera o no (quiera)

• whenever you like — cuando quieras

5)

• would/ should like —

a) (specific request, offer, desire)

would you like a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

I'd like you to do it — quiero que lo hagas

would you like me to wait? — ¿quiere que espere?

I'd or I would or frm I should like an explanation — quisiera una explicación, me gustaría que me dieran una explicación

I'd like to think we're still friends — quisiera creer que todavía somos amigos

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all — quisiera aprovechar esta oportunidad para darles las gracias a todos

I'd like the roast chicken, please — (me trae) el pollo asado, por favor

I'd like three pounds of tomatoes, please — (me da) tres libras de tomates, por favor

b) (wishes, preferences)

I'd like a bigger flat — me gustaría tener un piso más grande

he'd like to have met her — le hubiera gustado conocerla

I should like to have been there, I should have liked to be there — frm me hubiera gustado estar allí

2.

VI querer

• as you like — como quieras

• "shall we go now?" - "if you like" — -¿nos vamos ya? -si quieres

3.

N
likes gustos mpl
• likes and dislikes — aficiones fpl y fobias or manías, cosas fpl que gustan y cosas que no

he has distinct likes and dislikes where food is concerned — con respecto a la comida tiene claras preferencias or sabe muy bien lo que le gusta y lo que no (le gusta)
LIKE
Verb
"Gustar" better avoided ► While gustar is one of the main ways of translating like, its use is not always appropriate. Used to refer to people, it may imply sexual attraction. Instead, use expressions like caer bien or parecer/ resultar simpático/ agradable. These expressions work like gustar and need an indirect object:
I like Francis very much Francis me cae muy bien or me parece muy simpático or agradable
She likes me, but that's all (A ella) le caigo bien, pero nada más
Like + verb ► Translate to like doing sth and to like to do sth using gustar + ((infinitive)):
Doctors don't like having to go out to visit patients at night A los médicos no les gusta tener que salir a visitar pacientes por la noche
My brother likes to rest after lunch A mi hermano le gusta descansar después de comer ► Translate to like sb doing sth and to like sb to do sth using gustar + que + ((subjunctive)):
My wife likes me to do the shopping A mi mujer le gusta que haga la compra
I don't like Irene living so far away No me gusta que Irene viva tan lejos
"How do you like...?" ► Use qué + parecer to translate how do/ did you like when asking someone's opinion:
How do you like this coat? ¿Qué te parece este abrigo?
How did you like the concert? ¿Qué te ha parecido el concierto? ► But use cómo + gustar when using how do you like more literally:
How do you like your steak? ¿Cómo le gusta la carne?
Would like ► When translating would like, use querer with requests and offers and gustar to talk about preferences and wishes:
Would you like a glass of water? ¿Quiere un vaso de agua?
What would you like me to do about the tickets? ¿Qué quieres que haga respecto a los billetes?
I'd very much like to go to Spain this summer Me gustaría mucho ir a España este verano Literal translations of I'd like are better avoided when making requests in shops and restaurants. Use expressions like the following:
I'd like steak and chips ¿Me pone un filete con patatas fritas?, (Yo) quiero un filete con patatas fritas For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [laɪk]
transitive verb

1) (enjoy, be fond of)

I/we like tennis — me/nos gusta el tenis

she likes him, but she doesn't love him — le resulta simpático pero no lo quiere

I like that one best — el que más me gusta es ése

how do you like my dress? — ¿qué te parece mi vestido?

how would you like an ice-cream? — ¿quieres or (Esp tb) te apetece un helado?

orchids like a damp climate — las orquídeas prefieren un clima húmedo

I like it! — ( joke) muy bueno!; ( suggestion) buena idea!

I like that! — (iro) muy bonito! (iró), habráse visto!

as much as you like — todo lo que quieras

do as o what you like — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca

to like -ING/to + INF: I like dancing me gusta bailar; she likes to have breakfast before eight le gusta desayunar antes de las ocho; I don't like to mention it, but... no me gusta (tener que) decírtelo pero...; to like somebody to + INF: we like him to write to us every so often — nos gusta que nos escriba de vez en cuando

2) (in requests, wishes) querer*

we would just like to say how grateful we are — queríamos decirle lo agradecidos que estamos

would you like a cup of tea/me to help you? — ¿quieres una taza de té/que te ayude?

I'd like two melons, please — (me da) dos melones, por favor

2.

vi querer*

if you like — si quieres, si te parece

II

noun

1) ( something liked)

her/his likes and dislikes — sus preferencias or gustos, lo que le gusta y no le gusta

2) (similar thing, person)

the like: judges, lawyers and the like jueces, abogados y (otra) gente or (otras) personas por el estilo; I've never seen/heard the like (of this) nunca he visto/oído cosa igual; he doesn't mix with the likes of me/us — (colloq) no se codea con gente como yo/nosotros

III

adjective (dated or frml) parecido, similar

people of like minds — gente f con ideas afines; pea

IV

preposition

1)

a) ( similar to) como

I want a hat like this one — quiero un sombrero como éste

I heard a noise like (that of) a woman crying — me pareció oír a una mujer llorando

she's very like her mother — se parece mucho or es muy parecida a su madre

that photo isn't like you at all! — estás completamente distinta en esa foto

try this one - now, that's more like it! — prueba éste - ah, esto ya es otra cosa

come on, stop crying!... that's more like it! — vamos, para de llorar... ahí está! or así me gusta!

what's the food like? — ¿cómo or (fam) qué tal es la comida?

she's always like that — siempre es así

it cost £20, or something like that — costó 20 libras o algo así or o algo por el estilo

I've never known anything like it! — nunca he visto cosa igual!

b) ( typical of)

that's not like her — es muy raro en ella

it's not like him to forget — qué raro que se le haya olvidado!

it's just like you to think of food — típico! or cuándo no! tú pensando en comida!

2) ( indicating manner)

like this/that — así

to run like mad — correr como un loco

3) (such as, for example) como

don't do anything silly, like running away — no vayas a hacer una tontería, como escaparte por ejemplo

V

conjunction (crit)

a) ( as if)

she looks like she knows what she's doing — parece que or da la impresión de que sabe lo que hace

they stared at him like he was crazy — se quedaron mirándolo como si estuviera loco

b) (as, in same way) como

you don't know him like I do — tú no lo conoces como yo

VI

adverb

a) ( likely)

as like as not, she won't come — lo más probable es que no venga

b) ( nearly)

this film is nothing like as good as the first — esta película no es tan buena como la primera ni mucho menos

English-spanish dictionary > like
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I 1. [laɪk]
preposizione

1) (in the same manner as) come

to act like a professional — agire da professionista

like the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...

like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare

don't talk like that! — non dire così!

"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"

they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that — sono andati a Ibiza o in qualche posto del genere

2) (similar to) come

to be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.

you know what she's like! — sai com'è fatta lei!

what's it like? — com'è?

what was the weather like? — com'era il tempo? che tempo faceva?

I want one like it — ne voglio uno così

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — non c'è niente di meglio di un bel bagno caldo!

I've never seen anything like it! — non ho mai visto niente di simile!

that's more like it! — così va meglio

I don't earn anything like as much as he does — sono lontano dal guadagnare quello che guadagna lui

3) (typical of)

it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo

just like a man! — tipico degli uomini!

4) (close to)

it costs something like Ј 20 — costa circa 20 sterline

something like velvet — qualcosa di simile al velluto
2.
congiunzione

1) (in the same way as) come

nobody can sing like he does — nessuno sa cantare come lui

it's not like I imagined it would be — non è come me lo ero immaginato

like they used to — come erano soliti fare

2) colloq. (as if) come se

he acts like he owns the place — si comporta come se fosse a casa sua
3.
aggettivo

1) form. simile

cooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili

2) - like in composti

bird-like — simile a un uccello

child-like — infantile, da bambino
4.
avverbio (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as her house — lungi dall'essere bella come la sua casa

"the figures are 10% more than last year" - "20%, more like!" — colloq. "le cifre sono superiori del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso" - "del 20%, direi!"
5.
nome

earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili

I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone

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like enough (as) like as not probabilmente; like father like son — prov. tale padre tale figlio
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Note:

When like is used as a preposition ( like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance ( taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( taste, feel, smell etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example ( big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see the entry below
II [laɪk]
verbo transitivo

1) (get on well with)

I like Luke — Luke mi è simpatico

to like A better than B — preferire A a B

to like A best — preferire A

to be well liked — essere apprezzato

2) (find to one's taste)

I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica

Nick doesn't like liver — a Nick non piace il fegato

she likes her coffee strong — il caffè le piace forte

how do you like your tea? — come preferisci il tè?

what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...

I don't like the look of that man — quell'uomo non mi piace

I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto

he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — colloq. mi piace il formaggio ma non mi fa bene

this plant likes sunlight — questa pianta ama la luce

I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?

3) (approve of)

the boss won't like it if you're late — il capo non sarà contento se arrivi in ritardo

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — non le piace dovere aspettare

he likes them to do — gli piace che facciano

like it or not we all pay tax — ci piaccia o no tutti dobbiamo pagare le tasse

4) (wish) volere

I would o should like a ticket vorrei un biglietto; I would o should like to do vorrei fare; would you like to come to dinner? cosa ne direste di venire a cena? I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her non vorrei averla sconvolta; we'd like her to do vorremmo che o ci piacerebbe facesse; would you like me to come? vuoi che venga? if you like se vuoi; he's a bit of a rebel if you like è un po' ribelle, se vogliamo; you can do what you like puoi fare quello che vuoi; say what you like, I think it's a good idea di' quel che vuoi, per me è una buona idea; sit (any)where you like — si sieda dove vuole

5) (think important)

I like to keep fit — ci tengo a restare in forma

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I 1. adjective
(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.)
2. preposition
(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.)
3. noun
(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.)
4. conjunction
((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.)

- likely
- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb
1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.)

2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.)

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- likeable
- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to
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I 1. [laɪk]
preposizione

1) (in the same manner as) come

to act like a professional — agire da professionista

like the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...

like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare

don't talk like that! — non dire così!

"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"

they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that — sono andati a Ibiza o in qualche posto del genere

2) (similar to) come

to be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.

you know what she's like! — sai com'è fatta lei!

what's it like? — com'è?

what was the weather like? — com'era il tempo? che tempo faceva?

I want one like it — ne voglio uno così

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — non c'è niente di meglio di un bel bagno caldo!

I've never seen anything like it! — non ho mai visto niente di simile!

that's more like it! — così va meglio

I don't earn anything like as much as he does — sono lontano dal guadagnare quello che guadagna lui

3) (typical of)

it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo

just like a man! — tipico degli uomini!

4) (close to)

it costs something like Ј 20 — costa circa 20 sterline

something like velvet — qualcosa di simile al velluto
2.
congiunzione

1) (in the same way as) come

nobody can sing like he does — nessuno sa cantare come lui

it's not like I imagined it would be — non è come me lo ero immaginato

like they used to — come erano soliti fare

2) colloq. (as if) come se

he acts like he owns the place — si comporta come se fosse a casa sua
3.
aggettivo

1) form. simile

cooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili

2) - like in composti

bird-like — simile a un uccello

child-like — infantile, da bambino
4.
avverbio (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as her house — lungi dall'essere bella come la sua casa

"the figures are 10% more than last year" - "20%, more like!" — colloq. "le cifre sono superiori del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso" - "del 20%, direi!"
5.
nome

earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili

I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone

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like enough (as) like as not probabilmente; like father like son — prov. tale padre tale figlio
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Note:

When like is used as a preposition ( like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance ( taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( taste, feel, smell etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example ( big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see the entry below
II [laɪk]
verbo transitivo

1) (get on well with)

I like Luke — Luke mi è simpatico

to like A better than B — preferire A a B

to like A best — preferire A

to be well liked — essere apprezzato

2) (find to one's taste)

I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica

Nick doesn't like liver — a Nick non piace il fegato

she likes her coffee strong — il caffè le piace forte

how do you like your tea? — come preferisci il tè?

what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...

I don't like the look of that man — quell'uomo non mi piace

I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto

he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — colloq. mi piace il formaggio ma non mi fa bene

this plant likes sunlight — questa pianta ama la luce

I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?

3) (approve of)

the boss won't like it if you're late — il capo non sarà contento se arrivi in ritardo

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — non le piace dovere aspettare

he likes them to do — gli piace che facciano

like it or not we all pay tax — ci piaccia o no tutti dobbiamo pagare le tasse

4) (wish) volere

I would o should like a ticket vorrei un biglietto; I would o should like to do vorrei fare; would you like to come to dinner? cosa ne direste di venire a cena? I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her non vorrei averla sconvolta; we'd like her to do vorremmo che o ci piacerebbe facesse; would you like me to come? vuoi che venga? if you like se vuoi; he's a bit of a rebel if you like è un po' ribelle, se vogliamo; you can do what you like puoi fare quello che vuoi; say what you like, I think it's a good idea di' quel che vuoi, per me è una buona idea; sit (any)where you like — si sieda dove vuole

5) (think important)

I like to keep fit — ci tengo a restare in forma

English-Italian dictionary > like
10 better

1. adjective compar. of
academic.ru/31746/good">good 1. besser

something better — etwas Besseres

do you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?

that's better — so ist's schon besser

better and better — immer besser

better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an

be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen

he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser

get better — (recover) gesund werden

be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein

I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser

so much the better — um so besser

she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt

my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)

[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
2. adverb compar. of
well II 2.

1) (in a better way) besser

2) (to a greater degree) mehr

I like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller

he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter

3)

you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...

you'd better not tell her — Sie erzählen es ihr besser nicht

I'd better be off now — ich gehe jetzt besser

hadn't you better ask first? — sollten Sie nicht besser zuerst fragen?

you'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
3. noun
1) Bessere, das

get the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)

exhaustion got the better of him — Erschöpfung übermannte ihn

be a change for the better — eine vorteilhafte Veränderung sein

for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird

I thought better of it — ich habe es mir anders überlegt

2) in pl.

one's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
4. transitive verb
1) (surpass) übertreffen

2) (improve) verbessern

better oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern

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['betə]
comparative; = good

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bet·ter¹

[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]

I. adj inv comp of good

1. (superior) besser

\better luck next time vielleicht klappt's ja beim nächsten Mal fam

\better than nothing besser als nichts

it's \better that way es ist besser so

she is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ich

far \better weit besser

▪ to be \better for sb/sth für jdn/etw besser sein

to be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein

2. (healthier) besser

I'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besser

he's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessert

to get \better sich akk erholen

3. (most)

the \better part der größte Teil

the \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]

4.

▶ \better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( prov) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt

▶ discretion is the \better part of valour ( prov) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste prov fam

▶ to go one \better noch einen draufsetzen fam

▶ \better late than never ( saying) besser spät als nie

▶ \better safe than sorry ( saying) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht prov

II. adv comp of well

1. (in superior manner) besser; like lieber, mehr

she did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser ab

there is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegen

some questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleiben

or \better still... oder noch besser...

2. (to a greater degree) mehr

she is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder aus

you had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingen

to think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen

I think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihm

III. n no pl

1. (improvement) Bessere nt

I have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehen

to change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wenden

to expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwarten

all [or so much] the \better umso besser

you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun

2. ( hum old)

▪ one's \betters pl Leute, die über einem stehen

our elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung

3.

▶ to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun

▶ for \better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) in Freud und Leid

▶ to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnen

IV. vt

▪ to \better sth etw verbessern

▪ to \better oneself (improve social position) sich akk verbessern; (further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden

bet·ter²

[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]

n jd, der eine Wette abschließt

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I ['betə(r)]
n
Wetter(in) m(f) II
1. adj comp
besser; route, way also günstiger
he's much better — es geht ihm viel besser

the patient/his foot is getting better — dem Patienten/seinem Fuß geht es schon viel besser

I hope you get better soon — hoffentlich sind Sie bald wieder gesund

better and better — immer besser

that's better! (approval) — so ist es besser!; (relief etc)

to be better than one's word — mehr tun, als man versprochen hat

it couldn't be better — es könnte gar nicht besser sein

I couldn't be better — es könnte mir gar nicht besser gehen

I am none the better for it —

she is no better than she ought to be — sie ist auch keine Heilige

the better part of an hour/my money/our trip — fast eine Stunde/fast mein ganzes Geld/fast die ganze Reise

it would be better to go early — es wäre besser, früh zu gehen

you would be better to go early — Sie gehen besser früh

to go one better — einen Schritt weiter gehen; (in offer) höher gehen

this hat has seen better days — dieser Hut hat auch schon bessere Tage gesehen (inf)

2. adv comp of well

1) besser; like lieber, mehr; enjoy mehr

they are better off than we are — sie sind besser dran als wir

he is better off where he is — für ihn ist es besser, da zu sein, wo er ist, er ist besser dran, wo er ist (inf)

you would do better or be better advised to go early — Sie sollten lieber früh gehen

to think better of it — es sich (dat)

I didn't think any better of him for that — deswegen hielt ich auch nicht mehr von ihm

See:

→ know, late

2)

I had better go — ich gehe jetzt wohl besser

you'd better do what he says —

I'd better answer that letter soon — ich beantworte den Brief lieber or besser bald

I won't touch it – you'd better not! — ich fasse es nicht an – das will ich dir auch geraten haben

3. n

1)

one's betters (socially also) — Höhergestellte pl, höher Gestellte pl

that's no way to talk to your betters — man muss immer wissen, wen man vor sich (dat) hat

respect for one's betters — Achtung f Respektspersonen gegenüber

2)

(= person, object) the better — der/die/das Bessere

3)

it's a change for the better —

to think ( all) the better of sb — (um so) mehr von jdm halten

all the better, so much the better — umso besser

it would be all the better for a drop of paint — ein bisschen Farbe würde Wunder wirken

the bigger/sooner the better — je größer/eher, desto besser

it's done now, for better or worse — so oder so, es ist geschehen

for better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) — in Freud und Leid

to get the better of sb (person) — jdn unterkriegen (inf); (illness) jdn erwischen (inf); (problem etc) jdm schwer zu schaffen machen

4. vt
(= improve on) verbessern; (= surpass) übertreffen
5. vr
(= increase one's knowledge) sich weiterbilden; (in social scale) sich verbessern
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better¹ [ˈbetə(r)]

A (komp von good) adj

1. besser:

I am better es geht mir (gesundheitlich) besser;

I am none the better for it das hilft mir auch nicht;

he’s no better than a cheat er kommt einem Betrüger gleich;

she’s no better than she should be euph sie ist nicht gerade eine Heilige;

it is no better than it should be man konnte nicht mehr erwarten;

be better than one’s word mehr tun, als man versprochen hat;

get better

a) besser werden, sich bessern, SPORT sich steigern,

b) sich erholen;

my ( oder the) better half hum meine bessere Hälfte; → luck A 1, part A 1, safe A 1, self A 1

2. größer:

(up)on better acquaintance bei näherer Bekanntschaft

B s

1. (das) Bessere, (das) Vorzüglichere:

for better for worse

a) in Freud und Leid, in guten wie in schlechten Tagen (Trauformel),

b) was auch (immer) geschieht;

I expected better ich habe (etwas) Besseres erwartet; → change B 1, C 1, turn¹ A 8 b

2. Vorteil m:

get the better of

a) die Oberhand über jemanden gewinnen, jemanden besiegen oder ausstechen,

b) etwas überwinden;

his emotions got the better of him seine Gefühle gingen mit ihm durch

3. pl Vorgesetzte pl, (im Rang) Höherstehende pl, (finanziell) Bessergestellte pl:

his betters die ihm (geistig etc) Überlegenen

C (komp von well¹) adv

1. besser:

better off

a) besser dran,

b) (finanziell) bessergestellt;

think better of it sich eines Besseren besinnen, es sich anders überlegen;

so much the better desto besser;

you had better (US umg you better) go es wäre besser, du gingest;

you had better (US umg you better) not! lass das lieber sein!; → able 1, know B

2. mehr:

better loved;

better than 10 miles über oder mehr als 10 Meilen;

go sb one better jemanden (noch) übertreffen; → like² A

D v/t

1. Beziehungen, Lebensbedingungen, einen Rekord etc verbessern

2. übertreffen

3. den Spieleinsatz erhöhen

4. better o.s.

a) sich (finanziell) verbessern,

b) sich weiterbilden

E v/i besser werden, sich (ver)bessern

better² [ˈbetə(r)] s Wettende(r) m/f(m), Wetter(in)

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1. adjective compar. of
good 1. besser

something better — etwas Besseres

do you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?

that's better — so ist's schon besser

better and better — immer besser

better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an

be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen

he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser

get better — (recover) gesund werden

be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein

I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser

so much the better — um so besser

she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt

my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)

[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
2. adverb compar. of
well II 2.

1) (in a better way) besser

2) (to a greater degree) mehr

I like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller

he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter

3)

you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...

you'd better not tell her — Sie erzählen es ihr besser nicht

I'd better be off now — ich gehe jetzt besser

hadn't you better ask first? — sollten Sie nicht besser zuerst fragen?

you'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
3. noun
1) Bessere, das

get the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)

exhaustion got the better of him — Erschöpfung übermannte ihn

be a change for the better — eine vorteilhafte Veränderung sein

for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird

I thought better of it — ich habe es mir anders überlegt

2) in pl.

one's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
4. transitive verb
1) (surpass) übertreffen

2) (improve) verbessern

better oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern

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adj.

besser adj. v.

besser werden ausdr.

bessern v.

verbessern v.

English-german dictionary > better
11 like

I 1. adjective
1) (resembling) wie

your dress is like mine — dein Kleid ist so ähnlich wie meins

your dress is very like mine — dein Kleid ist meinem sehr ähnlich

in a case like that — in so einem Fall

there was nothing like it — es gab nichts Vergleichbares

what is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?

what's he like to talk to? — wie redet es sich mit ihm?

more like twelve — eher zwölf

that's [a bit] more like it — (coll.): (better) das ist schon [etwas] besser; (coll.): (nearer the truth) das stimmt schon eher

they are nothing like each other — sie sind sich (Dat.) nicht im geringsten ähnlich

nothing like as or so good/bad/many etc. as... — bei weitem nicht so gut/schlecht/viele usw. wie...

2) (characteristic of) typisch für [dich, ihn usw.]

it's just like you to be late! — du musst natürlich wieder zu spät kommen!

3) (similar) ähnlich

be as like as two peas in a pod — sich (Dat.) gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern

like father, like son — (prov.) der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (Spr.)
2. preposition
(in the manner of) wie

[just] like that — [einfach] so
3. conjunction
(coll.)

1) (in same or similar manner as) wie

he is not shy like he used to be — er ist nicht mehr so schüchtern wie früher

2) (coll.): (for example) etwa; beispielsweise
4. noun
1) (equal)

his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen

the likes of me/you — (coll.) meines-/deinesgleichen

2) (similar things)

the like — so etwas

and the like — und dergleichen
II 1. transitive verb
(be fond of, wish for) mögen

like it or not — ob es dir/ihm usw. gefällt oder nicht

like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen

like doing something — etwas gern tun

would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?

would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?

I'd like it back soon — ich hätte es gern bald zurück

I didn't like to disturb you — ich wollte dich nicht stören

I like that! — (iron.) so was hab' ich gern! (ugs. iron.)

how do you like it? — wie gefällt es dir?

how does he like living in America? — wie gefällt es ihm in Amerika?

how would you like an ice cream? — was hältst du von einem Eis?

if you like — (expr. assent) wenn du willst od. möchtest; (expr. limited assent) wenn man so will
2. noun, in pl.
likes and dislikes — Vorlieben und Abneigungen

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I 1. adjective
(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) wie
2. preposition
(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) wie
3. noun
(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) der/die/das Gleiche
4. conjunction
((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) so wie

- academic.ru/43012/likely">likely
- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story! - as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb
1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) mögen

2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) mögen

•

- likeable
- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to
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like¹

[laɪk]

I. prep

1. (similar to) wie

\like most people wie die meisten Leute

\like father, \like son wie der Vater, so der Sohn

she smokes \like a chimney sie raucht wie ein Schlot fam

what was your holiday \like? wie war dein Urlaub?

what does it taste \like? wie schmeckt es?

what's it \like to be a fisherman? wie ist das Leben als Fischer?

you're acting \like a complete idiot! du benimmst dich wie ein Vollidiot!

it feels \like ages since we last spoke ich habe das Gefühl, wir haben schon ewig nicht mehr miteinander gesprochen

he looks \like his brother er sieht seinem Bruder ähnlich

he's going to grow big \like his father er wird so groß wie sein Vater werden

he's been looking for someone \like her er hat so jemanden wie sie gesucht

she looked nothing \like the Queen sie sah überhaupt nicht wie die Queen aus

he's nothing \like as fat as his father er ist noch lange nicht so dick wie sein Vater

there were nothing \like enough people dort waren viel zu wenig Leute

there's nothing \like a good cup of coffee es geht doch nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffee

or something \like that oder etwas in der Richtung

just \like sb/sth genau wie jd/etw

that's just \like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!

you've already got a shirt that's just \like it? du hast genau dasselbe Hemd schon einmal?

▪ to be \like sb/sth wie jd/etw sein

what colour did you want? — is it anything \like this? welche Farbe wollten Sie? — ungefähr wie diese hier?

2. (such as) wie

natural materials \like cotton and wool Naturstoffe wie Baumwolle oder Schafwolle

why are you talking to me \like that? warum sprichst du so mit mir?

3. (normal for)

▪ to be \like/not be \like sb to do sth:

that's just \like Patricia to be late! das sieht Patricia wieder ähnlich, zu spät zu kommen!

4.

▶ \like anything ( fam) wie verrückt fam

▶ to do sth \like crazy [or mad] ( fam) etw wie verrückt tun fam

▶ it looks \like rain/snow es sieht nach Regen/Schnee aus

▶ that's more \like it! das ist schon besser!

II. conj ( fam)

1. (the same as) wie

\like I said wie ich schon sagte

do it \like I do mach es so wie ich

let's go swimming in the lake \like we used to lass uns im See schwimmen gehen wie früher

2. (as if) als ob

it sounds to me \like you ought to change jobs das hört sich für mich so an, als solltest du den Job wechseln

you look \like you've just got out of bed du siehst aus, als wärst du gerade aufgestanden

it looks \like it's going to rain es sieht nach Regen aus

she acts \like she's the boss sie tut so, als sei sie die Chefin

he spoke \like he was foreign er sprach, als wäre er ein Ausländer

III. n

▪ the/sb's \like (person) so jemand; (thing) so etwas

I have not seen his \like for many years [so] jemanden wie ihn habe ich schon seit vielen Jahren nicht mehr gesehen

have you ever seen the \like? hast du so was schon gesehen?

I don't like politicians and their \like ich kann Politiker und dergleichen nicht ausstehen; ( fam)

you'll never be able to go out with the \likes of him! mit so einem wie ihm wirst du nie ausgehen!

IV. adj inv

1. attr (similar) ähnlich

in \like manner auf gleiche Weise, gleichermaßen

to be of [a] \like mind gleicher Meinung sein

2. pred true to original ähnlich; statue, painting naturgetreu

V. adv inv

1. (sl: somehow) irgendwie

it was kind of funny \like es war irgendwie schon komisch, ne

if there's nothing you can do to change the situation, it's \like... why bother? also, warum sich aufregen, wenn man die Situation sowieso nicht ändern kann? fam

2. (sl: in direct speech)

everybody called her Annie and my mom was \like “it's Anne” alle sagten zu ihr Annie, aber meine Mutter meinte: „sie heißt Anne!“

I was like, “what are you guys doing here?” ich sagte nur, „was macht ihr hier eigentlich?“

3. (sl: filler)

he was \like, totally off his rocker er stand völlig neben sich fam, er war so total neben der Kappe BRD sl

4.

to do sth [as] \like as not etw sehr wahrscheinlich tun

like²

[laɪk]

I. vt

1. (enjoy)

▪ to \like sb/sth jdn/etw mögen

how do you \like my new shoes? wie gefallen dir meine neuen Schuhe?

I \like it when... ich hab's gern [o mag es], wenn...

▪ to \like doing [or to do] sth etw gern tun; ( iron: dislike) etw [wirklich] gernhaben iron fam

I \like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says! das hab ich ja vielleicht gern! — wir sollen ihm zuhören, aber was andere sagen, das geht ihm zum einen Ohr rein und zum anderen wieder raus

I \like that! na, das hab ich gern! iron

2. (want)

wether you like it or not ob es dir passt oder nicht, ob du willst oder nicht

▪ sb would/should \like sth jd hätte gerne etw

I would \like the salad, please ich hätte gerne den Salat, bitte

would you \like a drink? möchten Sie etwas trinken?

▪ sb would/should \like to do sth jd möchte etw tun [o hätte gern[e] etw getan]

I should really \like to see you again ich möchte dich wirklich gern[e] wiedersehen

I'd \like to go to Moscow for my holidays ich würde gern[e] nach Moskau in Urlaub fahren

would you \like to join us for dinner tonight? möchten Sie heute Abend mit uns essen?

I'd \like to see him bring up children and go to work at the same time ich möchte wirklich [ein]mal sehen, wie er das machen würde — die Kinder großziehen und dann auch noch zur Arbeit gehen

you can drink a pint in two seconds? I'd \like to see that! du kannst einen halben Liter in zwei Sekunden austrinken? na, das möchte ich [doch mal] sehen!

▪ sb would/should \like sb to do sth jd möchte, dass jd etw tut

I'd \like you to send this for me first class könnten Sie das als Sonderzustellung für mich verschicken?

would you \like me to take you in the car? kann ich Sie ein Stück mitnehmen?

▪ sb would/should \like sth done jd möchte, dass etw getan wird

I would \like the whole lot finished by the weekend ich hätte das Ganze gern[e] bis zum Wochenende fertig

3. (prefer)

he \likes his steak rare er isst sein Steak gern englisch

how do you \like your tea? wie magst du deinen Tee?/wie trinken Sie Ihren Tee?

I \like to get up early ich stehe gerne früh auf

she \likes her men big sie mag [lieber] große Männer

4. (feel)

how would you \like to have a big boy pull your hair? wie würde es dir denn gefallen, wenn ein großer Junge dich am Haar ziehen würde?

II. vi

as you \like wie Sie wollen [o möchten]

you can do as you \like du kannst machen was du möchtest

if you \like wenn Sie wollen [o möchten]

we can leave now if you \like wir können jetzt gehen, wenn du möchtest

III. n

▪ \likes pl Neigungen pl

sb's \likes and dislikes jds Vorlieben [o Neigungen] und Abneigungen

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I [laɪk]
1. adj

1) (= similar) ähnlich

the two boys are very like — die beiden Jungen sind sich (dat) sehr ähnlich

2)

(= same) of like origin — gleicher Herkunft

2. prep
wie
to be like sb — jdm ähnlich sein

they are very like each other — sie sind sich (dat) sehr ähnlich

to look like sb —

who(m) is he like? — wem sieht er ähnlich?, wem gleicht er?

what's he like? — wie ist er?

he's just bought a new car - what is it like? —

what's your new coat like? — wie sieht dein neuer Mantel aus?

she was like a sister to me — sie war wie eine Schwester zu mir

that's just like him! — das sieht ihm ähnlich!, das ist typisch!

it's not like him — es ist nicht seine Art

I never saw anything like it — so ( et)was habe ich noch nie gesehen

that's just like a woman! — typisch Frau!

that's more like it! — so ist es schon besser!

it's on company advice - orders, more like (inf) — es ist auf Anraten der Firma - besser gesagt auf Anordnung

that hat's nothing like as nice as this one — der Hut ist bei Weitem nicht so hübsch wie dieser

there's nothing like a nice cup of tea! — es geht nichts über eine schöne Tasse Tee!

there's nothing like it — das ist einmalig

is this what you had in mind? – it's something/nothing like it —

that's something like a steak! — das ist vielleicht ein Steak!, das nenne ich ein Steak!

the Americans are like that — so sind die Amerikaner

people like that — solche Leute

a car like that — so ein Auto, ein solches Auto

I found one like it — ich habe ein Ähnliches gefunden

one exactly like it — eines, das genau gleich ist

it will cost something like £10 — es wird etwa or so ungefähr £ 10 kosten

I was thinking of something like a doll — ich habe an so etwas wie eine Puppe gedacht

that sounds like a good idea — das hört sich gut an

like a man — wie ein Mann

like anything (inf) — wie verrückt (inf) or wild (inf)

like that — so

it wasn't like that at all — so wars doch gar nicht

he thinks like us —

A, like B, thinks that... — A wie (auch) B meinen, dass...

3. adv (inf)

it's nothing like — es ist nichts dergleichen

(as) like as not, very like, like enough — höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich

I found this money, like (dial) — ich hab da das Geld gefunden, nich (sl) or wa (dial) or gell (S Ger)

4. conj (strictly incorrect)

like I said — wie ich schon sagte, wie gesagt

it's just like I say — das sage ich ja immer

like we used to (do) — wie früher

do it like I do — mach es so wie ich

5. n
(= equal etc)
we shall not see his like again — einen Mann or so etwas (inf) wie ihn bekommen wir nicht wieder

did you ever see the like? (inf) — hast du so was schon gesehen?

and the like, and such like — und dergleichen

the like(s) of which — dergleichen

I've met the likes of you before — solche wie dich kenne ich schon

I've no time for the likes of him (inf) — mit solchen Leuten gebe ich mich nicht ab (inf)

like attracts like — Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern (prov)
II
1. n usu pl
(= taste) Geschmack m
she tried to find out his likes and dislikes — sie wollte herausbekommen, was er mochte und was nicht

when it comes to food he has far too many likes and dislikes — beim Essen ist er viel zu wählerisch

2. vt

1) person mögen, gernhaben

don't you like me a little bit? — magst du mich nicht ein kleines bisschen?

how do you like him? — wie gefällt er dir?

I don't like him — ich kann ihn nicht leiden, ich mag ihn nicht

he is well liked here — er ist hier sehr beliebt

2)

(= find pleasure in) I like black shoes — ich mag schwarze Schuhe, mir gefallen schwarze Schuhe

I like it — das gefällt mir

I like chocolate — ich mag Schokolade, ich esse gern Schokolade

I like dancing — ich tanze gern

I like this translation — ich finde diese Übersetzung gut

we like it here — es gefällt uns hier

that's one of the things I like about you — das ist eines der Dinge, die ich an dir mag

how do you like your coffee? — wie trinken Sie Ihren Kaffee?

I like wine but wine doesn't like me (inf) — ich trinke gern Wein, aber er bekommt mir nicht

how do you like Cádiz? — wie gefällt Ihnen Cádiz?

how would you like to go for a walk? — was hältst du von einem Spaziergang?

how would you like a black eye? —

your father won't like it — deinem Vater wird das nicht gefallen

well, I like that! (inf) — das ist ein starkes Stück! (inf)

(well) how do you like that? (inf) — wie findest du denn das? (inf)

3)

(= wish, wish for) I'd like an explanation — ich hätte gerne eine Erklärung

I should like more time — ich würde mir gerne noch etwas Zeit lassen

they would have liked to come — sie wären gern gekommen

I should like to know why — ich wüsste (gerne), warum

I should like you to do it — ich möchte, dass du es tust

I like to be obeyed — ich erwarte Gehorsam

whether he likes it or not — ob es ihm passt oder nicht, ob er will oder nicht

I didn't like to disturb him — ich wollte ihn nicht stören

what would you like? — was hätten or möchten Sie gern?, was darf es sein?

would you like a drink? —

would you like to go to Seville? — würden Sie gern nach Sevilla fahren?

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr Allan — ich möchte diese Gelegenheit ergreifen, um Dr. Allan willkommen zu heißen

3. vi

he is free to act as he likes — es steht ihm frei, zu tun, was er will

as you like — wie Sie wollen

if you like — wenn Sie wollen

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like¹ [laık]

A adj

1. gleich (dat), wie:

she is just like her sister sie ist geradeso wie ihre Schwester;

a man like you ein Mann wie du;

what is he like? wie ist er?;

he is like that er ist nun einmal so;

he was not like that before so war er doch früher nicht;

what does it look like? wie sieht es aus?;

what will the weather be like tomorrow? wie wird das Wetter morgen?;

a fool like that ein derartiger oder so ein Dummkopf;

he felt like a criminal er kam sich wie ein Verbrecher vor;

that’s more like it umg das lässt sich (schon) eher hören; → master A 5 c, nothing C und Bes Redew, something B 1

2. ähnlich (dat), bezeichnend für:

that is just like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!;

that’s not like him das ist nicht seine Art

3. in besonders Verbindungen mit folgendem Substantiv oder Gerundium:

it is like having children es ist (so), als ob man Kinder hätte; → feel B 5

4. gleich (Betrag etc):

in like manner

a) auf gleiche Weise,

b) gleichermaßen;

of like mind gleich gesinnt;

like signs MATH gleiche Vorzeichen;

like terms MATH gleichnamige Glieder;

like unto his brethren BIBEL seinen Brüdern gleich

5. ähnlich:

the portrait is not like;

the two signs are very like;

he is very much like his father er sieht seinem Vater sehr ähnlich;

they are (as) like as two eggs, they are (as) like as two peas (in a pod) sie gleichen sich wie ein Ei dem anderen, sie sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich

6. ähnlich, gleichartig, derartig:

… and other like problems … und andere derartige Probleme

7. umg wahrscheinlich

B präp (siehe auch adv und adv, die oft wie eine präp gebraucht werden) wie:

sing like a nightingale;

do not shout like that schrei nicht so;

a thing like that so etwas

C adv (siehe auch präp)

1. (so) wie:

like every teacher he has … so wie jeder Lehrer hat auch er …;

I cannot play like you (do) ich kann nicht so gut spielen wie du

2. umg wahrscheinlich:

like enough, as like as not, very like höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich

3. sl irgendwie, merkwürdig, ziemlich

4. obs so:

like as so wie

D konj

1. umg wie, (eben)so wie

2. dial als ob:

he trembled like he was afraid

E s (der, die, das) Gleiche, (etwas) Gleiches:

his like seinesgleichen;

did you ever see the like(s) of that girl? hast du jemals so etwas wie dieses Mädchen gesehen?;

the likes of me umg meinesgleichen, unsereiner, Leute wie ich;

like attracts like gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern;

the like dergleichen;

peas, beans, and the like Erbsen, Bohnen und dergleichen;

cocoa or the like Kakao oder so etwas (Ähnliches);

he will never do the like again so etwas wird er nie wieder tun; → such C 1

like² [laık]

A v/t gernhaben, (gern) mögen, (gut) leiden können, gern tun, essen, trinken etc:

I like it ich habe oder mag es gern, es gefällt mir;

I don’t like it when … ich mag es nicht, wenn …;

I like him ich mag ihn gern, ich kann ihn gut leiden, er ist mir sympathisch;

how do you like it? wie gefällt es dir?, wie findest du es?;

how do you like London? wie gefällt es dir in London?;

what I like about him is … was ich an ihm mag, ist …;

I like that! iron das oder so was hab ich gern!;

do you like oysters? mögen Sie Austern (gern)?;

I should much like to come ich würde sehr gern kommen;

he likes playing ( oder to play) tennis er spielt gern Tennis;

I should ( oder would) like to know ich möchte gerne wissen;

what do you like better? was hast du lieber?, was gefällt dir besser?;

I do not like such things discussed ich habe es nicht gern, dass solche Dinge erörtert werden;

he doesn’t like to be kept waiting er hat es nicht gern, wenn man ihn warten lässt;

I like whisky, but it does not like me umg ich trinke gern Whisky, aber er bekommt mir nicht;

(much) liked (sehr) beliebt

B v/i

1. wollen:

as often as I liked sooft ich wollte;

(just) as you like (ganz) wie du willst, (ganz) nach Belieben;

do as you like mach, was du willst;

if you like

a) wenn du willst,

b) wenn Sie so wollen;

I am stupid if you like but ich bin vielleicht dumm, aber

2. obs gefallen

3. obs gedeihen

C s Neigung f, Vorliebe f:

likes and dislikes Neigungen und Abneigungen;

I know his likes and dislikes ich weiß, was er mag und was nicht

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I 1. adjective
1) (resembling) wie

your dress is like mine — dein Kleid ist so ähnlich wie meins

your dress is very like mine — dein Kleid ist meinem sehr ähnlich

in a case like that — in so einem Fall

there was nothing like it — es gab nichts Vergleichbares

what is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?

what's he like to talk to? — wie redet es sich mit ihm?

more like twelve — eher zwölf

that's [a bit] more like it — (coll.): (better) das ist schon [etwas] besser; (coll.): (nearer the truth) das stimmt schon eher

they are nothing like each other — sie sind sich (Dat.) nicht im geringsten ähnlich

nothing like as or so good/bad/many etc. as... — bei weitem nicht so gut/schlecht/viele usw. wie...

2) (characteristic of) typisch für [dich, ihn usw.]

it's just like you to be late! — du musst natürlich wieder zu spät kommen!

3) (similar) ähnlich

be as like as two peas in a pod — sich (Dat.) gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern

like father, like son — (prov.) der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (Spr.)
2. preposition
(in the manner of) wie

[just] like that — [einfach] so
3. conjunction
(coll.)

1) (in same or similar manner as) wie

he is not shy like he used to be — er ist nicht mehr so schüchtern wie früher

2) (coll.): (for example) etwa; beispielsweise
4. noun
1) (equal)

his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen

the likes of me/you — (coll.) meines-/deinesgleichen

2) (similar things)

the like — so etwas

and the like — und dergleichen
II 1. transitive verb
(be fond of, wish for) mögen

like it or not — ob es dir/ihm usw. gefällt oder nicht

like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen

like doing something — etwas gern tun

would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?

would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?

I'd like it back soon — ich hätte es gern bald zurück

I didn't like to disturb you — ich wollte dich nicht stören

I like that! — (iron.) so was hab' ich gern! (ugs. iron.)

how do you like it? — wie gefällt es dir?

how does he like living in America? — wie gefällt es ihm in Amerika?

how would you like an ice cream? — was hältst du von einem Eis?

if you like — (expr. assent) wenn du willst od. möchtest; (expr. limited assent) wenn man so will
2. noun, in pl.
likes and dislikes — Vorlieben und Abneigungen

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(Poles, electricity) adj.

gleichnamig (Pole) adj. adj.

gernhaben adj.

gleich adj.

wie adv.

ähnlich adj. v.

gernhaben v.

lieben v.

mögen v.

(§ p.,pp.: mochte, gemocht)

English-german dictionary > like
12 way

[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

14) ( desire)

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

15) (fam: something like)

he's by \way of being an artist er ist so'ne Art Künstler ( fam)

16) naut

to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren

17) naut

\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

inv

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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I.

like ⇒ Usage note: like

A prep

1 ( in the same manner as) comme ; he acted like a professional il a agi comme un professionnel or en professionnel ; like the liar that she is, she… en bonne menteuse, elle… ; eat up your dinner like a good boy sois gentil et finis ton dîner ; stop behaving like an idiot! arrête de faire l'idiot! ; like me, he loves swimming tout comme moi, il adore nager ; it's like this: we are asking you to take a cut in salary voilà, nous vous demandons d'accepter une réduction de salaire ; it happened like this voilà comment cela s'est passé ; look, it wasn't like that écoutez, cela ne s'est pas passé comme ça ; when I see things like that quand je vois des choses pareilles ; don't talk like that! ne dis pas des choses pareilles! ; ‘how do I do it?’-‘like this’ ‘comment faut-il faire?’-‘comme ça’ ; I'm sorry to disturb you like this je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça ; all right, be like that then! et puis fais ce que tu voudras! ; they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that ils sont allés à Ibiza ou quelque chose comme ça ;

2 (similar to, resembling) comme ; to be like sb/sth être comme qn/qch ; he was like a son to me il était comme un fils pour moi ; you know what she's like! tu sais comment elle est! ; it was just like a fairytale! on aurait dit un conte de fée! ; what's it like? c'est comment? ; it's a second-hand car but it looks like new c'est une voiture d'occasion mais elle est comme neuve ; where did you get your jacket?-I want to buy one like it où as-tu acheté ta veste-je veux acheter la même or une pareille ; so this is what it feels like to be poor, so this is what poverty feels like! maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre! ; there's nothing like a nice warm bath! rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!, il n'y a rien de mieux qu'un bon bain chaud! ; I've never seen anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil! ; that's more like it! voilà ce qui est mieux! ; Paris! there's nowhere like it! rien ne vaut Paris! ; I don't earn anything like as much as she does je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle ; what was the weather like? quel temps faisait-il? ; what's Oxford like as a place to live? comment est la vie à Oxford? ;

3 ( typical of) it's not like her to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard ; if that isn't just like him! c'est bien (de) lui! ; it's just like him to be so spiteful! c'est bien lui d'être si méchant! ; just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin! ; he's not like himself these days il n'est pas lui-même ces jours-ci ;

4 ( expressing probability) it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir ; it looks like the war will be a long one il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure ; he was acting like he was crazy ○ US il se comportait comme un fou ; you seem like an intelligent man tu as l'air intelligent ;

5 (close to, akin to) it cost something like £20 cela a coûté dans les 20 livres, cela a coûté environ 20 livres ; something like half the population are affected environ la moitié de la population est touchée ; with something like affection/enthusiasm avec un semblant d'affection/d'enthousiasme.

B adj sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre ; cups, bowls and like receptacles des tasses, des bols et des récipients du même genre ; cooking, ironing and like chores la cuisine, le repassage et autres tâches du même genre ; to be of like mind être du même avis, avoir les mêmes opinions.

C conj

1 ( in the same way as) comme ; like I said, I wasn't there ○ comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là ; nobody can sing that song like he did personne ne peut chanter cette chanson comme lui ; it's not like I imagined it would be ce n'est pas comme je l'avais imaginé ; like they used to comme ils le faisaient autrefois ;

2 ○ ( as if) comme si ; she acts like she knows everything elle fait comme si elle savait tout ; he acts like he owns the place il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui.

D adv

1 (akin to, near) it's nothing like as nice as their previous house c'est loin d'être aussi beau que leur maison précédente ; ‘the figures are 10% more than last year’-‘20%, more like ○ !’ ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’-‘20%, plutôt!’ ; luxury hotel! boarding house, more like ○ ! un hôtel de luxe! une pension, oui! iron ;

2 ○ ( so to speak) I felt embarrassed, like GB, I felt, like, embarrassed US je me sentais plutôt embarrassé ; it reminds me a bit, like, of a hospital ça me fait penser, comment dire, à un hôpital.

E n dukes, duchesses and the like des ducs, des duchesses et autres personnes de ce genre ; earthquakes, floods and the like des tremblements de terre, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre ; I've never seen its like ou the like of it je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille ; their like will never be seen again des gens comme eux, il n'y en a plus ; scenes of unrest the like(s) of which had never been seen before in the city des scènes d'agitation telles qu'on n'en avait jamais vu dans la ville ; the like(s) of Al Capone des gens comme Al Capone ; she won't even speak to the likes of us ○ ! elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous! ; you shouldn't associate with the like(s) of them ○ tu ne devrais pas fréquenter des gens de leur acabit pej or des gens comme ça.

F - like (dans composés) bird-like qui fait penser à un oiseau ; child-like enfantin ; king-like royal.

Idioms

like enough, very like†, (as) like as not probablement ; like father like son Prov tel père tel fils Prov.

II.

like vtr

1 ( get on well with) aimer bien [person] ; I like Paul j'aime bien Paul ; to like sb as a friend aimer bien qn en tant qu'ami ; to like A better than B préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B ; to like A best préférer A ; to be well liked être apprécié ; to want to be liked vouloir plaire ;

2 ( find to one's taste) aimer (bien) [animal, artist, food, music, product, style] ; to like X better than Y préférer X à Y ; to like Z best préférer Z ; to like one's coffee strong aimer son café fort ; how do you like your tea? comment aimes-tu boire ton thé? ; what I like about him/this car is… ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est… ; we like the look of the house la maison nous semble bien ; I like the look of the new boss le nouveau patron me paraît sympathique or me plaît ; if the managerlikes the look of you si tu fais bonne impression sur le directeur ; she didn't like the look of the hotel l'hôtel ne lui disait rien ; I don't like the look of that man cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas ; I don't like the look of her, call the doctor elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin ; I don't like the sound of that ça ne me dit rien qui vaille ; I don't like what I hear about her ce que j'entends dire à propos d'elle ne me plaît pas beaucoup ; she hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it ça fait des semaines qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné, je n'aime pas ça ; if you like that sort of thing à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses ; you'll come with us and like it! tu viendras avec nous que ça te chante ○ ou pas! ; I like cheese but it doesn't like me ○ j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas ; this plant likes sunlight cette plante se plaît au soleil ;

3 ( enjoy doing) aimer bien ; ( stronger) aimer ; I like doing, I like to do j'aime (bien) faire ; he likes being able to do il aime pouvoir faire ; I like to see people doing j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent ; that's what I like to see! je trouve ça très bien! ; I like it when you do j'aime bien que tu fasses ; I don't like it when you do je n'aime pas que tu fasses ; I likeed it better when we did j'aimais mieux quand on faisait ; how do you like your new job? qu'est-ce que tu penses de ton nouveau travail? ; how do you like living in London? ça te plaît de vivre à Londres? ; how would you like it if you had to do…? ça te plairait à toi d'être obligé de faire…? ;

4 ( approve of) aimer ; I don't like your attitude je n'aime pas ton attitude, ton attitude ne me plaît pas ; the boss won't like it if you're late le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard ; she doesn't like to be kept waiting elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre ; to like sb to do aimer que qn fasse ; I like that! iron ça, c'est la meilleure! ; I like his cheek ou nerve! iron il ne manque pas de culot! ; I like it! ça me plaît! ; like it or not we all pay tax que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts ;

5 ( wish) vouloir, aimer ; I would ou should like a ticket je voudrais un billet ; I would ou should like to do je voudrais or j'aimerais faire ; she would have liked to do elle aurait voulu or aimé faire ; would you like to come to dinner? voudriez-vous venir dîner?, est-ce que cela vous dirait de venir dîner? ; I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine ; we'd like her to do nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse ; would you like me to come? voulez-vous que je vienne? ; I'd like to see him try ○ ! je voudrais bien voir ça! ; how would you like to come? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de venir? ; where did they get the money from, that's what I'd like to know je voudrais or j'aimerais bien savoir où ils ont trouvé l'argent ; I don't like to disturb her je n'ose pas la déranger ; if you like ( willingly agreeing) si tu veux ; ( reluctantly agreeing) si tu y tiens ; he's a bit of a rebel if you like il est un peu contestataire si tu veux ; you can do what you like tu peux faire ce que tu veux ; say what you like, I think it's a good idea tu peux dire ce que tu veux or tu diras ce que tu voudras, je pense que c'est une bonne idée ; sit (any)where you like asseyez-vous où vous voulez ;

6 ( think important) to like to do tenir à faire ; I like to keep fit je tiens à me maintenir en forme.

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Ⅰ.

like¹ [laɪk]

1 transitive verb

(a) (find pleasant) aimer (bien);

∎ I like him je l'aime bien, il me plaît bien;

∎ I like her, but I don't love her je l'aime bien, mais je ne suis pas amoureux d'elle;

∎ I don't like him je ne l'aime pas beaucoup, il ne me plaît pas;

∎ I like Elaine better than Simon j'aime mieux Elaine que Simon;

∎ I like Sally best c'est Sally que je préfère;

∎ what do you like about him? qu'est-ce qui te plaît chez lui?;

∎ do you like coffee? est-ce que tu aimes le café?;

∎ these plants don't like direct sunlight ces plantes ne supportent pas l'exposition directe à la lumière du soleil;

∎ humorous I like curry but it doesn't like me! j'aime le curry mais ça ne me réussit pas tellement!

(b) (enjoy) aimer;

∎ he likes school il aime l'école;

∎ to like doing or to do sth aimer faire qch;

∎ I like dancing or to dance j'aime danser;

∎ I like spending or to spend my weekends at home j'aime passer mes week-ends à la maison;

∎ I don't like being shouted at je n'aime pas qu'on me crie dessus;

∎ he doesn't like people talking about it il n'aime pas qu'on en parle;

∎ how would HE like being kept waiting in the rain? ça lui plairait, à lui, qu'on le fasse attendre sous la pluie?

(c) (approve of) aimer;

∎ I like people to be frank with me j'aime qu'on soit franc avec moi;

∎ if he doesn't like it he can go elsewhere si ça ne lui plaît pas il peut aller ailleurs;

∎ I don't like you swearing, I don't like it when you swear je n'aime pas que tu dises des gros mots;

∎ they're not going to like it! ça ne va pas leur plaire!;

∎ whether you like it or not! que ça te plaise ou non!;

∎ ironic well, I like that! ça, c'est le bouquet!;

∎ ironic I like the way you say "don't worry" "ne t'inquiète pas", c'est facile à dire

(d) (want, wish) aimer, vouloir;

∎ I'd like some tea je prendrais bien une tasse de thé;

∎ take any dress you like prends la robe que tu veux ou qui te plaît;

∎ as much as you like tant que vous voudrez;

∎ do what you like fais ce que tu veux ou ce qui te plaît;

∎ he thinks he can do anything he likes il se croit tout permis;

∎ she is free to do as she likes elle est libre d'agir à sa guise ou de faire comme il lui plaira;

∎ as you like comme vous voudrez;

∎ what I'd like to know is where he got the money from ce que je voudrais savoir, c'est où il a obtenu cet argent;

∎ come whenever you like venez quand vous voulez;

∎ I didn't like to say anything, but... je ne voulais rien dire mais...;

∎ I'd like nothing better than a hot bath il n'y a rien qui me ferait autant plaisir qu'un bon bain chaud;

∎ I'd like your opinion on this wine j'aimerais savoir ce que tu penses de ce vin;

∎ I would or I'd like to go out tonight j'aimerais (bien) sortir ce soir

(e) (in polite offers, requests)

∎ would you like to go out tonight? ça te dirait de ou tu as envie de sortir ce soir?;

∎ would you like tea or coffee? voulez-vous du thé ou du café?;

∎ would you like to leave a message? voulez-vous laisser un message?;

∎ would you like me to do it for you? veux-tu que je le fasse à ta place?;

∎ I'd like to speak to Mr Smith, please je voudrais parler à M. Smith, s'il vous plaît;

∎ I'd like the soup followed by a salad je prendrai la soupe puis une salade;

∎ I'd like my steak rare, please je voudrais mon steak saignant, s'il vous plaît

(f) (asking opinion)

∎ how do you like my jacket? comment trouves-tu ma veste?;

∎ how would you like a trip to Paris? ça te dirait d'aller à Paris?

(g) (asking preference)

∎ how do you like your coffee, black or white? vous prenez votre café noir ou avec du lait?

(h) (in generalizations)

∎ I like to be in bed by 10 p.m. j'aime être couché pour 10 heures;

∎ one doesn't like to interrupt c'est toujours délicat d'interrompre quelqu'un

2 likes plural noun

(preferences) goûts mpl;

∎ try to discover their likes and dislikes essayez de découvrir ce qu'ils aiment et ce qu'ils n'aiment pas

3 if you like adverb

(a) (expressing willingness) si tu veux;

∎ I can do it, if you like je peux le faire, si tu veux;

∎ I'll get lunch, shall I? - if you like je vais chercher de quoi manger, d'accord? - si tu veux

(b) (as it were) si tu veux;

∎ it was a surprise, a shock, if you like ça m'a surpris, choqué si tu veux

4 like it or not adverb

∎ like it or not, we're heading for a confrontation qu'on le veuille ou non, nous ne pouvons éviter une confrontation

Ⅱ.

like² [laɪk]

1 preposition

(a) (similar to) comme;

∎ to be like sb/sth être semblable à qn/à qch, ressembler à qn/à qch;

∎ there's a car like ours voilà une voiture comme la nôtre;

∎ their house is a bit like ours leur maison est un peu comme la nôtre;

∎ there's no place like home rien ne vaut son chez-soi;

∎ we're like sisters nous sommes comme des sœurs;

∎ she's nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur;

∎ he was like a father to me il a été comme un père pour moi;

∎ he talks like his father il parle comme son père;

∎ it's shaped like an egg ça a la forme d'un œuf;

∎ it tastes a bit like celery ça a un peu le goût de céleri;

∎ do you have any more like this? en avez-vous d'autres?;

∎ I want to find one just like it je veux trouver le/la même;

∎ there's nothing like it il n'y a rien de mieux;

∎ it seemed like hours c'était comme si des heures entières s'étaient écoulées;

∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

(b) (asking for opinion or description)

∎ what's your new boss like? comment est ton nouveau patron?;

∎ what's the weather like? quel temps fait-il?;

∎ what does it taste like? quel goût ça a?;

∎ what was it like? c'était comment?

(c) (such as) comme;

∎ in a family like ours dans une famille comme la nôtre;

∎ I've had enough of people like him! j'en ai assez des gens comme lui!;

∎ it makes me angry to hear things like that ça me met en colère d'entendre des choses pareilles;

∎ cities like Toronto and Ottawa des villes comme Toronto et Ottawa;

∎ I'm useless at things like sewing je ne suis bon à rien quand il s'agit de couture et de choses comme ça

(d) (indicating typical behaviour)

∎ you know what she's like vous savez comme elle est;

∎ kids are like that, what do you expect? les gosses sont comme ça, qu'est-ce que tu veux!;

∎ it's not like him to be rude ça ne lui ressemble pas ou ce n'est pas son genre d'être impoli;

∎ it's just like him not to show up! c'est bien son style ou c'est bien de lui de ne pas venir!;

∎ familiar be like that then! tant pis pour toi!;

∎ familiar don't be like that, he didn't mean what he said ne le prends pas mal, ce n'est pas ce qu'il voulait dire^□ ;

∎ that's just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin!;

∎ like father like son tel père, tel fils

(e) (in the same manner as) comme;

∎ I think like you je pense comme vous;

∎ you're acting like a fool tu te comportes comme un imbécile;

∎ they chattered like monkeys ils ont bavardé comme de vraies pipelettes;

∎ to speak French like a native parler français comme un natif;

∎ we, like everyone else, were forced to queue all night nous avons dû faire la queue toute la nuit, comme tout le monde;

∎ do it like this/that voici/voilà comment il faut faire;

∎ like so comme ça;

∎ sorry to interrupt you like this désolé de t'interrompre comme ça;

∎ don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton!

(f) (in approximations)

∎ it cost something like £200 ça a coûté dans les 200 livres;

∎ we don't have anything like as many people as we need on est loin d'avoir tout le monde qu'il nous faut;

∎ it will cost more like £20 ça coûtera plutôt dans les 20 livres;

∎ it was more like midnight when we got home il était plus près de minuit quand nous sommes arrivés à la maison;

∎ that's more like it! voilà qui est mieux!;

∎ she is nothing like as intelligent as you elle est loin d'être aussi intelligente que vous;

∎ familiar he ran like anything or like hell or like blazes il a couru comme un dératé ou comme s'il avait le feu aux fesses

2 adjective

∎ we were treated in like manner on nous a traités de la même façon;

∎ they are of like temperament ils ont le même tempérament;

∎ Mathematics like terms/quantities termes mpl/quantités fpl semblables

3 conjunction familiar

(a) (as) comme^□ ;

∎ like I was saying comme je disais;

∎ they don't make them like they used to! ils/elles ne sont plus ce qu'ils/elles étaient!;

∎ I wish I could dance like you! j'aimerais bien pouvoir danser comme toi!;

∎ it was just like in the films c'était exactement comme au cinéma;

∎ tell it like it is dis les choses comme elles sont

(b) (as if) comme si^□ ;

∎ he acted like he was in charge il se comportait comme si c'était lui le chef;

∎ she felt like she wanted to cry elle avait l'impression qu'elle allait pleurer;

∎ he looked like he'd seen a ghost on aurait dit qu'il avait vu un fantôme

4 adverb

familiar (in conversation, reported speech)

∎ I was hungry, like, so I went into this café j'avais faim, tu vois, alors je suis entré dans un café;

∎ there were like three thousand people there il devait y avoir environ trois mille personnes^□ ;

∎ I was busy, like, that's why I didn't call you j'étais occupé, c'est pour ça que je t'ai pas appelé, tu comprends?;

∎ he just came up behind me, like il s'est approché de moi par derrière^□ ;

∎ I was like "no way" alors je lui ai fait "pas question";

∎ so he was like "in your dreams, pal!" alors il a dit "c'est ça, compte là-dessus mon vieux!"

5 noun

∎ he and his like lui et ses semblables;

∎ like attracts like qui se ressemble s'assemble;

∎ you can only compare like with like on ne peut comparer que ce qui est comparable;

∎ to give or to return like for like rendre la pareille;

∎ she goes in for shiatzu, yoga and the like elle fait du shiatsu, du yoga et d'autres choses comme ça;

∎ I've never seen the like of it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!;

∎ he was a president the like or likes of which we will probably never see again c'était un président comme on n'en verra probablement plus jamais

6 likes plural noun

∎ the likes of us/them/ etc les gens comme nous/eux/ etc;

∎ it's not for the likes of us ça n'est pas pour les gens comme nous

7 like enough, like as not adverb

British familiar probablement^□ ;

∎ he's still at the office, like enough il y a des chances qu'il soit encore au bureau;

∎ like enough, she hasn't even read it yet elle ne l'a probablement même pas encore lu

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15 way

weɪ
1. сущ.
1) путь;
дорога;
this door is the only way out of the room ≈ эта дверь - единственный путь из этой комнаты If you lose your way, ask the policemen. ≈ если Вы потеряли дорогу, спросите у полисмена. She thrust her way into the crowd. ≈ Она протискивалась сквозь толпу. She has come a long way in her studies ≈ Она прошла большой путь в своих исследованиях. to go separate ways ≈ идти разными путями be on the way ≈ быть в пути( куда-л) in the way ≈ на пути on the way ≈ по пути, в дороге Syn: road, path
2) направление Which way is the town from here? ≈ В какой стороне город? Could you look this way? ≈ Посмотрите, пожалуйста, сюда (в эту сторону). They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next. ≈ Они остановились на верху лестницы, не зная в какую сторону идти. Just follow the Way Out signs. ≈ Просто следуйте за указателями "Выход". to lead the way ≈ идти впереди;
быть вожаком, показывать пример to hold/keep a way ≈ держаться избранного пути one way ≈ в одну сторону Syn: course, route
3) направляющие, рельсы, стапель Ways for rolling weights along ≈ Направляющие для перекатывания грузов.
4) сторона Are you coming my way? ≈ Ты со мной? Everything was coming his way. ≈ Все было на его стороне. He let me down at the moment when everything was going my way. ≈ Он меня кинул как раз тогда, когда все шло путем. She had it her own way in the end. ≈ В конце концов она добилась своего. three-way discussion ≈ трех-сторонняя дискуссия
5) разг. район, местность, сторона somebody from Newcastle way ≈ кто-то из района Ньюкастла If you speak standard English anywhere round our way, people tend to view you with suspicion. ≈ Если в нашей местности вы говорите на литературном английском, люди склонны смотреть на вас с подозрением.
6) способ, средство;
метод I will find a way to do it. ≈ Я найду способ это сделать. Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food. ≈ Замораживание продуктов - неплохой способ их хранения. Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class. ≈ Еще одним способом завести новых друзей является посещение вечерних занятий. ways and means Syn: method
7) манера, привычка, образ действия, особенность She smiled in a friendly way. ≈ Она дружески улыбнулась. He had a strange way of talking. ≈ У него была странная манера говорить. to stand in the ancient ways ≈ придерживаться старых принципов It is not in his way to be communicative. ≈ Общительность не в его характере. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways. ≈ Он порывает со всеми, кто пытается заставить его изменить свои привычки. to live in a great way ≈ жить на широкую ногу to live in a small way ≈ жить скромно way of living
8) отношение, аспект in a way in every way in many ways in some ways
9) занятие, положение, состояние to be in the retail way ≈ заниматься розничной торговлей in a bad way ≈ в плохом состоянии She is in a terrible way. ≈ Она ужасно взволнована. to be in the way of doing smth ≈ быть близким к тому, чтобы совершить что-л. ∙ make one's way know one's way around/about have one's own way get one's own way a little way a little ways a long way a long ways make way for have way on under way go out of way
2. нареч. намного, далеко, значительно( с различными предлогами и наречиями) the temperature is way below zero ≈ температура значительно ниже нуля unemployment is way above the official figure. ≈ безработица намного превышает официальные цифры he drank way too much ≈ он слишком много пил way behind ≈ далеко позади way ahead ≈ далеко впереди way back way over путь;
дорога;
маршрут - the * was rough дорога была плохая - which is the best * to N.? как лучше всего пройти в N.? - which is the * in ? где вход? - * across переход - a * through a forest дорога через лес - a covered * крытый переход направление - he went this * он пошел в эту сторону /в этом направлении/ - this *, please сюда, пожалуйста - going my *? нам по пути? - you've got your hat on the wrong * round вы надели шляпу задом наперед расстояние - it is a long * from here это далеко отсюда - she has come a long * in her work она значительно продвинулась в своей работе - his birthday is still a long * off до его дня рождения еще далеко движение вперед;
ход - under * (морское) на ходу - preparations are under * идут /ведутся/ приготовления - to get under * (морское) отплывать, отходить;
тронуться в путь, отправиться, выехать;
начать осуществлять;
пускать в ход - to gather * набирать ход /скорость/ - to lose * отставать, снижать скорость;
убавлять ход( о судне) - to be well on one's * значительно продвинуться вперед - to make * продвинуться вперед - he has made his * in life /in the world/ он пробил себе дорогу в жизни, он преуспел в жизни - to make the best of one's * идти как можно быстрее, спешить - to have * on двигаться вперед (о судне, автомобиле) образ действия;
метод, способ - there are different *s of doing a thing одно и то же можно делать по-разному /различными способами/ - this is the * to do it это нужно делать только так /именно таким образом/ - to do a thing in the * of business сделать что-л. в деловом порядке /на коммерческой основе/ манера поведения - to speak in a careless * говорить небрежно - her * of doing her hair ее прическа - I don't like the * she smiles мне не нравится ее улыбка - don't take offence - it is only his * не обижайтесь, у него просто такая манера (вести себя, говорить) - I do not mind his *s (разговорное) я не обращаю внимания на его выходки - it is always the * with him он всегда так ведет себя особенность, характерная черта - he is not built that * он не такого склада человек - it is not his * to be generous он не отличается щедростью уклад, обычай, привычка - the American * of life американский образ жизни - the * of the world общепринятый уклад жизни;
традиционные взгляды;
общепринятые нормы поведения - that is the * of the world так уж повелось на свете - to stand in the ancient *s держаться за старину, быть противником новшеств - the good old *s доброе старое время отношение, аспект - not a bad fellow in some *s в некоторых отношениях он неплохой человек - in no * inferior ни в каком отношении не хуже - they are in no * similar они во всех отношениях разные - a genius in his * человек по-своему гениальный, своего рода гений положение, состояние - things are in a bad * дела обстоят скверно - the business is in a fine * фирма процветает - in the family * (эвфмеизм) в интересном положении, беременная размах, масштабы деятельности - to live in a small * жить скромно - to live in a great * жить на широкую ногу - to be a printer in a small * быть владельцем небольшой типографии - he is an author in a small * он пописывает - to advertise in a big * широко разрекламировать( разговорное) область, сфера;
занятие - he is in the grocery * он торгует бакалеей - hunting is not /does not lie, does not come, does not fall/ in my * охота - это не по моей части категория, род - what have we in the * of food? что у нас есть по части съестного? - I want a few things in the stationery * мне нужно купить кое-что из письменных принадлежностей возможность, путь, средство - to find a * of doing smth. изыскать возможность сделать что-л. - it's a difficult problem but we'll find a * of solving it это сложная проблема, но мы найдем путь ее решения ( морское) стапель (техническое) направляющая( станка) (юридическое) право прохода, проезда > all the /the whole/ * (from...to) от самого...до самого > all the * from the Atlantic to the Pacific от берегов Атлантики до самого Тихого океана > all the * from A to Z (американизм) от А до Я;
с самого начала до самого конца > all the /the whole/ * до конца, полностью > he went all the * for the plan он неизменно поддерживал этот план > any * и в том и в другом случае;
в любом случае > by the * кстати, между прочим;
по пути, по дороге > by * of через;
в виде, в качестве;
с целью, ради;
в ходе > by * of London через Лондон > by * of advance в виде аванса > to say smth. by * of an apology сказать что-л. в порядке извинения > to say a few words by * of introduction сказать несколько слов в качестве вступления > by * of joking шутки ради > to make inquiries by * of learning the truth наводить справки с целью установления истины > by * of business в деловом порядке > to be by * of being smb. считаться кем-л., относиться к какой-л. категории (людей) > she is by * of being a good pianist она считается хорошей пианисткой > (by) a long * значительно > better by a long *, a long * better гораздо /значительно/ лучше > in a * в известном смысле;
до некоторой степени, в известной мере > he is kind in a * он по-своему добр > to get in one's /the/ * препятствовать движению, стоять на пути, загораживать дорогу, мешать;
являться препятствием чему-л. > tell that boy to get in the * скажи этому парню, чтобы не путался под ногами > her illness got in the * of her studies ее занятиям помешала болезнь > to put obstacles in smb.'s * чинить препятствия кому-л. > to put smb. in the * of smth. дать /предоставить/ кому-л. возможность сделать что-л. > an opportunity had been put in my * мне представилась возможность > on one's /the/ * по пути, по дороге;
в пути;
на подходе > I'll buy it on my /the/ * home я куплю это по дороге домой > the machine you ordered is on its * заказанная вами машина отправлена > the help is on the * помощь на подходе > she set out on her * она отправилась в путь > dearer sugar is on the * предстоит повышение цены на сахар > she is on the * to success она на пути к успеху > he's on the * to becoming the most highly paid man in the company ему предстоит стать самым высокооплачиваемым лицом в компании > the other * round /(амер) around/ наоборот > no * бесполезно, ничего не выйдет /не получится/;
(американизм) (сленг) ни в коем случае > no two *s about it это несомненно;
об этом не может быть двух мнений > one * or another, some * or other так или иначе;
в любом случае;
как бы то ни было > to have nothing to say one * or the other не иметь определенного мнения > every which * (американизм) во всех направлениях, в разные стороны;
кое-как, как попало > out of the * необыкновенный, необычный, незаурядный;
неуместный, неприличный;
сделанный, законченный;
отдаленный, лежащий не по пути /в стороне/ > the picture is nothing out of the * в этой картине нет ничего особенного > he got his homework out of the * он разделался с домашним заданием > this village is very much out of the * эта деревня находится далеко в стороне, это глухая деревушка > to put smb. out of the * устранить /убрать/ кого-л. (убить или засадить в тюрьму) > to go out of one's * to do smth. прилагать все усилия, чтобы сделать что-л. > she went out of her * to help me она старалась изо всех сил помочь мне > to come one's * удаваться, кончаться благополучно( для кого-л.) > nothing came my * мне ничего не удавалось, мне не подвертывалось ничего хорошего > to have /to get/ one's (own) * добиться своего;
настоять на своем > I had it my * я поступил по-своему > to give * отступать;
уступать;
сдаваться;
поддаваться, предаваться;
подаваться, не выдерживать;
надломиться;
рухнуть;
снижаться, падать (о ценах) ;
(геология) (горное) осесть( о породе, кровле) ;
(техническое) погнуться > the enemy was forced to give * противник был вынужден отступить > his anger gave * to curiosity его гнев уступил место любопытству > to give * to regrets предаваться сожалениям > to give * to a passion of tears дать полю слезам > the branch gave * ветка переломилась > the dam gave * плотина прорвалась > his legs gave * under him у него подкосились ноги > his health gave * у него сдало /пошатнулось/ здоровье > give *! (морское) весла на воду! (команда) > * enough! (морское) шабаш!, на воду! (команда) > to go a long * (to, towards) иметь вес или значение, играть важную роль > this will go a long * towards overcoming our difficulties это окажет большую помощь в преодолении наших затруднений > to make a penny go a long * уметь разумно расходовать средства > to go a long * (with) производить сильное впечатление( на кого-л.) > to go a very little * with smb. иметь мало влияния на кого-л. > to go one's *(s) уезжать, уходить, отбывать > to go one's own * идти своим путем, действовать независимо /самостоятельно/ > to go the * of all flesh /of all the earth, of nature, of all living/ умереть > to have * находить выход (о чувстве и т. п.) > to have a * with one обладать обаянием;
иметь подход к людям > he had a pleasant * он был приятен в обращении > she has a winning * with her в ней есть обаяние, она привлекает сердца > to have it both *s иметь и то, и другое > you cannot have it both *s выбирайте одно из двух > to bet both *s ставить на лошадь и место, которое она займет( на скачках) > to know one's * about знать дорогу;
знать все ходы и выходы;
быть искушенным /опытным/ > to lead the * идти впереди;
показывать дорогу;
подавать пример > to make * (for) уступить дорогу /место/;
расчистить путь;
расступиться, раздвинуться( о толпе) > to make one's * to /towards/ smth. направиться куда-л. > to make one's * in life /in the world/ пробивать себе дорогу в жизни, делать карьеру > an opinion is making its * мнение распространяется > to pave the * for smth. подготовить почву /создать условия/ для чего-л. > to pay one's * жить по средствам;
выполнять свои обязательства > to pay its * окупаться, оправдывать себя, быть рентабельным /выгодным/ > to see one's * (clear) to do smth. предусматривать возможность сделать что-л.;
найти возможным или удобным сделать что-л. > we cannot see our * (clear) to accept your offer мы не видим возможности принять ваше предложение > the *s of God (религия) пути господни > the W. of the Cross( религия) (искусство) крестный путь > the W. (религия) стезя( христианства) > the longest /farthest/ * round /about/ is the nearest * home (пословица) кратчайший путь - знакомый путь промежуточный( по пути куда-л.) ;
расположенный по пути (американизм) (усилительно) далеко;
на значительном расстоянии, в отдалении - * behind далеко позади - they are * ahead of us они намного обогнали нас - * below значительно ниже - * down South далеко на юге - * back давно - friends from * back давнишние друзья( американизм) (усилительно) полностью, до конца (американизм) (усилительно) близ - down Canterbury * близ Кантербери - * back in the nineties еще в девяностые годы int тпру! back ~ окольный путь ~ отношение;
bad in every way плохой во всех отношениях;
in a way в некотором отношении;
в известном смысле;
до известной степени;
in many ways во многих отношениях ~ область, сфера;
to be in the retail way заниматься розничной торговлей to be in the ~ быть под рукой to be in the ~ стоять поперек дороги, мешать to be in the ~ of doing (smth.) быть близким к тому, чтобы совершить ( что-л.) on the ~ попутно;
to be on one's way быть в пути;
to go one's way(s) уходить, отправляться preparations are under ~ идет подготовка;
to be well under way зайти достаточно далеко by the ~ кстати, между прочим;
to get out of (smb.'s) way уйти с дороги;
to make way( for smb., smth.) дать дорогу, уступить место( кому-л., чему-л.) by the ~ по дороге, по пути by ~ кстати by ~ между прочим by ~ of в виде, в качестве by ~ of ради, с целью by ~ of trade путем торговли to come (smb.'s) ~ попадаться, встречаться( кому-л.) (на жизненном пути) every ~ во всех направлениях every ~ во всех отношениях by the ~ кстати, между прочим;
to get out of (smb.'s) way уйти с дороги;
to make way (for smb., smth.) дать дорогу, уступить место (кому-л., чему-л.) to give ~ падать (об акциях) ;
one way or the other тем или иным путем, так или иначе to give ~ поддаваться, предаваться (отчаянию и т. п.) to give ~ поддаваться, уступать to give ~ портиться, сдавать on the ~ попутно;
to be on one's way быть в пути;
to go one's way(s) уходить, отправляться to go out of one's ~..., to put oneself out of the ~... постараться изо всех сил (чтобы оказать помощь, содействие другому) pay your own ~ платите за себя;
to go the way of all flesh (или of nature, of all the earth) умереть ~ over чересчур;
to go way over one's budget выйти из бюджета, перерасходовать средства ~ сторона, направление;
look this way посмотрите сюда;
this way, please (пройдите) сюда, пожалуйста;
(are you) going my way? нам по пути?;
the other way round наоборот to have a ~ (with smb.) иметь особый подход (к кому-л.), уметь убеждать( кого-л.) the longest ~ round is the shortest ~ home посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь;
to have a way with oneself обладать обаянием to have (или to get) one's own ~ добиться своего, настоять на своем, поступать по-своему;
to have it one's own way действовать по-своему, добиваться своего she had it her own ~ in the end в конце концов хозяйкой положения оказалась она;
have it your (own) way поступай, как знаешь, твое дело to have (или to get) one's own ~ добиться своего, настоять на своем, поступать по-своему;
to have it one's own way действовать по-своему, добиваться своего to have ~ on двигаться вперед (о корабле, автомобиле и т. п.) ;
under way мор. на ходу (тж. перен.) out of the ~ необыкновенный;
необычный, незаурядный;
he has done nothing out of the way он не сделал ничего из ряда вон выходящего I will find a ~ to do it я найду способ это сделать ~ состояние;
in a bad way в плохом состоянии ~ отношение;
bad in every way плохой во всех отношениях;
in a way в некотором отношении;
в известном смысле;
до известной степени;
in many ways во многих отношениях ~ отношение;
bad in every way плохой во всех отношениях;
in a way в некотором отношении;
в известном смысле;
до известной степени;
in many ways во многих отношениях in the following ~ следующим образом ~ обычай, привычка;
особенность;
it is not in his way to be communicative общительность не в его характере;
to stand in the ancient ways быть противником всего нового ~ путь;
дорога;
to take one's way идти;
уходить;
to lead the way идти впереди;
быть вожаком, показывать пример;
to lose one's way сбиться с пути ~ расстояние;
a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко;
a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко ~ образ жизни;
to live in a great (small) way жить на широкую ногу (скромно) ~ расстояние;
a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко;
a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко ~ расстояние;
a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко;
a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко the longest ~ round is the shortest ~ home посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь;
to have a way with oneself обладать обаянием ~ сторона, направление;
look this way посмотрите сюда;
this way, please (пройдите) сюда, пожалуйста;
(are you) going my way? нам по пути?;
the other way round наоборот ~ путь;
дорога;
to take one's way идти;
уходить;
to lead the way идти впереди;
быть вожаком, показывать пример;
to lose one's way сбиться с пути to make one's ~ продвигаться;
пробираться to make one's ~ сделать карьеру, завоевать положение в обществе (тж. to make one's way in the world) ;
to make the best of one's way идти как можно скорее, спешить by the ~ кстати, между прочим;
to get out of (smb.'s) way уйти с дороги;
to make way (for smb., smth.) дать дорогу, уступить место (кому-л., чему-л.) to see one's ~ понимать, как надо действовать;
быть в состоянии( сделать что-л.) ;
now I see my way теперь я знаю, что делать;
to try one's own way поступать по-своему on the ~ в пути;
on the way home по пути домой on the ~ в пути;
on the way home по пути домой on the ~ попутно;
to be on one's way быть в пути;
to go one's way(s) уходить, отправляться on ~ в пути tomy ~ of thinking по моему мнению;
one way or another так или иначе;
the other way иначе to give ~ падать (об акциях) ;
one way or the other тем или иным путем, так или иначе tomy ~ of thinking по моему мнению;
one way or another так или иначе;
the other way иначе ~ сторона, направление;
look this way посмотрите сюда;
this way, please (пройдите) сюда, пожалуйста;
(are you) going my way? нам по пути?;
the other way round наоборот out of the ~ не по пути;
в стороне out of the ~ необыкновенный;
необычный, незаурядный;
he has done nothing out of the way он не сделал ничего из ряда вон выходящего pay your own ~ платите за себя;
to go the way of all flesh (или of nature, of all the earth) умереть preparations are under ~ идет подготовка;
to be well under way зайти достаточно далеко ways and means парл. пути и способы изыскания денежных средств;
to put (smb.) in the way (of (doing) smth.) дать (кому-л.) возможность заработать, сделать ( что-л.) no two ways about it об этом не может быть двух мнений;
to put (smb.) in the way (of smth.) предоставить (кому-л.) случай, дать возможность( сделать что-л.) to go out of one's ~..., to put oneself out of the ~... постараться изо всех сил (чтобы оказать помощь, содействие другому) she went out of the ~ to please her future mother-in-law она изо всех сил старалась понравиться своей будущей свекрови;
to put (smb.) out of the way убрать (кого-л.), убить( кого-л.) the runner was ~ ahead of his opponents бегун значительно опередил своих соперников to see one's ~ понимать, как надо действовать;
быть в состоянии( сделать что-л.) ;
now I see my way теперь я знаю, что делать;
to try one's own way поступать по-своему to see one's ~ (clear) to (doing) (smth.) знать, как сделать (что-л.) she had it her own ~ in the end в конце концов хозяйкой положения оказалась она;
have it your (own) way поступай, как знаешь, твое дело way sl волнение;
she is in a terrible way она ужасно взволнована she went out of the ~ to please her future mother-in-law она изо всех сил старалась понравиться своей будущей свекрови;
to put (smb.) out of the way убрать (кого-л.), убить (кого-л.) ~ обычай, привычка;
особенность;
it is not in his way to be communicative общительность не в его характере;
to stand in the ancient ways быть противником всего нового ~ путь;
дорога;
to take one's way идти;
уходить;
to lead the way идти впереди;
быть вожаком, показывать пример;
to lose one's way сбиться с пути tomy ~ of thinking по моему мнению;
one way or another так или иначе;
the other way иначе to see one's ~ понимать, как надо действовать;
быть в состоянии (сделать что-л.) ;
now I see my way теперь я знаю, что делать;
to try one's own way поступать по-своему to have ~ on двигаться вперед (о корабле, автомобиле и т. п.) ;
under way мор. на ходу (тж. перен.) under ~ в состоянии разработки way sl волнение;
she is in a terrible way она ужасно взволнована ~ back in the nineties еще в 90-х годах;
way ahead далеко впереди ~ разг. далеко, значительно, чересчур;
way behind далеко позади;
way back давно ~ разг. далеко, значительно, чересчур;
way behind далеко позади;
way back давно ~ метод, средство, способ;
манера;
образ действия;
way of living образ жизни;
условия существования the Ways and Means Committee постоянная бюджетная комиссия конгресса США;
way out выход из положения ~ разг. далеко, значительно, чересчур;
way behind далеко позади;
way back давно ~ движение вперед;
ход ~ метод, средство, способ;
манера;
образ действия;
way of living образ жизни;
условия существования ~ тех. направляющая (станка) ~ область, сфера;
to be in the retail way заниматься розничной торговлей ~ образ жизни;
to live in a great (small) way жить на широкую ногу (скромно) ~ обычай, привычка;
особенность;
it is not in his way to be communicative общительность не в его характере;
to stand in the ancient ways быть противником всего нового ~ отношение;
bad in every way плохой во всех отношениях;
in a way в некотором отношении;
в известном смысле;
до известной степени;
in many ways во многих отношениях ~ путь;
дорога;
to take one's way идти;
уходить;
to lead the way идти впереди;
быть вожаком, показывать пример;
to lose one's way сбиться с пути ~ путь ~ расстояние;
a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко;
a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко ~ состояние;
in a bad way в плохом состоянии ~ сторона, направление;
look this way посмотрите сюда;
this way, please (пройдите) сюда, пожалуйста;
(are you) going my way? нам по пути?;
the other way round наоборот ~ мор. стапель ~ attr.: the Ways and Means Committee бюджетная комиссия британского парламента ~ back in the nineties еще в 90-х годах;
way ahead далеко впереди ~ of life образ жизни ~ out выход ~ over чересчур;
to go way over one's budget выйти из бюджета, перерасходовать средства the ~ you would respond вчт. ваш способ ответных действий ways and means пути и способы;
пути и возможности ways and means парл. пути и способы изыскания денежных средств;
to put (smb.) in the way (of (doing) smth.) дать (кому-л.) возможность заработать, сделать (что-л.)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > way
16 like

I 1. adjective
(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) lik, ens; liknende
2. preposition
(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) som
3. noun
(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) make, like(mann), noe liknende
4. conjunction
((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) som

- likely
- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb
1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) like, være glad i

2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) like, være glad i

•

- likeable
- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to

lik
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like

I
subst. \/laɪk\/

like, noe som ligner

and the like og den slags, og lignende (ting), med mer

• music, painting, and the like

musikk, maling og lignende ting

do the like gjøre likeså, gjøre det samme

give like for like betale med samme mynt

the like noe lignende, slikt, på maken

• did you ever hear the like?

har du hørt på maken? \/ har du hørt slikt?

like draws to like eller like will to like eller like turns to like krake søker make

the like of maken til

• I never saw the like of him

jeg så aldri hans like

the likes of ( hverdagslig) slike som

• such pleasures are not for the likes of us

slike gleder er ikke for slike som du og meg

not look upon someone's like again ( høytidelig) aldri få se noens like mer

or the like eller den slags
II
verb \/laɪk\/

1) like, synes om, holde av

• I like her very much

jeg holder svært mye av henne

• I don't like troubling him

jeg liker ikke å plage ham

• John doesn't like to go skiing

John liker ikke å gå på ski

• do as you like

gjør som du vil

• I rather like him

jeg liker ham ganske godt

2) foretrekke, (helst) ville ha

• I like my tea strong

jeg liker teen sterk

• whenever he likes

når han vil \/ når det passer ham

• I don't like him to come here so often

jeg synes ikke om at han kommer hit så ofte

3) ville, ønske, ha lyst til

• would you like a cup of tea?

har du lyst på en kopp te?

• what would you like?

hva vil du ha? \/ hva skal det være?

• I will come if you like

jeg kommer om du vil

• he's a bit strange, if you like, but...

han er kanskje litt underlig, men...

4) ( gammeldags) behage

• it likes me

det behager meg

how do you like it? hva synes du om det?, hvordan smaker det? hvordan vil du ha det? hvordan trives du?

like better foretrekke, like bedre

like it like det

• like it or not, you'll do it

du må gjøre det enten du liker det eller ikke trives

• I don't like it in this office

jeg trives ikke på dette kontoret

like somebody none the worse like noen like godt

like to do something ( også) gjerne gjøre noe

like to know like å vite, gjerne vite, gjerne ha visst, det hadde vært moro å vite (også spøkefullt)

not like doing something ikke like å gjøre noe

well, I like that! ( spøkefullt) det må jeg si!

you would like that, wouldn't you? ( også) det ville du nok likt!
III
adj. \/laɪk\/

1) lik(edan), ens

• I have one like this at home

jeg har en likedan hjemme

• he was wearing a hat rather like this one

han hadde på seg en hatt som var temmelig lik denne

2) ( litterært) lignende, samme

• hospitals and like institutions

sykehus og lignende institusjoner

• the like period during the preceding year

samme periode forrige år

• this and the like subjects

dette og lignende emner

3) ( gammeldags eller dialekt) sannsynlig, trolig

• it is like to happen again

det hender sikkert igjen

4) ( gammeldags eller dialekt) nær, nær ved

• he seemed like to choke

det virket som om han var nær ved å kveles

in like manner på samme vis, likeså

be like være lik, ligne, se ut som

• she is like him

hun ligner ham

• she was like a witch

hun så ut som en heks

• who do you think he is like?

hvem synes du han ligner?

• the portrait is not like you

portrettet er ikke likt deg

• they are very much like each other

de er veldig like

like father, like son eller like mother, like child eplet faller ikke langt fra stammen

like master, like man som herren er, så blir hans tjenere

like signs ( matematikk) samme fortegn

that's more like it det var bedre, det var andre boller, det var ikke så dumt

what's he like? hvordan er han egentlig?, hvordan ser han ut?

what's it like? hvordan er den?, hvordan ser den ut? hvordan smaker det? hvordan føles det?

• what's the room like?

hvordan er rommet?

what something is like hva noe er, hvordan noe tar seg ut

• learn what skiing is like

lære hva det vil si å gå på ski
IV
adv. \/laɪk\/

( hverdagslig) liksom, så å si

• they encouraged us like

very like eller like enough eller as like as not høyst sannsynlig
V
prep. \/laɪk\/

1) som, likesom, lik, på samme måte som

• if I were to behave like you

om jeg oppførte meg som deg

• he speaks French like a native

han snakker fransk som en innfødt

2) lik, typisk (for)

• that is just like him!

det er så likt ham! \/ det er typisk han!

3) (som) for eksempel

• that is something like a record!

det var litt av en rekord!

anything like noenlunde

• if the weather is anything like fine

om været er noenlunde fint

anything like that noe slikt

• he had not expected anything like that

han hadde ikke ventet noe slikt

just like that uten videre

like anything ( hverdagslig) som bare det, så inn i hampen, av alle krefter, av hele sitt hjerte, utrolig, kolossalt

• he ran like anything

han løp som bare det

• work like anything

jobbe av alle krefter

• cry like anything

gråte som bare det

• he wanted like anything to go there

han ville reise dit av hele sitt hjerte

like that som det, slik, sånn

• don't shout like that!

ikke skrik sånn!

• teachers are like that

lærere er sånn

like this som dette, slik

• a book like this

en bok som dette

nothing like ( hverdagslig) ikke i det hele tatt, visst ikke, ikke på langt nær, ikke tilnærmelsesvis

• nothing like as old

ikke på langt nær så gammel

• there is nothing like sailing

ingenting er som å seile

• it is nothing like what it used to be

det er ikke på langt nær slik det var før

something like ( hverdagslig) omkring, omtrent, om lag

• something like £100

omtrent 100 pund

noe lignende, noe i stil med, noenlunde

• feel something like anger

føle noe lignende sinne

• something like T. S. Eliot

noe i stil med T. S. Eliot

• in something like order

i noenlunde orden

somehing like that noe i den stilen, noe slikt

that's somehing like! det var jammen saker!, sånn skal det være!, det var andre boller!
VI
konj. \/laɪk\/

1) ( hverdagslig) som, slik

• pronounce the word like I do

uttal ordet slik jeg gjør

2) som om

• he behaved like he was the only one

han oppførte seg som om han var den eneste

English-Norwegian dictionary > like
17 way

I
1. [weı] n

1. путь; дорога; маршрут

the way was rough - дорога была плохая

which is the best way to N.? - как лучше всего пройти в N.?

which is the way in [out]? - где вход [выход]?

a way down [up] - спуск [подъём]

way across - переход

a way through a forest - дорога через лес

a covered way - крытый переход

2. направление

he went this way - он пошёл в эту сторону /в этом направлении/

this way, please - сюда, пожалуйста

going my way? - нам по пути?

you've got your hat on the wrong way round - вы надели шляпу задом наперёд

3. расстояние

it is a long way from here - это далеко отсюда

she has come a long way in her work - она значительно продвинулась в своей работе

his birthday is still a long way off - до его дня рождения ещё далеко

4. движение вперёд; ход

under way - мор. на ходу

preparations are under way - идут /ведутся/ приготовления

to get under way - а) мор. отплывать, отходить; б) тронуться в путь, отправиться, выехать; в) начать осуществлять; пускать в ход

to gather way - набирать ход /скорость/

to lose way - а) отставать, снижать скорость; б) убавлять ход ( о судне)

to be well on one's way - значительно продвинуться вперёд

to make way - продвинуться вперёд

he has made his way in life /in the world/ - он пробил себе дорогу в жизни, он преуспел в жизни

to make the best of one's way - идти как можно быстрее, спешить

to have way on - двигаться вперёд (о судне, автомобиле)

5. 1) образ действия; метод, способ

there are different ways of doing a thing - одно и то же можно делать по-разному /различными способами/

this is the way to do it - это нужно делать только так /именно таким образом/

to do a thing in the way of business - сделать что-л. в деловом порядке /на коммерческой основе/

2) манера поведения

to speak in a careless way - говорить небрежно

her way of doing her hair - её причёска

I don't like the way she smiles - мне не нравится её улыбка

don't take offence - it is only his way - не обижайтесь, у него просто такая манера (вести себя, говорить)

I do not mind his ways - разг. я не обращаю внимания на его выходки

it is always the way with him - он всегда так ведёт себя

6. 1) особенность, характерная черта

he is not built that way - он не такого склада человек

it is not his way to be generous - он не отличается щедростью

2) уклад, обычай, привычка

the American way of life - американский образ жизни

the way of the world - общепринятый уклад жизни; традиционные взгляды; общепринятые нормы поведения

that is the way of the world - так уж повелось на свете

to stand in the ancient ways - держаться за старину, быть противником новшеств

the good old ways - ≅ доброе старое время

7. отношение, аспект

not a bad fellow in some ways - в некоторых отношениях он неплохой человек

in no way inferior - ни в каком отношении не хуже

they are in no way similar - они во всех отношениях разные

a genius in his way - человек по-своему гениальный, своего рода гений

8. 1) положение, состояние

things are in a bad way - дела обстоят скверно

the business is in a fine way - фирма процветает

in the family way - эвф. в интересном положении, беременная

2) размах, масштабы деятельности

to live in a small way - жить скромно

to live in a great way - жить на широкую ногу

to be a printer in a small way - быть владельцем небольшой типографии

he is an author in a small way - он пописывает

to advertise in a big way - широко разрекламировать

9. разг. область, сфера; занятие

he is in the grocery way - он торгует бакалеей

hunting is not /does not lie, does not come, does not fall/ in my way - охота - это не по моей части

10. категория, род

what have we in the way of food? - что у нас есть по части съестного?

I want a few things in the stationery way - мне нужно купить кое-что из письменных принадлежностей

11. возможность, путь, средство

to find a way of doing smth. - изыскать возможность сделать что-л.

it's a difficult problem but we'll find a way of solving it - это сложная проблема, но мы найдём путь её решения

12. мор. стапель

13. тех. направляющая ( станка)

14. юр. право прохода, проезда

♢ all the /the whole/ way - а) (from... to) от самого... до самого; all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific - от берегов Атлантики до самого Тихого океана; all the way from A to Z - амер. от А до Я; с самого начала до самого конца; б) до конца; полностью; he went all the way for the plan - он неизменно поддерживал этот план

any way - и в том и в другом случае; в любом случае

by the way - а) кстати, между прочим; б) по пути, по дороге

by way of - а) через; by way of London - через Лондон; б) в виде, в качестве; by way of advance - в виде аванса; to say smth. by way of an apology - сказать что-то в порядке извинения; to say a few words by way of introduction - сказать несколько слов в качестве вступления; в) с целью, ради; by way of joking - шутки ради; to make inquiries by way of learning the truth - наводить справки с целью установления истины; г) в ходе; by way of business - в деловом порядке

to be by way of being smb. - считаться кем-л., относиться к какой-л. категории (людей)

she is by way of being a good pianist - она считается хорошей пианисткой

(by) a long way - значительно

better by a long way, a long way better - гораздо /значительно/ лучше

in a way - в известном смысле; до некоторой степени, в известной мере

he is kind in a way - он по-своему добр

to get in one's /the/ way - а) препятствовать движению, стоять на пути, загораживать дорогу, мешать; tell that boy to get in the way - скажи этому парню, чтобы не путался под ногами; б) являться препятствием чему-л.; her illness got in the way of her studies - её занятиям помешала болезнь

to put obstacles in smb.'s way - чинить препятствия кому-л.

to put smb. in the way of smth. - дать /предоставить/ кому-л. возможность сделать что-л.

an opportunity had been put in my way - мне представилась возможность

on one's /the/ way - а) по пути, по дороге; I'll buy it on my /the/ way home - я куплю это по дороге домой; б) в пути; the machine you ordered is on its way - заказанная вами машина отправлена; the help is on the way - помощь на подходе; she set out on her way - она отправилась в путь; в) на подходе; dearer sugar is on the way - предстоит повышение цены на сахар; she is on the way to success - она на пути к успеху; he's on the way to becoming the most highly paid man in the company - ему предстоит стать самым высокооплачиваемым лицом в компании

the other way round /амер. around/ - наоборот

no way - а) бесполезно, ничего не выйдет /не получится/; б) амер. сл. ни в коем случае

no two ways about it - это несомненно; об этом не может быть двух мнений

one way or another, some way or other - так или иначе; в любом случае; как бы то ни было

to have nothing to say one way or the other - не иметь определённого мнения

every which way - амер. а) во всех направлениях, в разные стороны; б) кое-как, как попало

out of the way - а) необыкновенный, необычный, незаурядный; the picture is nothing out of the way - в этой картине нет ничего особенного; б) неуместный, неприличный; в) сделанный, законченный; he got his homework out of the way - он разделался с домашним заданием; г) отдалённый, лежащий не по пути /в стороне/; this village is very much out of the way - эта деревня находится далеко в стороне, это глухая деревушка

to put smb. out of the way - устранить /убрать/ кого-л. ( убить или засадить в тюрьму)

to go out of one's way to do smth. - прилагать все усилия, чтобы сделать что-л.

she went out of her way to help me - она старалась изо всех сил помочь мне

to come one's way - удаваться, кончаться благополучно (для кого-л.)

nothing came my way - мне ничего не удавалось, мне не подвёртывалось ничего хорошего

to have /to get/ one's (own) way - добиться своего; настоять на своём

I had it my way - я поступил по-своему

to give way - а) отступать; уступать; сдаваться; the enemy was forced to give way - противник был вынужден отступить; his anger gave way to curiosity - его гнев уступил место любопытству; б) поддаваться, предаваться; to give way to regrets - предаваться сожалениям; to give way to a passion of tears - дать волю слезам; в) подаваться, не выдерживать; надломиться; рухнуть; the branch gave way - ветка переломилась; the dam gave way - плотина прорвалась; his legs gave way under him - у него подкосились ноги; his health gave way - у него сдало /пошатнулось/ здоровье; г) снижаться, падать ( о ценах); д) геол., горн. осесть (о породе, кровле); е) тех. погнуться

give way! - мор. вёсла на воду! ( команда)

way enough! - мор. шабаш!, на воду! ( команда)

to go a long way - а) (to, towards) иметь вес или значение, играть важную роль; this will go a long way towards overcoming our difficulties - это окажет большую помощь в преодолении наших затруднений; to make a penny go a long way - уметь разумно расходовать средства; б) (with) производить сильное впечатление (на кого-л.)

to go a very little way with smb. - иметь мало влияния на кого-л.

to go one's way(s) - уезжать, уходить, отбывать

to go one's own way - идти своим путём, действовать независимо /самостоятельно/

to go the way of all flesh /of all the earth, of nature, of all living/ - умереть

to have way - находить выход (о чувстве и т. п.)

to have a way with one - обладать обаянием; иметь подход к людям

he had a pleasant way - он был приятен в обращении

she has a winning way with her - в ней есть обаяние; она привлекает сердца

to have it both ways - иметь то и другое

you cannot have it both ways - выбирайте одно из двух

to bet both ways - ставить на лошадь и место, которое она займёт ( на скачках)

to know one's way about - а) знать дорогу; б) знать все ходы и выходы; быть искушённым /опытным/

to lead the way - а) идти впереди; показывать дорогу; б) подавать пример

to make way (for) - уступить дорогу /место/; расчистить путь; расступиться, раздвинуться ( о толпе)

to make one's way to /towards/ smth. - направиться куда-л.

to make one's way in life /in the world/ - пробивать себе дорогу в жизни, делать карьеру

an opinion is making its way - мнение распространяется

to pave the way for smth. - подготовить почву /создать условия/ для чего-л.

to pay one's way - а) жить по средствам; б) выполнять свои обязательства

to pay its way - окупаться, оправдывать себя, быть рентабельным /выгодным/

to see one's way (clear) to do smth. - предусматривать возможность сделать что-л.; найти возможным или удобным сделать что-л.

we cannot see our way (clear) to accept your offer - мы не видим возможности принять ваше предложение

the ways of God - рел. пути господни

the Way of the Cross - рел., иск. крестный путь

the Way - рел. стезя (христианства)

the longest /farthest/ way round /about/ is the nearest way home - посл. кратчайший путь - знакомый путь

2. [weı] a

промежуточный (по пути куда-л.); расположенный по пути

3. [weı] adv амер., усил.

1. далеко; на значительном расстоянии, в отдалении

way behind [ahead] - далеко позади [впереди]

they are way ahead of us - они намного обогнали нас

way below - значительно ниже

way down South - далеко на юге

way back - давно

friends from way back - давнишние друзья

2. полностью, до конца

3. близ

down Canterbury way - близ Кентербери

way back in the nineties - ещё в девяностые годы
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НБАРС > way
18 this

ðis 1. plural - these; adjective
1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) denne, dette, disse; den, det, de

2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) en, ei, et
2. pronoun
(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) denne, dette, disse
3. adverb
(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) så

- like this

den
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adv. \/ħɪs\/

( hverdagslig) så

• it is seldom this warm

det er sjelden så(pass) varmt (som nå)

this much så mye, så høyt

• I love you this much

jeg elsker deg så mye
II
determ. (flertall: these) \/ħɪs\/

1) denne, dette, den(ne) her, det(te) her, de her, disse her

• this way, please

denne veien

• I haven't been out these three days

jeg har ikke vært ute disse tre dagene

• they had this in common, that they liked horses

de hadde det til felles at de likte hester

2) (hverdagslig, muntlig) denne, dette

• I was talking to this nurse and then I saw you!

jeg stod og snakket med denne sykepleiersken, og så så jeg deg!

• I've got this problem, you see

jeg har dette problemet, skjønner du

at this ved dette, av dette

before this før dette, tidligere

• it ought to be ready before this

det burde være klart før dette tidspunktet

by this... på dette tidspunktet, nå

like this på den(ne) måten

• you shouldn't swear like this

du burde ikke banne slik

one of these days en av de nærmeste dagene, en vakker dag, snart

these days eller in these days nå for tiden, nå om dagen

this... eller this coming... førstkommende, kommende, den kommende, nå

• this May I will leave for England

(nå) i mai reiser jeg til England

this and that dette og hint, ditt og datt

• we talked about this and that

vi snakket om dette og hint

this, that and the other litt av hvert, dette og hint

this here denne her

• I used to go to this here school

jeg pleide å gå på denne skolen her

this way and that til alle kanter

English-Norwegian dictionary > this
19 way

wei 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vei

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.) vei, retning

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vei

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) avstand

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.) metode, måte, skikk

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) måte

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) vane

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.) (bane) vei; gjennom; (gi) etter
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.) langt; høyt

- wayfarer
- 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

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vis

I
subst. \/weɪ\/

1) ( om retning) vei

• can you tell me the way to the mall?

kan du si meg veien til kjøpesenteret?

• he lost it on his way to London

han mistet den på vei til London

• this way, please

denne veien, takk

2) utvei, råd, mulighet, løsning

• there must be a way

det må da finnes en løsning

3) ( fremgangsmåte) måte, vis

• do you know the right way to do this?

vet du den riktige måten å gjøre dette på?

• in that way we can help you

på den måten kan vi hjelpe deg

• do it your own way!

gjør som du vil!

• I'm just made that way

jeg er bare slik

• I don't like the way she smiles

jeg liker ikke måten hun smiler på

4) vis, måte, henseende

• she's a clever woman in several ways

hun er en smart kvinne i mange henseender

5) ( gammeldags) vei, sti

• take the way across the field

ta stien over jordet

6) ( personlig egenskap) vesen, måte å være på, atferd

• it is not his way to be mean

gjerrighet ligger ikke for ham

7) ( gammeldags) bransje, fag, område

• they're in the oil way

de er i oljebransjen

8) (sjøfart, gammeldags) fart

• we are gathering way

vi holder på å få opp farten

9) (etter stedsnavn, hverdagslig) -traktene

• he moved somewhere London way

han flyttet til et sted i londontraktene

allow somebody his\/her own way la noen få det som han\/hun vil

all the way ( også overført) hele veien, for alle penga, helt

• I'm with you all the way

jeg er helt og holdent på din side

• we drove all the way to Texas

any way hvilken som helst vei, (til) hvilken som helst retning (på) hvilken som helst måte i alle tilfeller, uansett, likevel

• I will do it any way

jeg gjør det likevel

ask the\/one's way spørre om veien, spørre seg frem

be by the way ( om kommentar eller bemerkning) mangle betydning, ikke vedkomme sammenhengen

beg one's way tigge seg frem

be in a way about something være opprørt over noe

• he was quite in a way about his son's behaviour

han var temmelig opprørt over sønnens oppførsel

be in the way of være i veien for

be on the way være på vei

• be on the way of doing something

være på (god) vei til å gjøre noe

be on the way in\/out (hverdagslig, om moter og trender) være på vei inn\/ut, begynne å bli populær(t)\/upopulær(t), begynne å bli moderne\/umoderne

• platform shoes are on the way out again

platåsko begynner å bli umoderne igjen

be under way være i gang, være underveis, gjøre fremskritt ( sjøfart) i fart

be well on the\/one's way være et godt stykke på vei ( overført) være på god vei

• he's well on his way to stardom

han er på god vei til å bli stjerne

borrow one's way låne seg frem

by a long way ( overført) langt på vei

• your work is better than his by a long way

arbeidet ditt er atskillig bedre enn hans

by the way ( gammeldags) nær veien, ved veien, inntil veien

• he lives by the way

han bor ved veien

i forbifarten forresten, apropos, forøvrig

• by the way, do you know if she's at home today?

forresten, vet du om hun er hjemme i dag?

by way of via, over, gjennom

• we're going by way of London

vi reiser via London

som, til

• she said that by way of an explanation

hun sa det som en forklaring

• he nodded by way of an answer

han nikket til svar

for å, i den hensikt å

• they've come here by way of finding the truth

de har kommet hit for å finne sannheten

clear the way bane vei, gi plass

clear the way! ut av veien!, unna vei!

come a long way komme langveisfra ( overført) nå langt

• she's come a long way

come somebody's way komme på noens trakter

• visit me if you come my way

besøk meg om du kommer på mine trakter komme noen til del

• if a great fortune should come my way, I would leave this godforsaken place

hvis en stor formue skulle komme meg til del, ville jeg forlate dette gudsforlatte stedet

come up the hard way gå den lange veien, arbeide seg opp fra ingenting

committee of ways and means se ➢ committee

cut one's way bane seg vei

down our way ( hverdagslig) nede hos oss, hjemme hos oss, i våre trakter, der vi kommer fra

each way eller both ways ( hesteveddeløp)

forklaring: holde på en hest som vinner eller på plassering

• I put a pound on a horse each way

jeg satset ett pund både på vinner og på plassering

hver vei

• the carpet is ten feet each way

teppet er ti fot hver vei

either way begge veier fra eller til, uansett

• I can't advise you either way

jeg kan ikke si noe verken fra eller til

• it was wrong either way

det var galt uansett hvordan man så på det

every which way (amer.) alle veier

• the papers flew every which way

papirene fløy alle veier

alle midler, alle måter

• we tried every which way

vi prøvde alle midler

fall somebody's way komme noen til del, komme noen til gode

feel one's way forsøke seg frem, føle seg for\/frem

fight one's way ( også overført) kjempe seg frem, slå seg gjennom, slå seg frem, bryte seg vei

• he fought his way through the crowd

• she fought her way back to life

hun kjempet seg tilbake til livet

find a\/some way ( overført) finne (på) en utvei, finne en løsning, finne på noe

fumble one's way famle seg frem, famle etter veien

get into the way of venne seg til, sette seg inn i

• it's easy once you get into the way of it

det er lett så fort du venner deg til det

• he got into the way of living beyond his means

han vente seg til å leve over evne

get one's way få viljen sin

get one's way with (få lov til å) ha sex med

get out of someone's way ( også overført) holde seg unna noen, ikke stå i veien for noen

• she was angry with me, so I got out of her way

hun var sint på meg, så jeg holdt meg unna henne

get something out of the way bli kvitt noe, kvitte seg med noe, rydde noe av veien

• they got the problem out of the way

de ble kvitt problemet

get under way komme i gang, få i gang ( sjøfart) komme i sig

go a great way with somebody bety mye for noen ha stor innflytelse hos noen

go all the way løpe linen ut, ta steget fullt ut samtykke helt og holdent ( hverdagslig) ha sex (med noen)

go a long way eller go a great way eller go far ( også overført) gå langt rekke langt, være drøy bidra sterkt

• this will go a long way in overcoming the difficulties

• it'll go a long way to help the area

det kommer til å bidra sterkt til å hjelpe området

go a long way round gå en skikkelig omvei

go\/take one's own way ( overført) gå sin egen vei, handle etter eget hode

go one's way ( litterært) gå sin vei

go out of one's way ta en omvei, gjøre en avstikker

• I hope it won't take you out of your way

jeg håper det ikke blir en omvei for deg

( overført) gjøre seg ekstra besvær, virkelig anstrenge seg

• he went out of his way to help me

han anstrengte seg for å hjelpe meg

• he went out of his way to be rude

han gjorde alt han kunne for å være uhøflig

go over in a big way slå voldsomt an, gjøre enorm suksess

go someone's way gå bra for noen, gå i noens favør

• everything went my way last year

alt gikk bra for meg i fjor

gå samme vei som noen

• are you going my way?

skal du samme vei som jeg?

go the right way about it gripe saken riktig an, begynne i riktig ende

go the right way to work gripe saken riktig an

go the way of all flesh eller go the way of all the earth eller go the way of nature gå all kjødets gang, vandre heden, forgå, gå til grunne, dø

have a way of ha en tendens til å, pleie å

• he has a way of interrupting people

han har en tendens til å avbryte folk

have a way with something\/someone ha et (godt) lag med noe\/noen, ha tekke

• she has a way with horses

hun har et godt lag med hester

• he has a way with children

han har barnetekke

• he has a way with women

han har dametekke

have (it) one's own way eller have one's way få det som man vil, bestemme selv, få viljen sin

• have it your own way!

gjør som du vil!

• let him have his own way

la han få viljen sin

• if I had my way...

om jeg fikk bestemme...

• let it have its way

la saken gå sin gang

have it both ways få både i pose og sekk

• you can't have it both ways

du kan ikke få både i pose og sekk

have way on ( sjøfart) ha (god) fart

hold\/keep one's way gå på, fortsette

in all ways på alle vis, i alle henseender, på alle (mulige) måter

in any way på noe vis

• can I help you in any way?

kan jeg hjelpe deg på noe vis?

på en hvilken som helst måte

in a way på sett og vis, på en måte

• in a way I feel quite lucky

jeg føler meg på sett og vis ganske heldig

in a small way i liten skala\/målestokk

in no way ikke i det hele tatt, på ingen måte

• it's in no way inferior

det er på ingen måte mindreverdig

in one way på sett og vis, på en måte

in some ways på sett og vis, på en måte

in the way i veien ( gammeldags) i nærheten

in the way of ( overført) i form av, med hensyn til, av

• everything there was in the way of food

alt der var av mat

• what shall we give her in the way of a present?

hva skal vi gi henne i gave?

• something in the way of that

noe i den retningen

in this way på denne måten

it cuts both ways ( overført) det er på både godt og vondt, det er et tveegget sverd, det går i begge retninger, det slår begge veier

keep out of someone's way ( overført) gå ut av veien for noen, holde seg ute av veien for noen, holde seg unna noen

know one's way about kjenne til veiene, være bra orientert kunne klare seg ha rede på saker og ting

lead the way (gå foran og) vise veien

learn (something) the hard way arbeide seg opp fra bunnen, lære (noe) av erfaring, måtte slite for noe

light somebody the way ( gammeldags) lyse veien for noen

a little goes a long way det skal ikke så mye til, det er drøyt

live in a large\/small way leve flott\/enkelt

• with her salary they can afford to live in a large way

med hennes lønn har de råd til å leve flott

the longest way round is the nearest way home den korteste veien er ikke alltid den raskeste

look the other way eller look another way se en annen vei, se bort, vende seg bort

lose the\/one's way gå (seg) vill, kjøre (seg) bort

lose way ( sjøfart) miste fart

make one's own way slå seg frem på egen hånd

make one's way ( også overført) bane seg frem, ta seg frem, komme seg frem

• he made his way through the crowd

han bante seg vei gjennom folkemengden

• she has made her way in the world

hun har kommet seg frem i verden

make way gi plass, gå ut av veien, flytte seg ( sjøfart) gjøre fart, få fart

make way for gi plass til, gå ut av veien for, flytte seg for

navigate one's way manøvrere seg (frem)

not by a long way ikke på langt nær

• he is not the best solicitor in town, not by a long way

han er ikke på langt nær den beste advokaten i byen

not know which way to turn ikke vite hva man skal ta seg til, ikke vite hvor man skal ta veien, ikke vite verken ut eller inn

• when I lost my job last year, I didn't know which way to turn

da jeg mistet jobben i fjor, visste jeg ikke hva jeg skulle ta meg til

no two ways about it ingen tvil om den saken

• there are no two ways about it

det er ingen tvil om den saken

no way! ( hverdagslig) aldri i livet! det er ikke sant!, du tuller!

one way or another\/the other eller some way or other på en eller annen måte, på ett eller annet vis

• he will succeed one way or another

han kommer til å lykkes på ett eller annet vis

the other way (a)round eller the other way about omvendt, tvert om

• Adam didn't kiss Sue. It was the other way round. She kissed Adam.

out of the way bort, unna, utenfor rekkevidde

• it's out of the way now

det er utenfor rekkevidde nå

• you keep out of the way

du holder deg borte

avsides uvanlig, original (amer.) upassende, malplassert

over the way på den andre siden (av gaten), midt i mot

pay one's (own) way betale for seg, gjøre opp for seg være lønnsom, bære seg

push one's way trenge seg frem ( overført) slå seg frem, albue seg frem

put oneself out of the way (for somebody) gjøre seg umak (for noens skyld), anstrenge seg (for noens skyld)

put somebody in the way of something skaffe noen noe, hjelpe noen med noe, gi noen sjansen til noe

• I'll put you in the way of a good job

jeg skal hjelpe deg med å få en god jobb

put somebody out of the way bli kvitt noen, kvitte seg med noen, rydde noen av veien

• she put him out of the way

hun ryddet ham av veien

put something in the way of someone\/something ( også overført) legge hindringer i noens vei, forhindre noe

• I know I put something in the way of Sam's career opportunities when I refused to promote him

see somebody on his\/her way følge noen (på veien), følge noen ut

set\/put somebody on his\/her way følge noen et stykke på vei(en)

stand in somebody's way ( også overført) stå i veien for noen, blokkere noen

start someone on the way hjelpe noen i gang (med noe), følge noen et stykke på vei(en)

• it was getting dark, so he started me on the way

det begynte å bli mørkt, så han fulgte meg et stykke på vei

take one's way ta veien, begi seg

that's the way it is sånn er livet, slik er det bare

this way and that hit og dit

thumb one's way reise på tommelen, haike

up someone's way ( hverdagslig) oppe hos noen, hjemme hos noen, i noens trakter

• they rarely come up our way

de er sjelden på våre trakter

way! eller yes way! (slang, som svar på uttrykket no way!) jeg tuller ikke!, det er sant!

way in inngang, vei inn

way of life livsstil, livsførsel, levesett

• the American way of life is at stake

det amerikanske levesettet står på spill

way of living levesett, levemåte

the way of the Cross ( religion) Via dolorosa (veien Jesus gikk til Golgata der han ble korsfestet) forklaring: billedserie med fjorten stasjoner som skildrer Via dolorosa ( overført) en kristens lidelse og selvoppofrelse

way out utgang, vei ut

• which is the way out?

hvilken vei er utgangen?

( overført) utvei

ways se ➢ ways

ways and means pengemidler, ressurser ( parlamentarisk) måte (å skaffe seg penger på)

way to go! (amer., hverdagslig) bra gjort!, kjempebra!, slik skal det gjøres!, sånn ja!

whichever way you look at it hvordan man enn ser på det, hvordan man enn snur og vender på det

work one's way arbeide seg frem, bane seg vei

• they worked their way through the jungle

de banet seg vei gjennom jungelen

work one's way into something trykke\/presse seg inn i noe

• he worked his way into the tiny car

han presset seg inn i den lille bilen

work one's way up arbeide seg opp, gjøre karriere

the wrong way round feil vei, bak frem

• the little girl put her hat on the wrong way round
II
adv. \/weɪ\/ eller away

1) langt, høyt, veldig

• we met way back in the eighties

vi traff hverandre (helt) tilbake på åttitallet

• it's way over my head

dette går langt over hodet på meg

• it went way up

den gikk høyt opp

2) (amer.) altfor

• he was driving way too fast

han kjørte altfor fort

the way ( irsk) slik at, sånn at, for å

• I left early the way I would avoid the traffic

jeg dro tidlig, slik at jeg unngikk trafikken

way above ( også overført) skyhøyt over, langt over

• your demands are way above what I can accept

kravene dine ligger skyhøyt over det jeg kan akseptere

way back when ( hverdagslig) (for) lenge, lenge siden

• I remember her from school, but that was way back when

jeg husker henne fra skolen, men det er lenge, lenge siden

way cool! råbra!

• the bike is way cool!

sykkelen er råbra!

English-Norwegian dictionary > way
20 this

ðis
1. plural - these; adjective
1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) este, esta, estos, estas

2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) éste, ésta, éstos, éstas; dicho hombre/dicha mujer

2. pronoun
(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) esto; éste, ésta

3. adverb
(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) tan

- like this

this¹ adj este / esta

I don't like this car este coche no me gusta

come and see me this afternoon ven a verme esta tarde

El plural de this es these

these socks are dirty estos calcetines están sucios

this² pron éste / ésta

this is the one I want éste es el que quiero

El plural de this es these

this

tr[ðɪs]

adjective

1 este, esta

■ whose is this book? ¿de quién es este libro?

■ do you like this shirt? ¿te gusta esta camisa?

pronoun

1 éste, ésta (indefinite) esto

■ I prefer this one prefiero éste

■ I was afraid this was going to happen me temía que iba a pasar esto

2 (on 'phone)

■ this is Laura soy Laura

adverb

1 tan, tanto,-a

■ I didn't think it was this far no creía que fuera tan lejos

■ I've never had this much money before nunca había tenido tanto dinero

■ she's about this tall es así de alta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

like this así

this and that nada en particular

this is (introducing) te presento a

■ this is my wife te presento a mi mujer

this ['ðɪs] adv

: así, a tal punto

this big: así de grande

this adj, pl these ['ði:z] : este

these things: estas cosas

read this book: lee este libro

this pron, pl these : esto

what's this?: ¿qué es esto?

this wasn't here yesterday: esto no estaba aquí ayer

this

adj.

• esta adj.

• este adj.

adv.

• tan adv.

pron.

• esto pron.

• ésta pron.

• éste pron.

I ðɪs
pronoun (pl these)

1) éste, -ta; (neuter) esto

these — éstos, -tas [According to the Real Academia Española, the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

this is the dining room and this is the kitchen — éste es el dormitorio y ésta es la cocina

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is mine and that is yours — esto es mío y eso es tuyo

this is John's father — ( on photo) éste es el padre de John; ( introducing) te presento al padre de John

this is where you work? — ¿aquí es donde trabajas?

this is Jack Smith (speaking) — ( on telephone) habla Jack Smith, soy Jack Smith

what's all this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso de que te casas?

2) (in phrases)

at this: at this, he flew into a rage al oír (or ver etc) esto, se puso furioso; with this: with this, she left habiendo dicho (or hecho etc) esto, se fue; this is it: this is it, the big moment has arrived! bueno, llegó la hora; this and that: what have you been up to lately? - oh, this and that — ¿qué has hecho últimamente? - nada en particular

II

adjective (pl these)

1) este, -ta; (pl) estos, -tas

look at this tree/house — mira este árbol/esta casa

whose are these books/coins? — ¿de quién son estos libros/estas monedas?

I like these yellow ones — me gustan éstos amarillos/éstas amarillas

this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

2) ( in narration) (colloq)

suddenly these three guys came up to me and... — de repente se me acercan tres tipos y... (fam)

III

adverb

my desk is this big — mi escritorio es así de grande

now we've come this far... — ya que hemos venido hasta aquí...

I never thought it would be this expensive — nunca pensé que fuera a ser tan caro

[ðɪs]
1.

DEM ADJ
(pl these) este(-a)
this man/book — este hombre/libro

this woman — esta mujer

• this evening — esta tarde

• this one here — este/esta que está aquí, este/esta de aquí

it's not that picture but this one I like — no es ese cuadro el que me gusta sino este

• this time — esta vez

this time next week — de hoy en una semana

this time last year — hoy hace un año

• this way — por aquí

• this week — esta semana

this coming week — esta semana que viene
these
2.

DEM PRON
(pl these) este(-a), éste(-a); (neuter) esto The pronoun this ( one) is translated by este (masc), esta (fem) and esto (neuter). Note that in the past the standard spelling for the masculine and feminine pronouns was with an accent (éste/ésta). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives este/esta. The neuter pronoun never carries an accent.
this is the house I was telling you about — esta es la casa de la que te hablaba

who is this? — ¿quién es?

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is new — esto es nuevo

this is Mr Brown — (in introductions) le presento al señor Brown; (in photo) este es el señor Brown; (on phone) soy or habla el señor Brown

I prefer this to that — prefiero esto a aquello

but this is April — pero estamos en abril

this is Friday — hoy es viernes

where did you find this? — ¿dónde encontraste esto?

this is where I live — aquí vivo

"but he's nearly bald" - "this is it" — -pero está casi calvo -ahí está la dificultad

• what's all this? — ¿qué pasa?

what's all this I hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

• do it like this — hágalo así

it was like this... — te diré lo que pasó...

• what with this, that and the other I was busy all week — entre una cosa y otra estuve ocupado toda la semana

they sat talking of this and that — sentados, hablaban de esto y lo otro
these
3.

DEM ADV

• I didn't know it was this far — no sabía que estaba tan lejos

I've never been this far before — nunca había llegado hasta aquí

• the wall is this high — la pared es así de alta

he is this high — es así de alto

• I've never seen this much money — nunca había visto tanto dinero junto

I can tell you this much... — lo que sí te puedo decir es...

* * *

I [ðɪs]
pronoun (pl these)

1) éste, -ta; (neuter) esto

these — éstos, -tas [According to the Real Academia Española, the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

this is the dining room and this is the kitchen — éste es el dormitorio y ésta es la cocina

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is mine and that is yours — esto es mío y eso es tuyo

this is John's father — ( on photo) éste es el padre de John; ( introducing) te presento al padre de John

this is where you work? — ¿aquí es donde trabajas?

this is Jack Smith (speaking) — ( on telephone) habla Jack Smith, soy Jack Smith

what's all this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso de que te casas?

2) (in phrases)

at this: at this, he flew into a rage al oír (or ver etc) esto, se puso furioso; with this: with this, she left habiendo dicho (or hecho etc) esto, se fue; this is it: this is it, the big moment has arrived! bueno, llegó la hora; this and that: what have you been up to lately? - oh, this and that — ¿qué has hecho últimamente? - nada en particular

II

adjective (pl these)

1) este, -ta; (pl) estos, -tas

look at this tree/house — mira este árbol/esta casa

whose are these books/coins? — ¿de quién son estos libros/estas monedas?

I like these yellow ones — me gustan éstos amarillos/éstas amarillas

this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

2) ( in narration) (colloq)

suddenly these three guys came up to me and... — de repente se me acercan tres tipos y... (fam)

III

adverb

my desk is this big — mi escritorio es así de grande

now we've come this far... — ya que hemos venido hasta aquí...

I never thought it would be this expensive — nunca pensé que fuera a ser tan caro

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