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1 work

work [wɜ:k]

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1. noun

2. intransitive verb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. (gen) travail m

• to start work se mettre au travail

• he does his work well il travaille bien

• she put a lot of work into it elle y a consacré beaucoup de travail

• I'm trying to get some work done j'essaie de travailler

• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont

• you'll have your work cut out for you vous allez avoir du travail

• office work travail m de bureau

• good work! ( = well done) bravo !

   b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m

• he's looking for work il cherche du travail

• to go to work aller au travail

• on her way to work en allant à son travail

• he is in regular work il a un emploi régulier

► at work ( = at place of work) au travail

► out of work

• to be out of work être au chômage

• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off work

• he's off work today il ne travaille pas aujourd'hui

• he has been off work for three days il est absent depuis trois jours

• I'll have to take time off work il va falloir que je prenne un congé

   c. ( = product) œuvre f

• his life's work l'œuvre f de sa vie

• it's obviously the work of a professional c'est manifestement un travail de professionnel

   d. (Art, literature, music) œuvre f ; ( = book on specific subject) ouvrage m

• the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres fpl complètes de Shakespeare

• works of fiction ouvrages mpl de fiction

2. intransitive verb

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► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.

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   a. (gen) travailler

• to work hard travailler dur

• he is working at his German il travaille son allemand

• he works in publishing il travaille dans l'édition

► to work on

• he worked on the car all morning il a travaillé sur la voiture toute la matinée

• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille

• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qch

• we are working towards a solution nous essayons de parvenir à une solution

   b. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agir

• the lift isn't working l'ascenseur ne marche pas

• it works off the mains ça marche sur (le) secteur

• this may work in our favour ça pourrait jouer en notre faveur

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher

• I don't know how to work the video je ne sais pas comment faire marcher le magnétoscope

► to work o.s.

• he works himself too hard il travaille trop

   b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveille

   c. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?

   d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains

► to work one's way

• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués

• he worked his way up from nothing il est parti de rien

• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureau

   e. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler

4. compounds

► work area noun espace m de travail

► work ethic noun déontologie f

► work experience noun expérience f professionnelle

► work file noun (Computing) fichier m de travail

► work/life balance noun équilibre m entre vie professionnelle et vie privée

► work load noun charge f de travail

• his work load is too heavy il a trop de travail ► work of art noun œuvre f d'art

► work permit noun permis m de travail

► work prospects plural noun [of student] perspectives fpl

► work space noun espace m de travail

► work station noun poste m de travail

► work surface noun plan m de travail

► work-to-rule noun (British) grève f du zèle

5. Phrasal Verbs

► work out

1. intransitive verb

   a. [plan, arrangement] marcher

• it's all working out as planned tout se déroule comme prévu

• things didn't work out (well) for her les choses ont plutôt mal tourné pour elle

• it will work out all right in the end tout finira par s'arranger

   b. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfant

   c. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation

2. separable transitive verb

( = figure out) [+ problem, equation] résoudre ; [+ total] trouver ; [+ plan] mettre au point

• I'll have to work it out (counting) il faut que je calcule

• he finally worked out why she'd gone il a fini par comprendre pourquoi elle était partie

• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb

( = resolve emotionally) assumer

► work up

1. intransitive verb

• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire

• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorce

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = rouse) he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a déchaîné l'enthousiasme de la foule

• to get worked up s'énerver

• he worked himself up into a rage il s'est mis dans une colère noire

   b. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer

• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise

• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses

• I can't work up much enthusiasm for the plan j'ai du mal à m'enthousiasmer pour ce projet

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[wɜːk] 1.
noun

1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)

to be at work on something — être en train de travailler à quelque chose

to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail

to set to work doing — se mettre à faire

to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]

to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un

we put him to work doing — nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire

it was hard work doing — ça a été dur de faire

to be hard at work — travailler consciencieusement

your essay needs more work — tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction

to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose

to make short work of somebody — envoyer promener quelqu'un

it's all in a day's work — c'est une question d'habitude

it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif

2) ( occupation) travail m

to be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi

place of work — lieu m de travail

to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé

to be off work with flu — être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe

to be out of work — être au chômage

3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f

to go to work — aller au travail

don't phone me at work — ne me téléphone pas à mon travail

4) (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur)

5) ( papers)

to take one's work home — lit emporter du travail chez soi; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à la maison

6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)

is this all your own work? — est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul?

to mark students' work — noter les devoirs des étudiants

a work of genius — une œuvre de génie

a work of reference — un ouvrage de référence

this attack is the work of professionals — l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels

7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)

8) ( effect)

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
2.
works plural noun

1) ( factory) usine f

works canteen — cantine f de l'usine

2) ( building work) travaux mpl

3) (colloq) ( everything)

the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
3.
noun modifier [ clothes, shoes] de travail; [ phone number] au travail
4.
transitive verb

1) ( drive)

to work somebody hard — surmener quelqu'un

2) ( labour)

to work shifts — travailler en équipes (de travail posté)

to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit

to work one's way through university — travailler pour payer ses études

to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre

to work a 40 hour week — faire la semaine de 40 heures

3) ( operate) se servir de

4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter

5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]

6) ( consume)

to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]

7) ( bring about)

to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles

8) ( use to one's advantage)

to work the system — profiter du système

how did you manage to work it? — comment as-tu pu arranger ça?

I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...

9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]

10) ( embroider) broder

11) ( manœuvre)

to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]

to work a lever up and down — actionner un levier

12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]

13) ( move)

to work one's way through — se frayer un passage à travers [crowd]

to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]

to work one's hands free — se libérer les mains

it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu

to work its way into — passer dans

start at the top and work your way down — commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas
5.
intransitive verb

1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)

to work at home — travailler à domicile

to work for a living — gagner sa vie

to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile

2) ( strive) lutter ( against contre; for pour; to do pour faire)

to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]

3) ( function) fonctionner

to work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité

to work off the mains — marcher sur secteur

the washing machine isn't working — la machine à laver est en panne

4) (act, operate)

it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça

to work on the assumption that — présumer que

to work in somebody's favour —

to work to somebody's advantage — tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un

to work against somebody —

to work to somebody's disadvantage — jouer en la défaveur de quelqu'un

5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout

flattery won't work with me — la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi

the adaptation really works — l'adaptation est vraiment réussie

6) [face, features] se contracter
6.
reflexive verb

1) ( labour)

to work oneself too hard — se surmener

to work oneself to death — se tuer à la tâche

2)

to work oneself into a rage — se mettre en colère

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work around

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work to

- work up

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to work one's way up — gravir tous les échelons

to work one's way up the company — faire son chemin dans l'entreprise

English-French dictionary > work
2 way

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.

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1 (route, road) chemin m (from de ; to à) ; a paved way un chemin pavé ; to live over the way ○ habiter en face ; the quickest way to town le chemin le plus court pour aller en ville ; if we go this way we avoid the traffic si nous prenons cette route nous éviterons la circulation ; to ask the way to demander le chemin pour aller à ; which is the best way to the station? quel est le meilleur chemin or le chemin le plus court pour aller à la gare? ; can you tell me the way to the museum? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin pour aller au musée? ; to find one's way trouver son chemin ; how did that find its way in here? comment est-ce que c'est arrivé ici? ; the way ahead lit le chemin devant moi/eux etc ; the way ahead looks difficult fig l'avenir s'annonce difficile ; a way around lit un chemin pour contourner [obstacle] ; there is no way around the problem il n'y a pas moyen de contourner le problème ; to take the long way around prendre le chemin le plus long ; the way back to le chemin pour retourner à ; I telephoned on the way back j'ai téléphoné sur le chemin du retour ; on the way back from the meeting en revenant de la réunion ; the way down le chemin pour descendre, la descente ; she was hurt on the way down elle s'est blessée en descendant ; the way forward fig la clé de l'avenir ; the way forward is to… la clé de l'avenir consiste à… ; the way in l'entrée (to de) ; ‘way in’ ‘entrée’ ; the way out la sortie (of de) ; the quickest way out is through here c'est par ici que l'on sort le plus vite ; there's no way out fig il n'y a pas d'échappatoire ; a way out of our difficulties un moyen de nous sortir de nos difficultés or de nous en sortir ; the way up la montée ; on the way en route ; we're on the way to Mary's nous allons chez Mary ; I did it on the way here je l'ai fait en venant ici ; I stopped on the way je me suis arrêté en (cours de) route ; on the way past en passant ; I'm on my way j'arrive ; she's on her way over elle arrive ; on your way through town, look out for the cathedral en traversant la ville essaie de voir la cathédrale ; the shop is on the/my way le magasin est sur le/mon chemin ; his house is on your way to town tu passes devant chez lui en allant au centre-ville ; it's not on my way ce n'est pas sur mon chemin ; I must be on my way il faut que je parte ; to go on one's way se remettre en route ; to send sb on his way ( tell to go away) envoyer promener qn ○ ; she sent him on his way with an apple elle lui a donné une pomme pour la route ; to be on one's way to victory être sur le chemin de la victoire ; to be on the way to disaster aller à la catastrophe ; to be well on the ou one's way to doing être bien parti pour faire ; to be on the way out fig passer de mode ; she's got four kids and another one on the way ○ elle a quatre gosses et un autre en route ○ ; to be out of sb's way ne pas être sur le chemin de qn ; sorry to have taken you out of your way désolé de t'avoir fait faire un détour ; don't go out of your way to do ne t'embête pas à faire ; to go out of one's way to make sb feel uncomfortable tout faire pour que qn se sente mal à l'aise ; out of the way ( isolated) isolé ; ( unusual) extraordinaire ; along the way lit en chemin ; fig en cours de route ; by way of ( via) en passant par ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ; they decided to go their separate ways ( of couple) ils ont décidé de suivre chacun son chemin ; there we went our separate ways là chacun est parti de son côté ; to go the way of sb/sth finir comme qn/qch ; to make one's way towards se diriger vers ; to make one's way along avancer le long de ; the procession makes its solemn way through London la procession avance solennellement dans Londres ; to make one's own way there/home se débrouiller seul pour y arriver/pour rentrer ; to make one's own way in life faire son chemin tout seul dans la vie ; to push one's way through sth se frayer un chemin à travers qch ; to argue/lie one's way out of trouble se sortir d'affaire en argumentant/en mentant ;

2 ( direction) direction f, sens m ; which way is the arrow pointing? quelle direction indique la flèche? ; which way did he go? dans quelle direction est-il parti? ; he went that way il est parti par là ; south is that way le sud est dans cette direction or par là ; come ou step this way suivez-moi, venez par ici ; can we get to the park this way? est-ce que l'on peut aller au parc par ici? ; ‘this way for the zoo’ ‘vers le zoo’ ; she's heading this way elle vient par ici ; ‘this way up’ ‘haut’ ; look/turn this way regarde/tourne-toi par ici ; to look this way and that regarder dans toutes les directions ; to run this way and that courir dans tous les sens ; to look both ways regarder des deux côtés ; to look the other way ( to see) regarder de l'autre côté ; ( to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) détourner les yeux ; fig ( to ignore wrong doing) fermer les yeux ; to go every which way partir dans tous les sens ; the other way up dans l'autre sens ; the right way up dans le bon sens ; the wrong way up à l'envers ; to turn sth the other way around retourner qch ; to do it the other way around faire le contraire ; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse ; the wrong/right way around dans le mauvais/bon sens ; to put one's skirt on the wrong way around mettre sa jupe à l'envers ; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu es Ben, et toi tu es Tom, c'est bien ça? ; you're going the right way tu vas dans le bon sens or la bonne direction ; you're going the right way to get a smack tu es bien parti pour te prendre une claque ; are you going my way? est-ce que tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; if you're ever down our way si jamais tu passes près de chez nous ; over Manchester way du côté de Manchester ; she's coming our way elle vient vers nous ; an opportunity came my way une occasion s'est présentée ; to put sth sb's way ○ filer qch à qn ○ ; everything's going my/his way tout me/lui sourit ;

3 (space in front, projected route) passage m ; to bar/block sb's way barrer/bloquer le passage à qn ; to be in sb's way empêcher qn de passer ; to be in the way gêner le passage ; am I in your way here? est-ce que je te gêne comme ça? ; to get in sb's way [hair, clothing] gêner qn ; [children] être dans les jambes de qn ; anyone who gets in his way gets knocked down fig quiconque se met en travers de son chemin se fait envoyer au tapis ○ ; she won't let anything get in the way of her ambition elle ne laissera rien entraver son ambition ; to get out of the way s'écarter (du chemin) ; to get out of sb's way laisser passer qn ; put that somewhere out of the way mets ça quelque part où ça ne gêne pas ; she couldn't get out of the way in time elle n'a pas pu s'écarter à temps ; out of my way! pousse-toi! ; get your car out of my way! pousse ta voiture! ; get him out of the way before the boss gets here! fais-le disparaître d'ici avant que le patron arrive! ; if only he were out of the way… si seulement on pouvait se débarrasser de lui… ; let me get lunch out of the way laisse-moi en terminer avec le déjeuner ; once the election is out of the way une fois les élections passées ; to keep out of the way rester à l'écart ; to keep out of sb's way éviter qn ; to keep sb out of sb's way ( to avoid annoyance) tenir qn à l'écart de qn ; to keep sth out of sb's way (to avoid injury, harm) garder qch hors de portée de qn ; to shove/pull sb out of the way écarter qn ; to make way s'écarter ; to make way for sb/sth faire place à qn/qch ; make way for the mayor! place au maire! ; make way! make way! place! place! ; it's time he made way for someone younger il est temps qu'il laisse la place à quelqu'un de plus jeune ;

4 ( distance) distance f ; it's a long way c'est loin (to jusqu'à) ; it's not a very long way ce n'est pas très loin ; to be a short way off lit être près ; my birthday is still some way off mon anniversaire est encore loin ; we still have some way to go before doing lit, fig nous avons encore du chemin à faire avant de faire ; to go all the way on foot/by bus faire tout le chemin à pied/en bus ; to go all the way to China with sb faire tout le voyage jusqu'en Chine avec qn ; there are cafés all the way along the road il y a des cafés tout le long de la rue ; I'm with you ou behind you all the way je suis de tout cœur avec toi, je te soutiendrai jusqu'au bout ; to go all the way ○ ( have sex) [two people] coucher ensemble ; to go all the way with sb ○ coucher avec qn ;

5 ( manner of doing something) façon f, manière f ; do it this/that way fais-le comme ceci/cela ; you won't convince her that way tu ne vas pas la convaincre de cette façon or manière ; which way shall I do it? de quelle façon or manière dois-je le faire? ; let me explain it another way laisse-moi t'expliquer autrement ; to do sth the French way faire qch comme les Français ; to do sth the right/wrong way faire bien/mal qch ; you're going about it the wrong way tu t'y prends très mal ; he said it in such a hostile way that… il l'a dit de façon tellement hostile que… ; in the usual way de la façon habituelle ; let her do it her way laisse-la faire à sa façon or manière ; that's not her way ce n'est pas sa façon de faire ; try to see it my way mets-toi à ma place ; in his/her/its own way à sa façon ; they're nice people in their own way ce sont des gens sympathiques à leur façon ; to have a way with sth s'y connaître en qch ; to have a way with children savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants ; she certainly has a way with her ○ GB elle sait décidément s'y prendre avec les gens ; a way of doing ( method) une façon or manière de faire ; ( means) un moyen de faire ; there's no way of knowing/judging il n'y a pas moyen de savoir/juger ; to my way of thinking à mon avis ; that's one way of looking at it c'est une façon de voir les choses ; a way to do une façon or manière de faire ; what a horrible way to die quelle façon horrible de mourir ; that's the way to do it! voilà comment il faut s'y prendre! ; that's the way! voilà, c'est bien! ; way to go ○ ! US voilà qui est bien ○ ! ; that's no way to treat a child ce n'est pas une façon de traiter les enfants ; what a way to run a company! en voilà une façon de gérer une entreprise! ; the way (that) sb does sth la façon or manière dont qn fait qch ; I like the way he dresses j'aime la façon dont il s'habille, j'aime sa façon de s'habiller ; I like the way you blame me! iron c'est toi qui me fais des reproches! ; that's not the way we do things here ce n'est pas notre façon de faire ici ; whichever way you look at it de quelque façon que tu envisages les choses ; either way, she's wrong de toute façon, elle a tort ; one way or another d'une façon ou d'une autre ; one way and another it's been rather eventful tout compte fait ça a été assez mouvementé ; I don't care one way or the other ça m'est égal ; no two ways about it cela ne fait aucun doute ; you can't have it both ways on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre ; no way ○ ! pas question ○ ! ; no way am I doing that ○ ! pas question que je fasse ça ○ ! ;

6 (respect, aspect) sens m ; in a way it's sad en un sens or d'une certaine façon c'est triste ; in a way that's true/she was responsible dans une certaine mesure c'est vrai/elle était responsable ; can I help in any way? puis-je faire quoi que ce soit? ; would it make things easier in any way if… est-ce que cela simplifierait un peu les choses si… ; without wanting to criticize in any way sans vouloir le moins du monde critiquer ; it was unforgivable in every way c'était impardonnable à tous points de vue ; in every way possible dans la mesure du possible ; in many ways à bien des égards ; in more ways than one à plus d'un égard ; in some ways à certains égards ; in that way you're right à cet égard or en ce sens tu as raison ; in no way, not in any way aucunement, en aucune façon ; in no way are you to blame ce n'est aucunement ta faute ; this is in no way a criticism cela n'est en aucune façon une critique ; not much in the way of news/work il n'y a pas beaucoup de nouvelles/travail ; what have you got in the way of drinks? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme boissons or à boire? ; by way of light relief en guise de divertissement ; in a general way ( generally) en général ; in the ordinary way ( ordinarily) d'ordinaire ;

7 (custom, manner) coutume f, manière f ; you'll soon get used to our ways tu t'habitueras vite à nos coutumes ; the old ways les coutumes d'autrefois ; that's the modern way c'est la coutume d'aujourd'hui, c'est comme ça de nos jours ; I know all her little ways je connais toutes ses petites habitudes ; he's rather strange in his ways il a des habitudes un peu bizarres ; she's got a funny way of suddenly raising her voice elle a une façon curieuse d'élever brusquement la voix ; that's just his way il est comme ça ; it's not my way to complain but… ce n'est pas mon genre or dans mes habitudes de me plaindre mais… ; it's the way of the world c'est la vie, ainsi va le monde ;

8 (will, desire) to get one's way, to have one's own way faire à son idée ; she likes (to have) her own way elle aime n'en faire qu'à sa tête ; if I had my way… si cela ne tenait qu'à moi… ; have it your (own) way comme tu voudras ; she didn't have it all her own way elle n'a pas pu en faire qu'à son idée ; Leeds had things all their own way Sport Leeds a complètement dominé le match ; to have one's (wicked) way with sb† ou hum arriver à ses fins avec qn.

B adv to live way beyond one's means vivre largement au-dessus de ses moyens ; we went way over budget le budget a été largement dépassé ; to be way out (in guess, estimate) [person] être loin du compte ; to be way more expensive/dangerous être bien plus coûteux/dangereux ; to go way beyond what is necessary aller bien au-delà de ce qui est nécessaire ; that's way out of order je trouve ça un peu fort.

C by the way adv phr [tell, mention] en passant ; by the way,… à propos,… ; what time is it, by the way? quelle heure est-il, au fait? ; and she, by the way, is French et elle, à propos, est française ; but that's just by the way mais ce n'est qu'une parenthèse.

Big English-French dictionary > way
4 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

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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

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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

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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
5 work

wə:k
1. noun
1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabajo

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabajo

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabajo

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabajo

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabajo

2. verb
1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabajar

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabajar, tener empleo

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar resultados

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresar, desarrollar

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) volverse

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) trabajar, fabricar

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- - work
- workable
- worker
- works
3. noun plural
1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) mecanismo

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- work-basket
- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders

work¹ n

1. trabajo

I have a lot of work tengo mucho trabajo

he was late for work llegó tarde al trabajo

a man's doing some work on the roof un hombre está reparando el tejado

2. obra

it's all my own work todo es obra de mi propia mano

at work en el trabajo

in work con trabajo / que tiene trabajo

out of work sin trabajo / parado

to get to work / to set to work ponerse a trabajar

work² vb

1. trabajar

I work in a shop trabajo en una tienda

I've been working all day he estado trabajando todo el día

2. funcionar

the lift doesn't work el ascensor no funciona

how do you work this machine? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?

work

tr[wɜːk]

noun

1 (gen) trabajo

I've got a lot of work to do tengo mucho trabajo que hacer

he put a lot of hard work into that project trabajó mucho en ese proyecto, puso mucho esfuerzo en ese proyecto

they often take work home to do muchas veces se llevan trabajo a casa

2 (employment) empleo, trabajo

she's at work está en el trabajo

what sort of work do you do? ¿qué clase de trabajo haces?, ¿a qué te dedicas?

don't be late for work no llegues tarde al trabajo

what time do you leave work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?

she's a friend from work es una compañera de trabajo

I've got the day off work tengo el día libre

3 (building work, roadworks) obras nombre femenino plural

work on the new road will commence in July se comenzarán las obras de la nueva carretera en julio

4 (product, results) trabajo, obra

it's all my own work es obra de mi propia mano

they sell their work in the market venden sus trabajos en el mercado

this is an excellent piece of work esto es un trabajo excelente

this is the work of vandals esto es cosa de vándalos

5 (literary etc) obra

transitive verb

1 (person) hacer trabajar

she works them too hard les hace trabajar demasiado

2 (machine) manejar; (mechanism) accionar

do you know how to work the video? ¿sabes cómo hacer funcionar el vídeo?

it's worked by electricity funciona con electricidad

3 (mine, oil well) explotar; (land, fields) trabajar, cultivar

4 (produce) hacer

it works miracles hace milagros

5 (wood, metal, clay) trabajar; (dough) amasar

6 (make by work or effort) trabajar

he worked his way up in the company ascendió en la empresa por su trabajo

she worked her way through university hizo la carrera trabajando

I worked my way to the front me abrí camino hacia adelante

7 familiar (arrange) arreglar

he worked it so that he got off with just a fine se las arregló para escapar sólo con una multa

8 (move gradually)

he worked the key into the frozen lock metió poco a poco la llave en la cerradura helada

work the fat into the flour vaya mezclando la mantequilla con la harina

intransitive verb

1 (gen) trabajar

she works for an insurance company trabaja en una compañía de seguros

he worked as a waiter trabajaba de camarero

I'm working on a new book estoy trabajando en un nuevo libro

she works hard at her homework trabaja mucho en sus deberes, pone mucho esfuerzo en sus deberes

he's working for his exams está estudiando para los exámenes

they were working away at the design estaban ocupados con el diseño

2 (machine, system) funcionar

the lift's not working el ascensor no funciona

how does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?

3 (medicine, cleaner) surtir efecto, tener efecto; (plan) tener éxito, salir bien, funcionar, resultar

your plan won't work tu plan no saldrá bien

the special effects work well los efectos especiales resultan bien

4 (move)

her dress had worked up su vestido se había subido

they eventually worked round to my way of thinking finalmente coincidieron con mi parecer

plural noun works

1 (factory) fábrica f sing

1 (parts) mecanismo m sing

1 familiar (everything) todo, todo el tinglado

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it's all in a/the day's work todo forma parte del trabajo, es el pan nuestro de cada día

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy hay que divertirse de vez en cuando

it works both ways es una arma de doble filo

keep up the good work! ¡que siga así!

the forces at work los elementos en juego

to be in work tener trabajo, tener un empleo

to be out of work estar en el paro, estar sin trabajo, estar parado,-a

to get down/set to work ponerse a trabajar, poner manos a la obra

to get worked up exaltarse, excitarse, ponerse nervioso,-a

to give somebody the (full) works tratar a alguien a lo grande

to have one's work cut out to do something costarle a uno mucho trabajo hacer algo

to make light/short work of something despachar algo deprisa

to work like a Trojan trabajar como un negro

to work loose soltarse, aflojarse

to work one's fingers to the bone dejarse los codos trabajando

to work oneself to death matarse trabajando

to work to rule hacer huelga de celo

public works obras nombre femenino plural públicas

work basket costurero, cesto de labor

work camp campamento de trabajo

work experience experiencia laboral

work of art obra de arte

work permit permiso de trabajo

work station SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL estación nombre femenino de trabajo, terminal nombre masculino de trabajo

work surface encimera

work ['wərk] v, worked ['wərkt] or wrought ['rɔt] ; working vt

1) operate: trabajar, operar

to work a machine: operar una máquina

2) : lograr, conseguir (algo) con esfuerzo

to work one's way up: lograr subir por sus propios esfuerzos

3) effect: efectuar, llevar a cabo, obrar (milagros)

4) make, shape: elaborar, fabricar, formar

a beautifully wrought vase: un florero bellamente elaborado

5)

to work up : estimular, excitar

don't get worked up: no te agites

work vi

1) labor: trabajar

to work full-time: trabajar a tiempo completo

2) function: funcionar, servir

work adj

: laboral

work n

1) labor: trabajo m, labor f

2) employment: trabajo m, empleo m

3) task: tarea f, faena f

4) deed: obra f, labor f

works of charity: obras de caridad

5) : obra f (de arte o literatura)

6) workmanship

7) works npl

factory: fábrica f

8) works npl

mechanism: mecanismo m

work

v.

• andar v.

• elaborar v.

• funcionar v.

• hacer funcionar v.

• hacer trabajar v.

• laborear v.

• labrar v.

• marchar v.

• obrar v.

• trabajar v.

adj.

• laborable adj.

n.

• chamba s.f.

• fábrica s.f.

• labor s.f.

• mecanismo s.m.

• obra s.f.

• sobrehueso s.m.

• trabajar s.m.

• trabajo s.m.

wɜːrk, wɜːk
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noun

1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo m

it was a lot of work — dio mucho trabajo

the building work is still going on — todavía están en obras

work has already started on the film — ya han empezado a filmar or rodar

she's got a lot of work to do to catch up — va a tener que trabajar mucho para ponerse al día

the house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos

she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello

to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra

keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!

it's hard work digging — cavar es muy duro

that was quick work! — qué rapidez!

I've done a good day's work — he aprovechado bien el día

it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día

to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento

2) u ( employment) trabajo m

she does a lot of work for the government — trabaja mucho para el gobierno

to look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo

to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo

they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)

I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete

3) (in phrases)

at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)

4)

a) c (product, single item) obra f

a work of art — una obra de arte

b) u ( output) trabajo m

a piece of work — un trabajo

an exhibition of recent work by Sam Pym — una exposición de obras recientes de Sam Pym

it was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works

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intransitive verb

1) \<\<person\>\> trabajar

I work as a receptionist — trabajo de recepcionista

he works nights — trabaja de noche

to get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

we work a 40-hour week — nuestra semana laboral es de 40 horas

to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien

2)

a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*

to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo

it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos

b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efecto

her idea didn't work — su idea no resultó

try it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte

the play doesn't work on TV — la obra no se presta para televisión

these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan

3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)

the oil has to work through the engine — el aceite tiene que circular por el motor

his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)

2.

vt

1)

a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajar

to work oneself to death — matarse trabajando

b) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotar

c) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar en

d) ( pay for by working)

he worked his passage to Australia — se costeó el pasaje a Australia trabajando en el barco

2) ( cause to operate)

do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?

this lever works the sprinkler system — esta palanca acciona el sistema de riego

the pump is worked by hand — la bomba funciona manualmente

3)

a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)

work the brush into the corners — mete bien el cepillo en los rincones

I'll try to work that quote into the article — trataré de meter esa cita en el artículo

to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión

b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar

work the flour into the mixture — vaya añadiendo la harina a la mezcla

4)

a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought I

b) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglar

she worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work off

- work out

- work over

- work up

- work up to

[wɜːk]
1. N

1) (=activity) trabajo m; (=effort) esfuerzo m

work in progress — trabajo en proceso

• to be at work on sth — estar trabajando sobre algo

there are forces at work — hay fuerzas en movimiento

• work has begun on the new dam — se han comenzado las obras del nuevo embalse

work has begun on the new project — ha comenzado el trabajo en el nuevo proyecto

• it's all in a day's work — es pan de cada día

• to do one's work — hacer su trabajo

he did some good work at head office — hizo un buen trabajo en la oficina central

the medicine had done its work — la medicina había surtido efecto

• to get some work done — hacer algo (de trabajo)

• to get on with one's work — seguir trabajando

• good work! — (=well done) ¡buen trabajo!

• it's hard work — es mucho trabajo, cuesta (trabajo)

he's hard work * — es una persona difícil

• a piece of work — un trabajo

• she's put a lot of work into it — le ha puesto grandes esfuerzos

• to make quick work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez

• to set to work — ponerse a trabajar

to set sb to work — poner a algn a trabajar

• to make short work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez

• to start work — ponerse a trabajar

to have one's work cut out —

I have my work cut out as it is — ya tengo trabajo hasta por encima de las cejas

I had my work cut out to stop it — me costó detenerlo

you'll have your work cut out trying to stop him — te costará muchísimo trabajo impedirle
nasty 1., 4)
2) (=employment, place of employment) trabajo m

"work wanted" — (US) "demandas de empleo"

• to be at work — estar trabajando

accidents at work — accidentes mpl laborales

• to go to work — ir a trabajar

• to go out to work — (=have a job) tener un trabajo

• to be in work — tener trabajo

• she's looking for work — está buscando trabajo

• it's nice work if you can get it — es muy agradable para los que tienen esa suerte

• I'm off work for a week — tengo una semana de permiso

a day off work — un día libre

to take time off work — tomarse tiempo libre

• to be out of work — estar desempleado or parado or en paro

• to put sb out of work — dejar a algn sin trabajo

• on her way to work — camino del trabajo

3) (=product, deed) obra f; (=efforts) trabajo

the works of God — las obras de Dios

this is the work of a professional/madman — esto es trabajo de un profesional/loco

what do you think of his work? — ¿qué te parece su trabajo?

the dictator and all his works — el dictador y todo lo suyo

• good works — obras fpl de caridad

• his life's work — el trabajo al que ha dedicado su vida

4) (Art, Literat etc) obra f

the works of Dickens — las obras de Dickens

• a work of art — una obra de arte

• a literary work — una obra literaria

• a work of reference — un libro de consulta

5) works [of machine, clock etc] mecanismo msing

- bung or gum up the works
spanner
6) works (Mil) obras fpl, fortificaciones fpl

road works — obras

Ministry of Works — Ministerio m de Obras Públicas

2. VI

1) (gen) trabajar; (=be in a job) tener trabajo

to work to achieve sth — dirigir todos sus esfuerzos a lograr algo

• he is working at his German — está dándole al alemán

• to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

• she works in a bakery — trabaja en una panadería

he works in education/publishing — trabaja en la enseñanza/el campo editorial

he prefers to work in wood/oils — prefiere trabajar la madera/con óleos

• to work to rule — (Ind) estar en huelga de celo

• to work towards sth — trabajar or realizar esfuerzos para conseguir algo

- work like a slave or Trojan etc

2) (=function) [machine, car] funcionar

the heating isn't working — la calefacción no funciona

it won't work — no funciona

not working — no funciona

my brain doesn't seem to be working today — hum mi cerebro no funciona hoy como es debido

• it may work against us — podría sernos desfavorable

• this can work both ways — esto puede ser un arma de doble filo

• this may work in our favour — puede que esto nos venga bien

• to get sth working — hacer funcionar algo

• it works off the mains — funciona con la electricidad de la red

• my plan worked perfectly — mi plan funcionó a la perfección

3) (=be effective) [plan] salir, marchar; [drug, medicine, spell] surtir efecto, ser eficaz; [yeast] fermentar

how long does it take to work? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace falta para que empiece a surtir efecto?

the scheme won't work — el proyecto no es práctico, esto no será factible

it won't work, I tell you! — ¡te digo que no se puede (hacer)!

4) [mouth, face, jaws] moverse, torcerse

5) (=move gradually)

she worked methodically down the list — repasó metódicamente la lista

• to work loose — desprenderse

• to work round to a question — preparar el terreno para preguntar algo

eventually he worked round to the price — por fin llegó a mencionar el precio

what are you working round to? — ¿adónde va a parar todo esto?, ¿qué propósito tiene todo esto?

3. VT

1) (=make work) hacer trabajar

he works his staff too hard — hace trabajar demasiado al personal

to work o.s. to death — matarse trabajando

2) (=operate)

can you work it? — ¿sabes manejarlo?

it is worked by electricity — funciona con electricidad

3) (=achieve) [+ change] producir, motivar; [+ cure] hacer, efectuar; [+ miracle] hacer

he has managed to work his promotion * — ha conseguido asegurarse el ascenso

they worked it so that she could come * — lo arreglaron para que viniera
wonder 1., 2)
4) (Sew) coser; (Knitting) [+ row] hacer

worked with blue thread — bordado de hilo azul

5) (=shape) [+ dough, clay] trabajar; [+ stone, marble] tallar, grabar

worked flint — piedra f tallada

work the butter and sugar together — amasar el azúcar y la mantequilla juntos

6) (=exploit) [+ mine] explotar; [+ land] cultivar

this land has not been worked for many years — estas tierras hace mucho tiempo que no se cultivan

he works the eastern part of the province — trabaja en la parte este de la provincia

7) (=manoeuvre)

he gradually worked the rope through the hole — poco a poco fue metiendo la cuerda por el agujero

to work one's hands free — lograr soltar las manos

he worked the lever up and down — movió la palanca hacia arriba y hacia abajo

• to work o.s. into a rage — ponerse furioso, enfurecerse

he worked the crowd (up) into a frenzy — exaltó los ánimos de la multitud

• the screw had worked itself loose — el tornillo se había soltado solo

• to work one's way along — ir avanzando poco a poco

to work one's way up a cliff — escalar poco a poco or a duras penas un precipicio

to work one's way up to the top of a company — llegar a la dirección de una compañía por sus propios esfuerzos

he worked his way up in the firm — ascendió en la compañía mediante sus propios esfuerzos

8) (=finance)

• to work one's passage on a ship — costearse un viaje trabajando

• to work one's way through college — costearse los estudios universitarios trabajando

4.

CPD

work area N — área f de trabajo

work camp N — campamento m laboral

work ethic N — ética f del trabajo

work experience N — experiencia f laboral

work file N — fichero m de trabajo

work force N — (=labourers) mano f de obra; (=personnel) plantilla f

work in progress N — trabajo m en proceso

work permit N — permiso m de trabajo

work prospects NPL — [of student] perspectivas fpl de trabajo

work study N — práctica f estudiantil

work surface N — = worktop

work therapy N — laborterapia f, terapia f laboral

work week N — (US) semana f laboral

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work through

- work up

- work up to

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[wɜːrk, wɜːk]
I

noun

1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo m

it was a lot of work — dio mucho trabajo

the building work is still going on — todavía están en obras

work has already started on the film — ya han empezado a filmar or rodar

she's got a lot of work to do to catch up — va a tener que trabajar mucho para ponerse al día

the house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos

she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello

to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra

keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!

it's hard work digging — cavar es muy duro

that was quick work! — qué rapidez!

I've done a good day's work — he aprovechado bien el día

it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día

to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento

2) u ( employment) trabajo m

she does a lot of work for the government — trabaja mucho para el gobierno

to look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo

to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo

they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)

I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete

3) (in phrases)

at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)

4)

a) c (product, single item) obra f

a work of art — una obra de arte

b) u ( output) trabajo m

a piece of work — un trabajo

an exhibition of recent work by Sam Pym — una exposición de obras recientes de Sam Pym

it was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) \<\<person\>\> trabajar

I work as a receptionist — trabajo de recepcionista

he works nights — trabaja de noche

to get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

we work a 40-hour week — nuestra semana laboral es de 40 horas

to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien

2)

a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*

to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo

it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos

b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efecto

her idea didn't work — su idea no resultó

try it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte

the play doesn't work on TV — la obra no se presta para televisión

these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan

3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)

the oil has to work through the engine — el aceite tiene que circular por el motor

his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)

2.

vt

1)

a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajar

to work oneself to death — matarse trabajando

b) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotar

c) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar en

d) ( pay for by working)

he worked his passage to Australia — se costeó el pasaje a Australia trabajando en el barco

2) ( cause to operate)

do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?

this lever works the sprinkler system — esta palanca acciona el sistema de riego

the pump is worked by hand — la bomba funciona manualmente

3)

a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)

work the brush into the corners — mete bien el cepillo en los rincones

I'll try to work that quote into the article — trataré de meter esa cita en el artículo

to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión

b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar

work the flour into the mixture — vaya añadiendo la harina a la mezcla

4)

a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought I

b) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglar

she worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work off

- work out

- work over

- work up

- work up to

English-spanish dictionary > work
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.) 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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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
8 work out

1. transitive verb
1) (find by calculation) ausrechnen

2) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rechenaufgabe]

3) (resolve)

work things out with somebody/for oneself — die Angelegenheit mit jemandem/sich selbst ausmachen

4) (devise) ausarbeiten [Plan, Strategie]

5) (make out) herausfinden; (understand) verstehen

I can't work him out — ich werde aus ihm nicht klug

6) (Mining): (exhaust) ausbeuten
2. intransitive verb
1) (be calculated)

something works out at £250/[an increase of] 22 % — etwas ergibt 250 Pfund/bedeutet [eine Steigerung von] 22 %

2) (give definite result) [Gleichung, Rechnung:] aufgehen

3) (have result) laufen

things worked out [well] in the end — es ist schließlich doch alles gut gegangen

things didn't work out the way we planned — es kam ganz anders, als wir geplant hatten

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1) (to solve or calculate correctly: I can't work out how many should be left.) ausrechnen

2) (to come to a satisfactory end: Don't worry - it will all work out (in the end).) klappen

3) (to perform physical exercises.) Gymnastik machen

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◆ work out

I. vt

1. (calculate)

▪ to \work out out ⇆ sth etw errechnen [o ausrechnen]

\work out it out to three decimal places rechnen Sie es bis drei Stellen hinter dem Komma aus

to \work out out ⇆ a problem eine Aufgabe lösen

to \work out out the best way den günstigsten Weg berechnen

to \work out out how much/what... ausrechnen, wie viel/was...

2. (develop)

▪ to \work out out ⇆ sth etw ausarbeiten

to \work out out a settlement einen Vergleich aushandeln

to \work out out a solution eine Lösung erarbeiten

to \work out out how/what/when... festlegen, wie/was/wann...

3. (understand)

▪ to \work out out ⇆ sb jdn verstehen, aus jdm schlau werden; ( fam)

▪ to \work out out ⇆ sth etw verstehen

4. (figure out)

▪ to \work out out ⇆ sth hinter etw akk kommen

you can \work out out for yourself what's going on! du kannst dir doch wohl selbst denken, was los ist!

▪ to \work out out that... dahinterkommen, dass...

5. (complete)

to \work out out a contract einen Vertrag erfüllen

to \work out out one's notice seine Kündigungsfrist einhalten

to \work out out one's sentence [or time] seine Haftstrafe absitzen

6. (solve itself) problem sich von allein[e] lösen

▪ to \work out itself out:

things usually \work out themselves out die Dinge erledigen sich meist von selbst

7. usu passive MIN

▪ to be \work outed out mine, quarry ausgebeutet sein; mineral resources abgebaut sein

II. vi

1. (amount to)

the contribution \work outs out at roughly £20 der Beitrag beläuft sich auf etwa 20 Pfund

that \work outs out at 154 litres per day das macht 154 Liter am Tag

how many pounds does that \work out out at? wie viel Pfund macht das?

the figures \work out out differently each time die Zahlen ergeben jedes Mal etwas anderes

to \work out out cheaper/more expensive billiger/teurer kommen

2. (develop) sich entwickeln; (progress) laufen fam

the way it \work outed out in the end was that... am Ende lief es darauf hinaus, dass...

how is it \work outing out with your new girlfriend? wie läuft es mit deiner neuen Freundin? fam

to \work out out for the best sich zum Guten wenden

to \work out out badly schiefgehen fam

to \work out out well gut laufen fam

don't worry, everything will \work out out [well] in the end mach dir keine Sorgen, es wird alles gutgehen

their relationship is \work outing out [well] ihre Beziehung funktioniert [gut]

3. (do exercise) trainieren

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1. vi

1) (= allow solution puzzle, sum etc) aufgehen

2)

(= amount to) that works out at £105 — das gibt or macht £ 105

it works out more expensive in the end — am Ende kommt or ist es teurer

how much does that work out at? — was macht das?

3) (= succeed plan, marriage, idea) funktionieren, klappen (inf)

things didn't work out at all well for him — es ist ihm alles schiefgegangen

how's your new job working out? — was macht die neue Arbeit?

I hope it all works out for you — ich hoffe, dass alles klappt (inf) or dass dir alles gelingt

things didn't work out that way — es kam ganz anders

4) (in gym etc) Fitnesssport machen, trainieren

2. vt sep

1) (= solve, calculate) herausbringen; code entschlüsseln, knacken (inf); mathematical problem lösen; problem fertig werden mit; sum ausrechnen

you can work that out for yourself —

surely he can manage to work things out for himself (in life) — er kann doch bestimmt allein zurechtkommen

things will always work themselves out — Probleme lösen sich stets von selbst

2) (= devise) scheme (sich dat) ausdenken; (in detail) ausarbeiten

3) (= understand) person schlau werden aus (+dat)

can you work out where we are on the map? — kannst du herausfinden or -bringen, wo wir auf der Karte sind?

I can't work out why it went wrong — ich kann nicht verstehen, wieso es nicht geklappt hat

4) (= complete) prison sentence absitzen

to work out one's notice — seine Kündigungsfrist einhalten

5) (= exhaust) mine ausbeuten, erschöpfen; minerals abbauen

to work sth out of one's system (fig) — etw überwinden, mit etw fertig werden

6) (= remove) nail, tooth etc (allmählich) herausbringen

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work out

A v/t

1. ausrechnen, eine Aufgabe lösen:

work things out with sb umg mit jemandem ins Reine kommen;

work things out for o.s. umg mit seinen Problemen allein fertig werden;

most things work themselves out umg die meisten Probleme lösen sich von selbst

2. einen Plan etc ausarbeiten

3. bewerkstelligen, zu Wege bringen

4. eine Schuld etc abarbeiten

5. Bergbau: abbauen, (auch fig ein Thema etc) erschöpfen

6. umg schlau werden aus jemandem

7. work one’s guts out umg sich die Seele aus dem Leib arbeiten

B v/i

1. sich herausarbeiten, zum Vorschein kommen ( beide:

from aus)

2. work out at ( oder to) sich belaufen oder beziffern auf (akk)

3. klappen, gut gehen, sich gut etc anlassen:

work out well (badly);

things worked out to his advantage die Dinge entwickelten sich zu seinem Vorteil;

things don’t work out between us zwischen uns beiden klappt es nicht

4. SPORT umg (Fitness oder Kondition) trainieren

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1. transitive verb
1) (find by calculation) ausrechnen

2) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rechenaufgabe]

3) (resolve)

work things out with somebody/for oneself — die Angelegenheit mit jemandem/sich selbst ausmachen

4) (devise) ausarbeiten [Plan, Strategie]

5) (make out) herausfinden; (understand) verstehen

I can't work him out — ich werde aus ihm nicht klug

6) (Mining): (exhaust) ausbeuten
2. intransitive verb
1) (be calculated)

something works out at £250/[an increase of] 22 % — etwas ergibt 250 Pfund/bedeutet [eine Steigerung von] 22 %

2) (give definite result) [Gleichung, Rechnung:] aufgehen

3) (have result) laufen

things worked out [well] in the end — es ist schließlich doch alles gut gegangen

things didn't work out the way we planned — es kam ganz anders, als wir geplant hatten

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v.

ausarbeiten v.

austüfteln v.

berechnen v.

herausarbeiten v.

lösen v.

English-german dictionary > work out
9 work

[wɜːk] 1. сущ.
1) работа; труд; занятие; дело

exhausting / tiring work — утомительный труд

shoddy / slipshod / sloppy work — недобросовестный труд, плохо выполненная работа, халтура

to be at work upon smth. — быть занятым чем-л.

to begin work — начать работу, приступить к работе

to set / get to work — приняться за дело

to set smb. to work — дать кому-л. работу, засадить кого-л. за работу

to quit / stop work — окончить, завершить работу

They quit work at one o'clock. — Они заканчивают работу в час дня.

They never do any work. — Они всегда бездельничают.

- backbreaking work
- hard work
- paper work
- physical work
- social work
- undercover work
Syn:

labour

2) место работы; занятие; должность

at work — на работе, за работой

in work — имеющий работу

out of work — без работы, безработный

to go to work — пойти на работу, начать работать

They are still at work. — Они всё ещё на работе.

What kind of work do you do? — Кем Вы работаете?

Many people travel to work by car. — Многие едут на работу на машине.

Syn:

job II 1.

3) действие, поступок

dirty work — грязный, низкий поступок

4)

а) результат труда, изделие, продукт

delicate / meticulous / precise work — тонкая, изящная работа

It can help to have an impartial third party look over your work. — Будет полезно, если бы Вашу работу осмотрел кто-нибудь незаинтересованный.

That's a beautiful piece of work. — Это прекрасная работа.

б) продукт, эффект, результат (от работы какого-л. механизма, структуры)

careful police work — высокопрофессиональная работа полиции

clever camera work — толковая операторская работа

в) произведение, работа, сочинение, (письменный) труд (научного, политического или художественного характера)

to exhibit / hang smb.'s works — выставлять чьи-л. полотна (в картинной галерее, в выставочном зале)

In my opinion, this is Rembrandt's greatest work. — Я думаю, это самое значительное произведение Рембрандта.

Under his arm, there was a book which looked like the complete works of Shakespeare. — Он нёс под мышкой том размером с полное собрание сочинений Шекспира.

- collected works
- published works
- selected works
5) ( works) преим. брит.; употр. с гл. в ед. предприятие, завод, фабрика

Syn:

plant II, factory

6)

а) воен. фортификационные сооружения, укрепления, оборонительные сооружения

б) ( works) инженерно-технические сооружения

7) ( works) механизм (работающие или движущиеся части какого-л. механизма)

works of a clock — часовой механизм

8) мастерство, умение, искусство выполнения, обработка

Syn:

workmanship, execution

9) вышивание, рукоделие, шитьё

Syn:

embroidery

10) брожение, ферментация

Syn:

fermentation

11) физ. работа

unit of work — единица работы

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to have one's work cut out (for one) — иметь трудную задачу, трудное дело

to make short work — быстро разобраться, расправиться с чем-л.
2. прил.
1) рабочий, используемый для работы

work elephant — рабочий слон

work surface — рабочая поверхность

2) используемый во время работы

work clothes — рабочая одежда; спецодежда

3) занятый работой

work gang — рабочая смена

work hours — рабочие часы
3. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, уст. wrought
1) работать, заниматься

to work hard / strenuously — работать усердно, усиленно

to work like a horse / dog / beaver / navvy / nigger / slave — работать как лошадь, как негр (на плантации)

to work one's tail off, to work double tides — работать не покладая рук, работать день и ночь

They were working on a new book. — Они работали над новой книгой.

Tasso had been working at his epic poem. — Тассо работал над своей эпической поэмой.

You have to work at being friendlier with people. — Тебе нужно учиться быть дружелюбнее в общении с людьми

2) работать, служить; быть занятым (каким-л.) постоянным делом

to work as a teacher — работать учителем

She works for a large firm. — Она работает в большой фирме.

to work closely with one's colleagues — работать бок о бок с коллегами

to work side by side with smb. — тесно сотрудничать с кем-л.

I worked to a man called Duncan. — Я работал на человека по имени Дункан.

They work for a farmer. — Они работают у фермера.

- work to rule

3)

а) заставлять работать

He worked them nearly to death. — Он заставлял их работать до полного изнеможения.

Richard said that he would work his fingers to the bone for Ada. — Ричард сказал, что ради Ады он будет работать не покладая рук.

б) эксплуатировать, использовать (чей-л. труд, функциональность какого-л. аппарата)

Syn:

exploit II

4) функционировать, действовать; быть эффективным

His plan didn't work. — Его план не сработал.

The pump will not work. — Насос не работает.

to work like a charm — оказывать магическое действие

Syn:

act, operate

5) приводить в действие (что-л.); управлять, осуществлять управление (чем-л.)

This computer is worked from a central server. — Управление этим компьютером осуществляется с центрального сервера.

the best way to work the elections — наилучший способ проводить выборы

to work the ship out of danger — увести судно от опасности

to work the team down street — вести команду вниз по улице

- work the oracle

- work one's ticket

Syn:

actuate, operate, manage

6) приводить, доводить (до какого-л. состояния); приводить себя в какое-л. состояние

She worked herself into a rage. — Она пришла в ярость.

It would take some time for the trade to work itself right. — Потребуется определённое время, чтобы торговля стала успешной.

7) быть в постоянном движении; быть в состоянии волнения; метаться, кипеть, бурлить

His face worked with emotion. — Его лицо подёргивалось от волнения.

While thoughts like these were working in the minds of many Dissenters. — В то время как подобные мысли метались в головах многих диссентеров.

Syn:

toss, seethe, rage

8)

а) воздействовать, влиять, убеждать, склонять (особенно тонкими, хитрыми способами); приводить в (какое-л.) настроение

I have been working him even now to abandon her. — Я продолжал даже теперь убеждать его оставить её.

Syn:

influence, prevail, induce, persuade

б) = work up волновать, возбуждать; провоцировать, подстрекать

Syn:

affect, agitate, stir, move, excite, incite

9) оказывать действие ( о лекарстве)

10) амер. обманывать, вымогать, добиваться (чего-л.) обманным путём

Syn:

practise on, hoax, cheat

11) прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, wrought

а) обрабатывать, возделывать (землю, почву); культивировать, выращивать (какое-л. растение)

Syn:

till, cultivate

б) разрабатывать (жилу, карьер, каменоломню и т. п.)

в) взбивать, месить, мешать (тесто, масло и т. п.)

Syn:

knead, stir, press

г) выделывать, вытёсывать, выковывать, придавать определённую форму (камню, металлу или другому твёрдому веществу)

The wood is easily worked. — Дерево легко поддаётся обработке.

12) = work off, = work out оплачивать трудом, отрабатывать

to work one's passage — отработать свой проезд на пароходе

One of the greatest bores in packing is choosing which shoes to take. They are heavy and do not really work their passage. — Самое трудное при упаковке вещей - это выбор обуви. Обувь тяжёлая и не оправдывает затраченных на её транспортировку усилий.

13)

а) прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, wrought осуществлять, выполнять, вызывать

to work havoc — производить опустошение

to work a discontinuance — вызывать остановку

The beer had wrought no bad effect upon his appetite. (Ch. Dickens) — Пиво не перебило ему аппетит.

the destruction wrought by the sea — разрушения, произведённые волнами

Syn:

effect, bring about, bring to pass

б) разг. организовывать, устраивать

If you can possibly work it meet me somewhere tomorrow. — Если тебе удастся это устроить, то давай где-нибудь завтра встретимся.

Uncle Fred, did you work this? — Дядя Фред, это ты устроил?

He can work it so that you can take your vacation. — Он может устроить всё так, что ты сможешь взять отпуск.

Syn:

arrange, engineer

14) шить, вышивать, вязать, заниматься рукоделием

working her name on the blankets — вышивая её имя на одеялах

Syn:

embroider, weave

15) уст.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, wrought

а) делать (нечто плохое, губительное); совершать (грех, преступление и т. п.)

б) соблюдать, осуществлять (обряды, ритуалы и т. п.)

the 26th degree known as Prince of Mercy (not worked in England) — 26-ая ступень, известная как Принц Милосердия (не соблюдаемая в Англии)

16) прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. worked, wrought делать, выполнять, совершать (деяние, ряд действий, работу, задачу и т. п.)

to work a miracle — совершать чудо

to work wonders — делать, демонстрировать чудеса

The special work which he undertook, and the rich ability with which he wrought it. — Особая работа, за которую он взялся и с которой он замечательно справился.

17)

а) бродить ( о напитках)

б) вызывать брожение

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Syn:

ferment

18)

а) производить, изготовлять

a goblet exquisitely wrought — изящно выделанный бокал

The flint instruments of oval shape have been mostly worked by gentle blows. — Кремневые инструменты овальной формы в основном обрабатывались лёгкими ударами.

б) уст. создавать ( о Боге)

в) уст. строить (дома, церкви, мосты и т. п.)

forty-six noble columns, some wrought in granite and some in marble — сорок шесть величественных колонн, часть из них построена из гранита, часть - из мрамора

19) разг. передвигаться, перемещаться, выполняя обязанности, работу, какие-л. действия (о разносчиках, агентах, нищих, ворах и т. п.)

a professional beggar who "works" seventy or eighty streets in a few hours — профессиональный нищий, который "отрабатывает" семьдесят или восемьдесят улиц за несколько часов

The night being comparatively young, Billy decided to work the trams. — Так как ночь только начиналась, Билли решил заняться трамваями.

He had been a fur thief working the big department stores. — Он был вором по мехам и работал в больших универмагах.

20) исследовать, систематически изучать

There are very many forms and when worked they will doubtless yield interesting results. — Существует много форм, и если их систематически изучать, то они раскроют много интересного.

21) двигать, передвигать

In vain I shifted my aching legs and worked my benumbed hands. — Напрасно я двигал ногами, которые очень болели, и разминал окоченевшие руки.

A neighbouring battery of guns were being worked into position. — Соседняя артиллерийская батарея выдвигалась на позицию.

22) идти, складываться

Our family life does not work any more. — Наша семейная жизнь разладилась.

It won't work. — Этот номер не пройдёт.

23) пробираться, продвигаться; перемещаться

The women worked themselves into the centre of the crowd. — Женщины протиснулись в центр толпы.

Mrs. Trafford worked her way round to Major Lovelace. — Миссис Трэффорд прокладывала себе путь к майору Лавлейсу.

He gradually wrought his way against the usual obstacles which a poor artist must always encounter. — Постепенно он преодолевал препятствия, которые всегда возникают на пути бедного артиста.

The dog worked round and round him, as if undecided at what particular point to go in for the assault. — Собака медленно кружила вокруг него, как будто в нерешительности, в какое конкретно место вцепиться.

A new conversation starts up every hour, and debateable points acquire a fresh interest because there is never time to work to a conclusion. — Каждый час возникает новый разговор, и дискуссионные темы вызывают новый интерес, так как никогда не хватает времени дойти до какого-либо решения.

to work through difficult material — продираться сквозь трудный материал

the dye works its way in — краска впитывается

24) производить, делать с помощью длительного применения какой-л. силы

He works holes in the seat of his trousers. — Он протирает себе дырки на штанах.

25)

а) вставлять, всовывать; включать

She worked a few jokes into her speech. — Она вставила несколько шуток в свою речь.

Syn:

put in, insert, incorporate

б) прививать ( к стволу)

26) = work out вычислять, решать (пример и т. п.)

The sum comes to the same figures, worked either way. — Сумма оказывается одной и той же, как бы её ни вычисляли.

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- work in
- work off
- work out
- work over
- work up
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to work one's will — делать по-своему

to work one's will upon smb. — заставлять кого-л. делать по-своему

to work against time — стараться кончить к определённому сроку

to work up to the curtain театр. — играть под занавес

Англо-русский современный словарь > work
10 way *****

[weɪ]
1. n

1) (road, lane) strada, (path, access) passaggio, (in street names) via

private/public way — strada privata/pubblica

the way across the fields — il sentiero attraverso i campi

the Appian Way — la via Appia

across or over the way — di fronte

2) (route) strada

the Way of the Cross Rel — la via crucis

to ask one's way to the station — chiedere la strada per la stazione

can you tell me the way to the station? — mi sa indicare la strada per la stazione?

the way back — la via del ritorno

we came a back way — siamo arrivati per strade secondarie

she went by way of Birmingham — è andata passando per Birmingham

to go the wrong way — andare dalla parte sbagliata

to lose one's way — perdere la strada, perdersi

the way in — l'entrata, l'ingresso

the way out — l'uscita

to find one's way into a building — riuscire a entrare in un edificio

don't bother, I'll find my own way out — non si scomodi, troverò l'uscita

to find a way out of a problem — trovare una via d'uscita a un problema

to take the easy way out — scegliere la soluzione più facile

on the way — (en route) per strada, (expected) in arrivo

on the way to work — andando a lavorare

you pass it on your way home — ci passi davanti andando a casa

he lost it on the way to school — lo ha perso andando a scuola

he's on his way to becoming an alcoholic — è sulla strada dell'alcolismo

to be on one's way — essere in cammino or sulla strada

economic recovery is on the way — siamo sulla strada della ripresa economica

I'm on my way — sto arrivando

he's on his way — sta arrivando

it's time we were on our way — è ora di andare

all the way (here/home) — per tutta la strada (venendo qui/andando a casa)

I'm with you all the way fig fam — sono assolutamente d'accordo con te

to make one's (own) way home — andare a casa (da solo (-a)

I know my way about town — sono pratico della città

I don't know the way — non so la strada

to lead the way — fare strada, fig essere all'avanguardia

I don't want to take you out of your way — non voglio farti deviare

the village is rather out of the way — il villaggio è abbastanza fuori mano

that's nothing out of the way these days — non è nulla di eccezionale al giorno d'oggi

to go out of one's way to help sb — farsi in quattro per aiutare qn

can you see your way (clear) to helping me tomorrow? — pensi di potermi aiutare domani?

to go one's own way fig — fare di testa propria

to make one's way in the world — farsi strada nel mondo

he worked his way up in the company — si è fatto strada nella ditta

the company isn't paying its way — la ditta non rende più

he put me in the way of some good contracts — mi ha procurato dei buoni contratti

3) (space sb wants to go through) strada

to be or get in the or sb's way — essere d'intralcio or d'impiccio a qn

am I in your way? — (of sb watching sth) ti tolgo la visuale?

to stand in sb's way — intralciare il passaggio a qn, fig essere d'ostacolo a qn

"give way" Brit Auto — "dare la precedenza"

to stand in the way of progress — ostacolare il progresso

to get out of the or sb's way — lasciare passare qn

get out of the way! — togliti di mezzo!

to keep out of sb's way — evitare qn, stare alla larga da qn

to move sth out of the way — togliere di torno qc

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — appena mi sono liberato di questo tema

keep those matches out of his way — tieni lontano da lui quei fiammiferi

to push/elbow one's way through the crowd — farsi strada a spinte/gomitate tra la folla

he lied his way out of it — se l'è cavata mentendo

he crawled/limped his way to the gate — andò a carponi/zoppicando verso il cancello

to make way (for sb/sth) — far strada (a qn/qc), fig lasciare il posto or fare largo (a qn/qc)

to leave the way open for further talks — lasciare aperta la possibilità di ulteriori colloqui

4) (direction) direzione f, parte f

which way? — this way — da che parte? — da questa (parte), in quale direzione? — per di qua

come this way — vieni da questa parte

this way for... — da questa parte per...

which way did he go? — da che parte è andato?

which way do we go from here? — da che parte dobbiamo andare da qui?, fig cosa facciamo adesso?

are you going my way? — fai la strada che faccio io?

the supermarket is this way — il supermercato è da questa parte

everything is going my way fig — mi sta andando tutto liscio

this way and that — di qua e di là

down our way — dalle nostre parti

she didn't know which way to look — non sapeva da che parte guardare

put it the right way up Brit — mettilo in piedi dalla parte giusta

to be the wrong way round — essere al contrario

to look the other way fig — guardare dall'altra parte

to be in a fair way to doing sth — essere sulla strada giusta per fare qc

to split sth three ways — dividere qc in tre

5)

(indicating distance, motion, progress) to come a long way (also) fig — fare molta strada

it's a long way — è lontano

it's a long way away — è molto lontano da qui

a little way along the road — un po' più avanti lungo la strada

she'll go a long way fig — farà molta strada

we've come a long way since those days — abbiamo fatto molta strada da allora

it should go a long way towards convincing him — dovrebbe contribuire molto a convincerlo

to be under way — (work, project) essere in corso

to get under way — avviarsi

the job is now well under way — il lavoro ora è ben avviato

6) (means) mezzo, modo, (manner) modo

a way of life — uno stile di vita

the British way of life — lo stile di vita britannico

there are ways and means — il modo per farlo si trova

we'll find a way of doing it — troveremo un modo per farlo

the only way of doing it — l'unico modo per farlo

there are no two ways about it — non ci sono dubbi

he has his own way of doing it — ha un modo tutto suo per farlo

she looked at me in a strange way — mi ha guardato in modo strano

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo farò a modo mio

they've had it all their own way too long — hanno fatto per troppo tempo a modo loro

to get one's own way — aver la vinta

I will help in every way possible — aiuterò in tutti i modi possibili

he helped in a small way — ha aiutato un pochino

in no way; not in any way — per nulla

no way! fam — neanche per sogno!

there's no way I'll do it — non lo farò per nessun motivo al mondo

do it this way — fallo in questo modo or così

in this way — così, in questo modo

it was this way... — è stato così...

(in) one way or another — in un modo o nell'altro

in a way — in un certo senso

in some ways — in un certo senso, sotto certi aspetti

in many ways — per molti versi

to my way of thinking — a mio modo di vedere

either way I can't help you — non ti posso aiutare in nessun caso

to go on in the same old way — continuare nel modo di sempre

the way things are — come stanno le cose

in the ordinary way (of things) — normalmente

7) (habit) abitudine f, (manner) modo di fare

the ways of the Spaniards — i costumi degli Spagnoli

foreign ways — abitudini fpl forestiere

he has his little ways — ha le sue piccole abitudini

it's not my way — non è mia abitudine fare così

he has a way with people — ci sa fare con la gente

he has a way with him — ci sa fare

to get into/out of the way of doing sth — prendere/perdere l'abitudine di fare qc

8)

(state) things are in a bad way — le cose si mettono male

he's in a bad way — è ridotto male

to be in the family way fam — aspettare un bambino

9)

(with "by") by the way — a proposito

but that's just by the way — ma questo è tra parentesi

by way of a warning — come avvertimento

she's by way of being an artist — è una specie di artista

2. adv

fam

it happened way back — è successo molto tempo fa

way back in 1900 — nel lontano 1900

it's way out in Nevada — è nel lontano Nevada

he was way out in his estimate — la sua valutazione era decisamente errata

English-Italian dictionary > way *****
11 work out

vt

1) ( calculate)

to \work out out <-> sth etw errechnen [o ausrechnen];

to \work out sth out to three decimal places etw bis drei Stellen hinter dem Komma ausrechnen;

to \work out out the best way den günstigsten Weg berechnen;

to \work out out how much/what... ausrechnen, wie viel/was...

2) ( develop)

to \work out out <-> sth etw ausarbeiten;

to \work out out a settlement einen Vergleich aushandeln;

to \work out out a solution eine Lösung erarbeiten;

to \work out out how/ what/when... festlegen, wie/was/wann...

3) ( understand)

to \work out out <-> sb jdn verstehen, schlau aus jdm werden;

to \work out out <-> sth etw verstehen, hinter etw akk kommen;

to \work out out that... dahinter kommen, dass...

4) ( complete)

to \work out out <-> sth etw vollenden;

to \work out out a contract einen Vertrag erfüllen;

to \work out out one's notice seine Kündigungsfrist einhalten

5) ( solve itself)

to \work out itself out;

the problem will \work out itself out das Problem wird sich von allein lösen;

things usually \work out themselves out die Dinge erledigen sich meist von selbst

6) usu passive min ( become unproductive/ used up)

to be \work outed out a mine, quarry ausgebeutet sein; mineral resources abgebaut sein vi

1) ( amount to)

to \work out out at roughly £10 a head sich auf ungefähr 10 Pfund pro Kopf belaufen;

to \work out out cheaper/ more expensive billiger/teurer kommen;

the figures \work out out differently each time die Zahlen ergeben jedes Mal etwas anderes;

that \work outs out at 154 litres per day das macht 154 Liter am Tag

2) ( develop) sich akk entwickeln;

( go on) laufen ( fam)

the way it \work outed out in the end was that... am Ende lief es darauf hinaus, dass...;

to \work out out for the best sich akk zum Guten wenden;

to \work out out badly schiefgehen;

to \work out out well gut laufen

3) ( be successful) relationship funktionieren, klappen ( fam)

4) ( do exercise) trainieren

English-German students dictionary > work out
12 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
13 way

[weɪ] 1. сущ.
1) путь; дорога; маршрут

a way across the valley / through the centre of the city — дорога через долину, центр города

a way from A to B — путь, дорога из А в Б

in smb.'s way — на пути у кого-л.

on one's way, under way — в пути

on the way home / to work / to the airport — по пути домой, на работу, в аэропорт

to ask / tell smb. the way to Oxford Street — спросить у кого-л., объяснить кому-л., как добраться до Оксфорд-Стрит

to block smb.'s way — преградить кому-л. путь, дорогу

to be / stand in smb.'s way — преграждать кому-л. дорогу, стоять у кого-л. на пути прям. и перен.

to fight one's way through the dense vegetation — продираться через густые заросли

to go separate ways — идти разными путями

to hold / keep one's way — держаться избранного пути

to lose one's way — заблудиться, сбиться с пути

to make one's way to / towards smth. — направиться куда-л.

to find one's way out of the building — найти выход из здания

We lost our way in the maze of narrow streets. — Мы заблудились в лабиринте узких улочек.

She thrust her way through the crowd. — Она пробралась через толпу.

Much was certainly lost when the former Soviet Republics decided to go separate ways. — Многое, конечно, было потеряно, когда пути бывших советских республик разошлись.

I couldn't get through the gate because your car was in the way. — Я не мог проехать в ворота, потому что твоя машина перегородила дорогу.

Get / keep / stay out of my way! — Не путайся у меня под ногами!

Which is the shortest / quickest way from here to the railway station? — Как быстрее всего добраться отсюда до железнодорожного вокзала?

Just follow the Way Out signs. — Просто следуйте за указателями "Выход".

Syn:

road, path, course, route

2) направление

one-way ticket — билет в один конец

to look the other way — намеренно смотреть в другую сторону, не замечать, отвернуться

Which way is the town from here? — В какой стороне отсюда 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 дальше идти.

Are you going my way? — Нам по пути?

Which way does the room face? — Куда выходят окна комнаты?

The sign was the wrong way up. — Вывеска висела вверх ногами.

3) расстояние

We have walked a long way. — Мы прошли пешком большое расстояние.

Holiday is a long way off. — До отпуска далеко.

4) метод; способ

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. — Ещё один способ приобрести новых друзей – записаться на вечерние занятия.

Syn:

method

5)

а) манера ( поведения)

He had a strange way of talking. — У него была странная манера говорить.

She smiled in a friendly way. — Она дружески улыбнулась.

Syn:

style

б) особенность, характерная черта

It is not in his way to be communicative. — Он не отличается общительностью.

6) обычно мн. привычка, уклад, обычай

a way of living — образ жизни

to stand in the ancient ways — держаться за старину, быть противником новшеств

I urged him to alter his ways. — Я уговаривал его изменить свои привычки.

7) размах, масштабы деятельности

in a big / small way — в большом / малом масштабе

They are in no small way responsible for it. — Они в немалой степени несут за это ответственность.

8) отношение, аспект

He has changed in every way. — Он полностью изменился.

Syn:

respect

9) положение, состояние

The economy is in a bad way. — В экономике дела обстоят скверно.

She is in the family way. — Она в интересном положении.

He put her in the family way. — Он её обрюхатил.

Syn:

state I 1., condition 1. 1)

10) разг. район, местность

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.

11) разг. область, сфера занятий

12) категория, род

There was little in the way of news. — Там почти ничего не было по части новостей.

13)

а) тех. направляющая

Ways for rolling weights along — Направляющие для перекатывания грузов.

б) мор. стапель

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That's the way the cookie crumbles. — разг. Такова жизнь. / Ничего не поделаешь. / Всё бывает.

- by the way
- by way of
- other way round
- other way
- make one's way in the world
- know one's way around
- know one's way about
- have a way with smb.
- have a way with smth.
- have one's own way
- little way
- little ways
- long way
- long ways
- have way on
- under way
- go out of one's way
- way to go
- no two ways about it
- one way or another
- one way or the other
- in every way
- in many ways
- in some ways
- in a way
- lead the way
- make way for smb.
- there is no way
- no way 2. нареч.; разг.
намного; далеко; значительно; чрезвычайно; очень

way behind — далеко позади

way ahead — далеко впереди

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.

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- way back
- way over

Англо-русский современный словарь > way
14 way

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

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.) pot; smer

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

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

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.) način

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

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

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.) pot
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.) daleč

- 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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I [wéi]
noun

pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurz

way in — vhod

way out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke

a long ( —ali a great) way off ( —ali from here) — daleč stran od tu

any way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeru

by way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi

by the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno

by way of compliment — kot kompliment

in a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma

in every way — v vsakem pogledu (oziru)

in many ways — v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)

in more ways than one — v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)

in a polite (friendly) way — vljudno (prijazno)

in a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno

not by a long way — še dolgo ne

in some ( —ali several) ways — v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)

one way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako

over the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto

on one's way to — na poti k

no way — nikakor ne

some way or other — na ta ali na oni način

the other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno

under way nautical na poti, na vožnji

well on one's way — v polnem teku

ways and means — pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)

Ways and Means — parlamentarna budžetna komisija

the way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj

the way of the cross religion križev pot

no way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši

the good old ways — dobri, stari običaji

high way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanja

Milky Way — rimska cesta (na nebu)

lion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)

permanent way railway tir, tračnice

permanent-way man railway progovni delavec

nothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)

somewhere London way — nekje v okolici Londona

right of way — pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)

this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!

this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim

to ask the ( —ali one's) way — vprašati za pot

to be in a bad way — biti v slabem položaju

to be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otroka

to be by way of being angry — skoraj pobesneti

to be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti koga

to be under way — biti na poti

the conference was already under way — konferenca je bila že v teku

to be on the way — biti na poti, približevati se

to be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjen

it is not his way — to ni njegova navada

the furthest way about is the nearest way home — najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša

to clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod

to come by way of Paris — priti prek Pariza

to come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na koga

to gather way — povečati hitrost

to find one's way — znajti se

to get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati

to get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kaj

to get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)

to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti

to force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si pot

to go a long way — iti daleč

to go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji poti

to go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih

to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umreti

to have it both ways — po potrebi si izbrati

you can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza cela

to have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo

if I had my (own) way — če bi šlo po mojem

to live in a great (small) way — razkošno (skromno) živeti

to look the other way — stran gledati

to look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komu

to lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost

to lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti se

to make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspeti

to make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditi

to make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohiteti

to pave the way for — utreti pot za

to put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga

to see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)

to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot

to twist one's way through — zvijati se (kot kača) skozi

to work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delom

where there's a will there's a way — hoteti je moči
II [wéi]
transitive verb

izuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cesti
III [wéi]
adverb colloquially daleč

way below — daleč doli

way down south — daleč doli na jugu

way off — daleč

English-Slovenian dictionary > way
15 work

work [wɜ:k]

travail ⇒ 1 (a)-(e), 1 (g) œuvre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f) besogne ⇒ 1 (b) emploi ⇒ 1 (c) ouvrage ⇒ 1 (f) recherches ⇒ 1 (g) travailler ⇒ 2A (a)-(e), 3A (b), 3A (c), 3A (e), 3C (a) fonctionner ⇒ 2B (a) marcher ⇒ 2B (a), 2B (b) réussir ⇒ 2B (b) agir ⇒ 2B (c), 2B (d) faire travailler ⇒ 3A (a) faire marcher ⇒ 3B (a) façonner ⇒ 3C (a) mécanisme ⇒ 4 1 (a) travaux ⇒ 4 1 (b) usine ⇒ 4 2 (a)

1 noun

(a) (effort, activity) travail m, œuvre f;

∎ computers take some of the work out of filing les ordinateurs facilitent le classement;

∎ this report needs more work il y a encore du travail à faire sur ce rapport, ce rapport demande plus de travail;

∎ she's done a lot of work for charity elle a beaucoup travaillé pour des associations caritatives;

∎ it will take a lot of work to make a team out of them ça va être un drôle de travail de faire d'eux une équipe;

∎ keep up the good work! continuez comme ça!;

∎ nice or good work! c'est du bon travail!, bravo!;

∎ that's fine work or a fine piece of work c'est du beau travail;

∎ your work has been useful vous avez fait du travail utile;

∎ work on the tunnel is to start in March (existing tunnel) les travaux sur le tunnel doivent commencer en mars; (new tunnel) la construction du tunnel doit commencer en mars;

∎ work in progress Administration travail en cours; Accountancy travaux mpl en cours, inventaire m de production; (sign) travaux en cours;

∎ she put a lot of work into that book elle a beaucoup travaillé sur ce livre;

∎ to make work for sb compliquer la vie à qn;

∎ to start work, to set to work se mettre au travail;

∎ she set or she went to work on the contract elle a commencé à travailler sur le contrat;

∎ he set to work undermining their confidence il a entrepris de saper leur confiance;

∎ I set him to work (on) painting the kitchen je lui ai donné la cuisine à peindre;

∎ they put him to work in the kitchen ils l'ont mis au travail dans la cuisine;

∎ let's get (down) to work! (mettons-nous) au travail!;

∎ proverb all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy beaucoup de travail et peu de loisirs ne réussissent à personne

(b) (duty, task) travail m, besogne f;

∎ I've got loads of work to do j'ai énormément de travail à faire;

∎ she gave us too much work elle nous a donné trop de travail;

∎ he's trying to get some work done il essaie de travailler un peu;

∎ they do their work well ils travaillent bien, ils font du bon travail;

∎ it's hard work c'est du travail, ce n'est pas facile;

∎ it's thirsty work ça donne soif;

∎ to make short or light work of sth expédier qch;

∎ figurative to make short work of sb ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn;

∎ familiar it's nice work if you can get it! c'est une bonne planque, encore faut-il la trouver!

(c) (paid employment) travail m, emploi m;

∎ what (kind of) work do you do? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?, quel travail faites-vous?;

∎ I do translation work je suis traducteur, je fais des traductions;

∎ to find work trouver du travail;

∎ to look for work chercher du travail ou un emploi;

∎ to be in work travailler, avoir un emploi;

∎ to be out of work être au chômage ou sans travail ou sans emploi;

∎ he had a week off work (holiday) il a pris une semaine de vacances; (illness) il n'est pas allé au travail pendant une semaine;

∎ to take time off work prendre des congés;

∎ she's off work today elle ne travaille pas aujourd'hui;

∎ to do a full day's work faire une journée entière de travail;

∎ people out of work (gen) les chômeurs mpl; Administration & Economics les inactifs mpl

(d) (place of employment) travail m; Administration lieu m de travail;

∎ I go to work by bus je vais au travail en bus;

∎ I'm late for work je suis en retard pour le travail;

∎ he's a friend from work c'est un collègue;

∎ where is your (place of) work? où travaillez-vous?, quel est votre lieu de travail?;

∎ on her way home from work en rentrant du travail

(e) (papers, material etc being worked on) travail m;

∎ to take work home prendre du travail à la maison;

∎ her work was all over the table son travail était étalé sur la table

(f) (creation, artefact etc) œuvre f; (on smaller scale) ouvrage m; Sewing ouvrage m;

∎ it's all my own work j'ai tout fait moi-même;

∎ it's an interesting piece of work (gen) c'est un travail intéressant; Art, Literature & Music c'est une œuvre intéressante;

∎ very detailed/delicate work (embroidery, carving etc) ouvrage très détaillé/délicat;

∎ these formations are the work of the wind ces formations sont l'œuvre du vent;

∎ the silversmith sells much of his work to hotels l'orfèvre vend une grande partie de ce qu'il fait ou de son travail à des hôtels;

∎ the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres complètes ou l'œuvre de Shakespeare;

∎ a new work on Portugal un nouvel ouvrage sur le Portugal;

∎ a work of art une œuvre d'art;

∎ works of fiction des ouvrages de fiction

(g) (research) travail m, recherches fpl;

∎ there hasn't been a lot of work done on the subject peu de travail a été fait ou peu de recherches ont été faites sur le sujet

(h) (deed) œuvre f, acte m;

∎ good works bonnes œuvres fpl;

∎ each man will be judged by his works chaque homme sera jugé selon ses œuvres;

∎ charitable works actes mpl de charité, actes mpl charitables;

∎ the murder is the work of a madman le meurtre est l'œuvre d'un fou

(i) (effect) effet m;

∎ wait until the medicine has done its work attendez que le médicament ait agi ou ait produit son effet

(j) Physics travail m

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (exert effort on a specific task, activity etc) travailler;

∎ we worked for hours cleaning the house nous avons passé des heures à faire le ménage;

∎ they worked in the garden ils ont fait du jardinage;

∎ we work hard nous travaillons dur;

∎ she's working on a novel just now elle travaille à un roman en ce moment;

∎ a detective is working on this case un détective est sur cette affaire;

∎ he works at or on keeping himself fit il fait de l'exercice pour garder la forme;

∎ we have to work to a deadline nous devons respecter des délais dans notre travail;

∎ we have to work to a budget nous devons travailler avec un certain budget;

∎ I've worked with the handicapped before j'ai déjà travaillé avec les handicapés;

∎ I work with the Spanish on that project je travaille (en collaboration) avec les Espagnols sur ce projet

(b) (be employed) travailler;

∎ he works as a teacher il a un poste d'enseignant;

∎ I work in advertising je travaille dans la publicité;

∎ who do you work for? chez qui est-ce que vous travaillez?;

∎ she works in or for a bank elle travaille dans ou pour une banque;

∎ I work a forty-hour week je travaille quarante heures par semaine, je fais une semaine de quarante heures;

∎ to work for a living travailler pour gagner sa vie;

∎ Industry to work to rule faire la grève du zèle

(c) (strive for a specific goal or aim)

∎ to work for a good cause travailler pour une bonne cause;

∎ they're working for better international relations ils s'efforcent d'améliorer les relations internationales

(d) (study) travailler, étudier;

∎ you're going to have to work if you want to pass the exam il va falloir que tu travailles ou que tu étudies si tu veux avoir ton examen

(e) (use a specified substance) travailler;

∎ this sculptor works in or with copper ce sculpteur travaille avec le cuivre;

∎ she has always worked in or with watercolours elle a toujours travaillé avec de la peinture à l'eau

B.

(a) (function, operate → machine, brain, system) fonctionner, marcher;

∎ the lift doesn't work at night l'ascenseur ne marche pas la nuit;

∎ the lift never works l'ascenseur est toujours en panne;

∎ the radio works off batteries la radio fonctionne avec des piles;

∎ a pump worked by hand une pompe actionnée à la main ou manuellement;

∎ they soon got or had it working ils sont vite parvenus à le faire fonctionner;

∎ she sat still, her brain or her mind working furiously elle était assise immobile, le cerveau en ébullition;

∎ figurative everything worked smoothly tout s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ your idea just won't work ton idée ne peut pas marcher;

∎ this relationship isn't working cette relation ne marche pas;

∎ that argument works both ways ce raisonnement est à double tranchant;

∎ how does the law work exactly? comment la loi fonctionne-t-elle exactement?

(b) (produce results, succeed) marcher, réussir;

∎ it worked brilliantly ça a très bien marché;

∎ their scheme didn't work leur complot a échoué;

∎ that/flattery won't work with me ça/la flatterie ne prend pas avec moi

(c) (drug, medicine) agir, produire ou faire son effet

(d) (act) agir;

∎ the acid works as a catalyst l'acide agit comme ou sert de catalyseur;

∎ events have worked against us/in our favour les événements ont agi contre nous/en notre faveur;

∎ I'm working on the assumption that they'll sign the contract je pars du principe qu'ils signeront le contrat

C.

(a) (reach a condition or state gradually)

∎ to work loose se desserrer;

∎ to work free se libérer;

∎ the nail worked through the sole of my shoe le clou est passé à travers la semelle de ma chaussure

(b) (face, mouth) se contracter, se crisper

(c) (ferment) fermenter

3 transitive verb

A.

(a) (worker, employee, horse) faire travailler;

∎ the boss works his staff hard le patron exige beaucoup de travail de ses employés;

∎ you work yourself too hard tu te surmènes;

∎ to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche;

∎ to work one's fingers to the bone s'user au travail

(b) (pay for with labour or service)

∎ they worked their passage to India ils ont payé leur passage en Inde en travaillant;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études à l'université

(c) (carry on activity in)

∎ he works the southern sales area il travaille pour le service commercial de la région sud;

∎ the pollster worked both sides of the street le sondeur a enquêté des deux côtés de la rue;

∎ figurative the candidate worked the crowd le candidat s'efforçait de soulever l'enthousiasme de la foule;

∎ a real-estate agent who works the phones un agent immobilier qui fait de la prospection par téléphone;

∎ she works the bars (prostitute) elle travaille dans les bars

(d) (achieve, accomplish)

∎ the new policy will work major changes la nouvelle politique opérera ou entraînera des changements importants;

∎ the story worked its magic or its charm on the public l'histoire a enchanté le public;

∎ to work a spell on sb jeter un sort à qn;

∎ to work miracles faire ou accomplir des miracles;

∎ to work wonders faire merveille;

∎ she has worked wonders with the children elle a fait des merveilles avec les enfants

(e) (make use of, exploit → land) travailler, cultiver; (→ mine, quarry) exploiter, faire valoir

B.

(a) (operate) faire marcher, faire fonctionner;

∎ this switch works the furnace ce bouton actionne ou commande la chaudière;

∎ he knows how to work the drill il sait se servir de la perceuse

(b) (manoeuvre)

∎ I worked the handle up and down j'ai remué la poignée de haut en bas;

∎ to work one's hands free parvenir à dégager ses mains;

∎ she worked the ropes loose elle a réussi à desserrer les cordes petit à petit

(c) (by slow progression)

∎ I worked my way along the ledge j'ai longé la saillie avec précaution;

∎ he worked his way down/up the cliff il a descendu/monté la falaise lentement;

∎ the beggar worked his way towards us le mendiant s'est approché de nous;

∎ they worked their way through the list ils ont traité chaque élément de la liste tour à tour;

∎ he's worked his way through the whole grant il a épuisé toute la subvention;

∎ a band of rain working its way across the country un front de pluie qui traverse le pays;

∎ they have worked themselves into a corner ils se sont mis dans une impasse

(d) familiar (contrive) s'arranger;

∎ she managed to work a few days off elle s'est arrangée ou s'est débrouillée pour avoir quelques jours de congé;

∎ I worked it or worked things so that she's never alone j'ai fait en sorte qu'elle ou je me suis arrangé pour qu'elle ne soit jamais seule

C.

(a) (shape → leather, metal, stone) travailler, façonner; (→ clay, dough) travailler, pétrir; (→ object, sculpture) façonner; Sewing (design, initials) broder;

∎ she worked the silver into earrings elle a travaillé l'argent pour en faire des boucles d'oreilles;

∎ she worked a figure out of the wood elle a sculpté une silhouette dans le bois;

∎ the flowers are worked in silk les fleurs sont brodées en soie;

∎ work the putty into the right consistency travaillez le mastic pour lui donner la consistance voulue

(b) (rub)

∎ gently work the cream into your hands massez-vous les mains pour faire pénétrer la crème;

∎ work the dye into the surface of the leather faites pénétrer la teinture dans le cuir

(c) (excite, provoke)

∎ the orator worked the audience into a frenzy l'orateur a enflammé ou a galvanisé le public;

∎ she worked herself into a rage elle s'est mise dans une colère noire

4 works

1 plural noun

(a) (mechanism) mécanisme m, rouages mpl; (of clock) mouvement m;

∎ familiar to foul up or to gum up the works tout foutre en l'air

(b) Building industry travaux mpl; (installation) installations fpl;

∎ road works travaux mpl; (sign) travaux;

∎ Minister/Ministry of Works ministre m/ministère m des Travaux publics

2 noun

(a) Industry (factory) usine f;

∎ a printing works une imprimerie;

∎ a gas works une usine à gaz;

∎ price ex works prix m sortie usine

(b) familiar (everything)

∎ the (whole) works tout le bataclan ou le tralala;

∎ they had eggs, bacon, toast, the works ils mangeaient des œufs, du bacon, du pain grillé, tout, quoi!;

∎ American to shoot the works jouer le grand jeu;

∎ American we shot the works on the project nous avons mis le paquet sur le projet;

∎ to give sb the works (special treatment) dérouler le tapis rouge pour qn; (beating) passer qn à tabac

5 at work

1 adjective

(a) (person)

∎ to be at work on sth/(on) doing sth travailler (à) qch/à faire qch;

∎ he's at work on a new book il travaille à un nouveau livre;

∎ they're hard at work painting the house ils sont en plein travail, ils repeignent la maison

(b) (having an effect)

∎ there are several factors at work here il y a plusieurs facteurs qui entrent en jeu ou qui jouent ici;

∎ there are evil forces at work des forces mauvaises sont en action

2 adverb

(at place of work)

∎ she's at work (gen) elle est au travail; (office) elle est au bureau; (factory) elle est à l'usine;

∎ I'll phone you at work je t'appellerai au travail;

∎ we met at work on s'est connus au travail

►► work area (in school, home) coin m de travail; Computing zone f de travail;

works band fanfare m (d'une entreprise);

work camp (prison) camp m de travail; (voluntary) chantier m de travail;

American work coat blouse f;

works committee, works council comité m d'entreprise;

work ethic = exaltation des valeurs liées au travail;

work experience stage m (en entreprise);

∎ the course includes two months' work experience le programme comprend un stage en entreprise de deux mois;

American work farm = camp de travail forcé où les détenus travaillent la terre;

Computing work file fichier m de travail;

work flow déroulement m des opérations;

work group groupe m de travail;

works manager directeur(trice) m,f d'usine;

work party (of soldiers) escouade f; (of prisoners) groupe m de travail;

work permit permis m de travail;

Computing work sheet feuille f de travail;

work space (at home) coin-travail m; (in office) & Computing espace m de travail;

∎ I need more work space j'ai besoin de plus d'espace pour travailler;

work surface surface f de travail;

American work week semaine f de travail

➲ work away intransitive verb

travailler;

∎ while he worked away at fixing the furnace tandis qu'il travaillait à réparer la chaudière;

∎ we worked away all evening nous avons passé la soirée à travailler

➲ work down intransitive verb

glisser;

∎ her socks had worked down around her ankles ses chaussettes étaient tombées sur ses chevilles

➲ work in separable transitive verb

(a) (incorporate) incorporer;

∎ work the ointment in thoroughly faites bien pénétrer la pommade;

∎ Cookery work the butter into the flour incorporez le beurre à la farine

(b) (insert) faire entrer ou introduire petit à petit;

∎ he worked in a few sly remarks about the boss il a réussi à glisser quelques réflexions sournoises sur le patron;

∎ I'll try and work the translation in some time this week (into schedule) j'essayerai de (trouver le temps de) faire la traduction dans le courant de la semaine

➲ work off separable transitive verb

(a) (dispose of → fat, weight) se débarrasser de, éliminer; (→ anxiety, frustration) passer, assouvir;

∎ I worked off my excess energy chopping wood j'ai dépensé mon trop-plein d'énergie en cassant du bois;

∎ he worked off his tensions by running il s'est défoulé en faisant du jogging;

∎ to work off one's anger on sb passer sa colère sur qn

(b) (debt, obligation)

∎ it took him three months to work off his debt il a dû travailler trois mois pour rembourser son emprunt

➲ work on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) essayer de convaincre;

∎ we've been working on him but he still won't go nous avons essayé de le persuader mais il ne veut toujours pas y aller;

∎ I'll work on her je vais m'occuper d'elle

(b) (task, problem)

∎ the police are working on who stole the jewels la police s'efforce de retrouver celui qui a volé les bijoux;

∎ he's been working on his breaststroke/emotional problems il a travaillé sa brasse/essayé de résoudre ses problèmes sentimentaux;

∎ have you got any ideas? - I'm working on it as-tu des idées? - je cherche

(c) (use as basis)

∎ have you any data to work on? avez-vous des données sur lesquelles vous fonder?

2 intransitive verb

(continue to work) continuer à travailler

➲ work out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (discharge fully) acquitter en travaillant;

∎ to work out one's notice faire son préavis

(b) (calculate → cost, distance, sum) calculer; (→ answer, total) trouver;

∎ I work it out at £22 d'après mes calculs, ça fait 22 livres

(c) (solve → calculation, problem) résoudre; (→ puzzle) faire, résoudre; (→ code) déchiffrer;

∎ have they worked out their differences? est-ce qu'ils ont réglé ou résolu leurs différends?;

∎ I'm sure we can work this thing out (your problem) je suis sûr que nous pouvons arranger ça; (our argument) je suis sûr que nous finirons par nous mettre d'accord;

∎ things will work themselves out les choses s'arrangeront toutes seules ou d'elles-mêmes

(d) (formulate → idea, plan) élaborer, combiner; (→ agreement, details) mettre au point;

∎ to work out a solution trouver une solution;

∎ have you worked out yet when it's due to start? est-ce que tu sais quand ça doit commencer?;

∎ she had it all worked out elle avait tout planifié;

∎ we worked out an easier route nous avons trouvé un itinéraire plus facile

(e) (figure out) arriver à comprendre;

∎ I finally worked out why he was acting so strangely j'ai enfin découvert ou compris pourquoi il se comportait si bizarrement;

∎ the dog had worked out how to open the door le chien avait compris comment ouvrir la porte;

∎ I can't work her out je n'arrive pas à la comprendre;

∎ I can't work their relationship out leurs rapports me dépassent

(f) (mine, well) épuiser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (happen) se passer;

∎ it depends on how things work out ça dépend de la façon dont les choses se passent;

∎ the trip worked out as planned le voyage s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ I wonder how it will all work out je me demande comment tout cela va s'arranger;

∎ it all worked out for the best tout a fini par s'arranger pour le mieux;

∎ but it didn't work out that way mais il en a été tout autrement;

∎ it worked out badly for them les choses ont mal tourné pour eux

(b) (have a good result → job, plan) réussir; (→ problem, puzzle) se résoudre;

∎ she worked out fine as personnel director elle s'est bien débrouillée comme directeur du personnel;

∎ are things working out for you OK? est-ce que ça se passe bien pour toi?;

∎ did the new job work out? ça a marché pour le nouveau boulot?;

∎ it didn't work out between them les choses ont plutôt mal tourné entre eux;

∎ their project didn't work out leur projet est tombé à l'eau

(c) (amount to)

∎ how much does it all work out at? ça fait combien en tout?;

∎ the average price for an apartment works out to or at $5,000 per square metre le prix moyen d'un appartement s'élève ou revient à 5000 dollars le mètre carré;

∎ that works out at three hours a week ça fait trois heures par semaine;

∎ electric heating works out expensive le chauffage électrique revient cher

(d) (exercise) faire de l'exercice; (professional athlete) s'entraîner

➲ work over separable transitive verb

(a) American (revise) revoir, réviser

(b) familiar (beat up) tabasser, passer à tabac

➲ work round

1 intransitive verb

(a) (turn) tourner;

∎ the wind worked round to the north le vent a tourné au nord petit à petit

(b) figurative (in conversation)

∎ he finally worked round to the subject of housing il a fini par aborder le sujet du logement;

∎ what's she working round to? où veut-elle en venir?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring round) I worked the conversation round to my salary j'ai amené la conversation sur la question de mon salaire

➲ work through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert) faire passer à travers

(b) (progress through)

∎ we worked our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ he worked his way through the book il a lu le livre du début à la fin;

∎ figurative I worked the problem through j'ai étudié le problème sous tous ses aspects

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (continue to work)

∎ she worked through lunch elle a travaillé pendant l'heure du déjeuner

(b) (resolve)

∎ he worked through his emotional problems il a réussi à assumer ses problèmes affectifs

➲ work up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (stir up, rouse) exciter, provoquer;

∎ he worked up the crowd il a excité la foule;

∎ he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a rendu la foule frénétique;

∎ he works himself up or he gets himself worked up over nothing il s'énerve pour rien;

∎ she had worked herself up into a dreadful rage elle s'était mise dans une rage terrible

(b) (develop) développer;

∎ I want to work these ideas up into an article je veux développer ces idées pour en faire un article;

∎ to work up an appetite se mettre en appétit;

∎ we worked up a sweat/a thirst playing tennis jouer au tennis nous a donné chaud/soif;

∎ I can't work up any enthusiasm for this work je n'arrive pas à avoir le moindre enthousiasme pour ce travail;

∎ he tried to work up an interest in the cause il a essayé de s'intéresser à la cause

(c) (idiom)

∎ to work one's way up faire son chemin;

∎ she worked her way up from secretary to managing director elle a commencé comme secrétaire et elle a fait son chemin jusqu'au poste de P-DG;

∎ I worked my way up from nothing je suis parti de rien

2 intransitive verb

(a) (clothing) remonter

(b) (build up)

∎ the film was working up to a climax le film approchait de son point culminant;

∎ things were working up to a crisis une crise se préparait, on était au bord d'une crise;

∎ she's working up to what she wanted to ask elle en vient à ce qu'elle voulait demander;

∎ what are you working up to? où veux-tu en venir?

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A n

1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;

2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ○ ! c'est une bonne planque ○ ! ;

3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;

4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;

5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;

6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;

7 Phys travail m ;

8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;

9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.

B works npl

1 ( factory) usine f ; works canteen cantine f de l'usine ;

2 ( building work) travaux mpl ; public works travaux publics ;

3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.

C modif [clothes, shoes] de travail ; [phone number] au travail.

D vtr

1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;

2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;

3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;

4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;

5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;

6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;

7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;

8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;

9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;

10 ( embroider) broder [design] (into sur) ; to be worked in blue silk être brodé à la soie bleue ;

11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;

12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;

13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.

E vi

1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;

2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;

3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;

4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;

5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;

6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.

F v refl

1 ( labour) to work oneself too hard se surmener ; to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche ;

2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.

Idioms

to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ work around:

▶ work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.

■ work in:

▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in

1 ( incorporate) glisser [joke, reference] ; mentionner [fact, name] ;

2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].

■ work off:

▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]

1 ( remove) retirer [lid] ; to work a ring off one's finger ôter une bague avec difficulté ;

2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;

3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].

■ work on:

▶ work on continuer à travailler ;

▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;

▶ work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.

■ work out:

▶ work out

1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;

2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;

3 ( add up) to work out at GB ou to US [total, share] s'élever à [amount, proportion] ;

▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out

1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;

2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;

3 ( devise) concevoir [plan, scheme] ; trouver [route] ;

4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;

5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;

▶ work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.

■ work over ○:

▶ work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac ○.

■ work to:

▶ work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.

■ work up:

▶ work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;

▶ work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;

▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up

1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;

2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de.

Big English-French dictionary > work
17 ♦ work

♦ work /wɜ:k/
n.

1 [u] lavoro ( anche econ.); opera ( anche letteraria, ecc.); attività: DIALOGO → - Signing on with an agency- What sort of work are you looking for?, che genere di lavoro sta cercando?; Can you do this work alone?, puoi fare questo lavoro da solo?; a day's work, il lavoro d'una giornata; DIALOGO → - Computer problems- I've lost all this morning's work, ho perso tutto il lavoro di stamattina; to find (o to get) work, trovar lavoro; trovare da lavorare; A teacher does his work mainly at school, l'insegnante svolge la sua attività soprattutto a scuola; to go to work, andare al lavoro: I go to work by bus, vado al lavoro in autobus; My father is at work now, mio padre è al lavoro; ( USA) to be in work, essere in lavorazione; DIALOGO → - Dental fees- Are you in work?, ha un impiego?; to be looking for work, essere in cerca di lavoro; to be out of work, essere disoccupato; to finish work at 2 p.m., smettere di lavorare alle 14; to start work, cominciare a lavorare; to leave work early, uscire prima dal lavoro; to return to work, riprendere il lavoro; a piece of work, un lavoro; un oggetto lavorato: What a wonderful piece of work!, che magnifico lavoro!; to go (o to set) about one's work, mettersi a lavorare; intraprendere il proprio lavoro; to set sb. to work, mettere q. al lavoro; far lavorare q.; dirty work, lavoro pesante; ( anche) attività illegale; hard work, duro lavoro; seasonal work, lavoro stagionale

2 ( arte, letter., mus., ecc.) opera ( anche in senso morale): a fine work of art, una bella opera d'arte; Shakespeare's complete (o collected) works, le opere complete di Shakespeare; works of mercy, opere di bene; atti di carità

3 (pl.) (di solito col verbo al sing.) fabbrica; officina; opificio; stabilimento: The biggest works is outside the town, lo stabilimento più grande è fuori della città; a gas works, un'officina del gas

4 (pl.) meccanismo; ingranaggio; congegno; movimento: The works need to be repaired, bisogna riparare il congegno; the works of a clock ( of a watch), il movimento di un orologio

5 (pl.) opere, lavori (d'ingegneria); (mil.) fortificazioni: public works, opere di pubblica utilità; lavori pubblici; defensive works, opere di difesa; DIALOGO → - Being late- There are road works on the M1 and it's reduced to one lane, ci sono dei lavori sulla M1 e la strada è ridotta a una corsia

6 [u] (fis.) lavoro: to convert energy into work, convertire energia in lavoro

7 (mecc., ind., = workpiece) pezzo (da lavorare): to true up the work, centrare il pezzo

8 (pl.) (fam.; = the full works, the whole work) tutto quanto; armi e bagagli; ogni cosa; ( di cibo) un po' di tutto; il menu completo

9 (pl.) ( slang) tutto l'armamentario (o l'attrezzatura) che serve per drogarsi

● work area, zona lavoro □ (econ.) work by the day, lavoro a giornata; lavoro in economia □ (org. az.) works committee, commissione mista □ (ind.) work cycle, ciclo di lavorazione □ (econ.) work experience, esperienza di lavoro; esperienza professionale □ ( anche comput.) work group, gruppo di lavoro □ work-horse ► workhorse □ (org. az.) work hour, ora lavorativa □ work in hand (o in progress), lavoro in corso □ (sociol.) work-life balance, equilibrio tra lavoro e vita privata; equilibrio vita-lavoro □ (org. az.) work order, ordine (o buono) di lavorazione; commessa □ (leg.) work permit, permesso di lavoro □ work rate, quantità di lavoro; ( sport) mole di gioco svolto □ (econ.) work relief, sostegno all'occupazione □ work sheet, ► worksheet □ (cronot.) work standard, norma □ work station ► workstation □ (econ.) work stoppage, interruzione del lavoro □ (ind.) work study, studio dell'organizzazione del lavoro □ ( USA) work-study scholarship, borsa di studio con lavoro part-time □ work ticket = work order ► sopra □ all in the day's work, tutto regolare; roba d'ordinaria amministrazione □ at work, al lavoro, sul lavoro: safety at work, la sicurezza sul lavoro □ to be at the works, essere in fabbrica; essere in officina □ to be at work upon st., lavorare a qc.; essere occupato a fare qc. □ to have a hand in the work, avere le mani in pasta □ (fam.) to have one's work cut out, avere a mano un lavoro difficile; avere un bel da fare □ Keep up the good work!, bravo! continua così! □ to make short (o quick) work of, sbrigarsi a; sbarazzarsi di, far piazza pulita di: You have made short work of cleaning up the garden, ti sei sbrigato a pulire il giardino; I have made short work of him, mi sono sbarazzato di lui □ to set (o to get) to work, mettersi al lavoro; mettersi all'opera □ sexual discrimination at work, discriminazione sul lavoro in base al sesso; diversità di trattamento fra lavoratori e lavoratrici □ I have done a good day's work, ho fatto un bel po' di lavoro, oggi □ My work is in civil engineering (o as a civil engineer), faccio (di professione) l'ingegnere (civile) □ (prov.) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, il troppo lavoro rende noiosi.
NOTA D'USO: - work o job?- ♦ (to) work /wɜ:k/
(pass. e p. p. worked, talora wrought)

A v. i.

1 lavorare; operare; fare un lavoro: I've been working all day, è tutto il giorno che lavoro; He isn't working at present, non sta lavorando ora; ( anche) al momento è senza lavoro (o è disoccupato); to work hard, lavorar sodo; to work alongside sb., lavorare a fianco di q.; The new cook works well, il nuovo cuoco fa bene il suo lavoro; He was given the Nobel Prize because he had worked so hard for peace, ha ricevuto il premio Nobel per aver tanto operato per la pace; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- Where do you work?, dove lavori?

2 funzionare ( anche fig.); fare effetto; essere efficace; andare: to work on electricity, funzionare (o andare) con la corrente (elettrica); DIALOGO → - Power cut- The fridge has stopped working, il frigo ha smesso di funzionare; I don't think your idea will work, non credo che la tua idea funzionerà; The remedy didn't work, il rimedio non ha funzionato; The plan worked very well, il piano ha avuto un buon esito

3 penetrare (con difficoltà): The worm worked ( its way) into the wood, il tarlo è penetrato nel legno

4 lavorarsi, manipolarsi ( bene, male, ecc.): This clay works easily, quest'argilla si manipola bene

5 (fig.) maturare; fermentare: Let the idea work in your mind, lascia che l'idea ti fermenti in testa

6 contrarsi; distorcersi: Mr Hyde's features began to work in an awful manner, i lineamenti di Mr Hyde cominciarono a distorcersi in modo orrendo

7 (naut.) manovrare a fatica

8 (mecc., naut.) allentarsi; allascarsi; avere gioco

9 (tecn.: del malto, ecc.) fermentare

10 (naut.: di una nave) faticare; travagliare

11 (naut.) bordeggiare; navigare controvento

B v. t.

1 lavorare; foggiare; plasmare; manipolare: to work the soil, lavorare la terra; ( cucina) to work butter [dough] well, lavorar bene il burro [la pasta]; to work clay, manipolare l'argilla; to work iron, foggiare il ferro

2 far lavorare: He works his players hard [non stop], fa lavorare sodo [senza tregua] i suoi giocatori

3 far funzionare; azionare; manovrare; condurre: to work a machine, far funzionare una macchina; to be worked by electricity, essere azionato dall'elettricità; andare con la corrente (elettrica); to work an engine, manovrare una locomotiva; He worked the train from London to Liverpool, condusse il treno (fece da macchinista sul treno) da Londra a Liverpool

4 (tecn.) comandare: This gadget works the whole burglar-alarm, questo aggeggio comanda l'intero antifurto

5 operare; causare; produrre; provocare; compiere; esercitare; fare: Automation has worked ( o wrought) many changes in the car industry, l'automazione ha operato molti cambiamenti nell'industria automobilistica; The storm worked great ruin, la tempesta ha causato gravi danni; to work mischief, provocare (o fare) danni

6 (org. az.) dirigere; essere a capo di

7 (tecn.) dare per fermentazione: Yeast works beer, il lievito per fermentazione dà la birra

8 (econ.) sfruttare, coltivare ( una miniera): to work a coal mine, sfruttare una miniera di carbone

9 operare, ricamare; fare ( cucendo o ricamando): to work one's initials on the linen, ricamare le proprie iniziali sulla biancheria

10 esercitare un influsso su (q.); convincere; indurre; persuadere: You should work him to your way of thinking, dovresti indurlo a condividere il tuo modo di vedere

11 (fam.) sistemare; arrangiare (fam.); fare in modo: I'll work it so that you can come as well, farò in modo che anche tu possa venire; How did she work it?, come c'è riuscita?

12 ( USA) fare ( un'operazione aritmetica); risolvere ( un problema); trovare, calcolare ( un risultato)

13 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) lavorare, manovrare ( il pallone)

14 (naut.) manovrare ( una barca)

15 (fam.) lavorarsi, manipolare, sfruttare (q.)

● (comput.) to work at a distance, lavorare a distanza □ ( di un oratore, ecc.) to work the audience into enthusiasm, sollevare l'entusiasmo del pubblico □ ( di un principio, ecc.) to work both ways, valere nei due sensi (o per tutti e due) □ to work closely with sb., lavorare in stretta collaborazione con q. □ (comm.: di un commesso viaggiatore) to work a district, lavorare in una zona, fare una zona □ to work double tides, fare in un giorno il lavoro di due □ ( sport) to work the edges, agire sugli spigoli ( degli sci); spigolare □ to work free, (riuscire a) liberare, sciogliere: to work one's hands free, liberarsi le mani □ (econ.) to work full-time, lavorare a tempo pieno □ to work like a beaver, lavorare come un mulo; lavorare per dieci □ to work like a dog, lavorare come un mulo □ (mecc.) to work loose, allentare; allentarsi: The nut of the bolt has worked loose, s'è allentato il dado del bullone □ to work nights, fare il turno di notte □ to work overtime, fare lavoro straordinario; fare lo straordinario □ to work part-time, lavorare a tempo parziale (o ridotto) □ to work one's passage ( on a ship), pagarsi la traversata (su una nave) lavorando a bordo □ (leg.) to work a patent, sfruttare un brevetto □ to work in shifts, lavorare a turni □ to work a typewriter, scrivere a macchina; fare il dattilografo □ to work one's way through the crowd, farsi largo a fatica tra la folla □ to work wonders, fare miracoli □ (autom.) «Men working» ( cartello), «lavori in corso» □ It worked like a charm, la cosa andò (o tutto filò) a meraviglia; funzionò come d'incanto.
NOTA D'USO: - to work for o to work at?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ work
18 work

work [wɜ:k]

1. n

1) рабо́та; труд; заня́тие; де́ло;

at work upon smth. быть за́нятым чем-л.
;

in work име́ющий рабо́ту
;

out of work безрабо́тный
;

to set smb. to work дать рабо́ту, засади́ть за рабо́ту
;

to set ( или to get) to work приня́ться за де́ло
;

to have one's work cut out for one име́ть мно́го дел, забо́т, рабо́ты
;

I've had my work cut out for me у меня́ дел по го́рло

2) произведе́ние, сочине́ние, труд;

a work of art произведе́ние иску́сства

3) де́йствие, посту́пок;

wild work ди́кий посту́пок

4) pl обще́ственные рабо́ты (тж. public works)

5) обрабо́тка

6) рукоде́лие, шитьё, вышива́ние

7) pl механи́зм (особ. часов);

there is something wrong with the works механи́зм не в поря́дке

8) pl техни́ческие сооруже́ния; строи́тельные рабо́ты

9) pl библ. дела́, дея́ния

10) (обыкн. pl) фортификацио́нные сооруже́ния, укрепле́ния

11) броже́ние

12) физ. рабо́та;

unit of work едини́ца рабо́ты

13) attr. рабо́чий;

work station ( или position) рабо́чее ме́сто ( у конвейера)
;

work horse рабо́чая ло́шадь

◊
all in the day's work в поря́дке веще́й; норма́льный
;

to make hard work of smth. преувели́чивать тру́дности ( мероприятия и т.п.)
;

it was the work of a moment to call him вы́звать его́ бы́ло де́лом одно́й мину́ты
;

to make short work of smth., smb. (бы́стро) разде́латься с чем-л., распра́виться с кем-л.
;

work to rule стро́гое выполне́ние усло́вий трудово́го соглаше́ния (коллекти́вного догово́ра и т.п.)
;

to make sure work with smth. обеспе́чить свой контро́ль над чем-л.
;

to get the works амер. ≅ попа́сть в переплёт
;

to give smb. the works

а) разг. всё отда́ть или рассказа́ть кому́-л.;

б) разг. взять кого́-л. в рабо́ту, гру́бо обраща́ться;

в) сл. пусти́ть кого́-л. в оборо́т, уби́ть

2. v ( в некоторых значениях past и p. p. wrought)

1) рабо́тать, занима́ться (at — чем-л.);

to work like a horse ( или a navvy, a nigger, a slave) рабо́тать как вол
;

to work side by side with smb. те́сно сотру́дничать с кем-л.
;

to work towards smth. спосо́бствовать чему́-л.

2) рабо́тать, быть специали́стом, рабо́тать в како́й-л. о́бласти

3) стреми́ться (к чему-л.; for);

to work for peace боро́ться за мир

4) приводи́ть в движе́ние или де́йствие; управля́ть ( машиной и т.п.); вести́ ( предприятие)

5) заставля́ть рабо́тать;

he worked them long hours он заставля́л их до́лго рабо́тать

6) (past и p. p. обыкн. wrought) обраба́тывать; отде́лывать; разраба́тывать;

to work the soil обраба́тывать по́чву
;

to work a vein разраба́тывать жи́лу

7) (past и p. p. тж. wrought) причиня́ть, вызыва́ть;

to work changes вызыва́ть или производи́ть измене́ния
;

to work miracles де́лать чудеса́

8) (past и p. p. обыкн. wrought) придава́ть определённую фо́рму или консисте́нцию; меси́ть; кова́ть

9) де́йствовать, быть или находи́ться в де́йствии;

the pump will not work насо́с не рабо́тает

10) быть в движе́нии;

his face worked with emotion его́ лицо́ подёргивалось от волне́ния

11) распу́тать, вы́простать (из чего-л.; обыкн. work loose, work free of)

12) (past и p. p. часто wrought) (иску́сственно) приводи́ть себя́ в како́е-л. состоя́ние (тж. work up; into);

to work oneself into a rage довести́ себя́ до исступле́ния

13) вычисля́ть; реша́ть ( пример и т.п.)

14) заслужи́ть; отрабо́тать (тж. work out);

to work one's passage отрабо́тать свой прое́зд на парохо́де

15) занима́ться рукоде́лием, вышива́ть

16) разг. испо́льзовать в свои́х це́лях

17) де́йствовать, ока́зывать де́йствие; возыме́ть де́йствие (on, upon — на);

the medicine did not work лека́рство не помогло́

18) броди́ть или вызыва́ть броже́ние

19) пробива́ться, проника́ть, прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу (тж. work in, work out, work through и др.);

the dye works its way in кра́ска впи́тывается
;

to work one's way прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу; пробива́ться

20) разг. добива́ться (чего-л.) обма́нным путём

work against де́йствовать про́тив;

work away продолжа́ть рабо́тать;

work in

а) проника́ть, прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу;

б) вставля́ть, вводи́ть;

he worked in a few jokes in his speech он вста́вил не́сколько шу́ток в свою́ речь
;

в) соотве́тствовать;

his plans do not work in with ours его́ пла́ны расхо́дятся с на́шими
;

work off

а) освободи́ться, отде́латься от чего-л.;

to work off one's excess weight ≅ сбро́сить ли́шний вес, похуде́ть
;

б) вымеща́ть;

to work off one's bad temper on smb. срыва́ть своё плохо́е настрое́ние на ком-л.
;

в) распрода́ть;

work on

а) = work away;

б) = work upon;

work out

а) реша́ть ( задачу);

б) составля́ть, выража́ться ( в такой-то цифре);

the costs work out at £50 изде́ржки составля́ют 50 фу́нтов сте́рлингов
;

в) сраба́тывать; быть успе́шным, реа́льным;

the plan worked out план оказа́лся реа́льным
;

г) разраба́тывать ( план); составля́ть ( документ); подбира́ть ци́фры, цита́ты и т.п.;

д) с трудо́м доби́ться;

е) истоща́ть;

ж) уст. отрабо́тать ( долг и т.п.);

work over

а) перераба́тывать;

to work over a letter переде́лывать письмо́
;

б) разг. изби́ть;

work up (past и p. p. часто wrought)

а) обраба́тывать; отде́лывать, придава́ть зако́нченный вид;

б) добива́ться, завоёвывать;

to work up a reputation завоева́ть репута́цию
;

в) возбужда́ть, вызыва́ть;

to work up an appetite нагуля́ть себе́ аппети́т
;

to work up a rebellion подстрека́ть к бу́нту
;

г) сме́шивать ( составные части);

д) собира́ть све́дения (по какому-л. вопросу);

е) де́йствовать на кого-л.;

work upon влия́ть (на что-л.);

to work upon smb.'s conscience поде́йствовать на чью-л. со́весть

◊
to work one's will уст. поступа́ть как взду́мается; де́лать по-сво́ему
;

to work one's will upon smb. заставля́ть кого́-л. де́лать по-сво́ему
;

to work against time стара́ться ко́нчить к определённому сро́ку
;

to work it дости́гнуть це́ли
;

it won't work ≅ э́тот но́мер не пройдёт; э́то не вы́йдет
;

to work up to the curtain театр. игра́ть под за́навес

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > work
19 work

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Arbeit, die

at work — (engaged in working) bei der Arbeit; (fig.): (operating) am Werk (see also academic.ru/23063/e">e)

be at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten; (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) wirken

set to work — [Person:] sich an die Arbeit machen

set somebody to work — jemanden an die Arbeit schicken

all work and no play — immer nur arbeiten

have one's work cut out — viel zu tun haben; sich ranhalten müssen (ugs.)

2) (thing made or achieved) Werk, das

a good day's work — eine gute Tagesleistung

do a good day's work — ein tüchtiges Stück Arbeit hinter sich bringen

is that all your own work? — hast du das alles selbst gemacht?

work of art — Kunstwerk, das

3) (book, piece of music) Werk, das

a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk

4) in pl. (of author or composer) Werke

5) (employment) Arbeit, die

out of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit

be in work — eine Stelle haben

go out to work — arbeiten gehen

at work — (place of employment) auf der Arbeit (see also a)

from work — von der Arbeit

6) in pl., usu. constr. as sing. (factory) Werk, das

7) in pl. (Mil.) Werke; Befestigungen

8) in pl. (operations of building etc.) Arbeiten

9) in pl. (machine's operative parts) Werk, das

10) in pl. (coll.): (all that can be included)

the [whole/full] works — der ganze Kram (ugs.)

give somebody the works — (fig.) (give somebody the best possible treatment) jemandem richtig verwöhnen (ugs.); (give somebody the worst possible treatment) jemanden fertig machen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) arbeiten

work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

work for a cause — etc. für eine Sache usw. arbeiten

work against something — (impede) einer Sache (Dat.) entgegenstehen

2) (function effectively) funktionieren; [Charme:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen

3) [Rad, Getriebe, Kette:] laufen

4) (be craftsman)

work in a material — mit od. (fachspr.) in einem Material arbeiten

5) [Faktoren, Einflüsse:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

work against — arbeiten gegen; see also work on

6) (make its/one's way) sich schieben

work loose — sich lockern

work round to a question — (fig.) sich zu einer Frage vorarbeiten
3. transitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; fahren [Schiff]; betätigen [Bremse]

worked by electricity — elektrisch betrieben

2) (get labour from) arbeiten lassen

3) (get material from) ausbeuten [Steinbruch, Grube]

4) (operate in or on) [Vertreter:] bereisen

5) (control) steuern

6) (effect) bewirken [Änderung]; wirken [Wunder]

work it or things so that... — (coll.) es deichseln, dass... (ugs.)

7) (cause to go gradually) führen

work one's way up/into something — sich hocharbeiten/in etwas (Akk.) hineinarbeiten

8) (get gradually) bringen

work oneself into a position — sich in eine Position hocharbeiten

9) (knead, stir)

work something into something — etwas zu etwas verarbeiten; (mix in) etwas unter etwas (Akk.) rühren

10) (gradually excite)

work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern

11) (make by needlework etc.) arbeiten; aufsticken [Muster] (on auf + Akk.)

12) (purchase, obtain with labour) abarbeiten; (fig.)

work one's keep — für sein Geld etwas leisten

she worked her way through college — sie hat sich (Dat.) ihr Studium selbst verdient; see also passage 6)

Phrasal Verbs:

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work through

- work towards

- work up

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[wə:k] 1. noun
1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) die Arbeit

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) die Arbeit

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) die Arbeit

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) das Werk

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) die Arbeit

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) die Arbeit
2. verb
1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbeiten

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeiten

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funktionieren

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) klappen

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) sich arbeiten

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) sich arbeiten

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeiten

•

- -work
- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural
1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) das Werk

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) das Werk

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- work-basket
- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
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work

[wɜ:k, AM wɜ:rk]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (useful activity) Arbeit f; ( fig)

to be at \work am Werk sein

forces of destruction are at \work here hier sind zerstörerische Kräfte am Werk

various factors are at \work in this situation in dieser Situation spielen verschiedene Faktoren eine Rolle

good \work! gute Arbeit!

there's a lot of \work to be done yet es gibt noch viel zu tun

the garden needs a lot of \work im Garten muss [so] einiges gemacht werden

\work on the tunnel has been suspended die Arbeiten am Tunnel wurden vorübergehend eingestellt

did you manage to get a bit of \work done? konntest du ein bisschen arbeiten?

construction/repair \work Bau-/Reparaturarbeiten pl

research \work Forschungsarbeit f

it's hard \work doing sth (strenuous) es ist anstrengend, etw zu tun; (difficult) es ist schwierig, etw zu tun

to be at \work doing sth [gerade] damit beschäftigt sein, etw zu tun

to get [or go] [or set] to \work sich akk an die Arbeit machen

to get [or go] [or set] to \work on sth sich akk an etw akk machen

to make \work for sb jdm Arbeit machen

to make \work for oneself sich dat unnötige Arbeit machen

to put [or set] sb to \work doing sth jdn [damit] beauftragen, etw zu tun

2. no pl (employment) Arbeit f

what sort of \work do you have experience in? über welche Berufserfahrung verfügen Sie?

she's got \work as a translator sie hat Arbeit [o eine Stelle] als Übersetzerin gefunden

to look for \work auf Arbeitssuche sein

he's looking for \work as a system analyst er sucht Arbeit [o eine Stelle] als Systemanalytiker

to be in \work Arbeit [o eine Stelle] haben

to be out of \work arbeitslos sein

3. no pl (place of employment) Arbeit f, Arbeitsplatz m

to be late for \work zu spät zur Arbeit kommen

to have to stay late at \work lange arbeiten müssen

to be at \work bei der Arbeit sein

to be off \work frei haben; (without permission) fehlen

to be off \work sick sich akk krankgemeldet haben

to commute to \work pendeln

to get to \work by car/on the train mit dem Auto/mit dem Zug zur Arbeit fahren

to go/travel to \work zur Arbeit gehen/fahren

to be injured at \work einen Arbeitsunfall haben

to ring sb from \work jdn von der Arbeit [aus] anrufen

4. (construction, repairs)

▪ \works pl Arbeiten pl

building/road \works Bau-/Straßenarbeiten pl

5. no pl (result, product) Arbeit f; (act) Werk nt

this is the \work of professional thieves das ist das Werk professioneller Diebe

good \works REL gute Werke

6. ART, LIT, MUS Werk nt

‘The Complete W\works of William Shakespeare’ ‚Shakespeares gesammelte Werke‘

\works of art Kunstwerke pl

\work in bronze Bronzearbeiten pl

\work in leather aus Leder gefertigte Arbeiten

sb's early/later \work jds Früh-/Spätwerk nt

to show one's \work in a gallery seine Arbeiten in einer Galerie ausstellen

7. (factory)

▪ \works + sing/pl vb Werk nt, Fabrik f

steel \works Stahlwerk nt

8. (working parts)

▪ \works pl of a clock Uhrwerk nt; of a machine Getriebe nt

9. ( fam: everything)

▪ the \works pl das ganze Drum und Dran kein pl fam

two large pizzas with the \works, please! esp AM zwei große Pizzen mit allem bitte!

10. no pl PHYS Arbeit f

11. MIL

▪ \works pl Befestigungen pl

12.

▶ to be a [real] piece of \work ( fam) ganz schön nervig sein fam

▶ to have one's \work cut out ( fam) sich akk mächtig reinknien müssen fam

▶ to get [or go] [or set] to \work on sb ( fam) jdn bearbeiten fam

▶ to give sb the \works ( dated sl) jdn [ordentlich] in die Mangel nehmen fam

II. NOUN MODIFIER

1. (climate, report, week) Arbeits-

\work clothes Arbeitskleidung f

\work speed Arbeitstempo nt

2.

▪ \works (canteen, inspection) Werks-

\works premises Werksgelände nt

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (do a job) arbeiten

where do you \work? wo arbeiten Sie?

to \work as an accountant als Buchhalter arbeiten

to \work a twelve-hour day/a forty-hour week zwölf Stunden am Tag/vierzig Stunden in der Woche arbeiten

to \work from home zu Hause [o von zu Hause aus] arbeiten

to \work at the hospital/abroad im Krankenhaus/im Ausland arbeiten

to \work like a slave [or AM, AUS dog] ( fam) wie ein Tier schuften fam

to \work like a Trojan BRIT wie ein Pferd arbeiten fam

to \work hard hart arbeiten

to \work together zusammenarbeiten

▪ to \work with sb mit jdm zusammenarbeiten

2. (be busy, active) arbeiten

we're \working to prevent it happening again wir bemühen uns [o arbeiten daran], so etwas in Zukunft zu verhindern

to \work towards a degree in biology einen Hochschulabschluss in Biologie anstreben

▪ to \work at/on sth an etw dat arbeiten

we're \working on it wir arbeiten daran

to \work at a problem an einem Problem arbeiten

to \work hard at doing sth hart daran arbeiten, etw zu tun

▪ to \work for/towards sth auf etw akk hinwirken [o hinarbeiten

3. (have an effect) sich auswirken

to \work both ways sich sowohl positiv als auch negativ auswirken

▪ to \work in sb's favour sich zu jds Gunsten auswirken

▪ to \work against sb/sth sich negativ für jdn/auf etw akk auswirken

4. (function) funktionieren; generator, motor laufen

my cell phone doesn't \work mein Handy geht nicht

the boiler seems to be \working okay der Boiler scheint in Ordnung zu sein

I can't get this washing machine to \work ich kriege die Waschmaschine irgendwie nicht zum Laufen

to \work off batteries batteriebetrieben sein

to \work off the mains BRIT mit Netzstrom arbeiten

to \work off wind power mit Windenergie arbeiten

5. (be successful) funktionieren, klappen fam; plan, tactics aufgehen

to \work in practice [auch] in der Praxis funktionieren

6. MED medicine, pill wirken

7. (be based)

to \work on the assumption/idea that... von der Annahme/Vorstellung ausgehen, dass...

8. (move)

to \work free/loose sich lösen/lockern

▪ to \work down clothes runterrutschen fam

to \work windward NAUT gegen den Wind segeln

9. ( liter: change expression) arbeiten; (contort) sich verzerren

10. NAUT

to \work windward [hart] am Wind segeln

11.

▶ to \work like a charm [or like magic] Wunder bewirken

▶ to \work till you drop ( fam) bis zum Umfallen arbeiten

▶ to \work on sb jdn bearbeiten fam

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (make work)

to \work oneself to death ( fam) sich akk zu Tode arbeiten [o fam schinden]

to \work sb/oneself hard jdm/sich viel abverlangen

2. (operate)

▪ to \work sth machine etw bedienen; piece of equipment etw betätigen

to be \worked by electricity/steam elektrisch/dampfgetrieben sein

to be \worked by wind power durch Windenergie angetrieben werden

3. (move)

▪ to \work sth out of sth etw aus etw dat herausbekommen

to \work one's way through an article/a book sich akk durch einen Artikel/ein Buch durcharbeiten

to \work one's way through a crowd/out of a crowded room sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge/aus einem überfüllten Zimmer bahnen

to \work one's way down a list eine Liste durchgehen

to \work one's way up sich akk hocharbeiten

he's \worked his way up through the firm er hat sich in der Firma hochgearbeitet

to \work sth free/loose etw losbekommen/lockern

sth \works itself free/loose etw löst/lockert sich akk

to \work sth [backwards and forwards] etw [hin- und her]bewegen

▪ sth \works itself out of sth etw löst sich aus etw dat

4. (bring about)

▪ to \work sth etw bewirken

I don't know how she \worked it! ich weiß nicht, wie sie das geschafft hat!

to \work oneself into a more positive frame of mind sich dat eine positivere Lebenseinstellung erarbeiten

to \work a cure eine Heilung herbeiführen

to \work a miracle ein Wunder vollbringen

to \work miracles [or wonders] [wahre] Wunder vollbringen

5. (get)

to \work oneself into a frenzy [or rage] in Rage geraten fam

to \work sb into a frenzy [or rage] jdn in Rage bringen fam

to \work oneself into a state sich akk aufregen

to \work sb into a state of jealousy jdn eifersüchtig machen

6. (shape)

▪ to \work sth etw bearbeiten

to \work clay Ton formen

7. (mix, rub)

▪ to \work sth into sth etw in etw akk einarbeiten; food etw mit etw dat vermengen; (incorporate) etw in etw akk einbauen [o einfügen]

to \work the ingredients together die Zutaten [miteinander] vermengen

to \work sth into the skin (rub) die Haut mit etw dat einreiben; (massage) etw in die Haut einmassieren

8. (embroider)

▪ to \work sth etw [auf]sticken

to \work a monogram on sth etw mit einem Monogramm besticken, ein Monogramm auf etw akk sticken

9. (cultivate)

to \work the land das Land bewirtschaften; (exploit)

to \work a mine/quarry eine Mine/einen Steinbruch ausbeuten

10. (cover)

to \work the inner city [area]/the East Side für die Innenstadt/die East Side zuständig sein

11. (pay for by working)

to \work one's passage sich dat seine Überfahrt durch Arbeit auf dem Schiff verdienen

to \work one's way through university sich dat sein Studium finanzieren

12.

▶ to \work one's fingers to the bone [for sb] ( fam) sich dat [für jdn] den Rücken krumm arbeiten fam

▶ to \work a treat BRIT ( fam) prima funktionieren fam

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[wɜːk]
1. n

1) (= toil, labour, task) Arbeit f

have you got any work for me? — haben Sie was für mich zu tun?

he doesn't like work — er arbeitet nicht gern

that's a good piece of work — das ist gute Arbeit

is this all your own work? — haben Sie das alles selbst gemacht?

closed for work on the roof — wegen (Reparatur)arbeiten am Dach geschlossen

when work begins on the new bridge — wenn die Arbeiten an der neuen Brücke anfangen

to be at work (on sth) ( — an etw dat ) arbeiten

there are forces at work which... — es sind Kräfte am Werk, die...

it's the work of the devil — das ist Teufelswerk or ein Machwerk des Teufels

to do a good day's work — ein schönes Stück Arbeit leisten

nice or good work! — gut or super (inf) gemacht!

we've a lot of work to do before this choir can give a concert — wir haben noch viel zu tun, ehe dieser Chor ein Konzert geben kann

you need to do some more work on your accent/your technique — Sie müssen noch an Ihrem Akzent/an Ihrer Technik arbeiten

to get or set to work on sth — sich an etw (acc) machen

I've been trying to get some work done — ich habe versucht zu arbeiten

to put a lot of work into sth — eine Menge Arbeit in etw (acc) stecken

it's in the works (inf) — es ist in der Mache (inf)

to get on with one's work — sich (wieder) an die Arbeit machen

to make short or quick work of sb/sth — mit jdm/etw kurzen Prozess machen

to make work for sb — jdm Arbeit machen

time/the medicine had done its work — die Zeit/Arznei hatte ihr Werk vollbracht/ihre Wirkung getan

the work of a moment — eine Angelegenheit von Sekunden

it was hard work for the old car to get up the hill — das alte Auto hatte beim Anstieg schwer zu schaffen

2) (= employment, job) Arbeit f

to be (out) at work — arbeiten sein

to go out to work — arbeiten gehen

to be out of work — arbeitslos sein

to be in work — eine Stelle haben

he travels to work by car — er fährt mit dem Auto zur Arbeit

do you live close to your work? — hast du es weit zur Arbeit?

how long does it take you to get to work? — wie lange brauchst du, um zu deiner Arbeitsstelle zu kommen?

at work — an der Arbeitsstelle, am Arbeitsplatz

what is your work? — was tun Sie (beruflich)?

to put or throw sb out of work — jdn arbeitslos machen

to be off work — (am Arbeitsplatz) fehlen

3) (= product) Arbeit f; (ART, LITER) Werk nt

a work of art — ein Kunstwerk nt

a work of reference — ein Nachschlagewerk nt

a work of literature — ein literarisches Werk

a fine piece of work — eine schöne Arbeit

good works — gute Werke pl

a chance for artists to show their work — eine Gelegenheit für Künstler, ihre Arbeiten or Werke zu zeigen

4) pl (MIL) Befestigungen pl

5) pl (MECH) Getriebe, Innere(s) nt; (of watch, clock) Uhrwerk nt

6) sing or pl (Brit: factory) Betrieb m, Fabrik f

gas/steel works — Gas-/Stahlwerk nt

works gate — Fabrik- or Werkstor nt

works outing — Betriebsausflug m

7) (inf)pl alles Drum und Dran

we had fantastic food, wine, brandy, the works — es gab tolles Essen, Wein, Kognak, alle Schikanen (inf)

he was giving his opponent the works — er machte seinen Gegner nach allen Regeln der Kunst fertig (inf)

2. vi

1) person arbeiten (at an +dat)

to work toward(s)/for sth — auf etw (acc) hin/für etw arbeiten

to work for better conditions etc — sich für bessere Bedingungen etc einsetzen

to work against a reform — gegen eine Reform kämpfen

or favor (US) — diese Faktoren, die gegen uns/zu unseren Gunsten arbeiten

2) (= function, operate) funktionieren; (plan) funktionieren, klappen (inf); (medicine, spell) wirken; (= be successful) klappen (inf)

it won't work — das klappt nicht

"not working" (lift etc) — "außer Betrieb"

to get sth working — etw in Gang bringen

it works by or on electricity — es läuft auf Strom

it works both ways — es trifft auch andersherum zu

but this arrangement will have to work both ways — aber diese Abmachung muss für beide Seiten gelten

3) (yeast) arbeiten, treiben

4) (mouth, face) zucken; (jaws) mahlen

5)

(= move gradually) to work loose — sich lockern

to work along — sich entlangarbeiten

to work round (wind, object) — sich langsam drehen (to nach)

he worked (a)round to asking her — er hat sich aufgerafft, sie zu fragen

OK, I'm working (a)round to it — okay, das mache ich schon noch

3. vt

1) (= make work) staff, employees, students arbeiten lassen, herannehmen (inf), schinden (pej)

to work oneself/sb hard — sich/jdn nicht schonen

he works himself too hard — er übernimmt sich

to work oneself to death — sich zu Tode arbeiten

2) (= operate) machine bedienen; lever, brake betätigen

to work sth by electricity/hand — etw elektrisch/mit Hand betreiben

can we work that trick again? — können wir den Trick noch einmal anbringen or anwenden?

3) (= bring about) change, cure bewirken, herbeiführen

to work mischief — Unheil anrichten

to work it ( so that...) (inf) — es so deichseln(, dass...) (inf)

to work one's passage — seine Überfahrt abarbeiten

you don't have to work your notice — Sie brauchen Ihre Kündigungsfrist nicht einzuhalten

See:

→ work up

4) (SEW) arbeiten; design etc sticken

5) (= shape) wood, metal bearbeiten; dough, clay also kneten, bearbeiten

he worked the clay into a human shape — er formte den Ton zu einer menschlichen Gestalt

work the flour in gradually/the ingredients together — mischen Sie das Mehl allmählich unter/die Zutaten (zusammen)

6) (= exploit) mine ausbeuten, abbauen; land bearbeiten; smallholding bewirtschaften; (salesman) area bereisen

7) muscles trainieren

8)

(= move gradually) to work one's hands free — seine Hände freibekommen

to work sth loose — etw losbekommen

to work one's way through a book — sich durch ein Buch arbeiten

to work one's way to the top — sich nach oben arbeiten or kämpfen

to work one's way up from nothing — sich von ganz unten hocharbeiten

to work one's way through college — sein Studium selbst or durch eigene Arbeit finanzieren

he worked his way across the rock face/through the tunnel — er überquerte die Felswand/kroch durch den Tunnel

to work oneself into sb's confidence — sich in jds Vertrauen (acc) einschleichen

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work [wɜːk; US wɜrk]

A s

1. allg Arbeit f:

a) Beschäftigung f, Tätigkeit f

b) Aufgabe f

c) Hand-, Nadelarbeit f, Stickerei f, Näherei f

d) Leistung f

e) Erzeugnis n:

work done geleistete Arbeit;

a beautiful piece of work eine schöne Arbeit;

work in hand WIRTSCH Auftragsbestand m;

work in process ( oder progress) WIRTSCH US Halbfabrikate pl;

at work

a) bei der Arbeit,

b) am Arbeitsplatz,

c) in Tätigkeit, in Betrieb (Maschine etc);

be at work on arbeiten an (dat);

do work arbeiten;

I’ve got some work to do ich muss arbeiten;

do the work of three (men) für drei arbeiten;

be in (out of) work (keine) Arbeit haben;

(put) out of work arbeitslos (machen);

set to work an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen;

take some work home Arbeit mit nach Hause nehmen;

have one’s work cut out (for one) zu tun haben, schwer zu schaffen haben;

make work Arbeit verursachen;

make light work of spielend fertig werden mit;

make sad work of arg wirtschaften oder hausen mit;

make short work of kurzen Prozess oder nicht viel Federlesen(s) machen mit umg

2. PHYS Arbeit f:

convert heat into work

3. auch koll (künstlerisches etc) Werk:

the works of Bach;

work of art Kunstwerk; → fiction 2, reference A 8

4. Werk n (Tat und Resultat):

this is your work!;

it was the work of a moment

5. pl

a) ARCH Anlagen pl, (besonders öffentliche) Bauten pl

b) Baustelle f (an einer Autobahn etc)

c) MIL (Festungs)Werk n, Befestigungen pl

6. pl (oft als sg konstruiert) Werk n, Fabrik (-anlage) f, Betrieb m:

works climate (council, outing, etc) Betriebsklima n (-rat m, -ausflug m etc);

works manager Werksdirektor m, Betriebsleiter m

7. pl TECH (Räder-, Trieb)Werk n, Getriebe n:

works of a watch Uhrwerk; → spanner 1

8. Werk-, Arbeitsstück n, ( besonders Nadel)Arbeit f

9. REL (gutes) Werk

10. the works pl umg alles, der ganze Krempel:

the whole works went over board;

give sb the works umg jemanden fertigmachen;

shoot the works (Kartenspiel) aufs Ganze gehen (a. fig); → gum² B 4

B v/i prät und pperf worked, besonders obs oder poet wrought [rɔːt]

1. (at, on) arbeiten (an dat), sich beschäftigen (mit):

work at a social reform an einer Sozialreform arbeiten;

worked ( oder wrought) in leather in Leder gearbeitet;

work to rule WIRTSCH Br Dienst nach Vorschrift tun;

make one’s money work sein Geld arbeiten lassen

2. arbeiten, Arbeit haben, beschäftigt sein

3. fig arbeiten, kämpfen ( beide:

against gegen;

for für eine Sache):

work toward(s) hinarbeiten auf (akk)

4. TECH

a) funktionieren, gehen (beide auch fig)

b) in Betrieb oder Gang sein:

our stove works well unser Ofen funktioniert gut;

your method won’t work mit Ihrer Methode werden Sie es nicht schaffen;

get sth to work etwas reparieren

5. fig klappen, gehen, gelingen, sich machen lassen

6. (prät oft wrought) wirken, sich auswirken (on, with auf akk, bei):

the poison began to work das Gift begann zu wirken

7. work on jemanden bearbeiten, sich jemanden vornehmen (beide umg)

8. sich gut etc bearbeiten lassen

9. sich (hindurch-, hoch- etc) arbeiten:

work into eindringen in (akk);

work loose sich losarbeiten, sich lockern;

her tights worked down die Strumpfhose rutschte ihr herunter

10. in (heftiger) Bewegung sein, arbeiten, zucken ( alle:

with vor dat; Gesichtszüge etc), mahlen ( with vor Erregung etc; Kiefer)

11. SCHIFF (besonders gegen den Wind) segeln, fahren

12. gären, arbeiten (beide auch fig: Gedanke etc)

13. (hand)arbeiten, stricken, nähen

C v/t

1. arbeiten an (dat)

2. verarbeiten:

a) TECH bearbeiten

b) einen Teig kneten

c) (ver)formen, gestalten ( beide:

into zu):

work cotton into cloth Baumwolle zu Tuch verarbeiten

3. eine Maschine etc bedienen, ein Fahrzeug führen, lenken

4. (an-, be)treiben:

worked by electricity elektrisch betrieben

5. AGR den Boden bearbeiten, bestellen

6. einen Betrieb leiten, eine Fabrik etc betreiben, ein Gut bewirtschaften

7. Bergbau: eine Grube abbauen, ausbeuten

8. WIRTSCH (geschäftlich) bereisen oder bearbeiten:

my partner works the Liverpool district

9. jemanden, Tiere (tüchtig) arbeiten lassen, (zur Arbeit) antreiben

10. fig jemanden bearbeiten umg, jemandem zusetzen ( beide:

for wegen):

he worked his teacher for a better mark

11. a) work one’s way sich (hindurch- etc) arbeiten

b) erarbeiten, verdienen: → passage¹ 5

12. MATH lösen, ausarbeiten, errechnen

13. erregen, reizen, (in einen Zustand) versetzen oder bringen:

work o.s. into a rage sich in eine Wut hineinsteigern

14. bewegen, arbeiten mit:

he worked his jaws seine Kiefer mahlten

15. fig (prät oft wrought) hervorbringen, -rufen, zeitigen, Veränderungen etc bewirken, Wunder wirken oder tun, führen zu, verursachen:

work hardship on sb für jemanden eine Härte bedeuten

16. (prät oft wrought) fertigbringen, zustande bringen

17. work into

a) eine Arbeit etc einschieben in (akk),

b) Passagen etc einarbeiten oder -flechten oder -fügen in (akk)

18. sl etwas herausschlagen

19. US sl jemanden bescheißen

20. herstellen, machen, besonders stricken, nähen

21. zur Gärung bringen

22. → work over 2

w. abk

1. weight

2. wide

3. width

4. wife

5. with

6. PHYS work

wk abk

1. week Wo.

2. work

* * *
1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Arbeit, die

at work — (engaged in working) bei der Arbeit; (fig.): (operating) am Werk (see also e)

be at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten; (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) wirken

set to work — [Person:] sich an die Arbeit machen

set somebody to work — jemanden an die Arbeit schicken

all work and no play — immer nur arbeiten

have one's work cut out — viel zu tun haben; sich ranhalten müssen (ugs.)

2) (thing made or achieved) Werk, das

a good day's work — eine gute Tagesleistung

do a good day's work — ein tüchtiges Stück Arbeit hinter sich bringen

is that all your own work? — hast du das alles selbst gemacht?

work of art — Kunstwerk, das

3) (book, piece of music) Werk, das

a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk

4) in pl. (of author or composer) Werke

5) (employment) Arbeit, die

out of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit

be in work — eine Stelle haben

go out to work — arbeiten gehen

at work — (place of employment) auf der Arbeit (see also a)

from work — von der Arbeit

6) in pl., usu. constr. as sing. (factory) Werk, das

7) in pl. (Mil.) Werke; Befestigungen

8) in pl. (operations of building etc.) Arbeiten

9) in pl. (machine's operative parts) Werk, das

10) in pl. (coll.): (all that can be included)

the [whole/full] works — der ganze Kram (ugs.)

give somebody the works — (fig.) (give somebody the best possible treatment) jemandem richtig verwöhnen (ugs.); (give somebody the worst possible treatment) jemanden fertig machen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) arbeiten

work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

work for a cause — etc. für eine Sache usw. arbeiten

work against something — (impede) einer Sache (Dat.) entgegenstehen

2) (function effectively) funktionieren; [Charme:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen

3) [Rad, Getriebe, Kette:] laufen

4) (be craftsman)

work in a material — mit od. (fachspr.) in einem Material arbeiten

5) [Faktoren, Einflüsse:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

work against — arbeiten gegen; see also work on

6) (make its/one's way) sich schieben

work loose — sich lockern

work round to a question — (fig.) sich zu einer Frage vorarbeiten
3. transitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; fahren [Schiff]; betätigen [Bremse]

worked by electricity — elektrisch betrieben

2) (get labour from) arbeiten lassen

3) (get material from) ausbeuten [Steinbruch, Grube]

4) (operate in or on) [Vertreter:] bereisen

5) (control) steuern

6) (effect) bewirken [Änderung]; wirken [Wunder]

work it or things so that... — (coll.) es deichseln, dass... (ugs.)

7) (cause to go gradually) führen

work one's way up/into something — sich hocharbeiten/in etwas (Akk.) hineinarbeiten

8) (get gradually) bringen

work oneself into a position — sich in eine Position hocharbeiten

9) (knead, stir)

work something into something — etwas zu etwas verarbeiten; (mix in) etwas unter etwas (Akk.) rühren

10) (gradually excite)

work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern

11) (make by needlework etc.) arbeiten; aufsticken [Muster] (on auf + Akk.)

12) (purchase, obtain with labour) abarbeiten; (fig.)

work one's keep — für sein Geld etwas leisten

she worked her way through college — sie hat sich (Dat.) ihr Studium selbst verdient; see also passage 6)

Phrasal Verbs:

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work through

- work towards

- work up

* * *

(hard) for expr.

erarbeiten v.

sich etwas erarbeiten ausdr. v.

arbeiten v.

funktionieren v. n.

Arbeit -en f.

Werk -e n.

English-german dictionary > work
20 work

I 1. [wɜːk]
nome

1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.

to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

place of work — luogo di lavoro

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

3) (place of employment) lavoro m.

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

don't phone me at work — non telefonarmi al lavoro

4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)

5) (papers)

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to mark students' work — correggere i compiti degli studenti

a work of reference — un'opera di consultazione

it's the work of professionals — è opera di professionisti

7) (effect)

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
2.
nome plurale works

1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.

works canteen — mensa aziendale

2) (building work) lavori m.

3) colloq. (everything)

the (full o whole) works — tutto (quanto)
3.
modificatore [clothes, shoes] da lavoro; [ phone number] del lavoro; [ permit] di lavoro
II 1. [wɜːk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)

1) (drive)

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

2) (labour)

to work shifts — fare i turni

to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte

to work one's way through university — lavorare per pagarsi l'università

to work one's way through a book — leggere un libro da cima a fondo

to work a 40 hour week — lavorare 40 ore settimanali

3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]

4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]

5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]

6) (consume)

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

7) (bring about)

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

8) (use to one's advantage)

to work the system — sfruttare il sistema

how did you manage to work it? — come ci sei riuscito? come sei riuscito a sistemare le cose?

I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che

9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]

10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)

11) (manoeuvre)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]

13) (move)

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

to work one's hands free — liberarsi le mani

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)

1) (engage in activity) lavorare

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work as a teacher — lavorare come insegnante

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work against corruption — lottare contro la corruzione

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

2) (function) funzionare

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

to work off the mains — funzionare a corrente

the washing machine isn't working — la lavatrice non funziona

3) (act, operate)

it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn

4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare

flattery won't work with me — le lusinghe non funzionano con me
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)

1) (labour)

to work oneself too hard — lavorare troppo

to work oneself to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro

2) (rouse)

to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi

•

- work around

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work to

- work up

••

to work one's way up (the company) — fare carriera (nell'azienda)

* * *
[wə:k] 1. noun
1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) lavoro

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) lavoro

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) lavoro

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) opera

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) lavoro

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) lavoro
2. verb
1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) lavorare, far lavorare

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) lavorare

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funzionare, far funzionare

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funzionare

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avanzare faticosamente

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) diventare

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) lavorare

•

- - work
- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural
1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) meccanismo

•

- work-basket
- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
* * *
I 1. [wɜːk]
nome

1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.

to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

place of work — luogo di lavoro

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

3) (place of employment) lavoro m.

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

don't phone me at work — non telefonarmi al lavoro

4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)

5) (papers)

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to mark students' work — correggere i compiti degli studenti

a work of reference — un'opera di consultazione

it's the work of professionals — è opera di professionisti

7) (effect)

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
2.
nome plurale works

1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.

works canteen — mensa aziendale

2) (building work) lavori m.

3) colloq. (everything)

the (full o whole) works — tutto (quanto)
3.
modificatore [clothes, shoes] da lavoro; [ phone number] del lavoro; [ permit] di lavoro
II 1. [wɜːk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)

1) (drive)

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

2) (labour)

to work shifts — fare i turni

to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte

to work one's way through university — lavorare per pagarsi l'università

to work one's way through a book — leggere un libro da cima a fondo

to work a 40 hour week — lavorare 40 ore settimanali

3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]

4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]

5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]

6) (consume)

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

7) (bring about)

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

8) (use to one's advantage)

to work the system — sfruttare il sistema

how did you manage to work it? — come ci sei riuscito? come sei riuscito a sistemare le cose?

I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che

9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]

10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)

11) (manoeuvre)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]

13) (move)

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

to work one's hands free — liberarsi le mani

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)

1) (engage in activity) lavorare

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work as a teacher — lavorare come insegnante

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work against corruption — lottare contro la corruzione

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

2) (function) funzionare

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

to work off the mains — funzionare a corrente

the washing machine isn't working — la lavatrice non funziona

3) (act, operate)

it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn

4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare

flattery won't work with me — le lusinghe non funzionano con me
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)

1) (labour)

to work oneself too hard — lavorare troppo

to work oneself to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro

2) (rouse)

to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi

•

- work around

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work to

- work up

••

to work one's way up (the company) — fare carriera (nell'azienda)

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work — work1 [ wɜrk ] verb *** ▸ 1 have job ▸ 2 spend time doing something ▸ 3 operate well ▸ 4 have effect ▸ 5 move gradually ▸ 6 shape a substance ▸ 7 do calculation ▸ 8 grow crops on land ▸ 9 dig substances out ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to have a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
way — [[t]we͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ ways 1) N COUNT: oft N of ing, N to inf If you refer to a way of doing something, you are referring to how you can do it, for example the action you can take or the method you can use to achieve it. Freezing isn t a bad way of… … English dictionary
way — n. path, route 1) to blaze, clear, pave, prepare; smoothe the way for (to pave the way for reform) 2) to take the (easy) way (out of a difficult situation) 3) to lead; point, show the way 4) to edge; elbow; fight; force; hack; jostle; make;… … Combinatory dictionary
way — 1 /weI/ noun METHOD 1 (C) a method of doing something: These vegetables can be cooked in several different ways. | At that time, the Pill was the easiest way of ensuring effective contraception. | I ve altered the way I teach science. | I ll tell … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin … Collocations dictionary

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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I was on my way to work

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I was on my way to work

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