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he went out of his way (to do)

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1 went out of his way

יצא מעורו, עשה כל שביכולתו

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◙ ותלוכיבש לכ השע,ורועמ אצי◄

English-Hebrew dictionary > went out of his way
2 went out of his way

deed alles wat hij kon,ging zichzelf te boven

English-Dutch dictionary > went out of his way
3 went out of his way

han gjorde sig extra besvär, han ansträngde sig verkligen

English-Swedish dictionary > went out of his way
4 it is out of my way

it is out of my way

a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer).

English-Portuguese dictionary > it is out of my way
5 way

way [weɪ]

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1. noun

2. adverb

3. compounds

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1. noun

   a. ( = route) chemin m

• to ask the way demander son chemin (to pour aller à)

• we went the wrong way nous avons pris le mauvais chemin

• a piece of bread went down the wrong way j'ai (or il a etc) avalé de travers

• we met several people on the way nous avons rencontré plusieurs personnes en chemin

• to lose one's way se perdre

• to make one's way towards... se diriger vers...

• he had to make his own way in Hollywood il a dû se faire sa place à Hollywood

► the way to ( = route to)

can you tell me the way to the tourist office? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin du syndicat d'initiative ?

• I know the way to the station je sais comment aller à la gare

• on the way to London we met... en allant à Londres nous avons rencontré...

• it's on the way to the station c'est sur le chemin de la gare► to be on the way ( = to be coming)

he's on his way il arrive

• more snow is on the way d'autres chutes de neige sont prévues

• she's got twins, and another baby on the way (inf) elle a des jumeaux, et un bébé en route (inf)► the/one's way back/down

• on the way back he met... en revenant il a rencontré...

• he made his way back to the car il est retourné vers la voiture

• I met her on the way down je l'ai rencontrée en descendant

• inflation is on the way down l'inflation est en baisse► the way forward

• they held a meeting to discuss the way forward ils ont organisé une réunion pour discuter de la marche à suivre

• is monetary union the way forward? l'union monétaire est-elle la voie du progrès ?► the way in

• I saw her on the way in je l'ai vue à l'entrée► the way out la sortie

• I'll find my own way out ne vous dérangez pas, je trouverai (bien) la sortie

• you'll see it on the way out vous le verrez en sortant

• there's no other way out il n'y a pas d'autre solution

• there is no way out of this difficulty il n'y a pas moyen d'éviter cette difficulté► a way round

• we're trying to find a way round it nous cherchons un moyen d'éviter ce problème

   b. ( = path) their way was blocked by police la police leur barrait le passage

• to push one's way through a crowd se frayer un chemin à travers une foule

• he tried to talk his way out of it il a essayé de s'en sortir avec de belles paroles

► in the/sb's way

• to be in the way (physically) barrer le passage ; (causing problems) gêner

• am I in your way? est-ce que je vous empêche de passer ?

• to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn► out of the/sb's way

• to get out of the way s'écarter

• (get) out of the or my way! laisse-moi passer !

• to keep out of sb's way ( = avoid them) éviter qn

• as soon as I've got the exams out of the way (inf) dès que les examens seront finis

• I'll take you home, it's not out of my way je vous ramènerai, c'est sur mon chemin

• he went out of his way to help us il s'est donné du mal pour nous aider► to make way for

• they made way for the ambulance ils se sont rangés pour laisser passer l'ambulance

• this made way for a return to democracy ceci a ouvert la voie au rétablissement de la démocratie

   c. ( = distance) a little way off pas très loin

• he stood some way off il se tenait à l'écart

• is it far? -- yes, it's a quite a way (inf) c'est loin ? -- oui, il y a un bon bout de chemin (inf)

• to be a long way away être loin

• that's a long way from the truth c'est loin d'être vrai

• is it finished? -- not by a long way! est-ce terminé ? -- loin de là !

• they've come a long way (figurative) ils ont fait du chemin

• we've got a long way to go (long journey) nous avons beaucoup de chemin à faire ; ( = still far from our objective) nous ne sommes pas au bout de nos peines ; ( = not got enough) nous sommes encore loin du compte

• this spice is expensive, but a little goes a long way cette épice est chère mais on n'a pas besoin d'en mettre beaucoup

• it should go a long way towards improving relations between the two countries cela devrait améliorer considérablement les relations entre les deux pays

► all the way ( = the whole distance)

he had to walk all the way (to the hospital) il a dû faire tout le chemin à pied (jusqu'à l'hôpital)

• he talked all the way to the theatre il a parlé pendant tout le chemin jusqu'au théâtre

• I'm with you all the way (inf) ( = entirely agree) je suis entièrement d'accord avec vous

• I'll be with you all the way ( = will back you up) je vous soutiendrai jusqu'au bout

   d. ( = direction) are you going my way? est-ce que vous allez dans la même direction que moi ?

• he went that way il est parti par là

• which way did he go? dans quelle direction est-il parti ?

• which way do we go from here? (which direction) par où allons-nous maintenant ? ; (what shall we do) qu'allons-nous faire maintenant ?

• he looked the other way il a regardé ailleurs

• he ran this way and that il courait dans tous les sens

• there aren't many parks round our way (inf) il n'y a pas beaucoup de parcs par chez nous

• it's out or over Oxford way (inf) c'est du côté d'Oxford

• the loot was split three ways le butin a été divisé en trois

   e. ( = manner) façon f

• this/that way comme ceci/cela

• what an odd way to behave! quelle drôle de façon de se comporter !

• to do sth the right/wrong way bien/mal faire qch

• do it your own way fais comme tu veux

• everyone helped one way or another tout le monde a aidé d'une façon ou d'une autre

• he has his own way of doing things il a une façon bien à lui de faire les choses

• way to go! (inf!) bravo !

• that's just the way he is il est comme ça, c'est tout

• it's just the way things are c'est la vie !

• to get or have one's own way en faire à son idée

• I won't let him have things all his own way je ne vais pas le laisser faire tout ce qu'il veut

• you can't have it both ways il faut choisir

• there are no two ways about it (inf) il n'y a pas à tortiller (inf)

• your jersey is the wrong way out ton pull est à l'envers

• he didn't hit her, it was the other way round ce n'est pas lui qui l'a frappée, c'est le contraire

• "this way up" « haut »

• the right way up dans le bon sens

• the wrong way up à l'envers

► in a big way (inf)

he furthered my career in a big way il a beaucoup contribué à faire progresser ma carrière

• soccer is taking off in the States in a big way le football connaît un véritable essor aux États-Unis► no way! (inf) pas question !

• no way am I doing that (il n'est) pas question que je fasse ça

• I'm not paying, no way! je refuse de payer, un point c'est tout !

• will you come? -- no way! tu viens ? -- pas question !

• there's no way that's champagne! ce n'est pas possible que ce soit du champagne !

   f. ( = method, technique) solution f

• the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes le mieux, c'est de le mettre au congélateur pendant dix minutes

• we'll find a way of doing it nous trouverons bien un moyen de le faire

• that's the way to do it voilà comment il faut faire

• that's the way! (inf) voilà, c'est bien !

► to have a way with

• he has a way with people il sait s'y prendre avec les gens

• he has a way with cars il s'y connaît en voitures

• to have a way with words manier les mots avec bonheur

   g. ( = situation, nature) that's always the way c'est toujours comme ça

• it's the way of the world! ainsi va le monde !

• to be in a bad way (inf) aller mal

   h. ( = habit) to get into/out of the way of doing sth prendre/perdre l'habitude de faire qch

• don't be offended, it's just his way ne vous vexez pas, il est comme ça, c'est tout

• I know his little ways je connais ses petites habitudes

• they didn't like his pretentious ways ils n'aimaient pas ses manières prétentieuses

• to mend one's ways s'amender

   i. ( = respect, particular) in some ways à certains égards

• in more ways than one à plus d'un titre

• he's right in a way il a raison dans un certain sens

• he's in no way to blame ce n'est vraiment pas de sa faute

• "I'm superstitious", she said by way of explanation « je suis superstitieuse », dit-elle en guise d'explication

• what is there in the way of kitchen utensils? qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme ustensiles de cuisine ?

2. adverb

• way down below tout en bas

• way up in the sky très haut dans le ciel

• you're way out in your calculations (inf) tu as fait une grosse erreur dans tes calculs

• it's way too big c'est beaucoup trop grand

• it's way past your bedtime ça fait longtemps que tu devrais être au lit

3. compounds

► way of life noun mode m de vie

• the French way of life le mode de vie des Français

• such shortages are a way of life de telles pénuries font partie de la vie de tous les jours ► way-out (inf) adjective excentrique

► ways and means plural noun moyens mpl ( of doing sth de faire qch)

► way station noun (US) petite gare f ; (figurative = stage) étape f

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[weɪ] 1.
noun

1) (route, road) chemin m ( from de; to à)

to live over the way — (colloq) habiter en face

the quickest way to town — le chemin le plus court pour aller en ville

if we go this way — si nous prenons cette route

to ask the way to — demander le chemin pour aller à

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

there is no way around the problem — il n'y a pas moyen de contourner le problème

on the way back — sur le chemin du retour

on the way back from the meeting — en revenant de la réunion

the way forward — fig la clé de l'avenir

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

the way up — la montée

on the way — en route

we're on the way to Mary's — nous allons chez Mary

on the way past — en passant

I'm on my way — j'arrive

on your way through town — en traversant la ville

his house is on your way to town — tu passes devant chez lui en allant au centre-ville

I must be on my way — il faut que je parte

to go on one's way — se remettre en route

to send somebody on his way — ( tell to go away) envoyer promener quelqu'un (colloq)

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 — (colloq) elle a quatre gosses et un autre en route (colloq)

to be out of somebody's way — ne pas être sur le chemin de quelqu'un

don't go out of your way to do — ne t'embête pas à faire

to go out of one's way to make somebody feel uncomfortable — tout faire pour que quelqu'un 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 the way of somebody/something — finir comme quelqu'un/quelque chose

to make one's way towards — se diriger vers

to make one's way along — avancer le long de

to make one's own way there — se débrouiller seul pour y arriver

to lie one's way out of trouble — se sortir d'affaire en mentant

2) ( direction) direction f, sens m

which way did he go? — dans quelle direction est-il parti?

he went that way — il est parti par là

come ou step this way — suivez-moi, venez par ici

‘this way for the zoo’ — ‘vers le zoo’

‘this way up’ — ‘haut’

to look this way and that — regarder dans toutes les directions

to look the other way — ( to see) regarder de l'autre côté; ( to avoid unpleasant thing) détourner les yeux; fig ( to ignore) 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 something the other way around — retourner quelque chose

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

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?

if you're ever down our way — si jamais tu passes près de chez nous

she's coming our way — elle vient vers nous

an opportunity came my way — une occasion s'est présentée

to put something somebody's way — (colloq) filer quelque chose à quelqu'un (colloq)

everything's going my way — tout me sourit

3) (space in front, projected route) passage m

to be in somebody's way — empêcher quelqu'un de passer

to be in the way — gêner le passage

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 somebody's way — laisser passer quelqu'un

put that somewhere out of the way — mets ça quelque part où ça ne gêne pas

out of my way! — pousse-toi!

get him out of the way before the boss gets here! — fais-le disparaître d'ici avant que le patron arrive!

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 somebody's way — éviter quelqu'un

to keep somebody out of somebody's way — ( to avoid annoyance) tenir quelqu'un à l'écart de quelqu'un

to keep something out of somebody's way — (to avoid injury, harm) garder quelque chose hors de portée de quelqu'un

to make way — s'écarter

to make way for somebody/something — faire place à quelqu'un/quelque chose

4) ( distance) distance f

it's a long way — c'est loin (to jusqu'à)

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 to China — faire tout le voyage jusqu'en Chine

I'm with you ou behind you all the way — je suis de tout cœur avec toi

5) ( manner) façon f, manière f

do it this/that way — fais-le comme ceci/cela

let me explain it another way — laisse-moi t'expliquer autrement

to do something the French way — faire quelque chose comme les Français

to do something the right/wrong way — faire bien/mal quelque chose

you're going about it the wrong way — tu t'y prends très mal

try to see it my way — mets-toi à ma place

in his/her/its own way — à sa façon

to have a way with something — s'y connaître en quelque chose

to have a way with children — savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants

she certainly has a way with her — (colloq) 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

to my way of thinking — à mon avis

that's the way to do it! — voilà comment il faut s'y prendre!

that's the way! — voilà, c'est bien!

what a way to run a company! — en voilà une façon de gérer une entreprise!

I like the way he dresses — j'aime la façon dont il s'habille

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! — (colloq) pas question! (colloq)

6) (respect, aspect) sens m

in a way it's sad — en un sens c'est triste

in a way that's true — dans une certaine mesure c'est vrai

can I help in any way? — puis-je faire quoi que ce soit?

in every way possible — dans la mesure du possible

in many ways — à bien des égards

in some ways — à certains égards

in no way, not in any way — aucunement

this is in no way a criticism — cela n'est en aucune façon une critique

not much in the way of news — il n'y a pas beaucoup de nouvelles

what have you got in the way of drinks? — qu'est-ce que vous avez comme boissons?

by way of light relief — en guise de divertissement

7) (custom, manner) coutume f, manière f

that's the modern way — c'est la coutume d'aujourd'hui

I know all her little ways — je connais toutes ses petites habitudes

that's just his way — il est comme ça

it's the way of the world — c'est la vie

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
2.
adverb

we went way over budget — le budget a été largement dépassé

to be way out — (in guess, estimate) être loin du compte

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
3.
by the way adverbial phrase en passant

by the way,... — à propos,...

what time is it, by the way? — quelle heure est-il, au fait?

but that's just by the way — mais ce n'est qu'une parenthèse

English-French dictionary > way
6 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
7 way

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

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

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

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

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo

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

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

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.) caminho
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe

- 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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[wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles?

English-Portuguese dictionary > way
8 way

§ გზა; მანძილი; ყოფაქცება; საშუალება; by the way სხვათა შორის; way out გამოსავალი მდგომარეობიდან

§

1 გზა

I lost my way გზა დამეკარგა/ამებნა

they went the wrong way სწორი გზით არ წავიდნენ

they are already on their way უკვე გზაში არიან

it's a long way from my village ჩემს სოფლამდე დიდი გზაა

we have still a long way to go ჯერ კიდევ შორი გზა გვაქვს გასავლელი

we got under way გზას გავუდექით;

a new / simple way of doing sth რისიმე გაკეთების ახალი/მარტივი გზა ან ხერხი;

this is the best way to do it ამის გასაკეთებლად ეს არის საუკეთესო გზა;

it rained all the way მთელი გზა წვიმდა

●●she went that way იქით(კენ) წავიდა

in what way can I help you? რითი შემიძლია დაგეხმარო?

you have it your own way როგორც გინდა ისე მოიქეცი;

he'll go a long way შორს წავა (ბევრს მიაღწევს)

leave things the way they are როგორც იყო ყველაფერი ისე დატოვე//ნურაფერს შეცვლი

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pay on the way in შესასვლელში გადაიხადე

preparations are under way მზადება/სამზადისი მიმდინარეობს

the ship got under way გემი გავიდა

in a way I agree with you ნაწილობრივ გეთანხმები

am I in the way? ხელს ხომ არ გიშლი?

to put smb. out of the way გზიდან ვინმეს ჩამოცილება(მოკვლით ან სხვა გზით);

I'll lead the way მე წინ წაგიძღვებით

this way please! აქეთ წამობრძანდით!

look this way! აქეთ იყურე!

he went out of his way to help me წელებზე ფეხი დაიდგა, რომ დამხმარებოდა

one-way ცალმხრივი

water-way სანაოსნი არხი

a long way off შორს

in the proper way სათანადოდ / სწორად

she spoke in a prim way ცივად თქვა

●●at the parting of the ways გზაჯვარედინზე

●●by way of illustration... აი, მაგალითად...

●●a short way off / a short distance from ახლოს

to mend one's ways გამოსწორება (გამოსწორდება)

to make way გზის მიცემა / დათმობა

which way did you vote? ვის მიეცი ხმა?

either way ასეც და ისეც

in a general way ჩვეულებრივი გზით / წესით

to go a long way იმყოფინებს (3 p. sg.)

she's in the family way ფეხმძიმედაა

he blocked my way გადამეღობა

to be in a bad way ცუდად ყოფნა

2 გასასვლელი

there is a narrow way between the two houses ამ ორ სახლს შუა ვიწრო გასასვლელია

3 ადათ-წესი, ზნე-ჩვეულება;

4 (მიგვითითებს მოქმედების ან ქცევის მანერაზე)

he fell for her in a big way თვდავიწყებით შეუყვარდა

she has a way with people ხალხის მომადლიერებას/გულის მოგებას ახერხებს

she has a way with herself თავისებურად მიმზიდველია

it is not in his way to forget მან დავიწყება არ იცის

let's do it this way ასე/ასეთნაირად გავაკეთოთ

in the same way ასევე, ამნაირადვე

that's his way of talking ლაპარაკის ასეთი მანერა აქვს

●●in every way ყოველმხრივ

in many ways ბევრ რამეში

by the way სხვათა შორის

a way out გამოსავალი (მდგომარეობიდან)

out of the way ა) არაჩვეულებრივი; ბ)მივარდნილი

an out of the way place მივარდნილი ადგილი

English-Georgian dictionary > way
9 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.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > way
10 out of

'out of prep

1) after vb ( towards outside) aus +dat;

I jumped \out of bed ich sprang aus dem Bett;

my daughter's just come \out of [the] hospital meine Tochter ist gerade aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen worden;

he came \out of prison er wurde aus dem Gefängnis entlassen;

he took an apple \out of his backpack er nahm einen Apfel aus seinem Rucksack

2) after vb ( situated away from) außerhalb +gen;

he is \out of town this week er ist diese Woche nicht in der Stadt;

Mr James is \out of the country until July 4th Herr James hält sich bis zum 4. Juli außer Landes auf;

there are many Americans living \out of the country viele Amerikaner leben im Ausland;

she's \out of the office at the moment sie ist zurzeit nicht an ihrem [Arbeits]platz [o nicht im Büro]; after n außerhalb +gen, von +dat... entfernt;

five miles \out of San Francisco fünf Meilen außerhalb von San Francisco;

he's from \out of town er ist nicht von hier [o fremd hier] [o aus einer anderen Gegend];

3) after vb ( taken from) von +dat;

buy a house \out of the inheritance von [o mit Geld aus] der Erbschaft ein Haus kaufen;

he copied his essay straight \out of a textbook er schrieb seinen Aufsatz wörtlich aus einem Lehrbuch ab;

you should not expect too much \out of life man sollte nicht zu viel vom Leben erwarten;

\out of one's pocket aus der eigenen Tasche;

she had to pay for it \out of her pocket sie musste es aus der eigenen Tasche bezahlen;

she gets a lot of joy \out of working with children es macht [o bereitet] ihr große Freude, mit Kindern zu arbeiten;

they get a lot of fun \out of practicing dangerous sports das Betreiben gefährlicher Sportarten macht ihnen einen Riesenspaß;

they didn't make a dime \out of that deal sie haben bei dem Geschäft keinen Pfennig verdient; after n aus +dat;

the report \out of the Middle East der Bericht aus dem Nahen Osten;

like a character \out of a 19th century novel wie eine Figur aus einem Roman des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts

4) ( excluded from) aus +dat;

they voted him \out of the town board er wurde aus dem Stadtrat abgewählt;

he's \out of the team er ist aus der Mannschaft ausgeschieden;

I'm glad to be \out of it ich bin froh, dass ich das hinter mir habe [o damit nichts mehr zu tun habe];

it's hard to get \out of trouble es ist schwer, aus den Schwierigkeiten wieder herauszukommen;

giving up is \out of the question Aufgeben kommt überhaupt nicht infrage [o in Frage];

after injuring his knee, he was \out of the race nachdem er sich am Knie verletzt hatte, war er aus dem Rennen;

Oxford United are \out of the FA Cup Oxford United ist aus der FA-Pokalrunde ausgeschieden;

I've got \out of the habit of cycling to work ich fahre nicht mehr ständig mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeit;

he talked her \out of going back to smoking er redete es ihr aus, wieder mit dem Rauchen anzufangen

5) ( spoken by) aus +dat;

I couldn't get the secret \out of her ich konnte ihr das Geheimnis nicht entlocken;

we'll get the information \out of him wir werden die Informationen [schon] aus ihm herauskriegen

6) ( made from) aus +dat;

a bench fashioned \out of a tree trunk eine aus einem Baumstamm gearbeitete Bank

7) ( motivated by) aus +dat;

to do sth \out of sth etw aus etw tun;

\out of jealousy over her new boyfriend aus Eifersucht wegen ihres neuen Freundes;

she did it \out of spite sie tat es aus Boshaftigkeit

8) after n ( ratio of) von +dat;

no one got 20 \out of 20 for the test niemand bekam alle 20 möglichen Punkte für den Test;

nine times \out of ten neun von zehn Malen

9) ( without)

\out of sth ohne etw +akk;

he was \out of money er stand ohne Geld da;

they were \out of luck sie hatten kein Glück [mehr];

you're \out of time Ihre Zeit ist um [o abgelaufen];

they had run \out of cash sie hatten kein Bargeld mehr, ihnen war das Bargeld ausgegangen;

she was finally \out of patience schließlich riss ihr der Geduldsfaden;

they were \out of gas sie hatten kein Benzin mehr, ihnen war das Benzin ausgegangen;

[all] \out of breath [völlig] außer Atem;

be \out of work ohne Arbeit [o arbeitslos] sein;

he was \out of a job er hat seine Stelle verloren;

I'm sorry sir, we're \out of the salmon tut mir leid, der Lachs ist aus [o ist uns ausgegangen];

10) ( beyond) außer +dat;

\out of bounds außerhalb des Spielfeldes;

\out of reach außer Reichweite;

\out of sight/ earshot außer Sicht[weite]/Hörweite;

\out of [firing] range außer Schussweite;

the photo is \out of focus das Foto ist unscharf;

the patient is \out of danger der Patient ist außer [Lebens]gefahr;

\out of order außer Betrieb;

the delay is \out of our control die Verspätung entzieht sich unserer Kontrolle;

baseball is \out of season at the moment zurzeit ist nicht Baseballsaison;

deer are \out of season Hirsche haben Schonzeit;

he's been \out of touch with his family for years er hat seit Jahren keinen Kontakt mehr zu seiner Familie;

\out of the way aus dem Weg;

get \out of the way! aus dem Weg!, mach Platz!;

be [a bit] \out of sb's way ein [kleiner] Umweg für jdn sein;

go \out of one's way to mail the letters einen Umweg machen, um die Briefe einzuwerfen;

she went \out of her way to get the work handed in on time sie gab sich ganz besondere Mühe, um die Arbeit rechtzeitig abzugeben

11) ( sheltered from)

he was so cold he had to come \out of the snow ihm war so kalt, dass er dem Schnee entfliehen musste;

get \out of the rain/ the summer heat dem Regen/der sommerlichen Hitze entrinnen

12) after vb ( not current about) aus +dat;

\out of fashion [or style] aus der Mode;

you're really \out of touch with the music scene du hast keine Ahnung, was auf der Musikszene angesagt ist;

she's really \out of touch with reality sie hat jeglichen Bezug zur Realität verloren

PHRASES:

he's come \out of the closet and admitted that he's homosexual er hat sich geoutet und zugegeben, dass er schwul ist;

to get \out of hand außer Kontrolle geraten;

\out of line unangebracht;

he must be \out of his mind! [or head] er muss den Verstand verloren haben!;

he was \out of his mind with jealousy er war völlig verrückt [o drehte völlig durch] vor Eifersucht;

[jump] \out of the pan and into the fire ( and into the fire) vom Regen in die Traufe [kommen];

\out of place fehl am Platz;

\out of sight (dated) [or this world] ausgezeichnet, spitze ( fam)

\out of it (fam: not included)

I felt really \out of it ich fühlte mich richtig ausgeschlossen;

( unaware)

you can't be completely \out of it! du musst doch irgendwas davon mitgekriegt haben!;

(Am) ( drowsy)

she felt sleepily, still \out of it sie fühlte sich schläfrig, war noch nicht ganz da;

(drunk, drugged)

after twenty vodkas he was completely \out of it nach zwanzig Wodka war er total benebelt

English-German students dictionary > out of
11 way

way [weɪ]

1. n

1) путь; доро́га;

to take one's way идти́; уходи́ть
;

to lead the way идти́ вперёд; быть вожако́м, пока́зывать приме́р
;

to lose one's way сби́ться с пути́
;

back way око́льный путь
;

on the way

а) в пути́;

on the way home по пути́ домо́й
;

б) попу́тно;

to be on one's way быть в пути́
;

to go one's way(s) уходи́ть, отправля́ться
;

to be in the way

а) стоя́ть поперёк доро́ги, меша́ть;

б) быть под руко́й;

by the way

а) по доро́ге, по пути́;

б) кста́ти, ме́жду про́чим;

to get out of smb.'s way уйти́ с доро́ги
;

to make way for smb., smth. дать доро́гу, уступи́ть ме́сто кому́-л., чему́-л.
;

to see one's way понима́ть, как на́до де́йствовать; быть в состоя́нии сде́лать что-л.
;

now I see my way тепе́рь я зна́ю, что де́лать
;

to try one's own way поступа́ть по-сво́ему
;

to have ( или to get) one's own way доби́ться своего́, настоя́ть на своём, поступа́ть по-сво́ему
;

to have it one's own way де́йствова́ть по-сво́ему, добива́ться своего́
;

she had it her own way in the end в конце́ концо́в хозя́йкой положе́ния оказа́лась она́
;

have it your (own) way поступа́й как зна́ешь; твоё де́ло
;

to be in the way of doing smth. быть бли́зким к тому́, что́бы соверши́ть что-л.
;

out of the way

а) не по пути́; в стороне́;

б) необыкнове́нный; необы́чный, незауря́дный;

he has done nothing out of the way он не сде́лал ничего́ из ря́да вон выходя́щего

2) ме́тод, сре́дство, спо́соб; мане́ра; о́браз де́йствия;

way of living о́браз жи́зни; усло́вия существова́ния
;

I will find a way to do it я найду́ спо́соб э́то сде́лать
;

to my way of thinking по моему́ мне́нию
;

one way or another так и́ли ина́че
;

the other way ина́че
;

ways and means

а) пути́ и спо́собы; пути́ и возмо́жности;

б) парл. пути́ и спо́собы изыска́ния де́нежных средств;

to put smb. in the way of (doing) smth. дать кому́-л. возмо́жность зарабо́тать, сде́лать что-л. и т.п.
;

to see one's way (clear) to doing smth. знать, как сде́лать что-л.
;

to have a way with smb. име́ть осо́бый подхо́д к кому́-л., уме́ть убежда́ть кого́-л.

3) движе́ние вперёд; ход;

to make one's way

а) продвига́ться; пробира́ться;

б) сде́лать карье́ру, завоева́ть положе́ние в о́бществе (тж. to make one's way in the world);

to make the best of one's way идти́ как мо́жно скоре́е, спеши́ть
;

to have way on дви́гаться вперёд (о корабле, автомобиле и т.п.)
;

under way мор. на ходу́ (тж. перен.)
;

preparations are under way идёт подгото́вка
;

to be well under way зайти́ доста́точно далеко́

4) обы́чай, привы́чка; осо́бенность;

it is not in his way to be communicative общи́тельность не в его́ хара́ктере
;

to stand in the ancient ways быть проти́вником всего́ но́вого

5) о́браз жи́зни;

to live in a great (small) way жить на широ́кую но́гу (скро́мно)

6) расстоя́ние;

a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко́
;

a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко́

7) о́бласть, сфе́ра;

to be in the retail way занима́ться ро́зничной торго́влей

8) состоя́ние;

in a bad way в плохо́м состоя́нии

9) разг. волне́ние;

she is in a terrible way она́ ужа́сно взволно́вана

10) отноше́ние;

bad in every way плохо́й во всех отноше́ниях
;

in a way в не́котором отноше́нии; в изве́стном отноше́нии; в изве́стном смы́сле; до изве́стной сте́пени
;

in many ways во мно́гих отноше́ниях

11) сторона́, направле́ние;

look this way посмотри́те сюда́
;

this way, please (пройди́те) сюда́, пожа́луйста
;

(are you) going my way? нам по пути́?
;

the other way round наоборо́т

12) pl мор. ста́пель

13) тех. направля́ющая ( станка)

14) attr.:

the Ways and Means Committee

а) бюдже́тная коми́ссия брита́нского парла́мента;

б) постоя́нная бюдже́тная коми́ссия конгре́сса США

◊
way out вы́ход из положе́ния
;

by way of

а) ра́ди, с це́лью;

б) в ви́де, в ка́честве;

to give way

а) поддава́ться, уступа́ть;

б) поддава́ться, предава́ться ( отчаянию и т.п.);

в) по́ртиться, сдава́ть;

г) па́дать ( об акциях);

one way or the other тем и́ли ины́м путём, так и́ли ина́че
;

no two ways about it

а) э́то неизбе́жно;

б) об э́том не мо́жет быть двух мне́ний;

to put smb. in the way of smth. предоста́вить кому́-л. слу́чай, дать возмо́жность сде́лать что-л.
;

pay your own way плати́те за себя́
;

to go the way of all flesh ( или of nature, of all the earth) умере́ть
;

to go out of one's way, to put oneself out of the way постара́ться изо все́х си́л (чтобы оказать помощь, содействие другому)
;

she went out of the way to please her future mother-in-law она́ изо все́х си́л стара́лась понра́виться свое́й бу́дущей свекро́ви
;

to put smb. out of the way убра́ть кого́-л., уби́ть кого́-л.
;

to come smb.'s way попада́ться, встреча́ться кому́-л. ( на жизненном пути)
;

the longest way round is the shortest way home посл. ≅ ти́ше е́дешь, да́льше бу́дешь
;

to have a way with oneself облада́ть обая́нием

2. adv разг. далеко́, значи́тельно, чересчу́р;

way behind далеко́ позади́
;

way back давно́
;

way back in the nineties ещё в 90-х года́х
;

way ahead далеко́ впереди́
;

the runner was way ahead of his opponents бегу́н значи́тельно опереди́л свои́х сопе́рников
;

way over чересчу́р
;

to go way over one's budget вы́йти из бюдже́та, перерасхо́довать сре́дства

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > way
12 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
give 1., 18)
4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

• to get one's own way — salirse con la suya

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
*
• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

* * *

I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

English-spanish dictionary > way
13 way

I
1. [weı] n

1. путь; дорога; маршрут

the way was rough - дорога была плохая

which is the best way to N.? - как лучше всего пройти в N.?

which is the way in [out]? - где вход [выход]?

a way down [up] - спуск [подъём]

way across - переход

a way through a forest - дорога через лес

a covered way - крытый переход

2. направление

he went this way - он пошёл в эту сторону /в этом направлении/

this way, please - сюда, пожалуйста

going my way? - нам по пути?

you've got your hat on the wrong way round - вы надели шляпу задом наперёд

3. расстояние

it is a long way from here - это далеко отсюда

she has come a long way in her work - она значительно продвинулась в своей работе

his birthday is still a long way off - до его дня рождения ещё далеко

4. движение вперёд; ход

under way - мор. на ходу

preparations are under way - идут /ведутся/ приготовления

to get under way - а) мор. отплывать, отходить; б) тронуться в путь, отправиться, выехать; в) начать осуществлять; пускать в ход

to gather way - набирать ход /скорость/

to lose way - а) отставать, снижать скорость; б) убавлять ход ( о судне)

to be well on one's way - значительно продвинуться вперёд

to make way - продвинуться вперёд

he has made his way in life /in the world/ - он пробил себе дорогу в жизни, он преуспел в жизни

to make the best of one's way - идти как можно быстрее, спешить

to have way on - двигаться вперёд (о судне, автомобиле)

5. 1) образ действия; метод, способ

there are different ways of doing a thing - одно и то же можно делать по-разному /различными способами/

this is the way to do it - это нужно делать только так /именно таким образом/

to do a thing in the way of business - сделать что-л. в деловом порядке /на коммерческой основе/

2) манера поведения

to speak in a careless way - говорить небрежно

her way of doing her hair - её причёска

I don't like the way she smiles - мне не нравится её улыбка

don't take offence - it is only his way - не обижайтесь, у него просто такая манера (вести себя, говорить)

I do not mind his ways - разг. я не обращаю внимания на его выходки

it is always the way with him - он всегда так ведёт себя

6. 1) особенность, характерная черта

he is not built that way - он не такого склада человек

it is not his way to be generous - он не отличается щедростью

2) уклад, обычай, привычка

the American way of life - американский образ жизни

the way of the world - общепринятый уклад жизни; традиционные взгляды; общепринятые нормы поведения

that is the way of the world - так уж повелось на свете

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

the good old ways - ≅ доброе старое время

7. отношение, аспект

not a bad fellow in some ways - в некоторых отношениях он неплохой человек

in no way inferior - ни в каком отношении не хуже

they are in no way similar - они во всех отношениях разные

a genius in his way - человек по-своему гениальный, своего рода гений

8. 1) положение, состояние

things are in a bad way - дела обстоят скверно

the business is in a fine way - фирма процветает

in the family way - эвф. в интересном положении, беременная

2) размах, масштабы деятельности

to live in a small way - жить скромно

to live in a great way - жить на широкую ногу

to be a printer in a small way - быть владельцем небольшой типографии

he is an author in a small way - он пописывает

to advertise in a big way - широко разрекламировать

9. разг. область, сфера; занятие

he is in the grocery way - он торгует бакалеей

hunting is not /does not lie, does not come, does not fall/ in my way - охота - это не по моей части

10. категория, род

what have we in the way of food? - что у нас есть по части съестного?

I want a few things in the stationery way - мне нужно купить кое-что из письменных принадлежностей

11. возможность, путь, средство

to find a way of doing smth. - изыскать возможность сделать что-л.

it's a difficult problem but we'll find a way of solving it - это сложная проблема, но мы найдём путь её решения

12. мор. стапель

13. тех. направляющая ( станка)

14. юр. право прохода, проезда

♢ all the /the whole/ way - а) (from... to) от самого... до самого; all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific - от берегов Атлантики до самого Тихого океана; all the way from A to Z - амер. от А до Я; с самого начала до самого конца; б) до конца; полностью; he went all the way for the plan - он неизменно поддерживал этот план

any way - и в том и в другом случае; в любом случае

by the way - а) кстати, между прочим; б) по пути, по дороге

by way of - а) через; by way of London - через Лондон; б) в виде, в качестве; by way of advance - в виде аванса; to say smth. by way of an apology - сказать что-то в порядке извинения; to say a few words by way of introduction - сказать несколько слов в качестве вступления; в) с целью, ради; by way of joking - шутки ради; to make inquiries by way of learning the truth - наводить справки с целью установления истины; г) в ходе; by way of business - в деловом порядке

to be by way of being smb. - считаться кем-л., относиться к какой-л. категории (людей)

she is by way of being a good pianist - она считается хорошей пианисткой

(by) a long way - значительно

better by a long way, a long way better - гораздо /значительно/ лучше

in a way - в известном смысле; до некоторой степени, в известной мере

he is kind in a way - он по-своему добр

to get in one's /the/ way - а) препятствовать движению, стоять на пути, загораживать дорогу, мешать; tell that boy to get in the way - скажи этому парню, чтобы не путался под ногами; б) являться препятствием чему-л.; her illness got in the way of her studies - её занятиям помешала болезнь

to put obstacles in smb.'s way - чинить препятствия кому-л.

to put smb. in the way of smth. - дать /предоставить/ кому-л. возможность сделать что-л.

an opportunity had been put in my way - мне представилась возможность

on one's /the/ way - а) по пути, по дороге; I'll buy it on my /the/ way home - я куплю это по дороге домой; б) в пути; the machine you ordered is on its way - заказанная вами машина отправлена; the help is on the way - помощь на подходе; she set out on her way - она отправилась в путь; в) на подходе; dearer sugar is on the way - предстоит повышение цены на сахар; she is on the way to success - она на пути к успеху; he's on the way to becoming the most highly paid man in the company - ему предстоит стать самым высокооплачиваемым лицом в компании

the other way round /амер. around/ - наоборот

no way - а) бесполезно, ничего не выйдет /не получится/; б) амер. сл. ни в коем случае

no two ways about it - это несомненно; об этом не может быть двух мнений

one way or another, some way or other - так или иначе; в любом случае; как бы то ни было

to have nothing to say one way or the other - не иметь определённого мнения

every which way - амер. а) во всех направлениях, в разные стороны; б) кое-как, как попало

out of the way - а) необыкновенный, необычный, незаурядный; the picture is nothing out of the way - в этой картине нет ничего особенного; б) неуместный, неприличный; в) сделанный, законченный; he got his homework out of the way - он разделался с домашним заданием; г) отдалённый, лежащий не по пути /в стороне/; this village is very much out of the way - эта деревня находится далеко в стороне, это глухая деревушка

to put smb. out of the way - устранить /убрать/ кого-л. ( убить или засадить в тюрьму)

to go out of one's way to do smth. - прилагать все усилия, чтобы сделать что-л.

she went out of her way to help me - она старалась изо всех сил помочь мне

to come one's way - удаваться, кончаться благополучно (для кого-л.)

nothing came my way - мне ничего не удавалось, мне не подвёртывалось ничего хорошего

to have /to get/ one's (own) way - добиться своего; настоять на своём

I had it my way - я поступил по-своему

to give way - а) отступать; уступать; сдаваться; the enemy was forced to give way - противник был вынужден отступить; his anger gave way to curiosity - его гнев уступил место любопытству; б) поддаваться, предаваться; to give way to regrets - предаваться сожалениям; to give way to a passion of tears - дать волю слезам; в) подаваться, не выдерживать; надломиться; рухнуть; the branch gave way - ветка переломилась; the dam gave way - плотина прорвалась; his legs gave way under him - у него подкосились ноги; his health gave way - у него сдало /пошатнулось/ здоровье; г) снижаться, падать ( о ценах); д) геол., горн. осесть (о породе, кровле); е) тех. погнуться

give way! - мор. вёсла на воду! ( команда)

way enough! - мор. шабаш!, на воду! ( команда)

to go a long way - а) (to, towards) иметь вес или значение, играть важную роль; this will go a long way towards overcoming our difficulties - это окажет большую помощь в преодолении наших затруднений; to make a penny go a long way - уметь разумно расходовать средства; б) (with) производить сильное впечатление (на кого-л.)

to go a very little way with smb. - иметь мало влияния на кого-л.

to go one's way(s) - уезжать, уходить, отбывать

to go one's own way - идти своим путём, действовать независимо /самостоятельно/

to go the way of all flesh /of all the earth, of nature, of all living/ - умереть

to have way - находить выход (о чувстве и т. п.)

to have a way with one - обладать обаянием; иметь подход к людям

he had a pleasant way - он был приятен в обращении

she has a winning way with her - в ней есть обаяние; она привлекает сердца

to have it both ways - иметь то и другое

you cannot have it both ways - выбирайте одно из двух

to bet both ways - ставить на лошадь и место, которое она займёт ( на скачках)

to know one's way about - а) знать дорогу; б) знать все ходы и выходы; быть искушённым /опытным/

to lead the way - а) идти впереди; показывать дорогу; б) подавать пример

to make way (for) - уступить дорогу /место/; расчистить путь; расступиться, раздвинуться ( о толпе)

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

to make one's way in life /in the world/ - пробивать себе дорогу в жизни, делать карьеру

an opinion is making its way - мнение распространяется

to pave the way for smth. - подготовить почву /создать условия/ для чего-л.

to pay one's way - а) жить по средствам; б) выполнять свои обязательства

to pay its way - окупаться, оправдывать себя, быть рентабельным /выгодным/

to see one's way (clear) to do smth. - предусматривать возможность сделать что-л.; найти возможным или удобным сделать что-л.

we cannot see our way (clear) to accept your offer - мы не видим возможности принять ваше предложение

the ways of God - рел. пути господни

the Way of the Cross - рел., иск. крестный путь

the Way - рел. стезя (христианства)

the longest /farthest/ way round /about/ is the nearest way home - посл. кратчайший путь - знакомый путь

2. [weı] a

промежуточный (по пути куда-л.); расположенный по пути

3. [weı] adv амер., усил.

1. далеко; на значительном расстоянии, в отдалении

way behind [ahead] - далеко позади [впереди]

they are way ahead of us - они намного обогнали нас

way below - значительно ниже

way down South - далеко на юге

way back - давно

friends from way back - давнишние друзья

2. полностью, до конца

3. близ

down Canterbury way - близ Кентербери

way back in the nineties - ещё в девяностые годы
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back way окольный путь way 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 way область, сфера; to be in the retail way заниматься розничной торговлей to be in the way быть под рукой to be in the way стоять поперек дороги, мешать to be in the way of doing (smth.) быть близким к тому, чтобы совершить (что-л.) on the way попутно; to be on one's way быть в пути; to go one's way(s) уходить, отправляться preparations are under way идет подготовка; to be well under way зайти достаточно далеко by the way 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 way по дороге, по пути by way кстати by way между прочим by way of в виде, в качестве by way of ради, с целью by way of trade путем торговли to come (smb.'s) way попадаться, встречаться (кому-л.) (на жизненном пути) every way во всех направлениях every way во всех отношениях by the way 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 way падать (об акциях); one way or the other тем или иным путем, так или иначе to give way поддаваться, предаваться (отчаянию и т. п.) to give way поддаваться, уступать to give way портиться, сдавать on the way попутно; to be on one's way быть в пути; to go one's way(s) уходить, отправляться to go out of one's way..., to put oneself out of the way... постараться изо всех сил (чтобы оказать помощь, содействие другому) pay your own way платите за себя; to go the way of all flesh (или of nature, of all the earth) умереть way over чересчур; to go way over one's budget выйти из бюджета, перерасходовать средства way 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 way (with smb.) иметь особый подход (к кому-л.), уметь убеждать (кого-л.) the longest way round is the shortest way home посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь; to have a way with oneself обладать обаянием to have (или to get) one's own way 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 way 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 way добиться своего, настоять на своем, поступать по-своему; to have it one's own way действовать по-своему, добиваться своего to have way on двигаться вперед (о корабле, автомобиле и т. п.); under way мор. на ходу (тж. перен.) out of the way необыкновенный; необычный, незаурядный; he has done nothing out of the way он не сделал ничего из ряда вон выходящего I will find a way to do it я найду способ это сделать way состояние; in a bad way в плохом состоянии way 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 way 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 way следующим образом way 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 way 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 way расстояние; a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко; a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко way образ жизни; to live in a great (small) way жить на широкую ногу (скромно) way расстояние; a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко; a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко way расстояние; a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко; a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко the longest way round is the shortest way home посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь; to have a way with oneself обладать обаянием way 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 way 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 way продвигаться; пробираться to make one's way 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 way 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 way 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 way в пути; on the way home по пути домой on the way в пути; on the way home по пути домой on the way попутно; to be on one's way быть в пути; to go one's way(s) уходить, отправляться on way в пути tomy way of thinking по моему мнению; one way or another так или иначе; the other way иначе to give way падать (об акциях); one way or the other тем или иным путем, так или иначе tomy way of thinking по моему мнению; one way or another так или иначе; the other way иначе way 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 way не по пути; в стороне out of the way необыкновенный; необычный, незаурядный; he has done nothing out of the way он не сделал ничего из ряда вон выходящего pay your own way платите за себя; to go the way of all flesh (или of nature, of all the earth) умереть preparations are under way 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 way..., to put oneself out of the way... постараться изо всех сил (чтобы оказать помощь, содействие другому) she went out of the way 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 way ahead of his opponents бегун значительно опередил своих соперников to see one's way 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 way (clear) to (doing) (smth.) знать, как сделать (что-л.) she had it her own way 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 way 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.) way 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 way 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 way of thinking по моему мнению; one way or another так или иначе; the other way иначе to see one's way 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 way on двигаться вперед (о корабле, автомобиле и т. п.); under way мор. на ходу (тж. перен.) under way в состоянии разработки way sl волнение; she is in a terrible way она ужасно взволнована way back in the nineties еще в 90-х годах; way ahead далеко впереди way разг. далеко, значительно, чересчур; way behind далеко позади; way back давно way разг. далеко, значительно, чересчур; way behind далеко позади; way back давно way 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 way разг. далеко, значительно, чересчур; way behind далеко позади; way back давно way движение вперед; ход way метод, средство, способ; манера; образ действия; way of living образ жизни; условия существования way тех. направляющая (станка) way область, сфера; to be in the retail way заниматься розничной торговлей way образ жизни; to live in a great (small) way жить на широкую ногу (скромно) way 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 way 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 way 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 way путь way расстояние; a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко; a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко way состояние; in a bad way в плохом состоянии way 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 way мор. стапель way attr.: the Ways and Means Committee бюджетная комиссия британского парламента way back in the nineties еще в 90-х годах; way ahead далеко впереди way of life образ жизни way out выход way over чересчур; to go way over one's budget выйти из бюджета, перерасходовать средства the way 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.)

English-Russian short dictionary > way
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[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 *****
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preposition

1) (from within) aus

go out of the door — zur Tür hinausgehen

fall out of something — aus etwas [heraus]fallen

2) (not within)

be out of the country — im Ausland sein

be out of town/the room — nicht in der Stadt/im Zimmer sein

feel out of it or things — sich ausgeschlossen od. nicht dazu gehörig fühlen

I'm glad to be out of it — ich bin froh, dass ich die Sache hinter mir habe

be out of the tournament — aus dem Turnier ausgeschieden sein

3) (from among)

one out of every three smokers — jeder dritte Raucher

58 out of every 100 — 58 von hundert

pick one out of the pile — einen/eine/eins aus dem Stapel herausgreifen

eighth out of ten — als Achter von zehn Teilnehmern usw.

4) (beyond range of) außer [Reich-/Hörweite, Sicht, Kontrolle]

5) (from) aus

get money out of somebody — Geld aus jemandem herausholen

do well out of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas profitieren

6) (owing to) aus [Mitleid, Furcht, Neugier usw.]

7) (without)

be out of luck — kein Glück haben

out of money — ohne Geld

out of work — ohne Arbeit; arbeitslos

we're out of tea — der Tee ist uns ausgegangen

8) (by use of) aus

make a profit out of something — mit etwas ein Geschäft machen

made out of silver — aus Silber

9) (away from) von... entfernt

ten miles out of London — 10 Meilen außerhalb von London

10) (beyond) see academic.ru/19744/depth">depth 3); ordinary 2)

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1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) heraus

2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) außer Hauses

3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) von

4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) außer

5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) aus

6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) aus

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ˈout of

prep

1. (to outside) aus + dat

\out of bed/hospital/prison aus dem Bett/Krankenhaus/Gefängnis

\out of the door zur Tür hinaus

2. (situated outside) außerhalb + gen

she's \out of the office sie ist nicht an ihrem [Arbeits]platz [o nicht im Büro]

10 km \out of London 10 km außerhalb von London, 10 km von London entfernt

\out of the country im Ausland, außer Landes veraltend

\out of town nicht in der Stadt

from \out of town nicht von hier, fremd hier, aus einer anderen Gegend

3. (taken from)

buy a house \out of the inheritance kauf dir ein Haus von [o mit Geld aus] der Erbschaft

he copied his essay straight \out of a textbook er schrieb seinen Aufsatz wörtlich aus einem Lehrbuch ab

don't expect too much \out of life man sollte nicht zu viel vom Leben erwarten

they didn't make a dime \out of that deal sie haben bei dem Geschäft keinen Pfennig verdient

\out of one's pocket aus der eigenen Tasche

▪ \out of doing sth:

she gets a lot of joy \out of working with children es macht [o bereitet] ihr große Freude, mit Kindern zu arbeiten

they get a lot of fun \out of practising dangerous sports das Betreiben gefährlicher Sportarten macht ihnen einen Riesenspaß

4. (originating from) aus + dat

5. (excluded from) aus + dat

he's \out of the team er ist aus der Mannschaft ausgeschieden

I'm glad to be \out of it ich bin froh, dass ich es hinter mir habe [o ich damit nichts mehr zu tun habe]

that's \out of the question! das kommt überhaupt nicht infrage!

to get \out of the habit es sich dat abgewöhnen

I've got \out of the habit of cycling to work ich fahre nicht mehr mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeit

\out of the race aus dem Rennen

to talk sb \out of sth etw jdm ausreden

he talked her \out of going back to smoking er redete es ihr aus, als sie wieder mit dem Rauchen anfangen wollte

6. (spoken by) aus + dat

to get a secret \out of sb jdm ein Geheimnis entlocken

7. (made from) aus + dat

made \out of wood aus Holz [hergestellt]

8. (driven by) aus + dat

\out of jealousy/spite aus Eifersucht/Boshaftigkeit

9. (of total)

nine times \out of ten neun von zehn Malen

one \out of every five jede/jeder/jedes Fünfte

third \out of five Dritte(r, s) von fünf

no one got 20 \out of 20 niemand bekam alle 20 Punkte

10. (without) ohne + akk

▪ to be \out of sth kein/keine/keinen etw [mehr] haben

he was \out of money er stand ohne Geld da

you're \out of time Ihre Zeit ist um [o abgelaufen]

they had run \out of cash sie hatten kein Bargeld mehr, ihnen war das Bargeld ausgegangen

she was finally \out of patience schließlich riss ihr der Geduldsfaden

they were \out of gas sie hatten kein Benzin mehr, ihnen war das Benzin ausgegangen

I'm sorry sir, we're \out of the salmon tut mir leid, der Lachs ist uns ausgegangen [o fam ist aus]

[all] \out of breath [völlig] außer Atem

to be \out of a job seine Stelle verloren haben

to be \out of luck kein Glück [mehr] haben

to be \out of work ohne Arbeit [o arbeitslos] sein

11. (beyond)

he's been \out of touch with his family er hat keinen Kontakt mehr zu seiner Familie

\out of bounds außerhalb des Spielfeldes

\out of control außer Kontrolle

the situation is \out of our control die Lage entzieht sich unserer Kontrolle

\out of danger außer [Lebens]gefahr

\out of focus unscharf

\out of order außer Betrieb

\out of [firing] range außer Schussweite

\out of reach außer Reichweite

\out of season außerhalb der Saison

baseball is \out of season es ist nicht Baseballsaison

deer are \out of season Hirsche haben Schonzeit

\out of sight/earshot außer Sicht[weite]/Hörweite

\out of the way aus dem Weg

get \out of the way! aus dem Weg!, mach Platz!

to be [a bit] \out of sb's way ein [kleiner] Umweg für jdn sein

to go \out of one's way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun

she went \out of her way to get the work handed in on time sie gab sich ganz besondere Mühe, um die Arbeit rechtzeitig abzugeben

12. (sheltered from)

to get \out of the rain/the summer heat dem Regen/der sommerlichen Hitze entrinnen

13. (not aware)

\out of fashion [or style] aus der Mode

you're really \out of touch with the music scene du hast keine Ahnung, was auf der Musikszene angesagt ist

she's really \out of touch with reality sie hat jeglichen Bezug zur Realität verloren

14.

▶ to come \out of the closet sich akk outen sl

▶ to get \out of hand außer Kontrolle geraten

▶ \out of it ( fam: not included) ausgeschlossen; (unaware)

you can't be completely \out of it! du musst doch irgendwas davon mitgekriegt haben!; AM (drowsy) nicht ganz da; (drunk) besoffen sl; (drugged) benebelt, high euph sl

▶ \out of line unangebracht

▶ to be \out of one's mind [or head] den Verstand verloren haben [müssen]

he was \out of his mind with jealousy er war völlig verrückt [o drehte völlig durch] vor Eifersucht

▶ [to jump] \out of the pan and into the fire ( prov) vom Regen in die Traufe [kommen]

▶ \out of place fehl am Platz

▶ \out of sight [or this world] ( fam) ausgezeichnet, spitze fam

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prep

1) (= outside, away from) (position) nicht in (+dat), außerhalb (+gen); (motion) aus (+dat); (fig) außer (+dat)

I'll be out of town all week — ich werde die ganze Woche (über) nicht in der Stadt sein

to go/be out of the country — außer Landes gehen/sein

he was out of the room at the time — er war zu dem Zeitpunkt nicht im Zimmer

he walked out of the room — er ging aus dem Zimmer (hinaus)

he went out of the door —

as soon as he was out of the door — sobald er draußen war or zur Tür hinaus war

to look out of the window — aus dem Fenster sehen, zum Fenster hinaussehen

I saw him out of the window — ich sah ihn durchs Fenster

to keep out of the sun — nicht in die Sonne gehen

out of danger/sight — außer Gefahr/Sicht

get out of my sight! — geh mir aus den Augen!

he's out of the tournament — er ist aus dem Turnier ausgeschieden

he feels out of it (inf) — er kommt sich (dat) ausgeschlossen vor, er fühlt sich ausgeschlossen

they were 150 miles out of Hamburg (Naut) —

three days out of port — drei Tage nach dem Auslaufen aus dem Hafen/vor dem Einlaufen in den Hafen

he lives 10 miles out of London — er wohnt 10 Meilen außerhalb Londons

you're well out of it (inf) — so ist es besser für dich

2) (cause, motive) aus (+dat)

out of curiosity — aus Neugier

3) (indicating origins or source) aus (+dat)

to drink out of a glass — aus einem Glas trinken

made out of silver —

a filly out of the same mare — ein Fohlen nt von derselben Stute

4) (= from among) von (+dat)

in seven cases out of ten — in sieben von zehn Fällen

one out of every four smokers — einer von vier Rauchern

he picked one out of the pile — er nahm einen aus dem Stapel (heraus)

5)

(= without) out of breath — außer Atem

we are out of money/bread — wir haben kein Geld/Brot mehr, das Geld/Brot ist alle (inf)

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preposition

1) (from within) aus

go out of the door — zur Tür hinausgehen

fall out of something — aus etwas [heraus]fallen

2) (not within)

be out of the country — im Ausland sein

be out of town/the room — nicht in der Stadt/im Zimmer sein

feel out of it or things — sich ausgeschlossen od. nicht dazu gehörig fühlen

I'm glad to be out of it — ich bin froh, dass ich die Sache hinter mir habe

be out of the tournament — aus dem Turnier ausgeschieden sein

3) (from among)

one out of every three smokers — jeder dritte Raucher

58 out of every 100 — 58 von hundert

pick one out of the pile — einen/eine/eins aus dem Stapel herausgreifen

eighth out of ten — als Achter von zehn Teilnehmern usw.

4) (beyond range of) außer [Reich-/Hörweite, Sicht, Kontrolle]

5) (from) aus

get money out of somebody — Geld aus jemandem herausholen

do well out of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas profitieren

6) (owing to) aus [Mitleid, Furcht, Neugier usw.]

7) (without)

be out of luck — kein Glück haben

out of money — ohne Geld

out of work — ohne Arbeit; arbeitslos

we're out of tea — der Tee ist uns ausgegangen

8) (by use of) aus

make a profit out of something — mit etwas ein Geschäft machen

made out of silver — aus Silber

9) (away from) von... entfernt

ten miles out of London — 10 Meilen außerhalb von London

10) (beyond) see depth 3); ordinary 2)

English-german dictionary > out of
17 way

1. noun

1) 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; back way окольный путь;

on the way

а) в пути; on the way home по пути домой;

б) попутно; to be on one's way быть в пути; to go one's way(s) уходить, отправляться;

to be in the way

а) стоять поперек дороги, мешать;

б) быть под рукой;

by the way

а) по дороге, по пути;

б) 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 way 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 (или to get) one's own way 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 way in the end в конце концов хозяйкой положения оказалась она; have it your (own) way поступай, как знаешь, твое дело; to be in the way of doing smth. быть близким к тому, чтобы совершить что-л.;

out of the way

а) не по пути; в стороне;

б) необыкновенный; необычный, незаурядный; he has done nothing out of the way он не сделал ничего из ряда вон выходящего

2) 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

3) расстояние; a little way, amer. collocation а little ways недалеко; а long way, amer. collocation а long ways далеко

4) движение вперед; ход;

to make one's way

а) продвигаться; пробираться;

б) 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; to have way on двигаться вперед (о корабле, автомобиле и т. п.); under way naut. на ходу (тж. перен.); preparations are under way идет подготовка; to be well under way зайти достаточно далеко

5) метод, средство, способ; манера; образ действия; way of living образ жизни; условия существования; I will find a way to do it я найду способ это сделать; to my way of thinking по моему мнению; one way or another так или иначе; the other way иначе;

ways and means

а) пути и способы; пути и возможности;

б) parl. пути и способы изыскания денежных средств; to put smb. in the way of (doing) smth. дать кому-л. возможность заработать, сделать что-л. и т. п.; to see one's way (clear) to doing smth. знать, как сделать что-л.; to have a way with smb. иметь особый подход к кому-л., уметь убеждать кого-л.

6) 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

7) образ жизни; to live in a great (small) way жить на широкую ногу (скромно)

8) область, сфера; to be in the retail way заниматься розничной торговлей

9) состояние; in a bad way в плохом состоянии

10) slang волнение; she is in a terrible way она ужасно взволнована

11) 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

12) (pl.) naut. стапель

13) tech. направляющая (станка)

14) (attr.) the

Ways and Means Committee

а) бюджетная комиссия британского парламента;

б) постоянная бюджетная комиссия конгресса США

way out выход из положения

by way of

а) ради, с целью;

б) в виде, в качестве

to give way

а) поддаваться, уступать;

б) поддаваться, предаваться (отчаянию и т. п.);

в) портиться, сдавать;

г) падать (об акциях)

one way or the other тем или иным путем, так или иначе

no two ways about it

а) это неизбежно;

б) об этом не может быть двух мнений

to put smb. in the way of smth. предоставить кому-л. случай, дать возможность сделать что-л.

pay your own way платите за себя

to go the way of all flesh (или of nature, of all the earth) умереть

to go out of one's way..., to put oneself out of the way... постараться изо всех сил (чтобы оказать помощь, содействие другому); she went out of the way 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.

to come smb.'s way попадаться, встречаться кому-л. (на жизненном пути)

the longest way round is the shortest way home посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь

to have a way with oneself обладать обаянием

Syn:

method

2. adverb collocation

далеко, значительно, чересчур; way behind далеко позади; way back давно; way back in the nineties еще в 90-х годах; way ahead далеко впереди; the runner was way ahead of his opponents бегун значительно опередил своих соперников; way over чересчур; to go way over one's budget выйти из бюджета, перерасходовать средства

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(n) колея; путь; способ

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дорога, путь

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[ weɪ] n. путь, дорога, направление; образ действия; расстояние; движение вперед, ход; образ жизни; метод, способ, средство, манера; обычай, привычка; состояние; область, сфера adv. далеко, значительно, чересчур
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дорога

дорогая

дорогостоящая

метод

особенность

путь

способ

средство

стезю

стезя

шлях

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1. сущ. 1) путь 2) направление 3) направляющие 4) сторона 5) разг. район 2. нареч. намного, далеко, значительно

Новый англо-русский словарь > way
18 way

1. n путь; дорога; маршрут

the way was rough — дорога была плохая

which is the best way to ? — как лучше всего пройти в ?

which is the way in ? — где вход ?

a way down — спуск

way across — переход

way round — путь

on her way — на пути

on his way — на пути

way up — путь наверх

on their way — на пути

2. n направление

he went this way — он пошёл в эту сторону

cleaving way — направление по кливажу

the opposite way — противоположное направление

3. n расстояние

it is a long way from here — это далеко отсюда

way over the bottom — истинное пройденное расстояние

4. n движение вперёд; ход

under way — на ходу

preparations are under way — идут приготовления

to gather way — набирать ход

to make way — продвинуться вперёд

feeling the way — идущий малым ходом

got steerage way — дал самый малый ход

killing the way — гашение инерции хода

with little way on — имеющий малый ход

get steerage way — давать самый малый ход

5. n образ действия; метод, способ

there are different ways of doing a thing — одно и то же можно делать по-разному

to live in an unpretending way — вести скромный образ жизни

so and in no other way — только так ; только таким образом

it came about this way — это случилось следующим образом

in the following way — таким образом; следующим методом

way you would respond — ваш способ ответных действий

6. n манера поведения

to speak in a careless way — говорить небрежно

her way of doing her hair — её причёска

a catching way — располагающая манера

way of behavior — способ поведения; поведение

odd way of speaking — странная манера говорить

quaint way of speaking — необычная манера говорить

7. n особенность, характерная черта

he is not built that way — он не такого склада человек

8. n уклад, обычай, привычка

the American way of life — американский образ жизни

the way of the world — общепринятый уклад жизни; традиционные взгляды; общепринятые нормы поведения

9. n отношение, аспект

not a bad fellow in some ways — в некоторых отношениях он неплохой человек

in no way inferior — ни в каком отношении не хуже

in the way of — в отношении

in every way — во всех отношениях

10. n положение, состояние

things are in a bad way — дела обстоят скверно

to be in a bad way — быть в тяжёлом положении

way out — выход из создавшегося положения

11. n размах, масштабы деятельности

to live in a small way — жить скромно

to live in a great way — жить на широкую ногу

to be a printer in a small way — быть владельцем небольшой типографии

12. n разг. область, сфера; занятие

he is in the grocery way — он торгует бакалеей

hunting is not in my way — охота — это не по моей категория, род

13. n возможность, путь, средство

broken the way — прокладывал путь

eightfold way — «восьмеричный путь»

in the familiar way — обычным путем

to indicate the way — указывать путь

breaking the way — прокладывание пути

14. n мор. стапель

building way — стапель

15. n тех. направляющая

jaw way — направляющий кулачок

guide way — направляющая дорожка

way oil — масло для направляющих

way surface — поверхность направляющей

16. n юр. право прохода, проезда

any way — и в том и в другом случае; в любом случае

she is by way of being a good pianist — она считается хорошей пианисткой

a long way — значительно

better by a long way, a long way better — гораздо лучше

in a way — в известном смысле; до некоторой степени, в известной мере

he is kind in a way — он по-своему добр

an opportunity had been put in my way — мне представилась возможность

the other way round — наоборот

no two ways about it — это несомненно; об этом не может быть двух мнений

one way or another, some way or other — так или иначе; в любом случае; как бы то ни было

to have nothing to say one way or the other — не иметь определённого мнения

she went out of her way to help me — она старалась изо всех сил помочь мне

nothing came my way — мне ничего не удавалось, мне не подвёртывалось ничего хорошего

I had it my way — я поступил по-своему

give way! — вёсла на воду!

way enough! — шабаш!, на воду!

to go the way of all flesh — умереть

to have way — находить выход

to have a way with one — обладать обаянием; иметь подход к людям

he had a pleasant way — он был приятен в обращении

she has a winning way with her — в ней есть обаяние; она привлекает сердца

to have it both ways — иметь то и другое

you cannot have it both ways — выбирайте одно из двух

to bet both ways — ставить на лошадь и место, которое она займёт

to make way — уступить дорогу ; расчистить путь; расступиться, раздвинуться

an opinion is making its way — мнение распространяется

to pay its way — окупаться, оправдывать себя, быть рентабельным

we cannot see our way to accept your offer — мы не видим возможности принять ваше предложение

the ways of God — пути господни

the Way of the Cross — крестный путь

to tear a way through the wall — пробить проход в стене

right of way — право прохода или проезда по чужой земле

way in gross — право прохода как личный сервитут

crawl way — низкий проход

companion way — проход

17. a промежуточный; расположенный по пути

pave the way — прокладывать путь

way of the Cross — крестный путь

break the way — прокладывать путь

permanent way — верхнее строение пути

work its way — прокладывать свой путь

18. adv амер. усил. далеко; на значительном расстоянии, в отдалении

way behind — далеко позади

they are way ahead of us — они намного обогнали нас

way below — значительно ниже

way down South — далеко на юге

not clever by a long way — далеко не умный

are you coming my way? — вам со мной по пути?

which way will the decision go? — как всё решится?

she has been piping all the way — она плакала всю дорогу

shall I go a little way with you? — проводить вас немного?

19. adv амер. усил. полностью, до конца

all the way out — полностью выведенный

20. adv амер. усил. близ

down Canterbury way — близ Кентербери

21. int тпру!

Синонимический ряд:

1. behaviour (noun) actions; behaviour; comportment; conduct; demeanour; deportment

2. distance (noun) distance; interval; space; ways

3. door (noun) access; adit; admission; admittance; door; entrance; entree; entry; ingress

4. habit (noun) consuetude; custom; form; habit; habitude; manner; practice; praxis; trick; usage; use; wont

5. means (noun) design; fashion; means; method; mode; modus; plan; policy; procedure; process; style; system; technique; wise

6. passage (noun) channel; course; drag; line; passage; path; route; throughway

7. progress (noun) direction; extent; progress

8. road (noun) artery; avenue; boulevard; drive; freeway; highway; road; roadway; street; thoroughfare; track

9. type (noun) breed; cast; character; class; cut; description; feather; ilk; kidney; kind; lot; mold; nature; order; persuasion; sort; species; stamp; stripe; type; variety

English-Russian base dictionary > way
19 out of

[ʹaʋtəv] phr prep
1. указывает на

1) движение изнутри из

he took a handkerchief out of his pocket - он вынул носовой платок из кармана

to step out of the car - выйти из автомобиля

to leap out of the window - выпрыгнуть из окна

to jump out of bed - вскочить с постели

he slipped out of the room - он выскользнул из комнаты

is there a way out of it? - есть ли из этого выход?

she looked at him out of the corner of her eye - она украдкой посмотрела на него

2) нахождение вне или за пределами чего-л. или выход за пределы чего-л. вне, за (пределами); передаётся тж. глагольной приставкой вы-

to be out of the country - быть за границей

out of prison - на свободе

an animal not found out of Europe - животное, не встречающееся за пределами Европы

in another year he will be out of the army - через год он вернётся из армии

he is out of town - его нет в городе

when I am out of here... - когда я уеду отсюда...

don't hang out of the window - не высовывайтесь из окна

the words were hardly out of my mouth when... - не успел я произнести эти слова, как...

the gloom went out of his face - мрачное выражение исчезло с его лица

3) нахождение на каком-л. расстоянии от

the camp is six miles out of town - лагерь находится в шести милях от города

2. указывает на

1) нахождение вне сферы действия или исчезновение из сферы действия чего-л. вне, за

out of danger - вне опасности

out of hearing - вне пределов слышимости

out of sight - вне поля зрения

to go out of sight - скрыться из виду

that is out of our power - это не в наших силах

out of my sight! - разг. с глаз моих долой!, убирайся!

2) отклонение от нормы, обычного порядка и т. п. от, не, в; передаётся тж. приставками:

out of breath - запыхавшийся; задыхающийся

out of shape - бесформенный

out of the ordinary - необычный, особенный

out of place - не на (своём) месте; неуместный

out of order - не в порядке, неисправный, испорченный

out of step - не в ногу

out of tune - а) расстроенный ( о музыкальном инструменте); б) звучащий фальшиво

out of patience - потерявший терпение

out of one's mind /head/ - лишившийся рассудка

out of wedlock - внебрачный ( о ребёнке)

out of control - неуправляемый

3) выход из употребления, из моды и т. п.:

to be out of fashion - быть немодным; выйти из моды; устареть

3. указывает на причину, основание из, от

out of pity - из /от/ жалости

out of respect - из уважения

out of mischief - из озорства

out of spite - по злобе, со злости

4. указывает на материал, состав чего-л. из

out of stone [glass] - из камня [стекла]

a house made out of brick - кирпичный дом

they made a boxer out of him - они сделали из него боксёра

she made a dinner out of hors-d'oeuvres - на обед она подала разные закуски

5. указывает на

1) происхождение из

he came out of a slum - он родился в трущобах

he came out of France - он (приехал) из Франции

2) появление, выход откуда-л. из

he was not long out of a theatre school - он недавно окончил театральную школу /-ое училище/

3) происхождение животного, обычно лошади, по материнской линии:

a colt out of a good dam - жеребёнок от породистой кобылицы

Napoleon out of Lady Grey - (конь) Наполеон - сын (кобылы) Леди Грей

4) посуду, вместилище и т. п. из

to drink out of a glass - пить из стакана

to eat out of the same dish - есть из одной тарелки

to sip soup out of the bowl - пить бульон из чашки

6. указывает на

1) выделение части из целого из

nine chances out of ten - девять шансов из десяти

three days out of every week - три дня в неделю

we picked our puppy out of that litter - мы выбрали себе щенка из того помёта

2) произведение или источник, из которого приводится отрывок, цитата и т. п. из

a scene out of a play - сцена из пьесы

he quotes it out of Shakespeare - он приводит цитату из Шекспира

what did you get out of his lecture? - что вы вынесли из его лекции?

7. указывает на отсутствие чего-л. у кого-л.:

he is out of money - у него нет денег /кончились деньги/

he ran out of tobacco - у него кончился табак

out of work - безработный

this book is out of stock - эта книга распродана

8. указывает на получение денег, сведений и т. п. у кого-л. или извлечение выгоды из чего-л. у, из

to get money out of smb. - вымогать у кого-л. деньги; выуживать /выманивать/ у кого-л. деньги

he got ten dollars out of it - он на этом заработал десять долларов

can good ever come out of evil? - разве зло приводит к добру?; ≅ на чужом несчастье счастья не построишь

9. указывает на основу деятельности кого-л. или род занятий:

to make a good living out of painting - зарабатывать на жизнь продажей картин

10. придаёт глаголу каузативное значение:

to talk /to argue/ smb. out of smth. - отговорить кого-л. от чего-л.

to laugh smb. out of smth. - насмешками заставить кого-л. отказаться от чего-л.

to frighten smb. out of his wits - напугать кого-л. до смерти

to reason smb. out of his fears - рассеять чьи-л. страхи; убедить кого-л., что опасения напрасны

11. в сочетаниях:

to be out of it - а) быть непричастным; чувствовать себя посторонним; б) чувствовать себя неуютно; among these young people I feel that I am out of it - в компании этих молодых людей я чувствую себя неуютно; в) не понимать что к чему, быть не в курсе

to be well out of it - удачно избежать чего-л. [см. тж. out of it]

др. сочетания см. под соответствующими словами

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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.

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went out of his way — went out of his skin, did everything within his power … English contemporary dictionary
Out of the way — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put out of the way — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
way — noun 1 method/style ADJECTIVE ▪ convenient, easy, effective, efficient, good, ideal, practical, quick, simple, useful … Collocations dictionary
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 — way1 W1S1 [weı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(manner)¦ 3¦(direction/how to go somewhere)¦ 4¦(part of something that is true)¦ 5¦(distance/time)¦ 6¦(the space in front of you)¦ 7 make way (for something/somebody) 8 out of the way 9 on the/your/its way … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
way — way1 [ weı ] noun count *** ▸ 1 method/manner ▸ 2 direction/distance ▸ 3 means of going in/out ▸ 4 area/position ▸ 5 situation/condition ▸ 6 aspect/attitude ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a method for doing something: way (that): There are so many delicious… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
out — /owt/, adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner. 2. away from one s home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 3. in or into the outdoors: to… … Universalium
Out of This Furnace — … Wikipedia
Out of harm's way — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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