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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] N

1. way (route, road):

way
chemin m (from de, to à)
a way around lit obstacle
the way in
l'entrée (to de)
‘way in’
the way out
la sortie (of de)
on the way
to send sb on his way (tell to go away)
to be on the way out fig
to be out of sb's way
along the way lit
along the way fig
by way of (via)
to go the way of sb/sth
finir comme qn/qc

2. way (direction):

way
way
‘this way up’
to put sth sb's way inf
filer qc à qn inf

3. way (space in front, projected route):

way
to be in sb's way
to get in sb's way hair, clothing:
to get in sb's way children:
to get out of sb's way
out of my way!
to keep out of sb's way
to keep sb out of sb's way (to avoid annoyance)
to keep sth out of sb's way (to avoid injury, harm)
to shove/pull sb out of the way
to make way for sb/sth
faire place à qn/qc
make way! make way!

4. way (distance):

way
it's a long way
c'est loin (to jusqu'à)
to be a short way off lit
to go all the way (have sex) inf two people:
to go all the way with sb inf

5. way (manner of doing something):

way
way
to do sth the right/wrong way
to have a way with sth
way to go inf! Am
the way (that) sb does sth
no way inf!
no way am I doing that inf!

8. way (will, desire):

if I had my way…
to have one's (wicked) way with sb dated or hum

II. way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] ADV

III. by the way ADV

by the way tell, mention:

by the way, …
à propos, …

two-way [Brit tuːˈweɪ, Am ˈtu ˈˌweɪ] ADJ

1. two-way:

two-way street
two-way traffic

2. two-way communication process, exchange:

3. two-way ELEC:

two-way wiring, switch

under way [Brit ˌʌndə ˈweɪ, Am ˌəndərˈweɪ] ADJ

to be under way vehicle:
to be under way filming, rehearsals, talks, work:
to get under way vehicle:
to get under way preparation, show, season, work:
to get sth under way

I. each-way [ˌiːtʃˈweɪ] ADJ HORSE RAC

II. each-way [ˌiːtʃˈweɪ] ADV HORSE RAC

permanent way N RAIL

give way VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -]

1. give way (collapse):

give way bridge, table, chair, wall, ceiling:
s'effondrer (under sous)
give way fence, cable, rope:
céder (under sous)

2. give way Brit (when driving):

give way
céder le passage (to à)

3. give way (concede, yield):

give way
to give way to (yield to) pressure, demands, person, fear, temptation, urge
to give way to despair, base instincts
to give way to (be replaced by) sunshine, relief, new methods

I. one-way [Brit wʌnˈweɪ, Am ˈwən ˈˌweɪ] ADJ

1. one-way TRANSP:

one-way traffic, tunnel

2. one-way (single):

3. one-way (not reciprocal):

one-way process, conversation
one-way friendship
one-way transaction

4. one-way:

one-way ELEC, TELEC cable, circuit

5. one-way (nonrefundable):

one-way bottle
one-way glass

6. one-way (opaque in one direction):

one-way glass

II. one-way [Brit wʌnˈweɪ, Am ˈwən ˈˌweɪ] ADV

part way [Brit, Am ˈpɑrtˌweɪ, ˌpɑrtˈweɪ] ADV

way station N

1. way station lit:

2. way station fig:

way-out [Brit weɪˈaʊt, Am ˈˌweɪ ˈaʊt] ADJ inf

1. way-out (unconventional):

2. way-out (great):

way-out dated
super inf
way-out dated

in the PONS Dictionary

I. way [weɪ] N

1. way (route, path):

way
to ask sb the way
on the way to sth
to lead the way a. fig
by way of sth
via qc
by the way fig
to give way AUTO

2. way (facing direction):

way
this way

3. way (respect):

way

4. way (state):

way
to be in a good/bad way person

5. way (distance):

way
to go all the way with sb inf
to be a long way off event

6. way (manner):

way
way of life
sb's ways
the way to do sth
her way of doing sth
by way of sth
no way! inf (impossible)
in no way

7. way no pl (space for movement):

to be in sb's way
to be in the way fig

Phrases:

to be (well) on the way to doing sth

II. way [weɪ] ADV inf

way
to be way ahead of sb/sth inf

way out [ˌweɪˈaʊt] N

way out

way-out [ˌweɪˈaʊt] ADJ inf

two-way ADJ

two-way exchange

permanent way N no pl Brit

one-way ADJ a. fig

cycle way N

out-of-the-way ADJ

one-way ticket N

OpenDict entry

two-way CONTR

in the PONS Dictionary

I. way [weɪ] N

1. way (route, path):

way
to ask sb the way
on the way to sth
to lead the way a. fig
by way of sth
via qc
by the way fig

2. way (facing direction):

way
this way

3. way (respect):

way

4. way (state):

way
to be in a good/bad way person

5. way (distance):

way
to go all the way with sb inf
to be a long way off event

6. way (manner):

way
way of life
sb's ways
the way to do sth
her way of doing sth
by way of sth
no way! inf (impossible)
in no way

7. way (space for movement):

to be in sb's way
to be in the way fig

Phrases:

to be (well) on the way to doing sth

II. way [weɪ] ADV inf

way
to be way ahead of sb/sth inf

way-out [ˌweɪ·ˈaʊt] ADJ inf

way out [ˌweɪ·ˈaʊt] N

way out

one-way ADJ a. fig

two-way ADJ

two-way exchange

out-of-the-way ADJ

one-way ticket N

right of way <rights of way> N

1. right of way (footpath):

right of way

2. right of way (on road):

one-way street N

Milky Way N

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

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