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in the PONS Dictionary

I. way [weɪ] N

1. way (road):

way
Weg m <-(e)s, -e>
cycle way
Fahrradweg m <-(e)s, -e>
cycle way
Veloweg m CH
Einbahnstraße f <-, -n>
to be across [or Brit also over] the way

2. way (route):

way
Weg m <-(e)s, -e>
“Way In/Out”
to be on the way letter, baby
to be on the [or one's]way [to sth]
auf dem Weg [o. unterwegs] [zu etw dat] sein
to be out of sb's way
to be under way person
to be under way fig
to find one's way through sth also fig
sich acc in etw dat zurechtfinden a. fig
“give way” Brit
to go out of one's way to do sth fig
to know one's way around sth also fig
sich acc in etw dat auskennen
to show sb the way
to talk one's way out of sth fig
sich acc aus etw dat herausreden

3. way fig (be just doing):

4. way fig inf (coming in/disappear):

5. way (distance):

way
Weg m <-(e)s, -e>
way
Strecke f <-, -n>
a long way
weit <weiter, am weitesten>
to go a long way fig
[not] by long way fig

6. way (facing direction):

way
Richtung f <-, -en>
“this way up”
„hier oben“
the wrong way round [or around] figures

7. way (direction):

8. way (manner):

way
Art f <-, -en>
way
Weise f <-, -n>
do it my way
way of life
Lebensweise f <-, -n>
Denkweise f <-, -n>
to sb's way of thinking
this way
come on, do it this way!
komm, mach es so! inf
no way!
no way Jose! Am sl
no way Jose! Am sl
to show sb the way to do sth
jdm zeigen, wie etw geht

9. way (respect):

way
Weise f <-, -n>
way
Hinsicht f <-, -en>

10. way no pl (free space):

way
Weg m <-(e)s, -e>
way
Platz m <-es, Plạ̈t·ze>
to be in sb's way
jdm im Weg sein a. fig
to get [or stand] in the way of sth
etw dat im Wege stehen
to get out of sb's/sth's way
jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen
to get sb/sth out of the way
jdn/etw loswerden
to give way fig
nachgeben <gibt nach, gab nach, nachgegeben>
to give way to [or make way for] sth
etw dat [o. für etw acc] Platz machen
to give way to [or make way for] sth fig
etw dat weichen
make way!
to keep [or stay] out of sb's way
to make way [for sb]
[für jdn] Platz machen a. fig

12. way (habit):

13. way no pl (condition):

way
Zustand m <-(e)s, -stände>

14. way (desire):

15. way inf (something like):

16. way NAUT:

17. way NAUT:

ways pl
Helling f <-, -e>

Phrases:

to go all the way [with sb] inf (have sex)
es [mit jdm] richtig machen sl

II. way [weɪ] ADV

1. way inf (used for emphasis):

way
weit <weiter, am weitesten>

2. way sl (very):

way cool/hot
total [o. voll] cool/heiß inf
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way

in a way that
no way!
OpenDict entry

way N

to be way out in front idiom
OpenDict entry

way N

that's the way it goes idiom
that's the way it goes idiom
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way VB

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way N

on my way back I saw ...

ˈcy·cle way N

cycle way
cycle way
CH a. Veloweg m

I. ˈeach-way Brit ADJ inv

II. ˈeach-way Brit ADV inv

Milky ˈWay N no pl

ˈone-way ADJ inv

one-way
one-way fig

ˈpart-way ADV inv

part-way

ˈthree-way ADJ inv

three-way
three-way ELEC
Dreifachstecker m <-s, ->

ˈthrough way N Brit, Aus

“no through way!”

ˈtide-way N

tide-way
Priel m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈtwo-way ADJ attr, inv

1. two-way (traffic):

2. two-way communication, conversation, exchange, process:

3. two-way ELEC:

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cycle way
Fahrradweg m <-(e)s, -e>
permanent way Brit
Bahnkörper m <-s, ->

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