give way in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for give way in the English»French Dictionary

give way VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -]

Translations for give way in the English»French Dictionary

I.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] N

1. way (route, road):

chemin m (from de, to à)

2. way (direction):

filer qc à qn inf

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

4. way (distance):

to be a short way off lit

5. way (manner of doing something):

way to go inf! Am
no way inf!
no way am I doing that inf!

6. way (respect, aspect):

II.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] ADV

I.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] N

II.give <pret gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB trans

1. give (hand over) person:

donner (to à)
offrir (to à)

4. give (allow, accord):

III.give <pret gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB intr

3. give (yield, break) → give way

IV.to give oneself to VB refl

passer un savon à qn inf
what gives? inf

See also give way

give way in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for give way in the English»French Dictionary

1. way (route, path):

to lead the way a. fig
by the way fig
to give way AUTO

6. way (manner):

1. give (hand over, offer, provide):

give a. fig
to not give a damn inf
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
As his health began to give way, he began to age prematurely and fell into fits of despondency.
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When the oncoming ship failed to give way, the destroyer ordered full speed astern and went to general quarters.
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Detailed semantic analysis had to give way to business common sense.
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At this point, the low rumbles give way to a galloping rhythm representing the unremitting path of progress and fate.
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One thing scientists are checking for is to see if any areas stand over underground cavities which may give way.
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Further north, antiques give way to fruit and vegetable stands, and a more eclectic range of bric-a-brac and second-hand goods.
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These fairly thin beds then give way to a massive, homogeneous, normally 810 m thick, chalky, rudist-bearing limestone of pure white colour.
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Violent thunder and lightning storms may ravage the afternoon sky, then quickly give way to warm sunshine and cloudless skies.
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The days of fixed asset investment were to give way to a "new normal", one characterised by the consumer not the construction business.
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In a nexus-based approach, conventional policy- and decision-making in silos therefore would give way to an approach that reduces trade-offs and builds synergies across sectors.
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