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I . way [weɪ] N

1. way (road):

way

pot f

one-way street

enosmerna ulica

2. way Brit letter, baby:

(route) oh, I must be on my way

on the way in/out ...

ob prihodu/odhodu...

I'm on my way out

pravkar odhajam

“WayIn/Out”

„vhod/izhod“

we have to go by way of Copenhagen

iti moramo čez Kopenhagen

“give way”

„pustite prednost“

to ask the way

vprašati za pot

to be on the way

to be out of the way

biti s poti

to find one's way around fig

to get under way

to go out of one's way to do sth fig

narediti kaj po drugi poti

to go separate ways

ubrati različne poti

to go the wrong way (in car)

to lead the way

to lose one's way

to pay one's way fig

poravnati svoje račune

to show sb the way

pokazati pot komu

3. way fig (be just doing):

to be [well] on the way to doing sth

biti na [dobri] poti do česa

4. way:

(distance) I'll support you all the way

ves čas te bom podpiral

to be a long/short way off (in space, in time)

biti daleč stran/zelo blizu

to go a long way fig

zadoščati za nekaj časa

to have come a long way fig

5. way (facing direction):

“this way up”

„tukaj gor“

this way round

to be the wrong way up

6. way (direction):

which way are you going?

v katero smer greš?

this way, please!

down my way

7. way (manner, method):

way

način m

that's just the way it is

the way things are going ...

kakor vse kaže ...

I did it my way

naredil sem po svoje

this is definitely not the way to do it

to zagotovo ni pravi način dela

it's always the way!

to see the error of one's ways

uvideti napako koga

way of life

način življenja

one way or another

tako ali drugače

no way

don't worry, we'll find a way!

ne skrbi, našli bomo pot

ways and means

načini in sredstva

to have a way with children

8. way (respect):

way

pogled m

way

ozir m

in a way

in many/some ways

v več/nekaj pogledih

9. way no pl (free space):

to be in sb's way

biti komu v napoto

to get out of sb's/sth's way

izginiti s poti koga/česa

to keep out of the way

držati se stran

10. way (habit):

way

navada f

that's the way of the world

takšno je življenje

to fall into bad ways

zapasti v slabe navade

11. way no pl (condition):

way

stanje n

to be in a bad way

biti v slabem stanju

12. way (desire):

to have one's [own] way

biti po čigavo

by the way

the way to a man's heart is through his stomach prov

ljubezen gre skozi želodec preg

there are no two ways about it

where there's a will, there's a way prov

vse se da, če se hoče preg

II . way [weɪ] ADV inf (used for emphasis)

way

it's way past your bedtime inf

že zdavnaj bi moral v posteljo

way ˈout N

way

izhod m

Milky ˈWay N no pl the Milky Way

Milky Way

Milky Way

ˈtwo-way ADJ attr

1. two-way (traffic):

two-way street/tunnel

dvosmerna ulica/dvosmerni tunel

2. two-way conversation, process:

3. two-way ELEC:

two-way switch

izmenično stikalo

way-ˈout ADJ sl (unconventional)

odbit

ˈone-way ˈstreet N

one-way street

enosmerna cesta f

ˈone-way ˈtick·et N

one-way ticket

enosmerna vozovnica f

out of the ˈway ADJ pred, ˈout-of-the-way ADJ attr

out of the way spot, place:

out of the way

right of ˈway <rights-> N

1. right of way no pl (right to pass):

right of way

pravica f do prehoda

2. right of way (path):

right of way

3. right of way:

right of way AUTO, AVIAT, NAUT

two-way ˈra·dio N

two-way radio

oddajni in sprejemni radio m

Usage examples with way

no way

“give way”

„pustite prednost“

by the way

whichever way

either way

to lead the way

to lose one's way

the right way round

to ask the way

vprašati za pot

to get under way

to pay one's way fig

poravnati svoje račune

it's always the way!

one way or another

tako ali drugače

there's no other way

it's better that way

an awfully long way

strašno dolga pot

500 miles each way

500 milj v vsako smer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Eventually, the two decided that the only way they could guarantee the very finest cognac was relocate to the region and become producers themselves. en.wikipedia.org

By 1883, the railroad was still unbuilt; the building contractor refused to construct it until all of the proposed right of way had been secured. en.wikipedia.org

His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy. en.wikipedia.org

I wasn't exactly a night owl, but they went to bed way before my bedtime. www.huffingtonpost.com

I thought it would be a nice way to convey that now everyone will see that bionics can't always be controlled. en.wikipedia.org

The house also features tiled terraces that reach down all the way to the water. www.huffingtonpost.ca

He saw motherhood as a way for female sexuality to live out its disturbances, but also as an opportunity to work through them. en.wikipedia.org

The task force moved into the town, and they blew their way through locked gates with explosives. en.wikipedia.org

This batch of tunes could be used in much the same way, and includes some characters who would probably benefit mightily, if temporarily, from a good antifogmatic. en.wikipedia.org

This explains why the white walls stand out from the cornerstones instead of the other way around. en.wikipedia.org

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