way in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for way in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.way [Am weɪ, Brit weɪ] N

1. way C (manner):

way
way
way
in a subtle way
what a way to react!
what a way to go!
he's in a bad way
the way I see it
the way I see it
in a big/small way , the dance never caught on in a big way
they let us down in a big way
he fell for her in a big way
to have a way with to have a way with people
to have a way with to have a way with people
she's got such a way with her inf
to want sth in the worst way Am inf
to want sth in the worst way Am inf

2. way C (method, means):

way
way
way
we'll think of a way
that's the way!
he must have got in some way or Am inf ways

3.1. way C (custom, characteristic):

to get into/out of the way of sth Brit

4.1. way C (route):

way
the way back
the way in/out
I saw her on the way out
I'll do it, it's on my way
on my way to work
I'm on my way!
I'm on my way!
to lead the way
to put sb in the way of sth Brit inf his father put me in the way of a nice little job

5. way C or U (passage, space):

am I in your way?
to stand in the way , they stood in our way
(get) out of the way!
(get) out of the way!
make way!

6. way C (direction):

it's that way
it's that way
this way!
every which way Am
to go sb's way are you going my way?
way to go! Am inf
way to go! Am inf

7. way (distance) no pl:

I went all that way for nothing inf
I went all that way for nothing inf
he's come a long way
a little goes a long way
a little goes a long way

II.way [Am weɪ, Brit weɪ] ADV inf

way behind
way down south
lejos LatAm inf

three-way [Am ˈθri ˌweɪ, Brit] ADJ attr

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

four-way [Am fɔrˈweɪ, Brit ˈfɔːweɪ] ADJ attr

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

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

way in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for way in the English»Spanish Dictionary

1. way (route):

way
to be (well) on the way to doing sth fig
to be on the way
to be out of the way
to be under way
on the way to sth
to go out of one's way to do sth fig
to go one's own way fig
(to go) by way of sth
to lead the way
to pay one's way fig
to talk one's way out of sth fig
to work one's way up fig

two-way [ˌtu:ˈweI, Am ˈtu:-] ADJ

out-of-the-way [ˌaʊtəvðəˈweɪ, Am ˌaʊt̬əvðəˈ-] ADJ

one-way street [ˌwʌnweɪˈstri:t] N

way Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if I can put it this way
if I may put it this way
to look for a way to do sth
to go the same way (as sb)
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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And these colors showed up in this earth just the way a wrinkle shows up in the face of a man or woman...
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Such behavior might be excusable for an individual in a hurry, but it's no way to run a culture.
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This explains why the white walls stand out from the cornerstones instead of the other way around.
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His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy.
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Arsenal need some nastiness in them, a devilment which is used in the right way.
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Eventually, the two decided that the only way they could guarantee the very finest cognac was relocate to the region and become producers themselves.
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He ignored the edict, and two days later he forced his way into her chamber as she was about to disrobe.
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As a journalist, you often think that it's a great story or it's world-shattering in some way.
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Along the way, she regaled audiences with fanciful tales of her journey, and seemed to thrive in the lime-light.
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I thought it would be a nice way to convey that now everyone will see that bionics can't always be controlled.
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