way in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for way in the English»French Dictionary

I.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] N

1. way (route, road):

way
chemin m (from de, to à)
a paved way
to live over the way inf
to ask the way to
the way ahead lit
a way around lit obstacle
the way back to
the way down
the way forward fig
the way in
the way out
there's no way out fig
the way up
on the way
I did it on the way here
I stopped on the way
on the way past
I'm on my way
it's not on my way
I must be on my way
to go on one's way
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 one's own way fig

2. way (direction):

way
way
which way did he go?
he went that way
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 be in the way
am I in your way here?
to get out of the way
out of my way!
to make way
make way! make way!

4. way (distance):

way
it's a long way
it's not a very long way
to be a short way off lit
we still have some way to go before doing lit, fig
to go all the way with sb inf

5. way (manner of doing something):

way
way
do it this/that way
which way shall I do it?
in the usual way
let her do it her way
try to see it my way
to have a way with sth
she certainly has a way with her inf Brit
a way of doing (method)
a way of doing (means)
a way to do
that's the way!
way to go inf! Am
what a way to run a company!
I like the way you blame me! iron
no way inf!
no way am I doing that inf!

6. way (respect, aspect):

way
in a way it's sad
can I help in any way?
in no way, not in any way

II.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] ADV

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

under way [Brit ˌʌndə ˈweɪ, Am ˌəndərˈweɪ] ADJ

I.each-way [ˌiːtʃˈweɪ] ADJ HORSE RAC

II.each-way [ˌiːtʃˈweɪ] ADV HORSE RAC

give way VB [Brit ɡɪv -, Am ɡɪv -]

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

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

part way [Brit, Am ˈpɑrtˌweɪ, ˌpɑrtˈweɪ] ADV

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

way in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for way in the English»French Dictionary

1. way (route, path):

way
the way to success fig
to ask sb the way
to be on the way
the way back
on the way to sth
on the way home
a baby is on the way
to be out of the way
to be out of the way fig
to be under way
to lead the way a. fig
by way of sth
by the way
by the way fig
to be under way
to give way (agree)
to give way AUTO

6. way (manner):

way
this way
in no way
in a friendly way
way of life
the way to do sth
by way of sth
to have a way with sb
either way
no way! inf (impossible)
no way! (definitely no!)
in no way

way Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to rub sb (up Aus, Brit) the wrong way

way Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for way in the French»English Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Arsenal need some nastiness in them, a devilment which is used in the right way.
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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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As a journalist, you often think that it's a great story or it's world-shattering in some 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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His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy.
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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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Such behavior might be excusable for an individual in a hurry, but it's no way to run a culture.
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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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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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The house also features tiled terraces that reach down all the way to the water.
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