ways in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ways 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):

to look both ways
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 two ways about it
no way inf!
no way am I doing that inf!

6. way (respect, aspect):

in many ways
in some ways

II.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] ADV

Ways and Means Committee, Ways and Means N POL

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

ways in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ways in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

1. way (route, path):

to lead the way a. fig
by the way fig

6. way (manner):

sb's ways

way-out [ˌweɪ·ˈaʊt] ADJ inf

Translations for ways in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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Translations for ways in the French»English Dictionary

British English

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He hoped to capitalize on the mining companies' growing receptiveness to reclamation and remediation projects that dealt with waste land in new, innovative ways.
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Over the next few years, other chemists produced propanoic acid in various other ways, none of them realizing they were producing the same substance.
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Touch technologies encourage interactivity in surprising ways -- people simply enjoy working with touch and appear to be more willing to explore with a tactile interface than with a mouse-driven environment.
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Nobles accused him of trying to change the old ways, and even managed to find fault with the building codes.
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They also learn more about the ways of man, including both hunters and the gamekeeper seeking to protect the deer.
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She quickly realised that motion-based games could provide entirely new ways to address the challenges of orang-utan enrichment.
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We are internationally famed for our insanitary ways.
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A pecuniary or proprietary interest can arise in two ways.
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In many ways it has kept this ethic throughout its expansion.
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However, as a rich heir, he is quite naive to the ways of the world.
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