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way meaning in French

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highway [highways] (main public road)
noun
[UK: ˈhaɪ.weɪ]
[US: ˈhaɪ.ˌwe]

autoroute◼◼◼nom {f}I took the highway. = J'ai pris l'autoroute.

chaussée [Belgium]◼◼◻nom {f}

grand chemin◼◻◻nom {m}

grand’routenom {f}

Highway Code (road manual)
proper noun
[UK: ˈhaɪ.weɪ kəʊd]
[US: ˈhaɪ.ˌwe koʊd]

code de la route◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

highway robbery (The act of robbing on a public road)
noun
[UK: ˈhaɪ.weɪ ˈrɒ.bə.ri]
[US: ˈhaɪ.ˌwe ˈrɑː.bə.ri]

vol de grand chemin◼◼◼nom {m}

highwayman [highwaymen] (person who robbed travelers on roads)
noun
[UK: ˈhaɪ.weɪ.mən]
[US: ˈhaɪ.weɪ.mən]

bandit de grand chemin◼◼◼nom

brigand◼◼◼nom {m}

malandrinnom {m}

in a way (to a certain degree, or in a certain sense)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ə ˈweɪ]
[US: ɪn ə ˈweɪ]

dans un sens◼◼◼preposition

dans un certain sens◼◼◻preposition

dans une certaine mesure◼◼◻preposition

d’une certaine façon◼◼◻preposition

in something's way (impeding the movement or line of sight)
preposition

dans le chemin de quelqu’unpreposition

in the way (obstructing)
preposition

gêner [verb]◼◼◼preposition

sur le passage◼◻◻preposition

in the way of (in a position of being likely to obtain)
preposition

en mesure de◼◼◼preposition

in the way of (in relation to)
preposition

par rapport à◼◼◼preposition

in the way of (similar to)
preposition

du genre de◼◻◻preposition

information superhighway (The Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s)
noun

autoroute de l'information◼◼◼nom

Kingdom of Norway (official name of Norway)
proper noun

Royaume de Norvège◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

learn the hard way (learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes)
verb
[UK: lɜːn ðə hɑːd ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈlɝːn ðə ˈhɑːrd ˈweɪ]

à la dure◼◼◼verbe

leeway [leeways] (degree or amount of freedom or flexibility)
noun
[UK: ˈliː.weɪ]
[US: ˈliː.ˌwe]

marge◼◼◼nom {f}You're being too strict. Give your employees some leeway. = Tu es trop strict. Accorde une certaine marge de manœuvre à tes employés.

latitude◼◼◼nom {f}

leeway [leeways] (drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction)
noun
[UK: ˈliː.weɪ]
[US: ˈliː.ˌwe]

dérive◼◼◻nom

long ways, long lies (someone who comes back from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted)
phrase

a beau mentir qui vient de loinphrase

mend one's ways (attempting to remedy one's failings)
verb
[UK: mend wʌnz ˈweɪz]
[US: ˈmend wʌnz ˈweɪz]

faire amende honorableverbe

metabolic pathway (series of chemical reactions)
noun

voie métabolique◼◼◼nom {f}

Midway Islands (island group)
proper noun
[UK: ˌmɪd.ˈweɪ ˈaɪ.ləndz]
[US: ˈmɪ.ˌdwe ˈaɪ.ləndz]

îles Midway◼◼◼nom propre
{f-Pl}

Milky Way (galaxy)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmɪlk.i ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈmɪlk.i ˈweɪ]

Voie lactée◼◼◼nom {f}

Milky Way (light in night sky)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmɪlk.i ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈmɪlk.i ˈweɪ]

voie lactée◼◼◼nom {f}

motorway [motorways] (A highway designed for high-speed motor-traffic)
noun
[UK: ˈməʊ.tə.weɪ]
[US: ˈmoʊ.tə.weɪ]

autoroute◼◼◼nom {f}He drove on the motorway. = Il a conduit sur l'autoroute.

move away verb
[UK: muːv ə.ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈmuːv ə.ˈweɪ]

déménager◼◼◼verbe

moving walkway (slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally)
noun

tapis roulant◼◼◼nom

no way (absolutely not)
interjection
[UK: nəʊ ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈnoʊ ˈweɪ]

pas moyen◼◼◼interjection

pas question◼◼◼interjection

en aucune façon◼◼◼interjection

hors de question◼◼◼interjection

jamais de la vie◼◼◻interjection

no way (indicates astonished disbelief)
interjection
[UK: nəʊ ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈnoʊ ˈweɪ]

pas possible◼◼◼interjection

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