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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 |
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 | |
Kingdom of Norway (official name of Norway) proper noun | Royaume de Norvège◼◼◼nom propre |
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 | |
mend one's ways (attempting to remedy one's failings) verb [UK: mend wʌnz ˈweɪz] [US: ˈmend wʌnz ˈweɪz] | |
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 |
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 |