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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
the way out n (exit)salida nf
Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun
 The way out is at the back of the building.
 There didn't seem to be a way out of the Minotaur's maze.
 La salida está por atrás del edificio. // El laberinto de Creta no parecía tener salida.
way out,
way out of [sth] n		 figurative (means of escape) (figurado)escapatoria nf
 After he'd signed the contract, there was no way out.
 Después de haber firmado el contrato, no había escapatoria.
way out,
way-out adj		 figurative, informal (unconventional, bizarre)bizarro/ra adj
  raro/a adj
  extraño/a adj
 Keith came up with some way-out ideas in the brainstorming session.
 A Keith se le ocurrieron varias ideas bizarras durante la sesión de lluvia de ideas.
way out adv informal (a long way)lejos adv
 The hermit lived way out in the forest.
 We traveled way out west.
 El eremita vivía lejos en el bosque. // Viajamos lejos, hacia el oeste.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
way out | way-out
InglésEspañol
no way out n (no exit)no haber salida loc verb
 There is no way out of this road, it's a dead end; you'll have to turn round and come back.
 There is no way out down this corridor.
 No hay salida de esta carretera, tienes que dar la vuelta y volver. // No hay salida por este pasillo.
no way out,
no way out of [sth] n		 figurative (no escape) (figurado)callejón sin salida expr
 There is no way out of the situation we are in.
 Estamos ante un callejón sin salida.
  no tener escape de loc verb
  no haber salida de loc verb
  no haber escapatoria de loc verb
 No tenemos escape de la situación en la que estamos.
take the easy way out v expr (choose the less difficult option)elegir el camino fácil loc verb
 Gavin took the easy way out by pretending to be ill on the day of the exam.
 Gavin eligió el camino fácil y fingió estar enfermo el día del examen.
the easy way out n figurative (least demanding solution)la salida fácil loc nom f
 The easy way out would be to give up, but we must keep trying.
 La salida fácil sería rendirse, pero debemos seguir intentando.
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'way out' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
emergency exit - escape route - exit - fire exit - no exit - rad
Spanish:
escapatoria - salida - Al enemigo que huye puente de plata - tirarse un farol


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