way

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open the way for [sth/sb] v expr figurative (enable)torować drogę dla zwrot ndk.
  utorować drogę dla zwrot dk.
 The government has opened the way for energy firms to explore for shale gas.
out of the way adv (not obstructing)nie po drodze wyr.
Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
 I moved my chair out of the way so he could get past.
out of the way,
out-of-the-way adj		 (place: remote)nie po drodze wyr.
 We hired a car and explored some of the out-of-the-way places on the island.
pave the way v expr figurative (be a pioneer)przecierać szlaki ndk. + m, l.mn.
  przetrzeć szlaki dk. + m, l.mn.
 Ann is paving the way with her experimental surgical techniques.
pave the way for [sth],
pave the way to [sth] v expr		 figurative (be leading to)torować drogę czemuś zwrot ndk.
  utorować drogę czemuś zwrot dk.
 New research is paving the way for a cancer vaccine.
pave the way vi (be the first to do [sth])torować drogę ndk. + ż
 Galileo paved the way for modern physics.
point the way v expr (indicate where to go)wskaż drogę zwrot dk.
 You don't need to give me a map; just point the way. Could you point the way to the ladies' room?
prepare the way v expr figurative (make conditions ready) (przenośny)przygotowywać grunt ndk. + m
  przygotować grunt dk. + m
 Older children often prepare the way for their younger siblings, who are given more freedom and fewer responsibilities.
push your way to/through/past v expr (move by shoving)przepychać się zwr. ndk.
  przepchnąć się zwr. dk.
 He rudely pushed his way to the stage.
right of way,
right-of-way n		 (priority over other traffic)pierwszeństwo drogowe n + przym.
 Traffic on a main road has right of way over that trying to enter from a side road.
right of way,
right-of-way n		 (law: freedom to use road or path)prawo przejścia n + n
 The right of way over the farmer's land has existed for hundreds of years.
short way n (little distance)niewielka odległość przym. + ż
 It's only a short way to the grocery store.
shortest way n (quickest route)najkrótsza droga przym. + ż
 The shortest way home is by driving over the mountain.
shortest way n informal (fastest method)najszybsza droga przym. + ż
 The shortest way to do the calculations would be on the computer.
show the way v expr (guide)pokazywać drogę ndk. + ż
  pokazać drogę dk. + ż
 I'd never been there before so Anthony showed the way.
show [sb] the way v expr (guide)pokazywać drogę ndk. + ż
  pokazać drogę dk. + ż
 The bell boy showed Lucy the way to her room.
smooth the way v expr figurative (make [sth] easier)przecierać drogę ndk. + ż
  przetrzeć drogę dk. + ż
 The first pioneers smoothed the way for later settlers.
stand in the way,
stand in [sb]'s way v expr		 (be an obstruction)stać na drodze
 If that's what you've decided, go ahead. I won't stand in your way.
stand in the way of [sth] v expr (obstruct, impede [sth])przeszkadzać w czymś ndk. + przyim.
  przeszkodzić w czymś dk. + przyim.
  stawać na drodze czegoś zwrot ndk.
  stanąć na drodze czegoś zwrot dk.
 By refusing to sell this land you're standing in the way of progress.
 I won't stand in the way of your marriage.
that way adv (in that direction)tamtą drogą zaim. + ż
 To get to the railway station you have to go that way.
 You should go that way if you want to find the store.
that way adv (in that manner)w ten sposób
 The process will be more efficient that way.
 You don't have to insult me that way.
the other way around (US),
the other way round (UK) expr		 (reversed)odwrotnie przys.
  na odwrót przys.
the way forward n figurative (how to progress, what to do next) (przenośny)właściwy kierunek przym. + m
this way adv (in this direction)tą drogą
 The room's this way, down the hallway.
 Come this way and I'll show you your new office.
this way adv (in this manner)w ten sposób wyr.
 Don't do it like that – do it this way.
thread your way through [sth] v expr figurative (make your way through: crowd, etc.)przeciskać się przez coś zwrot zwr. ndk.
  przecisnąć się przez coś zwrot zwr. dk.
 We threaded our way through the crowd.
two-way communication n (interaction, discussion)komunikacja dwustronna ż + przym.
two-way mirror n (mirror with window on reverse)lustro fenickie n + przym.
  (częste błędne określenie)lustro weneckie n + przym.
underway,
under way adv		 (process, activity: in progress)w trakcie przyim. + m
 When we arrived, the show was already underway.
underway,
under way adv		 (moving)w drodze przyim. + ż
 Finally, everyone was in the car and we were underway.
underway,
under way adv		 (boat: moving in water)płynący przym.
way around,
way round n		 (route that bypasses [sth])trasa wokół ż + przys.
 There are roadworks up ahead. Turning left here will probably be the fastest way around.
way back adv informal (a long time ago)dawno temu
 Chuck and I go way back: we were in high school together. Julie started playing guitar way back in the sixties.
way back adv informal (very much behind)daleko za przys. + przyim.
 Because he was driving so fast, he left his parents way back on the interstate.
way down adv (deep)głęboko przys.
 They drilled a well way down into the ground.
way down adv (very low)nisko przys.
 For some reason our sales are way down.
way in n literal (entrance)wejście n
 Where is the way in to the shopping mall?
way in n figurative (means of access) (przenośny)wejście n
 Sleeping with the boss is not the way in to high society.
way of escape n literal (exit route)droga ucieczki ż + ż
 The flight attendant indicated the lighted ways of escape on the airplane.
way of escape n figurative (means of evading [sth]) (przenośny)droga ucieczki ż + ż
 I didn't want to attend the conference, but there was no way of escape.
way of life n (lifestyle)sposób życia m + ż
 For a lot of people the use of mobile computing devices has become a way of life.
way of looking at things n (perspective, perception)sposób postrzegania rzeczy wyr.
 I can't understand your way of looking at things.
way of saying n (means of expressing, wording)sposób wyrażenia m + n
 She had a way of saying things that always made you feel better.
way of seeing n (perspective, perception)sposób postrzegania m + n
 She had a unique way of seeing things.
way of speaking n (expression, turn of phrase)sposób mówienia m + n
 He had a way of speaking that put people at ease.
way of thinking n (mentality, mindset)sposób myślenia m + n
 If I talk to him he'll come round to our way of thinking.
the way out n (exit)wyjście n
Uwaga: 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.
way out,
way out of [sth] n		 figurative (means of escape) (przenośny)wyjście n
 After he'd signed the contract, there was no way out.
way out,
way-out adj		 figurative, informal (unconventional, bizarre) (potoczny)dziwaczny przym.
 Keith came up with some way-out ideas in the brainstorming session.
way out adv informal (a long way)daleko przys.
 The hermit lived way out in the forest.
 We traveled way out west.
Way to go! interj informal (Well done!) (potoczny)Brawo! wykrz.
 You passed your driver's test! Way to go, son!
Way to go! interj informal, ironic (Well done!) (potoczny, ironiczny)Brawo! wykrz.
way too much adj informal (an excess of)przesadny przym.
 The cook put way too much mashed potato on my plate.
way too much adv informal (excessively)zbyt wiele, za dużo przyim. + przys.
 My son plays way too much computer golf.
way up adv (high)wysoko przys.
 Way up in the branches of the tree was a blue tit.
wend your way v expr (go, proceed)kierować się wolno w stronę zwrot zwr. ndk.
  skierować się wolno w stronę zwrot zwr. dk.
 The protesters wended their way up 14th Street.
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Kolokacje: the [fastest, right, wrong, slowest] way, a one-way street, way out of [line, control], więcej…

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