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Sth I Long Yol Ways Give Noun Route

Level A1 
Kind noun
Front way 
IPA  /weɪ   / noun
Back yol, yöntem, tarz
Back 2

way (noun)

 /weɪ   / noun
 
METHOD/STYLE
1 [countable]
a way (to do sth/of doing sth)
a particular method, style or manner of doing sth
yol, yöntem, tarz
 What is the best way to learn a language?
 I've discovered a brilliant way of saving paper!
 There are various ways in which we can help.
 They'll have to find the money one way or another (öyle ya da böyle).
 He always does things his own way.
 She smiled in a friendly way.
ROUTE
2 [countable, usually singular]
the route you take to reach somewhere; the route you would take if nothing were stopping you
yol
 the way in/out (giriş/çıkış) of somewhere
 Can you tell me the way to James Street?
 Which way should I go to get to the town centre?
 If you lose your way, phone me.
 We stopped on the way to Leeds for a meal.
 Can I drive you home? It's on my way.
 I must have dropped my wallet along the way.
 There were some cows in the lane, blocking our way.
 Get out of my way!
 3 [countable]
a path, road, route, etc. that you can travel along
yol
 There's a way across the fields.
 look at HIGHWAY, MOTORWAY, RAILWAY
DIRECTION
4 [singular]
a direction or position
yön, taraf
 Look this way!
 That painting is the wrong way up.
 Are you sure these two words are the right way round?
 Shouldn't you be wearing that hat the other way round (öbür tarafı)?
 He thought I was older than my sister but in fact it's the other way round (tam tersi).
 look at BACK1
DISTANCE
5 [singular]
a distance in space or time
uzaklık
 It's a long way from London to Edinburgh.
 The exams are still a long way off (-e daha çok var).
 We had to sit a long way away from the stage.
 We came all this way to see him and he's not at home!
IDIOMS
be set in your ways
to be unable to change your habits, attitudes, etc.
 (alışkanlık, görüş, tavır vb.) sımsıkı bağlı olmak
bluff your way in, out, through, etc. sth
to trick sb in order to get into, out of a place, etc.
kandırarak girmek/çıkmak
 We managed to bluff our way into the stadium by saying we were journalists.
by the way
(used for adding sth to the conversation) on a new subject
aklıma gelmişken, bu arada
 Oh, by the way, I saw Mario in town yesterday.
change your ways
to start to live or behave in a different and better way from before
kendine çeki düzen vermek
get/have your own way
to get or do what you want, although others may want sth else
istediğini elde etmek, dediği olmak
give way
to break or fall down
kırılmak, kopmak, çökmek
 The branch of the tree suddenly gave way and he fell.
give way (to sb/sth)
1 to stop or to allow sb/sth to go first
yol vermek
 Give way to traffic coming from the right.
 2 to allow sb to have what they want although you did not at first agree with it
teslim olmak, boyun eğmek
 We shall not give way to the terrorists' demands.
go a long way
(used about money, food, etc.) to be used for buying a lot of things, feeding a lot of people, etc.
idare etmek, idareli kullanmak
 to make a little money go a long way
go out of your way (to do sth)
to make a special effort to do sth
zahmete girmek
have a long way to go
to need to make a lot more progress before sth can be achieved
kırk fırın ekmek yemek
 I've got a long way to go before I can say I'm fluent in French.
in a/one/any way; in some ways
to a certain degree but not completely
bir bakımdan
 I'm very fond of him in one way.
 In some ways I prefer working in a small office.
in a big/small way
used for expressing the size or importance of an activity
büyük/küçük çapta
 ‘Have you done any acting before?’ ‘Yes, but in a very small way.’
in the/your way
1 blocking the road or path
yolun ortasında
 Can you move that box – it's in my/the way.
 2 not needed or wanted
istenmeyen, ayak altında
 I felt rather in the way at my daughter's party.
learn the hard way
to understand or realize sth by having an unpleasant experience rather than by being told
yaşayarak öğrenmek
no way
(informal)
definitely not
hiç yolu yok, olmaz
 ‘Can I borrow your car?’ ‘No way!’
out of harm's way
in a safe place
emin yere;
emin yerde
 Put the medicine out of harm's way where the children can't reach it.
thread your way through sth
to move through sth with difficulty, going around things or people that are in your way
yararak geçmek, yol açıp geçmek
 It took ages to thread our way through the crowd.
under way
having started and making progress
devam etmekte, ilerlemekte
 Discussions between the two sides are now under way.
a/sb's way of life
the behaviour and customs that are typical of a person or group of people
yaşam tarzı
 

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