way

[/weɪ/]

nounpl: ways

caminho

1. a direction or route taken in order to reach a place

Which way should we go?

Qual caminho devemos seguir?

2. a method or manner of doing something

That's not the right way to do it.

Essa não é a maneira correta de fazer isso.

3. space or opportunity for movement or passage

Please get out of the way.

Por favor, saia do caminho.

4. distance traveled or to be traveled

We have a long way to go.

Temos um longo caminho a percorrer.

5. a person's characteristic mode of behavior or manner

She has a kind way about her.

Ela tem um jeito gentil.

NYC Slang

way (intensifier: 'that's way cool' = 'isso é muito legal')

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

caminho, jeito, forma

Most common usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

caminho, jogo

Casual use of 'jogo' for manner in informal speech

São Paulo

caminho, forma, modo

Standard usage, preference for 'forma' for method

Portugal

caminho, maneira, via

Use of 'via' more common in formal contexts

by the way (a propósito, por falar nisso)

get one's way (conseguir o que quer)

go out of one's way (fazer um esforço extra)

lose one's way (perder-se, desorientar-se)

make one's way (abrir caminho, progredir)

out of the way (isolado, remoto)

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