ways

ways
subst. \/weɪz\/
1) (sjøfart) slipp
2) skikker, tradisjoner
• the good old ways are forgotten
de gode gamle skikkene er glemt
3) (amer., hverdagslig) vei
• we're a long ways off
vi har gått oss langt bort
4) opptreden, manerer, væremåte
• it's only his ways
det er bare hans måte å være på
• he has strange ways
han har rare manerer
5) egenheter, særheter, vaner
• he has his little ways
han har sine små egenheter
• she picked up bad ways that year
hun skaffet seg dårlige vaner det året

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