VOCABULARY NOTES
1. way n 1. путь, дорога, е.g. The way we took lay through the forest. Syn. road, path, track.
2. направление, е.g. Can you show me the way to Trafalgar Square? (Как пройти...?)
N o t e : way is but seldom used to denote a specially built means of communication between two places, the usual word for which is road; way is more often used to denote direction, е.g. 1 can show you the way to the nearest village (i. e. I can tell you what direction you should take in order to get to the village). But; I can show you a very good road to the village.; path denotes a track made by the feet of people who pass along (тропа, тропинка) as a path through the woods. Of the three synonyms abstract usages are most typical of way, е.g. way to knowledge, way to happiness, etc., path is also sometimes used in such combinations, as "The Path of Thunder", dangerous path, etc.
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