way out

Principales traductions
Anglais		Français
the way out n	(exit)	sortie, issue nf
Note: 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.
	La sortie se trouve à l'arrière du bâtiment. Le labyrinthe du Minotaure semblait ne pas avoir de sortie (or: d'issue).
way out, way out of [sth] n	figurative (means of escape) (figuré)	porte de sortie nf
	After he'd signed the contract, there was no way out.
	Après avoir signé le contrat, il n'y avait plus de porte de sortie.
way out, way-out adj	figurative, informal (unconventional, bizarre)	bizarre, curieux, excentrique adj
	Keith came up with some way-out ideas in the brainstorming session.
	Keith a trouvé quelques idées excentriques pendant le brainstorming.
way out adv	informal (a long way)	loin adv
	The hermit lived way out in the forest. We traveled way out west.
	L'ermite vivait loin dans la forêt. // Nous avons voyagé loin vers l'ouest.

Formes composées way out \| ~~way-out~~
Anglais		Français
no way out n	(no exit)	sans issue adj
	There is no way out of this road, it's a dead end; you'll have to turn round and come back. There is no way out down this corridor.
	C'est une voie sans issue, tu devras rebrousser chemin.
no way out, no way out of [sth] n	figurative (no escape) (figuré)	sans issue adj
	There is no way out of the situation we are in.
	Notre situation sans issue.
take the easy way out v expr	(choose the less difficult option)	choisir la solution de facilité, choisir la solution facile loc v
	Gavin took the easy way out by pretending to be ill on the day of the exam.
the easy way out n	figurative (least demanding solution)	la solution de facilité nf
	The easy way out would be to give up, but we must keep trying.
	La solution de facilité serait d'abandonner, mais nous devons continuer d'essayer.