away

away
away [əˈweɪ]
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1. adverb
   a. ( = at a distance) loin
• far away au loin très loin
• the lake is 3km away le lac est à 3 km
   b. ( = absent) he's away today il n'est pas là aujourd'hui
• he is away in London il est (parti) à Londres
• when I have to be away lorsque je dois m'absenter
• she was away before I could speak (inf) elle était partie avant que j'aie pu parler
• away with you! ( = go away) allez-vous-en !
• get away! (inf) (disbelieving) allons ! ne dis pas de bêtises
   c. (Sport) they're playing away this week ils jouent à l'extérieur cette semaine
   d. (as intensifier) to be working away être en train de travailler
• can I ask you something? -- ask away! je peux te demander quelque chose ? -- vas-y, demande !
2. compounds
► away game, away match noun match m à l'extérieur
► away team noun (équipe f des) visiteurs mpl
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Note: away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, give away etc). For translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, give etc)
away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense. If away does not change the basic meaning of the verb only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = il ronflait. If away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry
This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as distance. For the index to these notes see
[ə'weɪ] 1.
adjective Sport [goal, match, win] à l'extérieur

the away team — les visiteurs mpl

2.
adverb
1) (not present, gone)

to be away — gen, School être absent (from de); (on business trip) être en déplacement

I'll be away (for) two weeks — je serai absent pendant deux semaines

to be away on business — être en voyage d'affaires or en déplacement

to be away from home — ne pas être chez soi, être absent de chez soi

I'll have to be away by 10 — il faut que je sois parti avant 10 heures

she's away in Paris — elle est à Paris

2) (distant in space)

3 km/50 m away — à 3 km/50 m

10 cm away from the edge — à 10 cm du bord

3) (distant in time)

London is two hours away — Londres est à deux heures d'ici

my birthday is two months away — mon anniversaire est dans deux mois

4) (in the opposite direction)

to shuffle/crawl away — partir en traînant les pieds/en rampant

5) (for emphasis)

away back in 1920 — en 1920

away over the other side of the lake — de l'autre côté du lac

6) Sport [play] à l'extérieur

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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