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anyway [ˈɛnɪˌweɪ] adv
1. in any case; at any rate; nevertheless; anyhow 2. in a careless or haphazard manner 3. Usually any way. in any manner; by any means ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
anyway adverb anyhow, regardless, in any case, for all that, at any rate, in any event She won't let him stay with her, and anyway he wouldn't. Translations anyway [ˈenɪweɪ] anyways [ˈenɪweɪz] (US) ADV 1. (= in any event) → de todas formas, de todos modos anyway, you're here → de todas formas or de todos modos, estás aquí anyway, it's not my fault → de todas formas or de todos modos, yo no tengo la culpa he doesn't want to go out and anyway he's not allowed → no quiere salir y de todas formas or de todos modos no le dejan whose money is this anyway? → de todas formas or de todos modos, ¿de quién es el dinero? who needs men anyway? → de todas formas or de todos modos, ¿quién necesita a los hombres? anyway, why invite somebody you never speak to? → de todas formas or de todos modos ¿por qué invitar a alguien con quien nunca hablas? 2. (= regardless) → de todas formas, de todos modos I shall go anyway → iré de todas formas or de todos modos he's not supposed to drink but he does anyway → se supone que no debe beber, pero lo hace de todas formas or de todos modos anyway [ˈɛniweɪ] anyhow [ˈɛnihaʊ] adv (= in any case, besides) → de toute façon He doesn't want to go out and anyway he's not allowed → Il ne veut pas sortir et de toute façon il n'y est pas autorisé. (= nevertheless) → quand même thanks anyway → merci quand même (= at least) → tout au moins She doesn't want to have children. Not right now, anyway → Elle ne veut pas avoir d'enfants. Tout au moins pas pour l'instant. (for emphasis in questions) → exactement, au juste What do you want from me, anyway? → Qu'est-ce que vous me voulez au juste?, Qu'est-ce que vous me voulez, exactement? anyway [ˈɛnɪˌweɪ] adv a. (besides) → in ogni caso I forgot to buy cough sweets - they don't do much good anyway → ho dimenticato di comprare le caramelle per la tosse - tanto non servono un granché c. (at least, at any rate) → almeno everything is ok, as far as I know anyway → va tutto bene, per quel che ne so io How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Anyway, he'd never paw a girl as Bert and lots of the other fellows did. I could see that if I wanted to go a-visiting any distance from home, and the wind was ahead, I might have to wait days, maybe, for a change; and I could see, too, that these things could not be any use at all in a gale; if you tried to run before the wind, you would make a mess of it, for there isn't anyway to shorten sail - like reefing, you know - you have to take it ALL in - shut your feathers down flat to your sides. Well, anyway, it's a perfectly elegant story, Anne, and will make you famous, of that I'm sure. |
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