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two-way
(to͞o′wā′)adj.
1.
a. Affording passage in two directions: a two-way street.
b. Moving in two directions: two-way traffic.
2.
a. Permitting communication in two directions: a two-way radio.
b. Permitting flow in two directions: a two-way valve.
3.
a. Expressive of or involving mutual action, relationship, or responsibility.
b. Involving two participants: a two-way treaty.
4. Sports Playing both offense and defense: a two-way player.
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two-way
adj
1. moving, permitting movement, or operating in either of two opposite directions: two-way traffic; a two-way valve.
2. involving two participants: a two-way agreement.
3. involving reciprocal obligation or mutual action: a two-way process.
4. (Telecommunications) (of a radio, telephone, etc) allowing communications in two directions using both transmitting and receiving equipment
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two′-way′
adj.
1. providing for or allowing movement in opposite directions: two-way traffic.
2. involving two parties or participants: a two-way political race.
3. entailing responsibilities or obligations on both such parties.
4. capable of both receiving and sending signals: a two-way radio.
5. capable of being used in two ways.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() nonpartisan, nonpartizan - free from party affiliation or bias |
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3. | ![]() bidirectional - reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions |
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Translations
two-way
[ˈtuːˈweɪ]B. CPD two-way mirror N → luna f de efecto espejo
two-way switch N → conmutador m de dos direcciones
two-way traffic N → circulación f en dos sentidos
two-way switch N → conmutador m de dos direcciones
two-way traffic N → circulación f en dos sentidos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
two-way
[ˈtuːˌweɪ] adj (street) → a doppio senso; (traffic) → a doppio senso di circolazionetwo-way radio → radio f inv ricetrasmittente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
two
(tuː) noun1. the number or figure 2.
2. the age of 2.
adjective1. 2 in number.
2. aged 2.
two- having two (of something). a two-door car.
ˌtwo-ˈfaced adjective decitful. a two-faced person.
ˌtwo-ˈhanded adjective, adverb (to be used, played etc) with two hands. a two-handed stroke.
twosome noun two people; a couple. They usually travel in a twosome.
ˌtwo-ˈway adjective able to act, operate, be used etc in two ways or directions. two-way traffic; a two-way radio.
ˈtwo-year-old noun a person or animal that is two years old.
adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is two years old.
in two (broken) in two pieces. The magazine was torn in two.
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