highway

Hauptstraße, Fernstraße

Eine wichtige Verbindungsstraße zwischen Orten, oft mit mehreren Fahrspuren für schnellen Verkehr.

In einfachem Englisch: A main road between places, often with several lanes for fast traffic.

• We took the highway to the city.
• There was heavy traffic on the highway.
• Leave the highway at the next exit.

Synonyme: main road

Häufige Wendungen: major highway, highway exit, divided highway

Straße, öffentliche Straße

Eine Straße, die jeder benutzen darf, besonders eine große Straße für Autos.

In einfachem Englisch: A road that the public can use, especially a large road for cars.

• The highway runs past our town.
• Workers are repairing the public highway.
• Several highways connect these small towns.

Synonyme: road, public road

Häufige Wendungen: public highway, busy highway, highway traffic

Weg

Eine Handlungsweise oder ein Lebensweg, der zu einem bestimmten Ergebnis führt.

In einfachem Englisch: A course of action or life that leads toward a particular result.

• She was on a highway to success.
• They feared the policy was a highway to disaster.
• His ambition put him on the highway to greatness.

So benutzt man es: highway to something (He saw the scholarship as a highway to success.)

Synonyme: path, road, route

Häufige Wendungen: highway to success, highway to ruin