two-way street

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Noun

two-way street (plural two-way streets)

1. A street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions.
2. (idiomatic) Any interaction in which both parties give and take equally.

   A good friendship is a two-way street.

Antonyms

• one-way street

Translations

street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions

• Bulgarian: двупосочна улица f (dvuposočna ulica)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙向街道／双向街道 (shuāngxiàng jiēdào)

• Finnish: kaksisuuntainen katu
• French: rue à double sens f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: calle de doble sentido f

interaction in which parties give and take equally

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 互利互惠 (hùlìhùhuì), 互諒互讓／互谅互让 (zh) (hùliàng hùràng)

• Finnish: kaksisuuntainen (fi) (adjective)
• French: donnant-donnant (fr) m, échange de bons procédés (fr) m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• give and take