Meaning of direction | Babel Free

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1. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
   countable, uncountable
2. leidend, rigtinggewend تَوجيهي، إتِّجاهي . който показва посока direcional řídící Richtungs... retningsbestemt; retnings- κατευθυντήριος direccional suunaline جهت دار suunta- directionnel כִּיווּנִי दिशात्मक koji daje smjer, uputni irány- menurut petunjuk leiðbeinandi direzionale 方向の 방향의 kryptinis virziena- kearah richting-, gerichtretnings-kierunkowy مخه لرونكى، جهت لرونكى direccional direcţional направленный riadiaci usmerjevalen usmeren ledande, lednings- เกี่ยวกับทิศทาง yöne ait, yönsel 方...
3. address
4. A general trend for future action.
   countable, uncountable
5. a general instruction from a higher authority about what is to be done etc. opdrag تَوْجيهي директива diretriz příkaz, instrukce die Vorschrift direktiv; instruks κατευθυντήρια γραμμή orden, instrucción, directiva juhend فرمان؛ دستور toimintaohje directive הַנחָיָיה निदेशात्मक naredba, direktiva utasítás petunjuk leiðbeining direttiva 指令 지시 direktyva direktīva arahan instructieerklæring, direktivzarządzenie فرمان directriz directivă директива príkaz, smernica smernica direktiva direktiv คำบัญ...
   etc
6. management, or running of a business or organisation
7. Guidance, instruction.
   countable, uncountable
8. ondubbelsinnigheid, eerlikheid مُباشَرَه директност de forma direta přímost, upřímnost die Geradheit ligefremhed ευθύτηταfranqueza otsesus سرراستی؛ صراحت suoruus franchiseישירות प्रत्यक्षता izravnost őszinteség keterusterangan afdráttarleysi; hreinskilni franchezza 直接性 똑바름, 직접적인, 솔직함 tiesumas tiešums terus-terang directheiddet å gå rett på sak; liketil framgangsmåte; målbevissthet bezpośredniość صراحت direitura sinceritate прямота úprimnosť odkritost direktnost omedelbarhet, rättframhet ทางตร...
9. directing, director-work
10. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
    countable, uncountable
11. a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc. He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film. direkteur, regisseur مُدير، مُخْرِج директор, режисьор diretor ředitel, šéf; režisér der Direktor chef; leder; instruktør διευθυντής, σκηνοθέτηςdirector, directivo juht, reþissöör سرپرست؛ کارگردان ohjaaja directeur, trice, réalisateu...
    eg
12. The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
    countable, dated, uncountable
13. a type of book giving names and addresses etc. a telephone directory. telefoongids دَليل справочник lista adresář; seznam das Adress-, Telefonbuch adressebog; -bog κατάλογοςguía telefónica, listín kataloog کتاب راهنما luettelo annuaire מָדרִיך טֶלֶפוֹן डायरेक्टरी, निर्देशिका, सूची telefonski imenik címtár direktori, buku petunjuk (síma)skrá elenco, annuario 住所氏名録 주소성명록 knyga, sąrašas telefona abonentu saraksts buku panduan telefon gidskatalogspis لارښوونكى، ديادداشت كتابچه: داجرائيې هيئت (دفر...
    etc
14. A person's address.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
15. dirección; instrucción.
16. The management, supervision, or guidance of a group or operation: The manager's direction of the sales campaign has been highly effective.
17. The art or action of directing a musical, theatrical, or cinematic production.
18. An authoritative order or command: The supervisor shouted directions to employees in the warehouse.
19. The course along which a person or thing is moving or must move to reach a destination: The boat left the bay and sailed in a northerly direction.

Equivalents

Examples

“Keep going in the same direction.”

“Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair.”

“Just before Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street from the direction of the market-house. When their paths converged, Warwick kept on down Front Street behind her, it having been already his intention to walk in this direction.”

“The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.”

“The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.”

“I shall not rest satisfied with merely employing my capital in insuring ships. I shall buy up some good Life Assurance shares, and cut into the Direction.”

“Her aunt Leonella was still at Cordova, and she knew not her direction.”

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