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direct
direct [{{t}}dɪ'rekt]
diriger1(a), 1(d), 1(g), 2(a), 2(b) réaliser1(b) adresser1(c) ordonner1(e) instruire1(f) faire de la réalisation2(c) direct3(a)-(c), 3(e) exact3(d) directement4
1 transitive verb
(a) (supervise → business) diriger, gérer, mener; (→ office, work) diriger; (→ movements) guider; (→ traffic) régler
(b) {{}}Cinema{{}}, {{}}Radio{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} (film, programme) réaliser; (actors) diriger; {{}}Theatre{{}} (play) mettre en scène;
directed by Danny Boyle {{}}Cinema{{}}, {{}}Radio{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} réalisation Danny Boyle; {{}}Theatre{{}} mise f en scène Danny Boyle
(c) (address) adresser;
please direct your remarks to the chairperson veuillez adresser vos observations au président;
the accusation was directed at him l'accusation le visait;
he directed my attention to the map il a attiré mon attention sur la carte;
we should direct all our efforts towards improving our education service nous devrions consacrer tous nos efforts à améliorer notre système scolaire
(d) (point) diriger;
I directed my steps homewards je me suis dirigé vers la maison;
can you direct me to the train station? pourriez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare?
(e) (instruct) ordonner;
he directed them to leave at once il leur a donné l'ordre de partir immédiatement;
she directed him to take control of the project elle l'a chargé de prendre en main le projet;
I did as I was directed j'ai fait comme on m'avait dit ou comme on m'en avait donné l'ordre;
take as directed (on drugs packaging) se conformer à la prescription du médecin
(f) {{}}Law{{}}
to direct the jury instruire le jury;
the judge directed the jury to bring in a verdict of guilty le juge incita le jury à rendre un verdict de culpabilité;
{{}}American{{}} directed verdict = verdict rendu par le jury sur la recommandation du juge
(g) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Music{{}} diriger
2 intransitive verb
(a) (command) diriger, commander
(b) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Music{{}} diriger
(c) {{}}Cinema{{}}, {{}}Radio{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} faire de la réalisation; {{}}Theatre{{}} faire de la mise en scène;
it's her first chance to direct {{}}Cinema{{}}, {{}}Radio{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} c'est la première fois qu'elle a l'occasion de faire de la réalisation; {{}}Theatre{{}} c'est la première fois qu'elle a l'occasion de faire de la mise en scène;
he's never directed before il n'a jamais fait de mise en scène
3 adjective
(a) (straight) direct;
direct flight/route vol m/chemin m direct;
direct heating/lighting chauffage m/éclairage m direct
(b) (immediate → cause, effect) direct, immédiat;
she has direct control over the finances les questions financières relèvent directement de sa responsabilité;
he's a direct descendant of the King il descend du roi en ligne directe;
keep out of direct sunlight (on packaging) évitez l'exposition directe au soleil;
you're not in direct danger of catching the disease vous ne courez pas de risque immédiat d'attraper cette maladie
(c) (frank) franc (franche), direct; (denial, refusal) catégorique, absolu;
he was always very direct with us il nous a toujours parlé très franchement;
she asked some very direct questions elle a posé des questions parfois très directes
(d) (exact) exact, précis;
direct quotation citation f exacte;
it's the direct opposite of what I said c'est exactement le contraire de ce que j'ai dit
(e) {{}}Astronomy{{}} & {{}}Grammar{{}} direct
4 adverb
(go) directement, tout droit;
to travel direct from London to Edinburgh prendre un train/un vol/etc direct de Londres à Edimbourg;
to dispatch goods direct to sb expédier des marchandises directement à qn;
the concert will be broadcast direct from Paris ce concert sera transmis en direct de Paris
►► {{}}Computing{{}} direct access accès m direct;
direct action action f directe;
direct advertising publicité f directe;
direct banking banque f à distance;
{{}}Telecommunications{{}} direct broadcast satellite satellite m de télédiffusion directe;
direct costs charges fpl directes, frais mpl directs;
direct cost accounting (méthode f de) comptabilité f des coûts variables;
direct costing méthode f des coûts variables ou proportionnels;
{{}}Electricity{{}} direct current courant m continu;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Banking{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} direct debit prélèvement m automatique;
to pay by direct debit payer par prélèvement automatique;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Banking{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} direct debit advice avis m de prélèvement;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Banking{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} direct debit mandate autorisation f de prélèvement;
{{}}Telecommunications{{}} direct dialling automatique m;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Grammar{{}} direct discourse discours m ou style m direct;
direct fixed costs coûts mpl fixes directs ou attribuables;
direct hit coup m au but;
to score a direct hit on sth (of bomber) toucher qch en plein dans le mille; (of bomb) tomber en plein dans qch;
the missile made a direct hit le missile a atteint son objectif;
the palace is built to withstand a direct hit le palais a été construit pour résister à une bombe lâché d'un avion ou à un missile;
the ship suffered two direct hits from missiles le bateau a été touché par deux missiles;
direct investment investissement m direct;
direct labour main-d'œuvre f directe;
direct labour cost prix m de la main-d'œuvre directe;
{{}}Telecommunications{{}} direct line ligne f directe;
{{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Marketing{{}} direct mail publipostage m;
direct mail advertising publicité f directe, publicité f par publipostage;
direct mail campaign campagne f de publicité directe;
direct marketing marketing m direct;
{{}}Computing{{}} direct memory access accès m direct à la mémoire;
{{}}Grammar{{}} direct object complément m (d'objet) direct;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} direct primary élections fpl primaires directes, primaires fpl directes;
direct purchasing achats mpl directs;
{{}}Grammar{{}} direct question question f au style direct;
{{}}Politics{{}} direct rule = contrôle direct du maintien de l'ordre par le gouvernement britannique en Irlande du Nord imposé en 1972;
direct selling vente f directe;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Grammar{{}} direct speech discours m ou style m direct;
{{}}Finance{{}} direct tax impôt m direct;
{{}}Finance{{}} direct taxation imposition f directe

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