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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of dret, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Adjective
directe (feminine directa, masculine and feminine plural directes)
- direct (proceeding without deviation or interruption)
- Antonym: indirecte
- direct (straight; not crooked)
- direct (straightforward; sincere)
- Antonym: indirecte
Derived terms
Related terms
Adverb
directe
- directly; straight to, right to
- Synonym: directament
2011, Joan Torró Soriano, Pluja a la mar: El somni impossible d'Alessandro Malaspina, Universitat de València, →ISBN, page 142:Tot va anar bé, fins i tot Montbou se'n va anar directe a descansar.- Everything went well; Montbou even went straight to rest.
Noun
directe m (plural directes)
- (boxing) cross (a hook thrown over the opponent's punch)
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
directe
- feminine singular of direct
Anagrams
Interlingua
Adjective
directe (comparative plus directe, superlative le plus directe)
- direct, straight
Latin
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Participle
dīrēcte
- vocative masculine singular of dīrēctus
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adverb
dīrēctē (comparative dīrēctius, superlative dīrēctissimē)
- straight, not curved
- moving straight forward, in straight line
- direct, absolute
References
Norman
Adjective
directe
- feminine singular of direct