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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīrectus. Compare the inherited doublets diritto and dritto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈrɛt.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛtto
- Hyphenation: di‧rèt‧to
Adjective
diretto (feminine diretta, masculine plural diretti, feminine plural dirette, superlative direttissimo)
- direct, straight, immediate
- Antonym: indiretto
- addressed, intended
- Synonym: indirizzato
- on one's way, going to, bound for
- turned, facing, -ward
- Synonym: rivolto
Derived terms
Related terms
Adverb
diretto
- direct, straight
- Synonym: dritto
Noun
diretto m (plural diretti)
- through train
- (boxing) straight
Participle
diretto (feminine diretta, masculine plural diretti, feminine plural dirette)
- past participle of dirigere
Further reading
- diretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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