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απευθείας
directly /apefˈθias/
adverbB2#2264 most common
Also: straight (without intermediary), live (broadcast), firsthand
Example sentences
Πάμε απευθείας σπίτι.
Let's go straight home.
Το τρένο πηγαίνει απευθείας στην Αθήνα.
The train goes directly to Athens.
Πες μου απευθείας τι θέλεις.
Tell me directly what you want.
Ο αγώνας θα μεταδοθεί απευθείας από την τηλεόραση.
The match will be broadcast live on television.
Προτιμούμε να αγοράζουμε τα προϊόντα απευθείας από τους παραγωγούς, χωρίς μεσάζοντες.
We prefer to buy the products directly from the producers, without middlemen.
Αντί να υπεκφύγει, μου είπε απευθείας ότι η πρότασή μου είχε απορριφθεί.
Instead of being evasive, he told me straight out that my proposal had been rejected.
Word family
ευθύςstraight, direct; immediate
ευθείαstraight line
κατευθείανstraight, directly
απευθύνωto address, direct (to someone)
ευθύτηταstraightness; frankness
Etymology
Univerbation of the phrase «απ' ευθείας», literally 'from the straight (line)'. It combines the preposition από ('from') with ευθείας, the genitive of ευθεία ('straight line'), itself the feminine of the adjective ευθύς ('straight, direct'). The sense developed from 'along the straight line' to 'directly, without detour or intermediary'.
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