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direct
direct /diˈrekt/
adjective#605 most common
Also: straight, live (broadcast), frank
Example sentences
Trenul este direct.
The train is direct (non-stop).
Mergi direct înainte!
Go straight ahead!
Vreau un răspuns direct la întrebarea mea.
I want a direct answer to my question.
Emisiunea se difuzează în direct de la ora nouă.
The show is broadcast live from nine o'clock.
Este o femeie directă, care spune mereu ce gândește.
She's a direct woman, who always says what she thinks.
Zborurile directe operate de companie către destinații intercontinentale au fost suspendate temporar din motive tehnice.
The direct flights operated by the company to intercontinental destinations were temporarily suspended for technical reasons.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | direct | direcți |
| Genitive | direct | direcți |
| Accusative | direct | direcți |
| Vocative | direct | direcți |
Word family
direcțiedirection
dirijato direct, to conduct
directordirector, managerdirectivădirective
indirectindirect
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "direct" from French "direct", which itself comes from Latin "directus", the past participle of "dirigere" (to arrange in a line, to guide straight). "Dirigere" combines the prefix "dis-" (apart, in different directions) with "regere" (to guide, to rule, to keep straight). The underlying sense is of something set on a straight, unbroken course.
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