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directie
direction /diˈrekt͡sie/
noun#4979 most common
Also: department/directorate (institutional), course (of action)
Example sentences
Mergem în ce direcție?
Which direction are we going?
Nu știu direcția corectă spre gară.
I don't know the correct direction to the train station.
Mașina a luat o direcție greșită la intersecție.
The car took the wrong direction at the intersection.
Compania și-a schimbat direcția strategică anul acesta.
The company changed its strategic direction this year.
Direcția Generală de Poliție a anunțat noi măsuri de siguranță.
The General Police Directorate announced new safety measures.
Dezbaterea a evoluat într-o direcție pe care nimeni nu o anticipase.
The debate evolved in a direction nobody had anticipated.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | direcție | direcții |
| Genitive | direcției | direcțiilor |
| Accusative | direcție | direcții |
| Vocative | direcție | direcții |
Word family
direcționato direct, steer, route
direcționaldirectional
directordirector, headmasterdirectdirect, straight, live (broadcast)directivădirective, official instruction
Etymology
Direcție came into Romanian from French direction, which itself descends from Latin directio, the noun of action from dirigere, meaning to set straight or guide. Dirigere is built from the prefix dis- and the verb regere, to rule or keep straight. The underlying sense has stayed remarkably stable: pointing something along a straight, intended line.
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