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/di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
Translation
direction, management
Word origin
From Latin directio, directionis ('a setting straight, direction'), from dirigere ('to set straight, direct'), from dis- ('apart') and regere ('to guide, rule').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- directio
- English cognates
- direction, direct, regent
Grammar
Examples
Quelle - ?
Which direction do we need to take here?
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The train is going in the direction of the north.
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Management has decided to close the office.
couru .
He ran in every direction.
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We took the wrong direction.
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