la
feminine
/di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
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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
Genderfeminine
Pluraldirections
Examples
Quelle - ?
Which direction do we need to take here?
.
The train is going in the direction of the north.
.
Management has decided to close the office.
couru .
He ran in every direction.
.
We took the wrong direction.
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