direct

directo

Que llega a un lugar sin paradas adicionales ni desvíos que alarguen el recorrido.

En inglés sencillo: Going straight to a place without extra stops or a longer route.

• Is there a direct train?
• We took the most direct route home.
• There are no direct flights to that island.

Sinónimos: straight, nonstop

Antónimos: indirect

Expresiones frecuentes: direct flight, direct route, direct train, direct connection

directo, lineal

Relacionado por una misma línea de padres e hijos, sin pasar por hermanos o primos.

En inglés sencillo: Related through parents and children in one family line, rather than through brothers, sisters, or cousins.

• She is his direct descendant.
• We traced our direct ancestors back five generations.
• The title passes through the direct line of the family.

Sinónimos: lineal

Antónimos: collateral

Expresiones frecuentes: direct descendant, direct ancestor, direct line

directamente

Por el camino más corto o sin personas, lugares ni etapas intermedias.

En inglés sencillo: By the shortest route or without another person, place, or stage in between.

• We flew direct to Rome.
• You can buy direct from the factory.
• She went direct to the manager with her complaint.

Cómo se usa: direct from someone/something (We buy our vegetables direct from the farm.); direct to someone/something (The bus goes direct to the airport.)

Sinónimos: directly, straight

Antónimos: indirectly

Expresiones frecuentes: fly direct, buy direct, go direct

dirigir

Guiar a los actores y al equipo que realiza una película, una obra teatral o un programa de televisión.

En inglés sencillo: To guide the actors and other workers who make a film, play, or television show.

• She wants to direct films.
• He directed our school play.
• Who directed that television series?

Expresiones frecuentes: direct a film, direct a play, direct actors

dirigir

Estar al frente de una organización o actividad y decidir cómo debe funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: To be in charge of an organization or activity and decide how it should work.

• She directs the research team.
• He directed the investigation last year.
• Who will direct the new project?

Sinónimos: manage, lead, oversee

Expresiones frecuentes: direct a project, direct an investigation, direct operations, direct movements

dirigir, apuntar

Apuntar o enviar algo hacia un lugar o una persona determinados.

En inglés sencillo: To point or send something toward a particular place or person.

• Direct the light at the door.
• She directed her camera towards the birds.
• He directed his attention to the final question.

Cómo se usa: direct something at/towards something (He directed the light towards the doorway.); direct something to something (She directed her attention to the noise upstairs.)

Sinónimos: aim, point

Expresiones frecuentes: direct a light, direct attention, direct a camera, direct fire

ordenar, instruir

Decir oficialmente a alguien lo que debe hacer.

En inglés sencillo: To officially tell someone what they must do.

• The officer directed us to wait outside.
• The court directed that the records be released.
• Staff were directed to report all accidents.

Cómo se usa: direct someone to do something (The judge directed the witness to answer.); direct that… (She directed that the money be given to the school.)

Sinónimos: instruct, order

Expresiones frecuentes: direct someone, direct that something, as someone direct