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direct

Qui mène à un lieu sans arrêts supplémentaires ni détour.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : straight, nonstop

Contraires : indirect

Expressions courantes : direct flight, direct route, direct train, direct connection

direct, en ligne directe

Lié par une succession de parents et d’enfants, sans passer par des frères, des sœurs ou des cousins.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : lineal

Contraires : collateral

Expressions courantes : direct descendant, direct ancestor, direct line

directement

Par le chemin le plus court ou sans personne, lieu ou étape intermédiaire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : direct from someone/something (We buy our vegetables direct from the farm.); direct to someone/something (The bus goes direct to the airport.)

Synonymes : directly, straight

Contraires : indirectly

Expressions courantes : fly direct, buy direct, go direct

réaliser, mettre en scène

Guider les acteurs et l’équipe qui réalisent un film, une pièce de théâtre ou une émission.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : direct a film, direct a play, direct actors

diriger

Être responsable d’une organisation ou d’une activité et décider de son fonctionnement.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : manage, lead, oversee

Expressions courantes : direct a project, direct an investigation, direct operations, direct movements

diriger, orienter

Tourner ou envoyer quelque chose vers un lieu ou une personne précise.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : direct something at/towards something (He directed the light towards the doorway.); direct something to something (She directed her attention to the noise upstairs.)

Synonymes : aim, point

Expressions courantes : direct a light, direct attention, direct a camera, direct fire

ordonner

Dire officiellement à quelqu’un ce qu’il doit faire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : direct someone to do something (The judge directed the witness to answer.); direct that… (She directed that the money be given to the school.)

Synonymes : instruct, order

Expressions courantes : direct someone, direct that something, as someone direct