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Detailed Translations for directive from English to German

directive:

directive [the ~] noun

  1. the directive
    die Richtlinie

Translation Matrix for directive:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Richtlinie directive charter; guide; guideline; house rules; policy; precept; prescription; recommendation; regulation; rule; statute
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- directing; directional; guiding

Synonyms for "directive":


Related Definitions for "directive":

  1. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on1
  2. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity1
    • the boss loves to send us directives1

Wiktionary Translations for directive:

directive
noun
  1. form of legislative act addressed to the EU Member States
  2. authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force
  3. instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal
directive
adjective
  1. allgemein: eine Anweisung gebend
noun
  1. Regel, die den Umgang mit einer Sache vorgibt, aber nicht den Zwang enthält, sich daran zu halten
  2. Anweisung, Befehl, der meist von höherer Stelle gegeben wird
  3. von einer Autorität erlassene Handlungsvorschrift; Anordnung, Befehl

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
directive Richtlinie directive — administration|fr droit|fr acte par lequel une administration, une entreprise, une collectivité se fixe une ligne de conduite, une direction.

directive form of direct:

to direct verb (directs, directed, directing)

  1. to direct (point the direction; lead; guide)
    führen; leiten; lenken
    • führen verb (führe, führst, führt, führte, führtet, geführt)
    • leiten verb (leite, leitst, leitt, leitte, leittet, geleitet)
    • lenken verb (lenke, lenkst, lenkt, lenkte, lenktet, gelenkt)
  2. to direct (refer to; address)
    verweisen; hinweisen; überweisen; ausschicken; weisen; senden; einweisen; lenken; leiten; geleiten; schicken; führen; hinüberschicken; herüberschicken
    • verweisen verb (verweise, verweiset, verwies, verwiest, verwiesen)
    • hinweisen verb (weise hin, weist hin, wies hin, wiest hin, hingewiesen)
    • überweisen verb (überweise, überweisest, überweist, überwies, überwieset, überwiesen)
    • ausschicken verb (schicke aus, schickst aus, schickt aus, schickte aus, schicktet aus, ausgeschickt)
    • weisen verb (weise, weist, wiest, gewiesen)
    • senden verb (sende, sendest, sendet, sendete, sendetet, gesendet)
    • einweisen verb (weise ein, weist ein, wies ein, wiest ein, eingewiesen)
    • lenken verb (lenke, lenkst, lenkt, lenkte, lenktet, gelenkt)
    • leiten verb (leite, leitst, leitt, leitte, leittet, geleitet)
    • geleiten verb (geleite, geleitest, geleitet, geleitete, geleitetet, geleitet)
    • schicken verb (schicke, schickst, schickt, schickte, schicktet, geschickt)
    • führen verb (führe, führst, führt, führte, führtet, geführt)
    • hinüberschicken verb (schicke hinüber, schickst hinüber, schickt hinüber, schickte hinüber, schicktet hinüber, hinübergeschickt)
    • herüberschicken verb (schicke herüber, schickst herüber, schickt herüber, schickte herüber, schicktet herüber, herübergeschickt)
  3. to direct (command; lead; preside)
    leiten; führen; anführen; dirigieren
    • leiten verb (leite, leitst, leitt, leitte, leittet, geleitet)
    • führen verb (führe, führst, führt, führte, führtet, geführt)
    • anführen verb (führe an, führst an, führt an, führte an, führtet an, angeführt)
    • dirigieren verb (dirigiere, dirigierst, dirigiert, dirigierte, dirigiertet, dirigiert)
  4. to direct
    inszenieren
    • inszenieren verb (inszeniere, inszenierst, inszeniert, inszenierte, inszeniertet, inszeniert)
  5. to direct (dictate; instruct; order; bid)
    gebieten; befehlen; herrschen über; Herr sein über
  6. to direct (conduct)
    dirigieren
    • dirigieren verb (dirigiere, dirigierst, dirigiert, dirigierte, dirigiertet, dirigiert)
  7. to direct (refer to)

Conjugations for direct:

present
  1. direct
  2. direct
  3. directs
  4. direct
  5. direct
  6. direct
simple past
  1. directed
  2. directed
  3. directed
  4. directed
  5. directed
  6. directed
present perfect
  1. have directed
  2. have directed
  3. has directed
  4. have directed
  5. have directed
  6. have directed
past continuous
  1. was directing
  2. were directing
  3. was directing
  4. were directing
  5. were directing
  6. were directing
future
  1. shall direct
  2. will direct
  3. will direct
  4. shall direct
  5. will direct
  6. will direct
continuous present
  1. am directing
  2. are directing
  3. is directing
  4. are directing
  5. are directing
  6. are directing
subjunctive
  1. be directed
  2. be directed
  3. be directed
  4. be directed
  5. be directed
  6. be directed
diverse
  1. direct!
  2. let's direct!
  3. directed
  4. directing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for direct:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Herr sein über bid; dictate; direct; instruct; order
anführen command; direct; lead; preside bring forward; introduce; walk on before
ausschicken address; direct; refer to
befehlen bid; dictate; direct; instruct; order be in command of; call; charge; coerce; command; commission; compel; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exercise authority; exert power; force; give notice of; oblige; ordain; order; preside; proclaim; reign; rule; take the lead
dirigieren command; conduct; direct; lead; preside
einweisen address; direct; refer to accept; agree; allow; brief; bring down; explain; inform; instruct; introduce; learn; permit; prepare; take down; teach; train
führen address; command; direct; guide; lead; point the direction; preside; refer to adjust; arrange; be fulfilled; be in command of; come true; command; coordinate; culminate; end in; index; lead about; lead to; order; organise; organize; preside; result in; show around; swipe; take the lead
gebieten bid; dictate; direct; instruct; order be in command of; charge; coerce; command; compel; exercise authority; exert power; force; oblige; ordain; order; preside; reign; rule; take the lead
geleiten address; direct; refer to accompany; chaperon; come along with; conduct; escort; lead about; show around; walk along
herrschen über bid; dictate; direct; instruct; order
herüberschicken address; direct; refer to deposit; remit; send; transfer
hinweisen address; direct; refer to call attention to; draw attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point; point out; show; signal; tell
hinweisen auf direct; refer to
hinüberschicken address; direct; refer to
inszenieren direct mount; stage
leiten address; command; direct; guide; lead; point the direction; preside; refer to arrange; be in command of; command; coordinate; order; organise; organize; preside; take the lead
lenken address; direct; guide; lead; point the direction; refer to arrange; be at the wheel; be in command of; change one's tack; command; coordinate; drive; drive horses; exercise authority; exert power; fly a machine; fly an aeroplane; go overboard for; navigate; operate; order; organise; organize; preside; reign; ride; rule; steer; tack; take the lead
schicken address; direct; refer to be customary; be proper; become; get through; hear; pass; send
senden address; direct; refer to bring; cable; deliver; deliver to the door; dispense; email; emanate; emit; exude; give; hand over; hand over to; leave; mail; make a signal; order; provide; send; send out; ship; signal; supply; telegraph; wire
verweisen address; direct; refer to accuse; admonish; bear a grudge; bear malice; blame; blame someone of; castigate; chide; decry; denounce; discredit; exhort; harbour a grudge; hold against; hold it against s.o.; rancor; rancour; rebuke; refer; remove; reprimand; reproach; reprove; resent; scarify; warn
verweisen auf direct; refer to
weisen address; direct; refer to
überweisen address; direct; refer to deposit; deposit into account; remit; send; transfer
- address; aim; calculate; conduct; engineer; guide; lead; mastermind; orchestrate; organise; organize; place; point; send; take; take aim; target; train
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
offen direct; frontal; honest; straight accessible; amenable; approachable; blunt; candid; contemplative; crude; deserted; empty; explicit; fair; forthright; frank; frankly; generous; genially; honest; liberal; munificent; not closed; open; open-handed; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; sincere; square; straight; straight ahead; straight on; straightforward; true; unabashed; uninhabited; uninhibited; unsparing; upright; vacant
- lineal; unmediated; verbatim
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- directly; straight
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- guide
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
auf der Stelle class; direct; frontal almost; at once; at present; forthwith; immediate; immediately; in a moment; in this moment; instantly; nearly; now; nowadays; presently; prompt; promptly; quick; rapid; right away; soon; speedy; straight away; straightaway; swift; well-nigh; without delay
aufrecht direct; frontal; honest; straight bold; brave; contemplative; courageous; dead straight; erect; genuine; heroic; heroical; serious; standing; straight; upright; valiant; vertical
aufrichtig direct; frontal; honest; straight blunt; contemplative; crude; explicit; fair; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; honest; honorable; honourable; just; open; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; right; right-minded; righteous; sincere; sporting; square; straight; straightforward; true; true-hearted; unconcealed; upright
direkt class; direct; frontal; honest; straight acute; almost; at once; blunt; contemplative; directly; forthwith; immediate; immediately; in a moment; in a second; instantly; intense; nearly; now; perpendicular; plain; prompt; quick; rapid; right away; right now; soon; speedy; straight; straight away; straightaway; swift; well-nigh; without delay
direkte direct; straight
ehrlich direct; frontal; honest; straight actual; blatant; contemplative; downright; effectively; fair; frank; genuine; heartfelt; honest; in fact; in truth; indeed; it's true; moderate; open; plain; real; really; reasonable; right; serious; sheer; sincere; sporting; straight; sure; sure enough; to be sure; true; truly; upright
ernsthaft direct; frontal; honest; straight earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere
fair direct; frontal; honest; straight blunt; crude; explicit; fair; frank; honest; moderate; open; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; reasonable; right; sincere; sporting; sportsmanlike; square; straight; straightforward; true; upright
frontal class; direct; frontal
geradeheraus direct; frontal; honest; straight blunt; bluntly; contemplative; crude; explicit; fair; flatly; forthright; frank; frankly; freely; genially; genuine; honest; open; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; serious; sincere; square; straight; straightforward; true; unconcealed; upright
klassenweise class; direct; frontal
rundheraus direct; frontal; honest; straight blatant; blunt; bluntly; certain; certainly; contemplative; downright; flatly; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; of course; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; positive; positively; sheer; straight; sure; sure and certain; unconcealed; undoubted
schnell class; direct; frontal adroit; agile; agitated; aloud; brisk; clever; dexterous; expert; fast; fledged; fluttered; handy; hastily; hasty; hunted; hurried; hurriedly; in a haste; in a hurry; in haste; neat; nervous; nimble; out loud; prompt; quick; quickly; rapid; skilful; skillful; soon; speedily; speedy; swift; without delay
schnurgerade class; direct; frontal; honest; straight bolt upright; clear; dead straight; directly; erect; perpendicular; straight
sofortig class; direct; frontal almost; at once; forthwith; immediate; immediately; in a moment; nearly; prompt; quick; rapid; right away; soon; speedy; straight away; straightaway; swift; well-nigh; without delay
unmittelbar class; direct; frontal almost; at once; blunt; directly; forthwith; immediate; immediately; in a moment; nearly; perpendicular; plain; right away; straight; straight away; straightaway; well-nigh
unmittelbare direct; straight
unverstellt direct; frontal; honest; straight
wahr direct; frontal; honest; straight absolute; actual; downright; effectively; exact; genuine; in fact; in truth; indeed; it's true; precise; real; really; right; straight; sure; sure enough; to be sure; true; truethfull; truly; veritable

Related Words for "direct":


Synonyms for "direct":


Antonyms for "direct":


Related Definitions for "direct":

  1. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact1
    • the direct opposite1
  2. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short1
    • a direct route1
    • a direct flight1
    • a direct hit1
  3. (of a current) flowing in one direction only1
    • direct current1
  4. straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action1
    • a direct question1
    • a direct response1
    • a direct approach1
  5. similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity1
    • a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)1
  6. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth1
  7. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions1
    • in direct sunlight1
    • in direct contact with the voters1
    • direct exposure to the disease1
    • a direct link1
    • the direct cause of the accident1
    • direct vote1
  8. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker1
    • a direct quotation1
  9. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child1
    • a direct descendant of the king1
    • direct heredity1
  10. being an immediate result or consequence1
    • a direct result of the accident1
  11. without deviation1
    • went direct to the office1
  12. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)1
  13. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public1
  14. command with authority1
    • He directed the children to do their homework1
  15. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction1
    • I directed them towards the town hall1
  16. put an address on (an envelope)1
  17. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal1
    • criticism directed at her superior1
    • direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself1
  18. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards1
  19. guide the actors in (plays and films)1
  20. lead, as in the performance of a composition1
  21. cause to go somewhere1
    • He directed all his energies into his dissertation1
  22. take somebody somewhere1
  23. be in charge of1

Wiktionary Translations for direct:

direct
adjective
  1. Straight, constant, without interruption
direct
verb
  1. einen Gegenstand auf jemanden lenken, zielen, deuten
  2. eine bestimmte Absicht haben
adjective
  1. in gerader Richtung, ohne Umwege, unmittelbar
  2. zeitlich, nicht steigerbar: anschließend, gleich danach eintretend
noun
  1. Bankwesen: Auftrag eines Kontoinhabers an seine Bank, einen gewissen Betrag vom Konto abzubuchen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
direct direkt direct — zonder te wachten, zonder iets daartussen
direct aufrecht; direkt; gerade; gradlinig; unmittelbar; recht direct — Qui est droit, qui ne taire aucun détour.
direct rechts; gerade; aufrecht; direkt; gradlinig; unmittelbar; rechtwinklig; bieder; loyal; rechter; geradeaus droit — Qui est du côté opposé à celui de son cœur (en supposant que son cœur est du même côté que pour la majorité des être humain), ou encore du côté de celui de la main qui sert à écrire chez la majorité (dans le cas où on parle de soi, car on utilise cet adjectif en adoptant le point de vue de la
direct führen; leiten; lenken guideraccompagner quelqu’un pour lui montrer le chemin.
direct sofortig; unverzüglich immédiat — Qui agir, qui produire sans intermédiaire.
direct stimmen; einstellen; berichtigen; führen; leiten; lenken réglertirer avec la règle des lignes droites sur du papier, du parchemin, du carton, etc. cf|papier réglé.

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