direction in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for direction in the English»French Dictionary

I.direction [Brit dɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n, dʌɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n, Am dəˈrɛkʃ(ə)n, daɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. direction (left, right, north, south):

direction

direction f

in the direction of

en direction de

to gesture in sb's direction

faire un geste dans la direction de qn

in the right/wrong direction

dans la bonne/mauvaise direction

in this or that direction

dans cette direction

to go in the opposite direction

aller en sens inverse

in the opposite direction to me

dans le sens opposé au mien

from all directions

de tous les côtés

a step in the right direction fig

un pas dans la bonne direction

2. direction (taken by company, government, career):

direction

orientation f

a change of direction

un changement d'orientation

the right/wrong direction for sb

la bonne/mauvaise option pour qn

we have taken different directions

nous avons pris des chemins différents

to lack direction

manquer d'objectifs

3. direction:

direction CINE, RADIO, TV

réalisation f

direction THEAT

mise f en scène

direction MUS

direction f

under the direction of orchestra

sous la direction de

4. direction:

direction (control)

direction f

direction (guidance)

conseils mpl

II.directions N npl

1. directions (for route):

directions

indications fpl

to give sb directions

donner des indications à qn

to ask for directions

demander son chemin (from à)

2. directions (for use):

directions

instructions fpl (as to, about sur)

directions for use

mode m d'emploi

direction finder N

direction finder

radiogoniomètre m

stage direction N

stage direction

indication f scénique

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in a slantwise direction

de biais

in a clockwise direction

dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre

in a south-easterly direction

en direction du sud-est

in a north-easterly direction

en direction du nord-est

Translations for direction in the French»English Dictionary

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didascalie

stage direction

radiogoniomètre AVIAT, NAUT

radio direction finder

radiogoniométrie AVIAT, NAUT

radio direction finding

direction in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for direction in the English»French Dictionary

direction [dɪˈrekʃən] N no pl

1. direction (supervision):

direction

direction f

under the direction of

sous la direction de

2. direction CINE, THEAT:

direction

mise f en scène

3. direction (course):

direction

orientation f

4. direction (where sb is going to or from):

direction

direction f

5. direction (tendency):

direction

sens m

6. direction pl:

directions

instructions fpl

stage direction N

stage direction

indications fpl scéniques

radio direction finder N

User Entry

radio direction finder AVIAT

radiocompas m

RDF (radio direction finder) AVIAT abbrev

radiocompas m

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in an eastward direction

en direction de l'est

bollard showing direction

balise f

westerly direction

direction f ouest

in a northerly direction

vers le nord

Translations for direction in the French»English Dictionary

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radiocompas m AVIAT

radio direction finder (RDF)

radiogoniomètre m AVIAT

radio direction finder (RDF)

indication

direction

direction Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a step in the right/wrong direction

une bonne/mauvaise mesure

in an eastward direction

en direction de l'est

to point sb in the right direction

montrer le chemin à qn

westerly direction

direction f ouest

in a northerly direction

vers le nord

under the direction of

sous la direction de

to go/drive in the other direction

aller/rouler en sens inverse

to heading in the right direction

aller dans le bon sens personne

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is limited to medium loads on one lane in each direction.

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The river flows in the general direction southeast.

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The scavenging gas-flow is therefore in one direction only, hence the name uniflow.

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The route runs in a general southwest-to-northeast direction.

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She also argued the directions of her storylines which weren't heard, prompting her to leave.

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The staircase leads to an upper landing, where three more steps in the reverse direction lead to the main upper hall.

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Trains travel every thirty minutes in either direction.

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The song is moored to a repetitive bassline, has a processed electronic production, and develops in a direction influenced by jazz.

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Direction of movement is indicated via an operator symbol.

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From there, things were moving quickly in the right direction with two more 2nd places in the 2010-11 season.

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