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di·rec·tion [dɪˈrekʃən] N

1. direction (course taken):

direction
Richtung f <-, -en>
he was going in the direction of the bedroom
er ging in Richtung Schlafzimmer
sense of direction
Orientierungssinn m <-(e)s> kein pl
to lack direction
orientierungslos sein
to move in a direction
sich acc in eine Richtung bewegen
in opposite directions
in entgegengesetzter Richtung
in the right/wrong direction
in die richtige/falsche Richtung
to give sb directions
jdm den Weg beschreiben

2. direction no pl (supervision):

direction
Leitung f <-> kein pl
direction
Führung f <-> kein pl
under sb's direction
unter jds Führung [o. Leitung]

3. direction no pl CINE, TV, THEAT:

direction
Regie f <-, Re·gi̱·en>
under sb's direction
unter jds Regie
under sb's direction
unter der Regie von jdm

4. direction (instructions):

directions pl
Anweisungen pl
directions pl
Richtungsangaben
directions LAW
Instruktionen
directions LAW
Rechtsbelehrung f [der Geschworenen]
directions (orders given by judge)
prozessleitende Verfügungen
to give [or issue]directions that ...
Anweisungen geben, dass ...

5. direction (tendency):

direction
Richtung f <-, -en>
direction
Tendenz f <-, -en>
direction
Strömung f <-, -en>

direction N HUM RESOURCES

direction
Weisung f
OpenDict entry

direction N

[detailed] directions of how to get there
[detaillierte] Wegbeschreibung

ˈstage di·rec·tion N

stage direction
Bühnenanweisung f <-, -en>
in the stage directions it says that ...
in der Bühnenanweisung steht, dass ...

wind direction N

wind direction
Windrichtung

migratory direction

migratory direction
Zugrichtung

trend direction N FINMKT

trend direction
Trendrichtung f

direction arrow INFRASTR

direction arrow
Richtungspfeil

direction indicator

direction indicator
Fahrtrichtungsanzeiger

direction sign INFRASTR

direction sign
Wegweiser

longitudinal direction

longitudinal direction
Längsrichtung

direction of flow N

direction of flow
Fließrichtung

direction of mining N

direction of mining
Abbaurichtung

power of direction N HUM RESOURCES

power of direction
Leitungsbefugnis f

advance direction sign INFRASTR

advance direction sign
Vorankündigungszeichen

changeable direction sign INFRASTR

changeable direction sign
Wechselwegweiser

changeable direction signalling system INFRASTR

changeable direction signalling system
Wechselwegweisungssystem

lane direction control signal COMMUNIC

lane direction control signal
Fahrspursignalgeber

variable direction sign INFRASTR

variable direction sign
Wechselwegweiser