directe

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of dret, which was inherited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [diˈɾe̞k.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [diˈɾɛk.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [diˈɾɛk.te] === Adjective === directe (feminine directa, masculine and feminine plural directes) direct (proceeding without deviation or interruption) Antonym: indirecte direct (straight; not crooked) direct (straightforward; sincere) Antonym: indirecte ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adverb === directe directly; straight to, right to Synonym: directament === Noun === directe m (plural directes) (boxing) cross (a hook thrown over the opponent's punch) === Further reading === “directe”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diˈrɛk.tə/ Hyphenation: di‧rec‧te === Adjective === directe inflection of direct: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.ʁɛkt/ Homophone: directes === Adjective === directe feminine singular of direct === Anagrams === crédite, crédité, décrite == Interlingua == === Adjective === directe (comparative plus directe, superlative le plus directe) direct, straight == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== dērēcte ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [diːˈreːk.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [diˈrɛk.te] ==== Participle ==== dīrēcte vocative masculine singular of dīrēctus === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== dērēctē ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [diːˈreːk.teː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [diˈrɛk.te] ==== Adverb ==== dīrēctē (comparative dīrēctius, superlative dīrēctissimē) straight, not curved moving straight forward, in straight line direct, absolute === References === “directe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “directe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “directe”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. directe - Latin is Simple Online Dictionary == Norman == === Adjective === directe feminine singular of direct == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diˈɾeɡte/ [d̪iˈɾeɣ̞.t̪e] Rhymes: -eɡte Syllabification: di‧rec‧te === Adverb === directe (obsolete) directly Synonym: directamente Antonym: indirecte === Further reading === “directe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025