dirigir
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin dīrigere (“steer, direct”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [di.ɾiˈʒi]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [di.ɾiˈd͡ʒiɾ]
Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
=== Verb ===
dirigir (first-person singular present dirigeixo, first-person singular preterite dirigí, past participle dirigit)
to guide; to direct
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== Galician ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /diɾiˈʃiɾ/ [d̪i.ɾiˈʃiɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Hyphenation: di‧ri‧gir
=== Verb ===
dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigim or dirigi, past participle dirigido, reintegrationist norm)
reintegrationist spelling of dirixir
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“dirigir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin dīrigere (“to steer, to direct”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /di.ɾi.ˈʒih/
Hyphenation: di‧ri‧gir
=== Verb ===
dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigi, past participle dirigido)
(transitive) to drive (a vehicle)
Synonym: conduzir
Ele dirigiu o carro de seu pai. ― He drove his father's car.
(intransitive) to drive any vehicle
Synonym: conduzir
O Pedro dirige muito bem. ― Peter drives very well.
(transitive) to command, to rule, to control (something)
Synonyms: administrar, gerir, guiar, presidir, controlar, comandar, governar
O presidente dirigiu aquele país por muito tempo. ― The president ruled that country for a long time.
(Brazil) to direct a film
Synonym: (Portugal) realizar
(reflexive) to head (move in a specified direction)
Synonyms: ir, rumar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:dirigir.
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=== Further reading ===
“dirigir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“dirigir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin dīrigere.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /diɾiˈxiɾ/ [d̪i.ɾiˈxiɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: di‧ri‧gir
=== Verb ===
dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigí, past participle dirigido)
to direct
to lead, guide, conduct
to steer
(pronominal) (+ a) to address, direct to
(pronominal) (+ a) to head, to make one's way, to head over
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=== Further reading ===
“dirigir”, 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