direct
adjective
1 adjective without intermediarydíreach adj1 there's no direct connection between them níl aon cheangal díreach eatarthuit's a direct payment íocaíocht dhíreach atá annit had a direct effect on us bhí tionchar díreach aige orainnit came as a direct result of the changes tharla sé go díreach de bharr na n-athruithe 2 adjective route, flight, etcdíreach adj1 the other road is more direct tá an bóthar eile níos díríwe got a direct flight fuaireamar eitilt dhíreachhe ran in a direct line rith sé i líne dhíreachShow full entry
3 adjective contact with sthit's in direct contact with the current tá sé i dteagmháil dhíreach leis an sruththey took a direct hit buaileadh go díreach iadkeep plants away from direct sunlight coinnigh plandaí san áit nach mbeidh an ghrian ag soilsiú go díreach orthu 4 adjective HIST descendant, line, etche was a direct descendant of the king shíolraigh sé go díreach ón rídirect line sliocht díreach 5 adjective exacttheir price is in direct proportion with their size tá a luach i gcomhréir dhíreach lena méidit's the direct opposite a cheartmhalairt atá ann, a mhalairt glan atá ann, a mhalairt ar fad atá ann 6 adjective clear, frankdíreach adj1 lom adj1 neamhbhalbh adj1 to be direct with sb bheith díreach le duineit's a direct question is ceist dhíreach éshe wouldn't give me a direct answer ní thabharfadh sí freagra díreach orm
adverb
7 adverb without an intermediarygo díreach the deposit is payable direct to the hotel tá an éarlais le díol go díreach leis an óstányou can deal direct with the agent is féidir leat déileáil go díreach leis an ngníomhaire 8 adverb fly, travel, etcdíreach they flew direct from Cork to Glasgow d'eitil siad díreach ó Chorcaigh go Glaschúverb
9 verb aim TRANSITIVEdírigh verb they direct all their energy towards their work díríonn siad a gcuid fuinnimh go léir ar a gcuid oibrethe attack was directed towards women bhí an t-ionsaí dírithe ar mhnáit directed attention to pollution dhírigh sé aird ar thruailliú, tharraing sé aird ar thruailliúthe criticism was directed at his brother ar a dheartháir a bhí an cáineadh dírithe 10 verb address sth to sb TRANSITIVEany enquiries can be directed to the head office is féidir aon fhiosruithe a sheoladh chuig an bpríomhoifigplease direct any questions to him má tá aon cheist agaibh, cuirigí airsean é, le bhur dtoil; cuirigí aon cheist atá agaibh airsean, más é bhur dtoil é 11 verb manage TRANSITIVEstiúir verb bheith i mbun the project is being directed by a teacher múinteoir atá ag stiúradh an tionscadailwho's directing operations here? cé atá i mbun cúrsaí anseo?, cé atá i gceannas anseo? 12 verb CINE, THEAT, TV-RAD film, play etc INTRANSITIVEbheith i mbun stiúrthawho is directing? cé atá i mbun stiúrtha?
13 verb guide TRANSITIVEtreoraigh verb a sign directed me to the exit threoraigh comhartha chuig an mbealach amach mé, lean mé comhartha chuig an tslí amachsomeone will direct you to your seat treoróidh duine éigin chuig do shuíochán thúto direct traffic trácht a stiúradh 14 verb point in direction of TRANSITIVEwe direct students to relevant books insímid do mhic léinn faoi leabhair a bhaineann le hábhar, cuirimid mic léinn ar an eolas faoi leabhair ábhartha 15 verb COMP to web page TRANSITIVEseol verb treoraigh verb 16 verb instruct TRANSITIVEordaigh verb to direct sb to do sth treoir a thabhairt do dhuine rud a dhéanamhthe chairman must abstain if so directed by the committee ní mór don chathaoirleach staonadh más é sin an treoir a thugann an coiste dó
INTRANSITIVEtreoir a thabhairtordú a thabhairtordaigh verb as directed by your doctor mar a d'ordaigh an dochtúirthe committee directed that he shouldn't be named d'ordaigh an coiste nach n-ainmneofaí éunless otherwise directed by the court mura n-ordaíonn an chúirt a mhalairt