| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| direct adj | (straight) | rak adj |
| | | rät adj |
| | | direkt- adj |
| | This is a direct route to the airport. |
| direct adj | (lineal) | direkt adj |
| | | rak adj |
| | (om släktskap) | i rakt nedstigande led uttr |
| | He is a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson. |
| direct adj | (math: proportion) | direkt adj |
| | The positive slope of this graph indicates a direct relationship between the x and y variables. |
| direct adj | (plain speaking) (okonstlad) | rak, rättfram adj |
| | (sanningsenlig) | uppriktig, ärlig adj |
| | (klar) | tydlig adj |
| | (okonstlad, sanningsenlig) | rakt på sak uttr |
| | He was direct with her and told her that she had to stop. |
| direct adj | (consequential) | direkt adj |
| | | omedelbar adj |
| | This was a direct result of his actions on Tuesday. |
| direct adj | (straightforward) | rak, tydlig adj |
| | | rättfram adj |
| | Please give me a direct answer. "Yes" or "no"? |
| direct adv | (without interruption) | direkt adv |
| | I flew to Paris direct. |
| direct [sth] at [sb]⇒ vtr | (aim, target) | rikta vtr |
| | (någon till någon, några) | rikta sig till, vända sig till vbal uttr |
| | The marketing campaign was directed at young women. |
| direct [sb]⇒ vtr | (guide, instruct) | instruera vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | visa vtr |
| | The supervisor was directing a trainee to operate the machine. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| direct adj | (with personal contact) | direkt adj |
| | | öga mot öga uttr |
| | | utan mellanhänder prep + s |
| | He had a direct conversation with her. |
| direct adj | (exact) | helt adj |
| | | exakt adj |
| | | klar adj |
| | They're twins, but they're direct opposites in character. |
| direct adj | (accounting: cost type) | direkt adj |
| | We need to keep track of all direct and indirect costs associated with the merger. |
| direct adj | (quotation, equivalent: exact) | direkt adj |
| | | exakt adj |
| | | ordagrann adj |
| | The direct translation for "book" in French is "livre." |
| direct adv | colloquial (directly) | direkt adv |
| | (ärligt, okonstlat) | rakt ut adv |
| | Her friends said that she should tell him direct that she liked him. |
| direct [sb/sth] away from [sth] v expr | (point in different direction) | styra ngn/ngt bort från ngt vbal uttr |
| | | leda ngn/ngt bort från ngt vbal uttr |
| | The police were directing traffic away from the street where they were repairing the gas leak. |
| direct [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (command) (ge order) | beordra ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | instruera ngn att göra ngn vbal uttr |
| | (muntligt) | säga till ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The man directed his children to clean the house. |
| direct⇒ vi | (play, film) | regissera vitr |
| | After many years as an actor, he wanted to direct. |
| direct [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (manage) | styra vtr |
| | | kontrollera vtr |
| | | leda vtr |
| | The CEO directed the company. |
| direct [sb]⇒ vtr | (command) (ge order) | beordra, befalla vtr |
| | | instruera vtr |
| | The teacher directed the students to study quietly while she stepped out into the hallway for a moment. |
| direct [sth]⇒ vtr | (theatre, music: lead) (musik) | dirigera vtr |
| | | leda vtr |
| | He directed the orchestra. |
| direct [sth] vtr | (play, film) | regissera vtr |
| | Who directed "Gone with the Wind"? |
direct [sb],
direct [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (give directions) | visa vägen för ngn vbal uttr |
| | | beskriva vägen vtr + s |
| | Can you please direct me to the museum? |
| direct [sb]⇒ vtr | (actor) | regissera vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | leda vtr |
| | He directed Peter O'Toole in "Lawrence of Arabia". |
| direct [sth] at [sb] vtr + prep | (address in speech) | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | | rikta ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | | rikta sig till ngn, vända sig till ngn vbal uttr |
| | The politician directed his speech at undecided voters. |
| direct [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (address: a letter, package) | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | To whom shall I direct the letter? |
| direct [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (aim: remarks) | rikta ngt mot ngn vtr + prep |
| | | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | You should direct your criticisms to the person responsible. |
| direct [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (guide, instruct) | instruera ngn i ngt vtr + prep |
| | | visa vtr |
| | The trainer directed her in the best way to lift weights. |
| direct [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (address in speech) | rikta ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | | adressera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | The professor directed his comments to the two noisy girls in the back of the classroom. |