DIRECTION

direction: translation

noun
1 where to/from
ADJECTIVE
same

They were both going in the same direction.

different, opposing, opposite, reverse, separate (esp. AmE)

We are pulled in opposing directions by our emotions.

The ride in the reverse direction is a mere $4.

We both walked off in separate directions.

right, wrong

Unfortunately, we were going in the wrong direction.

general

I fired in the general direction of the officer's head, and missed.

expected (esp.AmE), predicted

America has not moved in the expected direction.

the predicted direction of climate change in the near term

unexpected

Support came from an unexpected direction.

clockwise

Turn the dial in a clockwise direction.

anticlockwise (BrE), counterclockwise (AmE)
downward, upward

These figures may have to be revised in an upward direction.

backward, forward

She shoved Sarah in the general forward direction.

northerly, southerly, etc.

The current flows in a south-easterly direction.

east-west, north-south

The runway was constructed in a north-south direction.

horizontal, vertical

A scanner deflects the laser beam in horizontal and vertical directions.

random

He started to run in a random direction.

cardinal, compass (both esp. AmE)

a house oriented exactly to the cardinal directions

I measured the distance and compass direction between successive positions.

wind

When sailing, keep a constant check on changes in wind direction.

VERB + DIRECTION
take

Which direction do we have to take?

change, reverse, switch

The wind had changed direction.

What happens if you reverse the direction of the current?

Suddenly, the wind switched directions.

flow in, go in, go off in
follow, head in, move in, travel in

Dan followed the direction the sign had pointed.

The convoy is moving in the direction of the capital.

veer in, veer off in

While he was studying in Paris, his thinking suddenly veered off in a new direction.

come from, come in

He was hit by a truck coming in the opposite direction.

face, face in

I didn't see the accident because I was facing in the opposite direction.

glance in, look in, nod in, point in

She glanced in his direction.

‘Look!’ she said, pointing in the direction of the coast.

indicate, point out

The adults gazed in the direction indicated.

nudge sb in, point sb in

We have to nudge politicians in the right direction.

I can't come with you, but I can point you in the general direction.

pull (sb/sth) in (often figurative)

There are different considerations, pulling in different directions.

PREPOSITION
from a/the direction

There was shriek of laughter from the direction of Sarah's room.

Let's approach the subject from a different direction.

in a/the direction

The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction.

PHRASES
the direction of flow, the direction of movement, the direction of travel

I prefer to be facing the direction of travel.

the direction of sb's gaze

She followed the direction of his gaze.

from all directions, from both directions

People came running from all directions.

in all directions, in both directions

The blast sent debris flying in all directions.

The road was blocked in both directions.

a glance in sb/sth's direction, a nod in sb/sth's direction

People passed by without a glance in her direction.

The report gives a brief nod in the direction of green issues (= mentions them briefly). (figurative)

a sense of direction

I don't have much sense of direction.

in any particular direction, in no particular direction

The story does not go in any particular direction.

She stalked away, in no particular direction.

2 development
ADJECTIVE
new

The party must take a new direction if it is to survive.

right, wrong
desired

These incentives should move the industry in the desired direction.

positive

I felt the company was headed in a positive direction.

a step to change your life in a positive direction

promising

This points to a promising new direction for cancer research.

clear

No clear direction in policy can be identified.

future

the debate about the future direction of socialism

policy, strategic

His understanding of our business will further strengthen our strategic direction.

VERB + DIRECTION
take

It is hard to know which direction the Church will take.

change, shift (esp. AmE)

It's time to change direction and find a new job.

The company needed to shift direction if it was going to survive.

go in, move in

At least things are moving in the right direction now.

influence, shape

the critical decisions that shape the direction of our lives

determine

First determine the direction of your expected business growth.

She's a young woman, determining the direction of her life.

set

The proposals aim to set a new direction for local government.

indicate

The recommendations indicate possible directions for further studies.

PHRASES
a change of direction

This was a major change of direction for Britain's foreign policy.

a shift in direction

The book signals a shift in direction from her earlier novels.

a step in … direction

The first step in this direction will be a discussion with the unions.

a step in the right direction, a step in the wrong direction

The new law is undoubtedly a step in the right direction, but it doesn't go far enough.

in one direction

I was being pushed in one direction.

The market is moving primarily in one direction.

3 purpose
ADJECTIVE
clear

Do not let the discussion fragment into a desultory conversation with no clear direction.

VERB + DIRECTION
be lacking in (esp. BrE), lack

Once again her life felt lacking in direction.

PHRASES
a sense of direction

We are looking for somebody with a clear sense of direction.

4 (often directions) instructions
ADJECTIVE
clear, good, precise, specific

Isabel's directions are always very precise.

The teacher gives specific directions and corrects your pose.

step-by-step

Each card has step-by-step directions on one side.

easy-to-follow

Each chapter includes easy-to-follow directions for a variety of activities.

stage

Shakespeare's famous stage direction, ‘Exit, pursued by a bear.’

driving

Internet sites that offer everything from driving directions to subway maps

online

Just follow the online directions to take the quiz.

label (AmE)

Follow label directions for best results.

VERB + DIRECTION
ask, ask for

Let's stop and ask for directions.

give sb, provide

Can you give me directions for getting to John's?

signs providing directions to the new concert hall.

get

We got directions to the hall from a man in the town.

follow

Just follow the directions on the box.

PREPOSITION
direction for

Are there any directions for putting up the tent?

direction to

Can you give me directions to the post office?

5 control/guidance
ADJECTIVE
clear

In effective classrooms the teacher provided clear direction.

strategic

the strategic direction of the company

spiritual

The monarch looks to the archbishop for spiritual direction.

government

All such research is under government direction.

VERB + DIRECTION
give sb, provide (sb with)
PREPOSITION
under sb's direction

They work under the direction of a senior manager.

direction from

The new workers need direction from a supervisor.

◆◆◆
NOTE: Points of the compass
due … (of)

The park is due north of Santa Cruz.

far … 

a small town in the far north of Canada

The reserve is a little further south on the coast.

down south, up north

They have moved down south (= to the south of the country).

journey …  (esp. BrE), way … 

On our way south we passed through hostile territory.

road … , track … 

the road west out of the city

be … of, lie … of

San Diego is south of Los Angeles.

north-east, south-east

The farm lies 60 miles north-east of Cape Town.

come … , go … 

I thought we were going east.

drive … , fly … , run … , travel … , walk … 

From Fort William drive north for a couple of miles.

set off … 

The troops set off north.

carry on … , continue … , proceed … 

The road continues west for ten miles.

bear … , head … 

Take the N1 heading west from Bern.

turn … 

When you reach the top, turn west.

face … , look … 

The kitchen window faces south.

The painting depicts the river looking north from the bridge.

 … bank,  … coast,  … shore

the south bank of the river

 … wind

a bitter east wind

in the … (of)

I live in the north.

There are lakes in the north-east of Poland.

from the … (of)

The wind is coming from the west.

to the … (of)

Oxford is to the north-west of London.

towards/toward the … 

Towards/Toward the north the woods turn into pine forests.

which way is … ?

Which way is west?


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1. направление 2. инструкция; указание 3. руководство; управление — base direction — direction of strata — reference direction — reverse direction —... смотреть

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сущ. 1) а) адрес (на письме); амер. юр. адрес и наименование суда, куда направляется жалоба или иск (брит. - address) б) указание, как дойти, добраться докуда-л. I beg you to provide him with proper directions for finding me in London. — Я очень прошу вас подробнейшим образом объяснить ему, как отыскать меня в Лондоне. 2) а) руководство, управление She felt the need of direction even in small things. — Ей было нужно, чтобы ей руководили даже в мелочах. - work under smb.'s direction Syn: command, course, guidance, supervision б) дирекция, правление, руководящая группа людей I will ask some of the direction. — Я проконсультируюсь у кого-нибудь из дирекции. в) указание, инструкция, распоряжение, директива to give, issue direction — давать, издавать директивы to follow direction — выполнять директивы, действовать по указанной схеме, в соответствии с предписанием His instructions contained the following directions. — Ему было предписано предпринять следующие шаги. - at the direction Syn: precept • Syn: instruction, management, administration 3) а) направление The trout were darting about in all directions. — Форель носилась туда-сюда. Tell me in what direction to look. — Скажи мне, куда смотреть. opposite direction — противоположное направление right direction — правильное направление wrong direction — неправильное направление б) область, сфера 4) а) театр. постановка (процесс), режиссура The play was first performed in London under the direction of Mr. Godfrey Tearle. — Впервые пьесу поставил в Лондоне мистер Годфри Тирл. б) дирижирование; искусство, мастерство дирижирования 5) астрол. (расчет времени и места важных событий в жизни человека, чей гороскоп составляется)... смотреть

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1) направление 2) направленность 3) наставление 4) распоряжение, указание 5) руководство, дирекция 6) сторона 7) указание, директива 8) управление • from the opposite direction — навстречу in cross direction — в поперечном направлении in the right direction — пошерстно in the wrong direction — противошерстно unlimited in one direction — неограниченный в одном направлении - allowable direction - asymptotic direction - attainable direction - base direction - bicharacteristic direction - change of direction - clockwise direction - cosine of direction - counterclockwise direction - descent direction - direction of axis - direction of growth - direction of incidence - direction of integration - direction of line - direction of parallelism - direction of propagation - direction of recession - direction of rotation - direction of set - exposed direction - extreme direction - feasible direction - force direction - forward direction - installation direction - inverse direction - isotropic direction - local direction - negative direction - nontangential direction - null direction - observe the direction - orthogonal direction - overall direction - polar direction - positive direction - preferential direction - preferred direction - principal direction - projection direction - proper direction - quasiasymptotic direction - random direction - return direction - reverse direction - right direction - steepest descent direction - tangent direction - transmitting direction - transversal direction - transverse direction - two-dimensional direction - usable direction - vector direction - wrong direction... смотреть

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direction [d(a)ıʹrekʃ(ə)n] n 1. 1) направление ~ of propagation [of the ray] - направление распространения [луча] in the ~ of London - по направлению... смотреть

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1) направление 2) управление; руководство 3) инструкция; указание 4) тенденция 5) сечение • in a circumferential direction — по периферии, по окружности in an outward direction — в наружную сторону (о движении) in a direction orthogonal to — в перпендикулярном направлении по отношению к in a direction transverse to — в перпендикулярном направлении по отношению к in both directions — в обоих направлениях, в двух направлениях (о перемещении) in the planing direction — в направлении строгания under computer direction — с управлением от ЭВМ - advance direction - any direction - assembly movement direction - assembly-preferred direction - axial direction - beam direction - direction of bias - direction of feed motion - direction of lay - direction of operation - direction of primary motion - direction of rotation - direction of welding - flow direction of force - forward direction - given direction - gripping direction - load direction - negative going direction - opposite rotational direction - orthogonally related directions - positive going direction - prescribed direction - principal direction of curvature - principal direction - profiling direction - question-and-response directions - radial direction - remote direction of vehicles - resultant cutting direction - retracting direction - reverse direction - rotational direction - sensitive direction - undeterminable beam propagation direction... смотреть

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направление direction of dip направление падения direction of movement направление движения direction of strata простирание пластов direction of strike... смотреть

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n1) напрям(ок); курс2) інструкція, розпорядження3) керівництво•- administrative direction- airflow direction- approach direction- azimuth direction- be... смотреть

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1) направление 2) управление; руководство 3) инструкция; указание 4) тенденция 5) сечение • in a circumferential direction — по периферии, по окружности in an outward direction — в наружную сторону (о движении) in a direction orthogonal to — в перпендикулярном направлении по отношению к in a direction transverse to — в перпендикулярном направлении по отношению к in both directions — в обоих направлениях, в двух направлениях (о перемещении) in the planing direction — в направлении строгания under computer direction — с управлением от ЭВМ - direction of bias- direction of feed motion- direction of lay- direction of operation- direction of primary motion- direction of rotation- direction of welding- advance direction- any direction- assembly movement direction- assembly-preferred direction- axial direction- beam direction- flow direction of force- forward direction- given direction- gripping direction- load direction- negative going direction- opposite rotational direction- orthogonally related directions- positive going direction- prescribed direction- principal direction- principal direction of curvature- profiling direction- question-and-response directions- radial direction- remote direction of vehicles- resultant cutting direction- retracting direction- reverse direction- rotational direction- sensitive direction- undeterminable beam propagation direction... смотреть

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f 1) направление dans la {en} direction de... — в направлении (к...) vous êtes dans la bonne direction — вы на правильном пути 2) руководство, управле... смотреть

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direction: übersetzungdirection 1. Anschrift f, Adresse f; 2. GESELLSCHAFTSR Vorstand m, Direktion f, Leitung f, Geschäftsführung f; 3. Anordnung f, An... смотреть

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направление, курс— airflow direction — azimuth direction — beam direction — direction for landing — direction of approach — direction of rotation — dir... смотреть

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1) направление2) инструкция; указание3) адрес (на письме и т. п.)- cross direction- document feeding direction- dot-chaining direction- grain direction... смотреть

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n 1. директива; руководящее указание высшего органа подчиненным органам; направление; 2. руководство, управление; 3. предписание; 4. правление, дирекци... смотреть

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n1) руководство; управление 2) направление; курс 3) pl указания; директивы; инструкции•to assume direction — принимать на себя руководствоto exercise d... смотреть

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направление- direction of the component of the shearing stress- direction of the normal to the plane- axis direction- clockwise direction- counterclock... смотреть

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f1) направление 2) механизм управления; рулевое управление; рулевая передача 3) управление, руководство 4) дирекция; правление •- direction bloquante- ... смотреть

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1) руководство, управление 2) дирекция; правление 3) указание; инструкция; распоряжение; наставление 4) напутствие присяжным •direction in case of need... смотреть

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• Apt geographical element needed to complete the answers to 10 of this puzzle's clues • Bearing note, in a manner of speaking (9) • End of the quip •... смотреть

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n 1. управління, керівництво 2. перен. галузь, напрям, лінія 3. правління, дирекція 4. pl інструкція, директиви - general ~ загальне керівництво - ~ of a mission керівництво представництвом - ~s for use правила користування, інструкція - reforms in many ~s реформа у багатьох областях/ галузях - to assume ~ взяти на себе керівництво - to give ~ s to smbd. давати комусь інструкції/ вказівки... смотреть

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напрямок; управління (діяльність), керівництво (дія); директива, інструкція, вказівка, настанова, розпорядження, наказ; вказівка (судді) членам журі, ... смотреть

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n 1) напрям, напрямок; in the ~ of у напрямі до; from all ~s з усіх боків (сторін); 2) перен. галузь, сфера, напрям; лінія; 3) керівництво, керування, управління; 4) вказівка, наказ, розпорядження; 5) pl директиви; інструкція; 6) правління; дирекція; 7) pl адреса; 8) постановка (п'єси); 9) режисура, робота з акторами; ♦ ~ finding радіопеленгування; ~ sign дорожній знак, дороговказ.... смотреть

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сущ.1) директива; руководящее указание высшего органа подчиненным органам; направление;2) руководство, управление;3) предписание;4) правление, дирекция... смотреть

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•□ [lang name="English"]in warp direction — в направлении основы- direction of flow- crosswise direction- lengthwise direction

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f 1) направление 2) управление • direction du champdirection de circulation des gazdirection du courantdirection cristallographiquedirection de croissancedirection d'écoulementdirection d'étiragedirection de fissurationdirection de liaisondirection de la migrationdirection opaquedirection du transfert du gazdirection transparente... смотреть

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направление- clockwise direction- counterclockwise direction- direction of circuit- direction of main road- direction of rotation- direction of turn- d... смотреть

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direction: translation A mandatory written instruction issued by the SFA when a breach of the rules has or may occur. Non-compliance is a disciplinary... смотреть

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Direction: translationa statement published by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, completing or correcting an earlier decision gi... смотреть

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direction: translationIn artillery and naval gunfire support, a term used by a spotter and/or observer in a call for fire to indicate the bearing of th... смотреть

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напрямок; управління (діяльність), керівництво (дія); директива, інструкція, вказівка, настанова, розпорядження, наказ; вказівка (судді) членам журі, напутнє слово (судді) присяжним directionsdirection in case of needdirection of police operationsdirection to the jury... смотреть

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, n1) напрямin the direction of - у напрямі до2) керування, керівництво3) адреса (на листі і т. п.)4) наказ; вказівка; інструкція5) pl директиви, вказі... смотреть

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1) руководство; управление2) указание; распоряжение3) дирекция; правление- direction of labor

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f Direction générale de l'administration et de la Fonction publique — Генеральная дирекция по управлению и государственной службе (при премьер-министре) Direction générale des impôts... смотреть

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1) направление 2) указание • - backward direction - field direction - forward direction - principal direction - scanning direction - tape direction - transducer direction... смотреть

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n. направление, область, сфера; руководство, управление, указание, предписание, распоряжение; инструкция, правила пользования ; дирекция, адрес; постановка, режиссура... смотреть

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dɪˈrekʃənруководство, управление, направление, указание, распоряжение, дирекция, правление, (pl) инструкция, директивы

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руководство, управление; дирекция; правление указание; инструкция; распоряжение; (pl.) директивы направление; адрес (на письме и т. п.) сфера, область... смотреть

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transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪˈrekʃən ] руководство ; управление ; указание ; инструкция ; наставление ; приказание ; дирекция ; правление ;

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- direction of cross - genetic code direction* * *направление

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1) направление 2) руководство, управление 3) дирекция; правление 4) указание; инструкция; распоряжение 5) директивы

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— principal direction — stream direction

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Направление; Инструкция; указание; Адрес (на письме и т. п.). Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии.2010.

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руководство ; управление ; указание ; инструкция ; наставление ; приказание ; дирекция ; правление ;

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(n) дирекция; направление; правление; распоряжение; руководство; указание; управление; управлениее

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направление- rolling direction

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дирекция (руководители), направление, руководство, управление, хозяйствование

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мед.сущ. предписание; управление Англо-русский медицинский словарь.2012.

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- penetration direction

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напрям[c steelblue], -му; напрямок[c steelblue], -мку

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геол. направление

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наведение, направление

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скеровування, постановка, розпоряджання, режисура

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направление

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Direction направление

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Режисура

DIRECTION

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DIRECTION

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DIRECTION

направление

DIRECTION

режисура

DIRECTION

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