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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /daɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
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• Australian: /dɪˈɹek.ʃən/
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• Australian: /dɑeˈɹek.ʃən/
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• New-Zealand: /dəˈɹek.ʃən/
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• New-Zealand: /dɑe̯ˈɹek.ʃən/
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• rhymes with -ɛkʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: D ER0 EH1 K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: D IY0 R EH1 K SH IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 3: D AY0 R EH1 K SH IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 4: D IH0 R EH1 K SH IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct + -ion.

237 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: rigting — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Albanian: drejtim — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Arabic: اِتِّجَاه (ittijāh) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܬܸܪܨܵܢܵܐ (tirṣānā) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Armenian: ուղղություն (uġġutʻyun) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Azerbaijani: istiqamət — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Azerbaijani: səmt — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Azerbaijani: tərəf — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Azerbaijani: yön — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Bashkir: йүнәлеш (yünəleş) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Bashkir: тараф (taraf) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Bashkir: яҡ (yaq) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Basque: norabide — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Belarusian: напра́мак (naprámak) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Belarusian: кіру́нак (kirúnak) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Bengali: দিক (dik) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Bulgarian: посо́ка (posóka) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Bulgarian: направле́ние (napravlénie) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Burmese: အလား (a.la:) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Burmese: ဘက် (bhak) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Catalan: direcció — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Chinese Cantonese: 方向 (fong1 hoeng3) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Chinese: 方向 (zh-min-nan) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Chinese Mandarin: 方向 (fāngxiàng) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Czech: směr — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Danish: retning — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Dutch: richting — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Esperanto: direkto — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Estonian: suund — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Faroese: ætt — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Finnish: suunta — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• French: direction — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• West-Frisian: rjochting — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Galician: dirección — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Georgian: მიმართულება (mimartuleba) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• German: Richtung — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Greek: κατεύθυνση (katéfthynsi) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Gujarati: બાજુ (bāju) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Gujarati: દિશા (diśā) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Gujarati: તરફ (taraph) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Hebrew: כיוון \ כִּוּוּן (kivún) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Hindi: दिशा (diśā) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Hindi: तरफ़ (taraf) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Hindi: ओर (or) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Hungarian: irány — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Icelandic: átt — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Icelandic: stefna — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Indonesian: arah — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Italian: direzione — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Italian: senso di marcia — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Japanese: 方向 (hōkō) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Kazakh: бағыт (bağyt) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Khmer: ទិស (tɨh) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Korean: 방향 (banghyang) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Kyrgyz: багыт (bagıt) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Lao: ທິດທາງ (thit thāng) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Latin: pars — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Latvian: virziens — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Lithuanian: kryptis — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Lü: ᦠᦳᧃᦗᦻ (ḣunpaay) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Macedonian: насока (nasoka) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Macedonian: правец (pravec) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Malay: arah — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Malayalam: ദിശ (diśa) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Māori: raranga — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Māori: ahunga — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Marathi: दिशा (diśā) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Mazanderani: ور (var) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Mongolian: зүг (züg) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Navajo: hodeezá — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Norwegian Bokmål: retning — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Norwegian Nynorsk: retning — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Old English: rihtung — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Pashto: استقامت (esteqāmat) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Pashto: سمت (samt) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Pashto: طرف (taraf) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Persian: جهت (jahat) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Persian: سمت (samt) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Persian: طرف (taraf) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Polish: kierunek — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Portuguese: direção — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Romanian: direcție — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Romansh: direcziun — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Romansh: direcziùn — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Russian: направле́ние (napravlénije) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Sanskrit: दिशा (diśā) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Scots: airt — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Scottish Gaelic: seòladh — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Scottish Gaelic: iùl — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Scottish Gaelic: àird — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Serbo-Croatian: сме̑р — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Serbo-Croatian: смје̑р — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Serbo-Croatian: smȇr — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Serbo-Croatian: smjȇr — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Slovak: smer — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Slovene: smer — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Spanish: dirección — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Swahili: mwelekeo — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Swedish: riktning — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Swedish: håll — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tajik: самт (samt) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tajik: тараф (taraf) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tajik: ҷиҳат (jihat) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tamil: திசை (ticai) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tamil: திக்கு (tikku) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tatar: юнәлеш (yünäleş) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tatar: тараф (taraf) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tày: bưởng — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Thai: ทิศทาง (tít-taang) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tocharian B: kälymiye — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Turkish: yön — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Turkish: istikamet — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Turkmen: tarap — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Turkmen: ugur — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tuvan: уг (ug) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Tuvan: тала (tala) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Ukrainian: на́прямок (náprjamok) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Ukrainian: на́прям (náprjam) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Ukrainian: керу́нок (kerúnok) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Urdu: طرف (taraf) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Urdu: سمت (samt) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Uyghur: يۆنىلىش (yönilish) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Uzbek: yo'nalish — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Uzbek: taraf — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Uzbek: tomon — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Vietnamese: phương hướng — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Vietnamese: hướng — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Wolaytta: ginaa — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Yiddish: ריכטונג (rikhtung) — indication of the point toward which an object is moving
• Armenian: ղեկավարում (ġekavarum) — work of the director (manager)
• Armenian: ղեկավարություն (ġekavarutʻyun) — work of the director (manager)
• Armenian: կառավարում (kaṙavarum) — work of the director (manager)
• Armenian: վարում (varum) — work of the director (manager)
• Belarusian: кіраўні́цтва (kirawníctva) — work of the director (manager)
• Bulgarian: управле́ние (upravlénie) — work of the director (manager)
• Bulgarian: ръково́дство (rǎkovódstvo) — work of the director (manager)
• Catalan: direcció — work of the director (manager)
• Chinese Mandarin: 管理 (guǎnlǐ) — work of the director (manager)
• Czech: řízení — work of the director (manager)
• Finnish: johtaminen — work of the director (manager)
• Finnish: ohjaaminen — work of the director (manager)
• French: direction — work of the director (manager)
• Galician: dirección — work of the director (manager)
• German: Führung — work of the director (manager)
• Hebrew: ניהול (nihul) — work of the director (manager)
• Hindi: निदेशन (nideśan) — work of the director (manager)
• Hindi: निर्देशन (nirdeśan) — work of the director (manager)
• Hungarian: irányítás — work of the director (manager)
• Hungarian: vezetés — work of the director (manager)
• Italian: direzione — work of the director (manager)
• Italian: regia — work of the director (manager)
• Japanese: 指揮 (shiki) — work of the director (manager)
• Korean: 지휘 (jihwi) — work of the director (manager)
• Latvian: vadīšana — work of the director (manager)
• Latvian: vadība — work of the director (manager)
• Lithuanian: vadovavimas — work of the director (manager)
• Macedonian: раководство (rakovodstvo) — work of the director (manager)
• Macedonian: раководење (rakovodenje) — work of the director (manager)
• Macedonian: управување (upravuvanje) — work of the director (manager)
• Norwegian Bokmål: ledelse — work of the director (manager)
• Polish: kierowanie — work of the director (manager)
• Portuguese: direção — work of the director (manager)
• Romanian: conducere — work of the director (manager)
• Russian: управле́ние (upravlénije) — work of the director (manager)
• Russian: руково́дство (rukovódstvo) — work of the director (manager)
• Slovak: riadenie — work of the director (manager)
• Spanish: dirección — work of the director (manager)
• Swedish: ledning — work of the director (manager)
• Tamil: இயக்கம் (iyakkam) — work of the director (manager)
• Ukrainian: керівни́цтво (kerivnýctvo) — work of the director (manager)
• Afrikaans: regie — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Arabic: إِخْرَاج (ʔiḵrāj) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܦܩܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mapqānūtā) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Belarusian: рэжысу́ра (režysúra) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Bulgarian: режису́ра (režisúra) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Catalan: direcció — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Chinese Mandarin: 導演 /导演 (dǎoyǎn) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Czech: režie — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Finnish: ohjaaminen — work of the director in cinema or theater
• German: Regie — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Hebrew: בימוי (bimui) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Hindi: निर्देशन (nirdeśan) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Hungarian: rendezés — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Italian: regia — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Italian: conduzione — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Japanese: 監督 (kantoku) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Korean: 감독 (gamdok) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Macedonian: режија (režija) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Malayalam: സംവിധാനം (saṁvidhānaṁ) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Marathi: दिग्दर्शन (digdarśan) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Norwegian Bokmål: produksjon — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Persian: کارگردانی (kârgardâni) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Persian: رژی (reži) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Polish: reżyseria — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Portuguese: direção — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Romanian: regie — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Russian: режиссу́ра (režissúra) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Serbo-Croatian: ре̑жија — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Serbo-Croatian: rȇžija — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Slovak: réžia — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Slovene: režija — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Swedish: regi — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Tamil: இயக்கம் (iyakkam) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Telugu: దర్శకత్వం (darśakatvaṁ) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Ukrainian: режису́ра (režysúra) — work of the director in cinema or theater
• Bulgarian: посока (posoka) — path or course of movement
• Bulgarian: насока (nasoka) — path or course of movement
• Bulgarian: направление (napravlenie) — path or course of movement
• Finnish: suunta — path or course of movement
• Finnish: kurssi — path or course of movement
• German: Kurs — path or course of movement
• Irish: slí — path or course of movement
• Italian: senso di marcia — path or course of movement
• Italian: direzione di marcia — path or course of movement
• Māori: raranga — path or course of movement
• Polish: kierunek — path or course of movement
• Russian: направле́ние (napravlénije) — path or course of movement
• Amharic: መሪነት (märinät) — guidance, instruction
• Bulgarian: указание (ukazanie) — guidance, instruction
• Bulgarian: напътвствие (napǎtvstvie) — guidance, instruction
• Finnish: ohjaus — guidance, instruction
• German: Hinweis — guidance, instruction
• German: Anweisung — guidance, instruction
• German: Anweisung — guidance, instruction
• German: Führung — guidance, instruction
• Hindi: निदेश (nideś) — guidance, instruction
• Hungarian: útmutatás — guidance, instruction
• Hungarian: iránymutatás — guidance, instruction
• Hungarian: eligazítás — guidance, instruction
• Hungarian: utasítás — guidance, instruction
• Irish: díriú — guidance, instruction
• Italian: guida — guidance, instruction
• Italian: direzione — guidance, instruction
• Italian: senso di marcia — guidance, instruction
• Māori: whakahau — guidance, instruction
• Slovak: usmernenie — guidance, instruction
• Tamil: வழிகாட்டுதல் (vaḻikāṭṭutal) — guidance, instruction