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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: dĭ-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē
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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: dī-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē
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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/
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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /daɪˈɹɛk(t).li/
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• Australian: /dɪˈɹek(t).li/
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• Australian: /dɑɪˈɹek(t).li/
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Etymology tree English direct Middle English -ly English -ly English directly From direct + -ly.

130 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مُبَاشَرَةً (mubāšaratan) — in a direct manner
• Armenian: ուղիղ (uġiġ) — in a direct manner
• Azerbaijani: birbaşa — in a direct manner
• Belarusian: пра́ма (práma) — in a direct manner
• Belarusian: про́ста (prósta) — in a direct manner
• Belarusian: наўпро́ст (nawpróst) — in a direct manner
• Bulgarian: дире́ктно (diréktno) — in a direct manner
• Bulgarian: напра́во (naprávo) — in a direct manner
• Catalan: directament — in a direct manner
• Chinese Mandarin: 直 (zhí) — in a direct manner
• Chinese Mandarin: 徑直 /径直 (jìngzhí) — in a direct manner
• Chinese Mandarin: 直接 (zhíjiē) — in a direct manner
• Czech: přímo — in a direct manner
• Dutch: direct — in a direct manner
• Dutch: rechtstreeks — in a direct manner
• Esperanto: rekte — in a direct manner
• Esperanto: direkte — in a direct manner
• Estonian: otse — in a direct manner
• Finnish: suoraan — in a direct manner
• Finnish: suorasti — in a direct manner
• French: directement — in a direct manner
• Galician: ao dereito — in a direct manner
• Galician: directamente — in a direct manner
• German: direkt — in a direct manner
• German: gerade — in a direct manner
• Greek: κατευθείαν (kateftheían) — in a direct manner
• Ancient Greek: αὐτίκα (autíka) — in a direct manner
• Irish: go díreach — in a direct manner
• Italian: direttamente — in a direct manner
• Japanese: 直接に (chokusetsu ni) — in a direct manner
• Korean: 직접 (jikjeop) — in a direct manner
• Central Kurdish: یەکسەر (yekser) — in a direct manner
• Latin: rēctā — in a direct manner
• Latvian: tieši — in a direct manner
• Māori: kotahi atu — in a direct manner
• Norman: directément — in a direct manner
• Occitan: directament — in a direct manner
• Polish: wprost — in a direct manner
• Portuguese: diretamente — in a direct manner
• Romanian: direct — in a direct manner
• Russian: пря́мо (prjámo) — in a direct manner
• Russian: напряму́ю (naprjamúju) — in a direct manner
• Slovak: priamo — in a direct manner
• Slovak: rovno — in a direct manner
• Spanish: directamente — in a direct manner
• Spanish: en derechura — in a direct manner
• Spanish: directe — in a direct manner
• Swedish: direkt — in a direct manner
• Turkish: direkt — in a direct manner
• Turkish: direktman — in a direct manner
• Turkish: doğrudan — in a direct manner
• Ukrainian: пря́мо (prjámo) — in a direct manner
• Ukrainian: впрост (vprost) — in a direct manner
• Armenian: ուղղակի (uġġaki) — in a straightforward way
• Belarusian: беспасярэ́дне (bjespasjarédnje) — in a straightforward way
• Belarusian: беспасрэ́дна (bjespasrédna) — in a straightforward way
• Belarusian: непасрэ́дна (njepasrédna) — in a straightforward way
• Bulgarian: непосре́дствено (neposrédstveno) — in a straightforward way
• Catalan: directament — in a straightforward way
• Dutch: direct — in a straightforward way
• Dutch: rechtuit — in a straightforward way
• Estonian: otse — in a straightforward way
• Finnish: suoraan — in a straightforward way
• German: unmittelbar — in a straightforward way
• Greek: άμεσα (ámesa) — in a straightforward way
• Irish: go díreach — in a straightforward way
• Italian: direttamente — in a straightforward way
• Latin: rēctā — in a straightforward way
• Polish: bezpośrednio — in a straightforward way
• Portuguese: diretamente — in a straightforward way
• Russian: непосре́дственно (neposrédstvenno) — in a straightforward way
• Russian: пря́мо (prjámo) — in a straightforward way
• Russian: напряму́ю (naprjamúju) — in a straightforward way
• Slovak: sám — in a straightforward way
• Slovak: sama — in a straightforward way
• Turkish: direkt — in a straightforward way
• Turkish: doğrudan — in a straightforward way
• Turkish: direktman — in a straightforward way
• Ukrainian: безпосере́дньо (bezposerédnʹo) — in a straightforward way
• Armenian: ուղիղ (uġiġ) — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Bulgarian: пря́ко (prjáko) — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Bulgarian: непосре́дствено (neposrédstveno) — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Catalan: directament — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Dutch: direct — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Dutch: onomwonden — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Dutch: rechtuit — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Finnish: suoraan — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Greek: ευθέως (efthéos) — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Irish: go díreach — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Portuguese: diretamente — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Russian: пря́мо (prjámo) — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Russian: без обиняко́в (bez obinjakóv) — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Slovak: priamo — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Slovak: na rovinu — plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity
• Armenian: ուղիղ (uġiġ) — exactly; just
• Bulgarian: то́чно (tóčno) — exactly; just
• Finnish: aivan — exactly; just
• Finnish: suoraan — exactly; just
• Greek: ακριβώς (akrivós) — exactly; just
• Irish: go díreach — exactly; just
• Central Kurdish: یەکسەر (yekser) — exactly; just
• Russian: то́чно (tóčno) — exactly; just
• Russian: пря́мо (prjámo) — exactly; just
• Slovak: priamo — exactly; just
• Slovak: rovno — exactly; just
• Dutch: zondermeer — straightforwardly; honestly
• Dutch: eerlijk — straightforwardly; honestly
• Dutch: rechtuit — straightforwardly; honestly
• Finnish: suoraan — straightforwardly; honestly
• Greek: ευθέως (efthéos) — straightforwardly; honestly
• Russian: пря́мо (prjámo) — straightforwardly; honestly
• Russian: открове́нно (otkrovénno) — straightforwardly; honestly
• Russian: че́стно (čéstno) — straightforwardly; honestly
• Slovak: priamo — straightforwardly; honestly
• Slovak: na rovinu — straightforwardly; honestly
• Bulgarian: ведна́га (vednága) — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Dutch: direct — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Dutch: dadelijk — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Dutch: zodadelijk — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Dutch: meteen — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Dutch: zo — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Finnish: suoraan — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Greek: άμεσα (ámesa) — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Greek: απευθείας (apeftheías) — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Russian: ско́ро (skóro) — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Russian: вско́ре (vskóre) — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Slovak: hneď — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Spanish: dentro de poco — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Spanish: en breve — soon; next; when it becomes convenient
• Spanish: próximamente — soon; next; when it becomes convenient