French Conversation · Level 4
88 words
French word
direct
Pronunciation
IPA/diʁɛkt/
Meaning
- adjectivedirect
Example
Sois direct, s'il te plaît.
Please be direct.
More examples
Le message était direct et clair.
The message was direct and clear.
Core concept
A route, connection, or statement goes straight through instead of passing through a relay or extra wording.
Common phrases
question directe
direct question
ligne directe
direct line
accès direct
direct access
Similar words
franc: Speaking honestly and openly about personal opinions or emotions.
Definition in French
Qui se rapporte à l'absence d'intermédiaire ou à une façon de parler qui va droit au but.
Word origin
The French adjective direct is a borrowing of Latin directus, whose sense of being straight or guided straight developed into the figurative sense of going straight to a point.
Usage tips
- The fixed phrase en direct means live, but direct as an adjective agrees in gender and number: directe, directs, and directes.
Other meanings
- frankadjective
Opposites
- indirectindirectadjective
- évasifevasiveadjective
Related words
- directementdirectlyadverb
- directiondirectionnoun