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diriger

Pronunciation: /di.ʁi.ʒe/

“diriger” is a French word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to run; to direct (be the director of)
  2. to supervise; to oversee
  3. to steer (vehicles)
  4. to aim, to direct
  5. to direct (a film)
  6. to go towards; to head (for)

In French

  1. Conduire en exerçant un pouvoir, un commandement.
  2. Orienter dans un certain sens ou d’un certain côté.
  3. Poursuivre, accuser.
  4. Aller vers.
  5. Trouver la bonne direction, trouver son chemin.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French diriger, from Latin dīrigere (“to direct”), simplified into a first conjugation French verb.

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