Direction

//dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən//

Synonyms for "direction" (260 found)

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Noun(3 words)
managementsteeringway

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Related terms

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Translations

234 translations across 89 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • regie noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • rigting noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Albanian

1 entries
  • drejtim noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Arabic

2 entries
  • إِخْرَاج noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • اِتِّجَاه noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Armenian

4 entries
  • կառավարում noun (work of the director (manager))
  • ղեկավարություն noun (work of the director (manager))
  • ղեկավարում noun (work of the director (manager))
  • ուղղություն noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܡܲܦܩܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • ܬܸܪܨܵܢܵܐ noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • istiqamət noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • səmt noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • tərəf noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • yön noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Bashkir

3 entries
  • йүнәлеш noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • тараф noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • яҡ noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Basque

1 entries
  • norabide noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • кіраўні́цтва noun (work of the director (manager))
  • кіру́нак noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • напра́мак noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • рэжысу́ра noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Bengali

1 entries
  • দিক noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • направле́ние noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • направление noun (path or course of movement)
  • напътвствие noun (guidance, instruction)
  • насока noun (path or course of movement)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ဘက် noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • အလား noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Catalan

3 entries
  • direcció noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • direcció noun (work of the director (manager))
  • direcció noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 方向 noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 方向 noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 導演 /导演 noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • 方向 noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • 管理 noun (work of the director (manager))

Czech

3 entries
  • režie noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • směr noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • řízení noun (work of the director (manager))

Danish

1 entries
  • retning noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Dutch

1 entries
  • richting noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • direkto noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Estonian

1 entries
  • suund noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Faroese

1 entries
  • ætt noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Finnish

4 entries
  • johtaminen noun (work of the director (manager))
  • kurssi noun (path or course of movement)
  • ohjaaminen noun (work of the director (manager))
  • ohjaaminen noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

French

2 entries
  • direction noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • direction noun (work of the director (manager))

Galician

2 entries
  • dirección noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • dirección noun (work of the director (manager))

Georgian

1 entries
  • მიმართულება noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

German

4 entries
  • Anweisung noun (guidance, instruction)
  • Anweisung noun (guidance, instruction)
  • Führung noun (work of the director (manager))
  • Führung noun (guidance, instruction)

Greek

1 entries
  • κατεύθυνση noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Gujarati

3 entries
  • તરફ noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • દિશા noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • બાજુ noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • בימוי noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • כיוון \ כִּוּוּן noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • ניהול noun (work of the director (manager))

Hindi

4 entries
  • ओर noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • तरफ़ noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • दिशा noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • निदेश noun (guidance, instruction)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • eligazítás noun (guidance, instruction)
  • irány noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • iránymutatás noun (guidance, instruction)
  • irányítás noun (work of the director (manager))

Icelandic

2 entries
  • stefna noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • átt noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • arah noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Irish

2 entries
  • díriú noun (guidance, instruction)
  • slí noun (path or course of movement)

Italian

4 entries
  • conduzione noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • direzione noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • direzione noun (work of the director (manager))
  • direzione noun (guidance, instruction)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 指揮 noun (work of the director (manager))
  • 方向 noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • 監督 noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • бағыт noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ទិស noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Korean

3 entries
  • 감독 noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • 방향 noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • 지휘 noun (work of the director (manager))

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • багыт noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Lao

1 entries
  • ທິດທາງ noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Latin

1 entries
  • pars noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Latvian

3 entries
  • vadība noun (work of the director (manager))
  • vadīšana noun (work of the director (manager))
  • virziens noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • kryptis noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • vadovavimas noun (work of the director (manager))

Lü

1 entries
  • ᦠᦳᧃᦗᦻ noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • насока noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • правец noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • раководење noun (work of the director (manager))
  • раководство noun (work of the director (manager))

Malay

1 entries
  • arah noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ദിശ noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • സംവിധാനം noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Marathi

2 entries
  • दिग्दर्शन noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • दिशा noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Mazanderani

1 entries
  • ور noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • зүг noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Māori

4 entries
  • ahunga noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • raranga noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • raranga noun (path or course of movement)
  • whakahau noun (guidance, instruction)

Navajo

1 entries
  • hodeezá noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • ledelse noun (work of the director (manager))
  • produksjon noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • retning noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • retning noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Pashto

3 entries
  • استقامت noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • سمت noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • طرف noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Persian

4 entries
  • جهت noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • رژی noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • سمت noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • طرف noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Polish

4 entries
  • kierowanie noun (work of the director (manager))
  • kierunek noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • kierunek noun (path or course of movement)
  • reżyseria noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • direção noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • direção noun (work of the director (manager))
  • direção noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Romanian

3 entries
  • conducere noun (work of the director (manager))
  • direcție noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • regie noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Romansch

2 entries
  • direcziun noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • direcziùn noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Russian

4 entries
  • направле́ние noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • направле́ние noun (path or course of movement)
  • режиссу́ра noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • руково́дство noun (work of the director (manager))

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • दिशा noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Scots

1 entries
  • airt noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • iùl noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • seòladh noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • àird noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • rȇžija noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • smjȇr noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • smȇr noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • ре̑жија noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Slovak

4 entries
  • riadenie noun (work of the director (manager))
  • réžia noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • smer noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • usmernenie noun (guidance, instruction)

Slovene

2 entries
  • režija noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • smer noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Spanish

2 entries
  • dirección noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • dirección noun (work of the director (manager))

Swahili

1 entries
  • mwelekeo noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Swedish

4 entries
  • håll noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • ledning noun (work of the director (manager))
  • regi noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • riktning noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Tajik

3 entries
  • самт noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • тараф noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • ҷиҳат noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Tamil

4 entries
  • இயக்கம் noun (work of the director (manager))
  • இயக்கம் noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)
  • திக்கு noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • திசை noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Tatar

2 entries
  • тараф noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • юнәлеш noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Telugu

1 entries
  • దర్శకత్వం noun (work of the director in cinema or theater)

Thai

1 entries
  • ทิศทาง noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • kälymiye noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Turkish

2 entries
  • istikamet noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • yön noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • tarap noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • ugur noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Tuvan

2 entries
  • тала noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • уг noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Tày

1 entries
  • bưởng noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • керу́нок noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • керівни́цтво noun (work of the director (manager))
  • на́прям noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • на́прямок noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Urdu

2 entries
  • سمت noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • طرف noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • يۆنىلىش noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • taraf noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • tomon noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • yo'nalish noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • hướng noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
  • phương hướng noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • rjochting noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ריכטונג noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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You have no sense of direction.

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What direction does your house face?

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It is difficult to peg the direction of interest deregulation.

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I don't know exactly where Kyoko lives, but it's in the direction of Sannomiya.

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