Direction in spanish
pronunciation: diɹ̩ekθioʊn part of speech: noun
direction1 = dirección, sentido.
Example: Thus the thesaurus user may approach a term from 'either direction'.more:
» a step in the right direction = por buen camino, bien encaminado, por buena dirección.
Example: However, revenues to publishers from photocopying articles are not yet sufficient to compensate for lost revenue from the decline in circulation of established journals but are, luckily, seen as a step in the right direction.» change + direction = cambiar dirección.
Example: It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.» chart + a direction = establecer directrices, abrir un camino, explorar una dirección, trazar directrices.
Example: This method can be extremely helpful in charting future directions and gathering data for decision-making.» direction board = tablón directorio.
Example: Once inside the user should be aware of the location and route of the principal elements of the building without an overproliferation of signs and direction boards.» direction line = signatura.
Example: It became usual in the mid sixteenth century to complete each page with the first word of the following page set as a catchword at the end of the direction line.» direction-setting = fijación de objetivos.
Example: The library manager holds the reins of control in terms of daily operations and long-range direction-setting.» driving directions = rutas. [Explicación de cómo llegar a diferentes lugares en coche]
Example: This article compares online and CD-ROM travel information sources for flight and hotel reservations, bus and train travel, car rental information, and driving directions.» give + direction = dar direcciones, dirigir, orientar.
Example: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.» have + a good sense of direction = tener un buen sentido de la dirección.
Example: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction.» head in + different directions = irse en diferentes direcciones, dirigirse en diferentes direcciones, encaminarse en diferentes direcciones.
Example: We gave each other knowing nods and headed in different directions.» head in + the direction (of/to) = ir encaminado a, ir en la dirección de, dirigirse en la dirección de, estar abocado a.
Example: 10 years ago, I was heading in the direction to have a career sitting behind a desk, crunching numbers and hating my career.» head in + the same direction = ir encaminado en la misma dirección, ir en la misma dirección, dirigirse en la misma dirección.
Example: One of the amazing things about us is that, although we have different ways of thinking as individuals, we're all headed in the same direction.» in a clockwise direction = en el sentido de las agujas del reloj.
Example: Tighten the fitting with a pipe wrench in a clockwise direction.» in a counterclockwise direction = en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj.
Example: Open the hood and disconnect the negative battery terminal by loosening the holding clamp nut with an adjustable wrench in a counterclockwise direction.» in an easterly direction = en dirección este, rumbo al este, hacia el este.
Example: In the diagram below (Figure1) the cold front is moving in an easterly direction.» in a northerly direction = en dirección norte, rumbo al norte, hacia el norte.
Example: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction.» in a northwesterly direction = en dirección noroeste, rumbo al noroeste, hacia el noroeste.
Example: The sea current enters the Adriatic along the Albanian coastline, and flows along the Croatian coastline in a northwesterly direction.» in a southerly direction = en dirección sur, rumbo al sur, hacia el sur.
Example: Continue down this road, crossing various traffic lights, in a southerly direction, until the Rondebult intersection = Continúe por este camino, cruzando varios semáforos, en dirección sur, hasta la intersección Rondebult.» in a westerly direction = en dirección oeste, rumbo al oeste, hacia el oeste.
Example: If you are traveling in a westerly direction are you going faster or slower then the rotatation of the earth?.» in both directions = en ambas direcciones.
Example: The motorway was shut in both directions causing traffic chaos at rush hour after a serious crash involving three lorries and a tanker.» indirection = falta de dirección, desorientación.
Example: The reason for doing this is that we remove the present indirection in retrieval.» in either direction = en ambas direcciones.
Example: We pulled for the shore with waves splashing over our gunwales only to find sheer cliffs rising ahead of us -- a steep unbroken wall extending in either direction.» in opposite directions = en direcciones opuestas.
Example: Every pumpkin plant has a main and a secondary vine that usually grow in opposite directions.» in the direction of = hacia.
Example: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.» in the opposite direction = en la dirección opuesta.
Example: When toilets flush why do they flush in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere than the northern hemisphere?.» in this direction = en este sentido.
Example: However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started.» lend + direction = dirigir, orientar, dar dirección.
Example: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.» line of direction = línea de dirección, línea de actuación, línea argumental, línea de argumentación.
Example: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.» point + Nombre + in the right direction = indicar el camino correcto, marcar el camino correcto, orientar.
Example: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.» push in + the direction of = decantarse por, abogar por.
Example: In recent decades, government and military officials alike have pushed increasingly in the direction of bloodless wars, where confrontations are undertaken - and ultimately won - with minimum loss of human life.» redirection = reorientación, redireccionamiento.
Example: There is a need for a redirection of the library service away from its middle class orientation.» research direction = nueva línea de investigación, línea de investigación.
Example: The purpose of this article is to suggest promising research directions in this domain.» self-direction = independencia.
Example: The opposing view is that the nature of adult learning presuppoes free choice, self-direction, and internal motivation.» sense of direction = sentido de la orientación.
Example: Baby rats have an innate sense of direction in place even before they take their first steps out of the nest, a new study found.» sense of direction = motivación, finalidad, razón de ser, norte, sentido, rumbo.
Example: The important thing, however, is how to stop feeling miserable and regaining your unshakeable sense of direction.» take + direction = tomar una dirección, seguir un camino.
Example: In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.» two-direction = bidireccional.
Example: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.» wind direction = dirección del viento.
Example: They are fairly resistant against, but not independent of, changes of wind direction.direction2 = directiva.
Example: These libraries were very rigid in their compliance with written directions.direction3 = instrucción.
Example: Explanatory references may be either 'see' or 'see also' references, which give a little more explanation than merely the direction to look elsewhere.more:
» film direction = dirección cinematográfica.
Example: Film direction is an popular career option, but to be a good film director one not only needs a passion for filmmaking but also the skill for it.