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dirigir

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dīrigere (“steer, direct”).

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dirigir (first-person singular present dirigeixo, first-person singular preterite dirigí, past participle dirigit)

  1. to guide; to direct

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /diɾiˈʃiɾ/ [d̪i.ɾiˈʃiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Hyphenation: di‧ri‧gir

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dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigim or dirigi, past participle dirigido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of dirixir

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Further reading

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  • “dirigir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin dīrigere (“to steer, to direct”).

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    Verb

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    dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigi, past participle dirigido)

    1. (transitive) to drive (a vehicle)
      Synonym: conduzir
      Ele dirigiu o carro de seu pai. ― He drove his father's car.
    2. (intransitive) to drive any vehicle
      Synonym: conduzir
      O Pedro dirige muito bem. ― Peter drives very well.
    3. (transitive) to command, to rule, to control (something)
      Synonyms: administrar, gerir, guiar, presidir, controlar, comandar, governar
      O presidente dirigiu aquele país por muito tempo. ― The president ruled that country for a long time.
    4. (Brazil) to direct a film
      Synonym: (Portugal) realizar
    5. (reflexive) to head (move in a specified direction)
      Synonyms: ir, rumar

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    For quotations using this term, see Citations:dirigir.

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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      Learned borrowing from Latin dīrigere.

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      dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigí, past participle dirigido)

      1. to direct
      2. to lead, guide, conduct
      3. to steer
      4. (pronominal) (+ a) to address, direct to
      5. (pronominal) (+ a) to head, to make one's way, to head over
        Dirígete recto y luego gira a la izquierda.
        Walk straight and take a left.

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