-
1 direct
adj. rechtstreeks, direct; onmiddellijk; openhartig--------adv. rechtstreeks, duidelijk; op een onomwonden manier, op openhartige wijze--------v. instruëren, toelichten, aanduiden; toezien, kontroleren, inspekteren; kommanderendirect1[ dirrekt, daj-]1 direct ⇒ rechtstreeks, onmiddellijk, openhartig♦voorbeelden:direct contact • rechtstreeks contactbe a direct descendant • in een rechte lijn van iemand afstammendirect drive • directe aandrijvingdirect evidence • bewijs uit de eerste handa direct flight • een rechtstreekse vluchta direct hit • een voltrefferthe direct road • de kortste wegdirect taxes • directe belastingenbe direct • er geen doekjes om winden〈 Brits-Engels〉 direct grant • rijkssubsidie 〈 voor scholen in tegenstelling tot subsidie van plaatselijke overheid〉direct mail • direct mail, postreclame 〈 (persoonlijk gerichte) reclame via de brievenbus〉II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉1 absoluut ⇒ exact, precies♦voorbeelden:————————direct21 het bevel voeren ⇒ aanwijzingen geven, opdracht geven2 richten3 de weg wijzen ⇒ leiden, gidsen4 bestemmen ⇒ toewijzen, aanwijzen5 leiden ⇒ de leiding hebben over, besturen♦voorbeelden:he directed a blow at his brother • hij sloeg naar zijn broerhis remarks were directed at all of us • zijn opmerkingen waren voor ons allemaal bedoeld3 would you direct me to the town hall? • zou u mij kunnen zeggen hoe ik bij het stadhuis moet komen?————————direct3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:she came direct to Paris • ze kwam rechtstreeks naar Parijs
См. также в других словарях:
blow town — tv. to get out of town, probably in a hurry. (Underworld.) □ He blew town yesterday. □ I gotta pack and blow town. The cops are onto me … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Blow — Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds blow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
town — /taUn/ noun 1 PLACE (C) a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village: an industrial town in the Midlands | the town of Norwalk, Connecticut 2 MAIN CENTRE (U) the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow — blow1 /bloh/, n. 1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the head. 2. a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc.: His wife s death was a terrible blow to him. 3. a sudden attack or drastic action: The invaders struck a blow … Universalium
blow — 1 past tense blew, past participle blown verb 1 (I) WIND MOVING if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves: A cold breeze was blowing. 2 WIND MOVING STH (intransitive usually + adv/prep, transitive) to move something, or to be moved, by the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow — I [[t]bloʊ[/t]] n. 1) a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon 2) a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc 3) a sudden attack or drastic action • come to blows Etymology: 1425–75; late ME blaw, N form repr. later blowe II blow… … From formal English to slang
blow — 1. tv. & in. to leave (someplace) in a hurry. (See also blow town; blow the joint.) □ It’s late. I gotta blow. □ They blew this place before you got here. 2. tv. to ruin something; to ruin an opportunity. □ You r … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blow — I. vb American 1. to leave, go suddenly. A shortening of blow away . I better blow town before the cops come looking for me. 2. to perform fellatio (upon someone). In this sense the term may either derive from blow job or may be the source of… … Contemporary slang
Blow-me-down Brook — is a 12.8 mile long (20.7 km) [ [http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu New Hampshire GRANIT state geographic information system] ] stream located in western New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to… … Wikipedia
blow — blow1 [blō] vi. blew, blown, blowing [ME blowen < OE blawan < IE * bhlē : see BLAST] 1. to move with some force: said of the wind or a current of air 2. to send forth air with or as with the mouth 3. to pant; be breathless … English World dictionary
Blow Up — is a club night that was founded in the early 1990s by promoter and DJ Paul Tunkin at a North London pub called The Laurel Tree . The night quickly became the centre of the emerging Britpop scene in Camden attracting long queues of people eager… … Wikipedia