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1 easterly
['iːstəlɪ] 1. 2.nome vento m. dell'est* * *1) ((of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the east: an easterly wind.) dall'est, orientale2) (looking, lying etc towards the east: We are travelling in an easterly direction.) verso oriente/l'est* * *easterly /ˈi:stəlɪ/A a.3 verso l'est; verso oriente: in an easterly direction, in direzione est; verso est; (naut., aeron.) an easterly course, una rotta verso estB avv.C n.vento da est; vento di levante.* * *['iːstəlɪ] 1. 2.nome vento m. dell'est -
2 easterly east·er·ly adj
['iːstəlɪ](point, aspect) orientale, (wind) da est, di levante, dell'est -
3 ♦ direction
♦ direction /dɪˈrɛkʃn/n. [uc]1 direzione; senso: in a northerly [easterly, etc.] direction, in direzione nord [est, ecc.]; in the direction of London, in direzione di Londra; to change direction, cambiare direzione; to go in the wrong [right] direction, andare nella direzione sbagliata [giusta]; in the opposite direction, nella direzione opposta; Which direction were they going in?, in che direzione stavano andando?; She kept looking in my direction, continuava a guardare nella mia direzione; The demonstrators scattered in all directions, i dimostranti si sono dispersi in tutte le direzioni; A terrible crash came from the direction of the kitchen, si è sentito un terribile schianto in provenienza dalla cucina; sense of direction, senso dell'orientamento2 (fig.) orientamento, scopo: She decided to change direction completely, ha deciso di cambiare completamente orientamento; He felt his life lacked direction, aveva la sensazione che la sua vita non avesse uno scopo preciso3 (fig.) direzione, indirizzo: Things are moving ( o heading) in the right direction, le cose si stanno muovendo nella direzione giusta; Shareholders are unhappy with the direction the company has taken in recent months, gli azionisti sono scontenti dell'indirizzo che ha preso la società negli ultimi mesi; There have been improvements in many directions, ci sono stati miglioramenti in molti settori4 (pl.) istruzioni; indicazioni (per fare qc. o per andare da qualche parte): directions to staff, istruzioni al personale; Read the directions carefully before starting work, leggere attentamente le indicazioni prima di cominciare a lavorare; We stopped and asked for directions, ci siamo fermati per chiedere indicazioni; Directions to the office are enclosed, le indicazioni per raggiungere l'ufficio sono in allegato5 (teatr., cinem., TV) regia6 (fin., org. az.) direzione; guida delle attività correnti7 (mus.) direzione8 (mus.) didascalia, indicazione● (fig.) from sb. 's direction, da parte di q.: Don't expect any help from his direction, non aspettarti nessun aiuto da parte sua □ (fig.) to point in the direction of, indicare che si tratta di: Everything pointed in the direction of a single gunman acting alone, tutto indicava che si trattasse di un unico uomo armato che agiva da solo □ direction board, indicatore stradale □ (mat.) direction cosines, coseni direttori □ ( radio) direction finder (abbr. DF), radiogoniometro □ (aeron.) direction indicator, indicatore di direzione □ (mat.) direction ratio, parametro direttore □ (autom.) direction signs, segnali (o cartelli) di direzione □ ( radio) direction station, stazione radiogoniometrica □ (autom.) direction to be followed, senso obbligatorio.
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