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1 direct
A adj1 ( without intermediary) [appeal, aid, control, link, participation, talks] direct ; in direct contact with ( touching) en contact direct avec ; ( communicating) directement en contact avec ; to keep sth away from direct heat/sunlight ne pas exposer qch directement à la chaleur/la lumière ;2 ( without detour) [access, route, flight, train] direct ; to be a direct descendant of descendre en droite ligne de ;3 ( clear) [cause, comparison, impact, influence, reference, result, threat] direct ; [contrast, evidence] flagrant ; to be the direct opposite of être tout le contraire de ; to be of no direct value ne pas avoir de valeur évidente ; to be in no direct danger ne pas être directement en danger ;4 ( straightforward) [approach, answer, method, question, response] direct ; [person] franc/franche ; to be direct with sb être franc/franche avec qn.B adv1 ( without intermediary) [deal, negotiate, speak, write, dial] directement ; available direct from the manufacturer disponible directement chez le fabricant ; to pay sth direct into sb's account créditer qch à qn par virement automatique ;C vtr1 fig (address, aim) adresser [appeal, criticism, protest, remark] (at à ; against contre) ; cibler [campaign] (at sur) ; orienter [effort, resource] (to, towards vers) ; to direct one's attention to concentrer son attention sur ; to direct sb's attention to attirer l'attention de qn sur ;4 Cin, Radio, TV réaliser [film, play, drama] ; Theat mettre [qch] en scène [play] ; diriger [actor, cameraman, musician, opera] ; directed by Hitchcock réalisé par Hitchcock ;5 ( instruct) to direct sb to do gen ordonner à qn de faire ; Jur imposer à qn de faire ; to direct that sth (should) be done ordonner que qch soit fait ; he directed that the money be repaid il a ordonné le remboursement de l'argent ; he did it as directed il l'a fait comme on le lui avait indiqué ; ‘to be taken as directed’ Pharm ‘à consommer selon la prescription médicale’ ;6 ( show route) to direct sb to sth indiquer le chemin de qch à qn ; can you direct me to the station? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare?.D vi Cin, Radio, TV faire de la réalisation ; Theat faire de la mise en scène ; Lee directed Lee a fait la réalisation. -
2 progressive
progressive [prə'gresɪv](a) (forward-looking → idea, teacher, politician, jazz) progressiste; (→ education, method) nouveau(elle), moderne;∎ he has a very progressive outlook sa vision des choses est très moderne;∎ to be progressive (person) avoir des idées progressistes(b) (gradual → change) progressif;∎ to do sth in progressive steps or stages faire qch par étapes successives∎ progressive hardening of the arteries artériosclérose f progressive2 noun∎ in the progressive à la forme progressive►► Finance progressive tax impôt m progressifUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > progressive
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