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directive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /dɑeˈɹek.tɪv/ (Australia)
  • /dɪˈɹek.tɪv/ (Australia)
  • /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (UK)
  • /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (UK)
  • /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio Berkshire

Etymology

From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
    • A directive management style is stronger among owners with 'lifestyle' as a business objective than among those with business/economic objectives. 2002, Colin Gray, Enterprise and Culture, page 54:
  2. (not-comparable) Relating to the directive case.

Deriveds

directiveness · directivity · indirective · nondirective · directively · misdirective · intradirective

Relateds

dirigible

Translations (13)

fr directive (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · es directiva (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · fi johtava (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · io direktiva (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · fi määräävä (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · fi direktiivinen (grammar: relating to directive case) · bg ръководещ (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · fi ohjaava (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · ru направля́ющий (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · nl wijzend (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · bg направляващ (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · fr directif (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide) · ru руководя́щий (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide)

directive en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /dɑeˈɹek.tɪv/ (Australia)
  • /dɪˈɹek.tɪv/ (Australia)
  • /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (UK)
  • /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (UK)
  • /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio Berkshire

Etymology

From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective).

Meanings

  1. An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
  2. A construct in source code that indicates how it should be processed but is not necessarily part of the program to be run.
  3. An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
  4. (European-Union) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
  5. The directive case.

Forms

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directives Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

framework directive · advance directive · nondirective · egg prime directive · prime directive · airworthiness directive

Translations (79)

ko 지시 (instruction or guideline) · pl dyrektywa (authoritative decision) · sk nariadenie (authoritative decision) · sk direktíva (authoritative decision) · fi direktiivi (authoritative decision) · da direktiv (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · de Direktive (authoritative decision) · nl richtlijn (authoritative decision) · et käskkiri (authoritative decision) · nb direktiv (authoritative decision) · pl wytyczna (instruction or guideline) · hi अनुदेश (instruction or guideline) · hu rendelkezés (instruction or guideline) · es directiva (instruction or guideline) · sk smernica (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · et juhind (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · ru директи́ва (authoritative decision) · da direktiv (authoritative decision) · nl instructie (instruction or guideline) · ru ука́з (authoritative decision) · fi direktiivi (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · be дырэкты́ва (instruction or guideline) · bg указа́ние (instruction or guideline) · fr directive (instruction or guideline) · pl dyrektywa (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · be паказа́нне (instruction or guideline) · cmn 指示 (instruction or guideline) · ja 指示 (instruction or guideline) · sk smernica (instruction or guideline) · fi toimintaohje (instruction or guideline) · sk usmernenie (instruction or guideline) · fi direktiivi (grammar: directive case) · bg директи́ва (authoritative decision) · uk директи́ва (instruction or guideline) · hu utasítás (instruction or guideline) · fr directive (authoritative decision) · de Anordnung (authoritative decision) · be паказа́ньне (instruction or guideline) · sh smérnica (instruction or guideline) · ko 지침 (instruction or guideline) · et direktiiv (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · hu direktíva (instruction or guideline) · bg директи́ва (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · pt directiva (instruction or guideline) · sh сме́рница (instruction or guideline) · ru директи́ва (instruction or guideline) · fi ohjesääntö (instruction or guideline) · de Anweisung (authoritative decision) · uk указі́вка (instruction or guideline) · hi अनुदेश (authoritative decision) · nl richtlijn (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · nn direktiv (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · sh smjérnica (instruction or guideline) · fi määräys (authoritative decision) · pl dyrektywa (instruction or guideline) · de Richtlinie (instruction or guideline) · nb direktiv (instruction or guideline) · hu irányelv (authoritative decision) · ru указа́ние (instruction or guideline) · sh смје́рница (instruction or guideline) · ja 指針 (instruction or guideline) · bg директи́ва (instruction or guideline) · da direktiv (instruction or guideline) · nn direktiv (instruction or guideline) · hu direktíva (authoritative decision) · ru директи́ва (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · sk smernica (authoritative decision) · ga treoir (instruction or guideline) · pt directiva (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · de Befehl (authoritative decision) · hy հրահանգ (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · hu irányelv (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · fi ohje (instruction or guideline) · nn direktiv (authoritative decision) · de Richtlinie (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · nl richtlijn (instruction or guideline) · nb direktiv (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · cs směrnice (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states) · fr directive (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states)