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Direct Adverb Doğrudan Opposite Indirect  /Dəˈrekt   Dɪ   Daɪ  

Level B1 
Kind adverb
Front direct 
IPA  /dəˈrekt   ; dɪ-  ; daɪ-  / adverb
Back aracısız; doğrudan
doğrudan, aktarmasız
Back 2

direct (adverb)

 /dəˈrekt   ; dɪ-  ; daɪ-  / adverb
 
 1 with nobody/nothing in between; not involving anyone/anything else
aracısız; doğrudan
 The British Prime Minister is in direct contact with the US President.
 a direct attack on the capital
 As a direct result of the new road, traffic jams in the centre have been reduced.
 I always deal direct with the manager.
 You should protect your skin from direct sunlight.
OPPOSITE INDIRECT
 2 going from one place to another without turning or stopping; straight
doğrudan, aktarmasız
 The most direct route is through the city centre.
 a direct flight to Hong Kong
 This bus goes direct to London.
OPPOSITE INDIRECT
 3 saying what you mean; clear
içten;
dolaysız
 She sometimes offends people with her direct way of speaking.
 Politicians never give a direct answer to a direct question.
OPPOSITE INDIRECT
 4 [only before a noun]
complete; exact
tam
 What she did was in direct opposition to my orders.
 

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