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Pronunciation / Transliteration: direttiva
"Il direttore ha emesso una nuova direttiva."
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An official instruction or order.
"The company issued a new directive regarding remote work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from French directif, -ive, from medieval Latin directivus, from Latin dirigere 'to direct'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "directive" is said worldwide
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directive
Transliteration: directive
"Le gouvernement a publié une nouvelle directive."
Richtlinie
Transliteration: Richtlinie
"Die EU hat eine neue Richtlinie erlassen."
direttiva
Transliteration: direttiva
"Il direttore ha emesso una nuova direttiva."
directiva
Transliteration: directiva
"La directiva fue enviada a todos los empleados."
diretiva
Transliteration: diretiva
"A empresa emitiu uma nova diretiva."
निर्देश
Transliteration: nirdesh
"सरकार ने एक नया निर्देश जारी किया है।"
指令
Transliteration: zhǐlìng
"管理层下达了新的指令。"
지침
Transliteration: jichim
"회사는 새로운 지침을 발표했다."
指令
Transliteration: shirei
"経営陣から新しい指令が出された。"
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