🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Dirigido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-ree-hee-doh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Directed/dɪˈrɛktɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El programa de estudios dirigido ayudó a los estudiantes a enfocarse en sus aspiraciones profesionales."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a specific aim or purpose; guided towards a particular goal.

    "The directed study program helped students focus on their career aspirations."
  2. 2

    Controlled or managed by someone or something.

    "The directed energy weapon was designed to target specific threats."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'directed' originates from the Latin 'directus', meaning 'straight' or 'aligned', which evolved through Old French 'diriger' in the Middle Ages. Its meaning has shifted to encompass guidance or control in various contexts, particularly in modern usage related to leadership and management.

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🇫🇷French → English

Dirigé

Transliteration: deer-ee-zhey

"Le programme d'études dirigé a aidé les étudiants à se concentrer sur leurs aspirations professionnelles."

🇩🇪German → English

Geleitet

Transliteration: geh-lah-it-ed

"Das geleitete Studienprogramm half den Studenten, sich auf ihre Karriereziele zu konzentrieren."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Diretto

Transliteration: dee-reh-toh

"Il programma di studio diretto ha aiutato gli studenti a concentrarsi sulle loro aspirazioni professionali."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Dirigido

Transliteration: dee-ree-hee-doh

"El programa de estudios dirigido ayudó a los estudiantes a enfocarse en sus aspiraciones profesionales."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Dirigido

Transliteration: dee-ree-zhee-doo

"O programa de estudos dirigido ajudou os alunos a se concentrarem em suas aspirações profissionais."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

निर्देशित

Transliteration: nirdeshit

"निर्देशित अध्ययन कार्यक्रम ने छात्रों को उनके करियर की आकांक्षाओं पर ध्यान केंद्रित करने में मदद की।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

定向的

Transliteration: dìngxiàng de

"定向学习项目帮助学生专注于他们的职业抱负。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

지향된

Transliteration: jihyangdoen

"지향된 학습 프로그램은 학생들이 자신의 경력 목표에 집중하는 데 도움을 주었습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

指示された

Transliteration: shiji sareta

"指示された学習プログラムは、学生がキャリアの目標に集中するのを助けました。"

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