"direction" meaning in French

See direction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-direction.ogg Forms: directions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dīrēctiōnem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|dīrēctiō|dīrēctiōnem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin dīrēctiōnem, {{bor+|fr|la|dīrēctiō|dīrēctiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin dīrēctiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} direction f (plural directions)
  1. (spatial) direction Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-direction-fr-noun-k8Sr4nzx
  2. (figuratively) direction Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-direction-fr-noun-k8Sr4nzx1
  3. government Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-direction-fr-noun-q16eN2-V
  4. (figuratively) the director of the administration/organisation Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-direction-fr-noun-hlBtS2i9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 47 48
  5. (occasional, figurative) the territory administered by a government Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-direction-fr-noun-9spq~43N Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 47 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: direction assistée Related terms: directeur, diriger

Inflected forms

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