dirigir

Borrowed from Latin dīrigere, present active infinitive of dīrigō (“steer, direct”).

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /di.ɾiˈʒi/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.ɾiˈd͡ʒiɾ/
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

dirigir (first-person singular present dirigeixo, past participle dirigit)

1. to guide; to direct

Learned borrowing from Latin dīrigere (“to steer, to direct”).

• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /di.ɾi.ˈʒih/
• Hyphenation: di‧ri‧gir

dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigi, past participle dirigido)

1. (transitive) to drive (a vehicle)

   Synonym: conduzir

   Ele dirigiu o carro de seu pai. ― He drove his father's car.

2. (intransitive) to drive any vehicle

   O Pedro dirige muito bem. ― Peter drives very well.

   Synonym: conduzir

3. (transitive) to command, to rule, to control (something)

   O presidente dirigiu aquele país por muito tempo. ― The president ruled that country for a long time.

   Synonyms: administrar, gerir, guiar, presidir, controlar, comandar, governar

4. to direct a film
5. (reflexive) to head (move in a specified direction)

   Synonyms: ir, rumar

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dirigir.

Borrowed from Latin dīrigere, present active infinitive of dīrigō (“steer, direct”).

• IPA^(key): /diɾiˈxiɾ/ [d̪i.ɾiˈxiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: di‧ri‧gir

dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigí, past participle dirigido)

1. to direct
2. to lead, guide, conduct
3. to steer
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) (+ a) to address, direct to
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) (+ a) to head, to make one's way, to head over

• “dirigir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014