directly

directly
adverb
1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) directamente
2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) inmediatamente
directly adv
1. directamente
they buy directly from the manufacturers compran directamente de los fabricantes
2. enseguida
he'll arrive directly llegará enseguida
directly
tr[dɪ'rektlɪ, daɪ'rektlɪ]
adverb
1 (go, fly, drive) directamente, directo
2 (without intermediaries) directamente
you are directly responsible to the manager eres el responsable directo ante el gerente
we buy directly from the manufacturers compramos directamente del fabricante
3 (exactly - opposite, above) justo
he sat directly in front of me se sentó justo delante de mí
the sun was directly overhead el sol caía de pleno
4 (descend) directamente, por línea directa
5 (speak) francamente, claro; (ask) directamente
6 (very soon, shortly) en seguida, dentro de poco; (immediately, at once) inmediatamente
he'll be with you directly en seguida está contigo
she went directly to bed se fue inmediatamente a la cama
conjunction
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (as soon as) en cuanto, tan pronto como
I came directly I heard vine en cuanto me enteré
directly [də'rɛktli, daɪ-] adv
1) straight: directamente
directly north: directamente al norte
2) frankly: francamente
3) exactly: exactamente, justo
directly opposite: justo enfrente
4) immediately: en seguida, inmediatamente
directly
adv.
derechamente adv.
derecho adv.
directamente adv.
precisamente adv.
conj.
en cuanto conj.
də'rektli, daɪ-, daɪ'rektli, dɪ-
adverb
1)
a) (without stopping) <go/drive/fly> directamente, directo
b) (without intermediaries) <report/deal> directamente

he's directly responsible — es el responsable directo

c) (exactly) <opposite/above> justo
d) (in genealogy) <related/descended> por línea directa
2) (frankly, straightforwardly) <ask> directamente; <speak> con franqueza
3) (now, at once) inmediatamente, ahora mismo
[dɪ'rektlɪ]
1. ADV
1) (=exactly) justo

directly above/below sth/sb — justo encima de/debajo de algo/algn

directly opposite sth/sb — justo enfrente de algo/algn

the sun was directly overhead — el sol caía de pleno

2) (=straight) [go, fly, look, pay] directamente

my salary is paid directly into my account — me ingresan el sueldo directamente en mi cuenta

he was looking directly at me when he said it — me estaba mirando directamente a la cara cuando lo dijo

3) (=personally) [affect] directamente

this decision doesn't affect us directly — esta decisión no nos afecta directamente

I hold you directly responsible for this! — ¡te considero el responsable directo de esto!

4) (=immediately) inmediatamente

directly after/before sth — inmediatamente después de/antes de algo

the two murders are not directly related or linked — los dos asesinatos no están directamente relacionados

to be directly descended from sb — descender directamente de algn, descender de algn por línea directa

5) (=shortly) enseguida, de inmediato

she will be here directly — vendrá enseguida or de inmediato

6) (=frankly) [speak, explain] con franqueza
2.
CONJ (esp Brit) (=as soon as) en cuanto

directly he heard the door close he picked up the telephone — en cuanto oyó cerrarse la puerta cogió el teléfono

directly you hear it, ... — en cuanto lo oigas, ...

* * *
[də'rektli, daɪ-, daɪ'rektli, dɪ-]
adverb
1)
a) (without stopping) <go/drive/fly> directamente, directo
b) (without intermediaries) <report/deal> directamente

he's directly responsible — es el responsable directo

c) (exactly) <opposite/above> justo
d) (in genealogy) <related/descended> por línea directa
2) (frankly, straightforwardly) <ask> directamente; <speak> con franqueza
3) (now, at once) inmediatamente, ahora mismo

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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