directly

di·rect·ly  (d-rktl, d-)

adv.

1. In a direct line or manner; straight: The road runs directly north.

2. Without anyone or anything intervening: directly responsible.

3. Exactly or totally: directly opposite.

4. At once; instantly: Leave directly.

5. Candidly; frankly: answered very directly.

6. Chiefly Southern U.S. In a little while; shortly: He'll be coming directly.

conj. Chiefly British

As soon as.

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directly [dɪˈrɛktlɪ daɪ-]

adv

1. in a direct manner

2. at once; without delay

3. (foll by before or after) immediately; just

conj

(subordinating) as soon as we left directly the money arrived

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	directly - without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" direct, straight
	2.	directly - without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"
	3.	directly - without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" at once, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, right away, straight off, straightaway, now
	4.	directly - in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" flat, straight indirectly - not in a forthright manner; "he answered very indirectly"

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directly

adverb

1. straight, unswervingly, without deviation, by the shortest route, in a beeline The plane will fly the hostages directly back home.

2. immediately, promptly, instantly, right away, straightaway, speedily, instantaneously, pronto (informal), pdq (slang) Directly after the meeting, an official appealed on television

3. (Old-fashioned) at once, presently, soon, quickly, as soon as possible, in a second, straightaway, forthwith, posthaste He'll be there directly.

4. in person, personally, at first hand We could do nothing directly to help them

5. honestly, openly, frankly, plainly, face-to-face, overtly, point-blank, unequivocally, truthfully, candidly, unreservedly, straightforwardly, straight from the shoulder (informal), without prevarication She explained simply and directly what she hoped to achieve.

Translations

directly [dɪˈrektlɪ]

A. 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

B. 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, ...

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directly [daɪˈrɛktli dɪˈrɛktli] adv

(= exactly) → exactement, juste
to be directly above → être juste au-dessus
to be directly above sb/sth → être juste au-dessus de qn/qch
to be directly below → être juste au-dessous
to be directly below sb/sth → être juste au-dessous de qn/qch
directly opposite [stand, stop] → juste en face
directly opposite sb/sth → juste en face de qn/qch

(= straight) → directement, tout droit
to open directly onto → s'ouvrir directement sur
to look directly onto [window, house] → donner directement sur

directly because of (= as a direct consequence of) → précisément à cause de

(= at once) → tout de suite, immédiatement
directly after → tout de suite après
directly after sb/sth → juste après qn/qch

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directly

adv

→ direkt; above, below, opposite, related → direkt, unmittelbar; to be directly linked or connected (to something) → in einem direkten or unmittelbaren Zusammenhang (mit etw) stehen; A is not directly related to B → zwischen A und B besteht kein direkter Zusammenhang; he is directly descended from X → er stammt in direkter Linie von X ab; directly responsible → unmittelbar verantwortlich

(= bluntly) say → direkt, offen; refuse, deny → glatt

(= at once) → sofort; (= shortly) → gleich

conj (= as soon as) → sobald; he’ll come directly he’s ready → er kommt, sobald er fertig ist

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directly [dɪˈrɛktlɪ]

1. adv (gen) → direttamente; (at once) → subito; (descended) → in linea diretta; (frankly, speak) → con franchezza, senza peli sulla lingua; (completely, opposite) → proprio

2. conj → (non) appena
he'll come directly he's ready → verrà non appena sarà pronto

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directly [dɪˈrɛktlɪ]

1. adv (gen) → direttamente; (at once) → subito; (descended) → in linea diretta; (frankly, speak) → con franchezza, senza peli sulla lingua; (completely, opposite) → proprio

2. conj → (non) appena
he'll come directly he's ready → verrà non appena sarà pronto

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