direzione
direction
noun dee-reh-TSYOH-neh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'directio', a setting straight
Also means
management
Usage Note
Direzione means a direction in space and, in business, the management or head office, as in la direzione dell'azienda. Like other -zione nouns it is feminine, pluralizing as direzioni.
Examples
"Andiamo nella direzione sbagliata."
Natural Translation
We're going in the wrong direction.
Literal Translation
We-go in-the direction wrong.
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