direct
French, noun/di.ʁɛkt/
direct is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T (6 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written French, the 1,256th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Direct is a French masculine noun meaning “live broadcast, live reporting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coup droit”.
What does direct mean in English?
adjective
- 1
direct
noun
- 1
masculinelive broadcast, live reporting
adverb
- 1
colloquialdirectly
Si t'as pas envie d'y aller, dis-le direct.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est droit, qui ne fait aucun détour. 2. Sans détour. 3. Qui se fait sans intermédiaire ou sans étapes. 4. En termes de sports,
adverb: 1. Directement ; d’emblée.
noun: 1. Coup droit. 2. Émission télévisée retransmise en temps réel, sans enregistrement préalable. 3. Transport qui mène à un endroit sans étapes, en un seul trajet (Se dit principalement des trains ou des avions).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of direct
- directe feminine
- directs masculine plural
- directes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce direct?
- /di.ʁɛkt/
- \di.ʁɛkt\
- [di.ʁɛkt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to direct
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is direct in French?
direct appears 66 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).