directive
French, noun/di.ʁɛk.tiv/
directive is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-I-V-E (9 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Directive is a French feminine noun meaning “directive, general instructions, guideline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of directif. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Acte par lequel une administration, une entreprise, une collectivité se fixe une ligne de conduite, une…”.
What does directive mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedirective, general instructions, guideline
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of directif
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acte par lequel une administration, une entreprise, une collectivité se fixe une ligne de conduite, une direction. 2. Instruction destinée au préprocesseur. 3. Acte juridique de l'Union européenne contenant des objectifs à atteindre par les États membres, avec un délai de transposition (de mise en œuvre) dans les droits nationaux conformément aux dispositions constitutionnelles des États membres.
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 directive
- directives plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce directive?
- /di.ʁɛk.tiv/
- \di.ʁɛk.tiv\
- [di.ʁɛk.tiv]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to directive
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is directive in French?
directive appears 8.3 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).