Polyglot Dictionary

diriger

/di.ʁi.ʒe/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
dirige
past
a dirigé
perfect
dirigé

Meaning

  1. to direct, to manage

    • Il dirige une petite entreprise familiale.

      He runs a small family business.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

gérer

diriger also means "to direct," more broadly, like steering or leading; gérer is more purely "to manage."

Practice

1 What does diriger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ une petite entreprise familiale.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches diriger?

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