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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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