Concept in Definition ABC

The concept of direct has several meanings in our language.

That goes straight or in a straight line

One of the uses that we most attribute to the word is to refer to what follows a straight line or that goes right. "If you continue down this street, it will go straight to Juan's house." “If the young man continues with this behavior he will go straight to repeat the year in the school”.

On the other hand, a use is applied to the word on the plane of transport to indicate to that vehicle that it is going from one destination to another without stopping at any intermediate point. As we know, public transport stops at stipulated stops, however, when a train, a subway or a bus we say that It takes you direct is because its route from one side of the city to another is very fast, without laps, or unnecessary stops in the journey.

No third parties intervene in procedures or activities

On the other hand, when something, an activity, management, is carried out without the

intervention third parties or intermediaries can be spoken in direct terms. "direct sale; direct processing ”, among other options.

Guy who says things bluntly

It is also common for us to use the word to refer to that person who does not walk around and who says what he thinks when he feels it. "Juan is a very direct person, if I had a problem with you, I would tell you bluntly." Because precisely the individual with this characteristic will have no problem saying what he thinks.

Synonym of Ancestry

In another vein, the word is used to talk about the blood, family ties that exist between certain people. "Mario is a direct descendant of the founder of the town."

Live: Fact that is transmitted by the mass media at the same time they occur

And in another of the areas where the concept is widely used is in the media. communication massive, like radio and TV, to refer to that transmission that performs a program, of a event, simultaneously with its succession or realization, that is, it is transmitted while it occurs.

The development of new technologies has been key in facilitating this issue. Satellite transmissions, outdoor mobiles, and now via InternetThey precisely allow the live transmission of an event that happens in some part of the country or abroad.

Obviously this situation has shortened the borders between countries and it is possible to witness any relevant event on TV or radio even if we are not there.

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