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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestraiter directement avec
Pronunciation / Transliteration: trɛ.te di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃ avɛk
"Nous préférons traiter directement avec le fournisseur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To interact, negotiate, or conduct business with someone personally and without intermediaries or brokers.
"We prefer to deal directly with the manufacturer to secure the best possible wholesale prices." - 2
To confront or address a problem, situation, or person personally rather than avoiding it or delegating responsibility.
"Instead of ignoring the complaint, the manager chose to deal directly with the disgruntled customer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The verb 'deal' stems from the Old Germanic root 'dailijan', meaning to divide or distribute, which evolved in Middle English to mean to do business or engage with someone. Combined with the adverb 'directly' (from Latin 'directus') and the preposition 'with', the compound phrasal expression emerged in commercial and legal contexts to denote unmediated, face-to-face or primary transactional engagement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deal directly with" is said worldwide
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traiter directement avec
Transliteration: trɛ.te di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃ avɛk
"Nous préférons traiter directement avec le fournisseur."
direkt zu tun haben mit
Transliteration: diˈʁɛkt tsuː tuːn ˈhaːbn̩ mɪt
"Wir ziehen es vor, direkt mit dem Hersteller zu verhandeln."
trattare direttamente con
Transliteration: tratˈtare di.ret.taˈmente kon
"Preferiamo trattare direttamente con il produttore."
tratar directamente con
Transliteration: tɾaˈtaɾ diˈɾektamente kon
"Preferimos tratar directamente con el fabricante."
lidar diretamente com
Transliteration: liˈdaɾ di.ɾe.tɐˈmẽ.tʃi kõ
"É melhor lidar diretamente com o responsável."
सीधे संपर्क करना
Transliteration: seedhe sampark karna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हम निर्माता के साथ सीधे संपर्क करना पसंद करते हैं।"
直接与...打交道
Transliteration: zhí jiē yǔ... dǎ jiāo dào
Script: 中文汉字
"我们更愿意直接与制造商打交道。"
직접 거래하다
Transliteration: jik-jeop geo-rae-ha-da
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 제조업체와 직접 거래하는 것을 선호합니다."
直接取引する
Transliteration: chokusetsu torihiki suru
Script: 日本語
"私たちはメーカーと直接取引することを好みます。"
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