slí — meaning in English
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English meaning
- course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
- direction noun The line or path along which something moves or faces.
- journey noun A trip from one place to another, especially a long one.
- manner noun The way something is done or happens.
- method noun A particular way or process of doing something.
- passage noun A short section of a text, speech, or piece of music.
- road noun A paved or surfaced route built for vehicles and pedestrians to travel between places.
- route noun The path or course taken to get from one place to another.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- space noun The vast expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere where stars, planets, and other celestial bodies exist.
- track noun A rough path or trail, often left by repeated use.
- way noun A road, path, or route from one place to another.
Senses
slí is used for these senses in English:
- course A path that something or someone moves along.
- direction A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
- manner Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
- method (countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
- passage Part of a path or journey.
- passage A passageway or corridor.
- road A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. [from 16th c.]
- route A course or way which is traveled or passed.
course — full definition
- noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
- noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
- noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
- verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.
direction — full definition
- noun The line or path along which something moves or faces.
- noun Guidance or instruction about what to do.
- noun The overall course a project, career, or plan is heading in.