Usage examples of "se diriger" in French with translation to English

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Il ne semble pas se diriger vers la ville. He doesn't seem to be heading for the town.
Dans quelle direction se dirigeait-il ? Where was he headed?
Elle a dirigé nos efforts dans la bonne direction. She steered our efforts in the right direction.
Nous nous dirigions vers notre maison de montagne. We headed for the mountain cottage.
« Où s'en était-il allé ? » « Il se dirigeait au nord. » "Where was he headed?" "He was headed north."
Un petit bateau se dirige grâce à une barre accrochée à l'extrémité du gouvernail. A small boat is steered by means of a tiller fitted to the head of the rudder.
Tout le monde dans le bâtiment s'est dirigé vers les sorties au même moment. Everybody in the building headed for the exits at the same time.
Tout le monde dans le bâtiment s'est dirigé vers les sorties en même temps. Everybody in the building headed for the exits at the same time.
Un petit bateau se dirige grâce à une barre accrochée à l'extrémité du gouvernail. A small boat is steered by means of a tiller fitted to the head of the rudder.
Une république est une nation dirigée non par un roi ou une reine mais par un président. A republic is a nation whose head is not a king or queen, but a president.
J'aimerais me diriger vers le commerce extérieur dans le futur. I'd like to engage in foreign trade in the future.
Diriger un pays n'est pas une tâche facile. To rule a country is no easy task.
Tu n'as pas les qualifications pour diriger un groupe. You don't have what it takes to be a leader.
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