Direct and Live

Direct

Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.

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Live and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Live" instead the word "Direct" as an adjective or an adverb.

Live adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Direct and live are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead the word "Live" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Words: living, lived

fire	direct fire	live fire
power	direct power	live power
man	direct man	live man
thanks	direct thanks	live thanks
Other words: rest, episode, time, bit, times, powers.

A direct translation would be "If you are in Rome, live in the Roman way; if you are elsewhere, live as they do there."

Source: Beam Me Up Scotty / Real Life
Max himself.The cast of the series."This is Edison Carter, coming to you very much live and direct on Network 23."Back in the 1980s, it looked like computers were going to be able to do just about anything.

Source: Series / Max Headroom
Live-action direct-to-video, known as "V-cinema" overseas (although this is technically a trademark of Toei Company), also has a much better reputation in Japan.

Source: Direct-to-Video

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