No. 946 in Spanish
dirigida
Directed.
In a sentence
La carta fue dirigida a la oficina principal.
The letter was addressed to the main office.
Here, 'dirigida' is used as a past participle in the passive voice, meaning 'addressed' referring to the addressee of a correspondence.
La película estaba dirigida por un director famoso.
The movie was directed by a famous director.
In this context, 'dirigida' is used as a past participle indicating who supervised or managed the making of the movie.
Esta acción está dirigida a mejorar la calidad del servicio.
This action is aimed at improving the quality of the service.
Here, 'dirigida' is used figuratively to indicate that the action is targeted or intended towards achieving a goal.
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