directa
/diˈɾeɡta/ · B1 · noun · f
high gear
🚗 directa = direct: top gear, where the engine turns the wheels directly
In older gearboxes, top gear was direct drive: a 1:1 ratio with no reduction between engine and wheels. Spanish named it after that, so meter la directa means shifting into top gear, and it is also slang for going flat out.