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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbkürzung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Abkürzung
"Wir haben eine Abkürzung gefunden, die direkt zum Strand führt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A quicker or more direct way of doing something.
"Taking the shortcut through the park saved us ten minutes." - 2
A route that is shorter than the usual one.
"We found a shortcut that leads directly to the beach."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'shortcut' is derived from the combination of 'short', which comes from Old English 'sceort', meaning brief or small, and 'cut', from Old English 'cyttan', meaning to cut. The term evolved in the late 19th century to refer to a quicker or more direct route.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shortcut" is said worldwide
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raccourci
Transliteration: rakurci
"Prendre le raccourci à travers le parc nous a fait gagner dix minutes."
Abkürzung
Transliteration: Abkürzung
"Wir haben eine Abkürzung gefunden, die direkt zum Strand führt."
scorciatoia
Transliteration: scorciatoia
"Prendere la scorciatoia attraverso il parco ci ha fatto risparmiare dieci minuti."
atajo
Transliteration: atajo
"Tomar el atajo a través del parque nos ahorró diez minutos."
atalho
Transliteration: atalho
"Tomar o atalho pelo parque nos poupou dez minutos."
शॉर्टकट
Transliteration: shorṭkaṭ
"पार्क के माध्यम से शॉर्टकट लेने से हमें दस मिनट की बचत हुई।"
捷径
Transliteration: jiéjìng
"通过公园的捷径让我们节省了十分钟。"
지름길
Transliteration: jireumgil
"공원을 지나가는 지름길로 우리는 10분을 절약했습니다."
近道
Transliteration: chikamichi
"公園を通る近道を使うことで、10分節約できました。"
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