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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestruco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: truko
"Este truco te ahorrará mucho tiempo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A clever tip, trick, or efficient shortcut designed to manage time or difficulty in daily tasks.
"She shared a brilliant kitchen hack for peeling garlic in seconds."
- 1
To gain unauthorized access to data in a computer system or network.
"The security system was designed to prevent hackers from breaking into the database."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in Middle English as 'hacken', from Old English 'haccian', meaning to cut in pieces with sharp blows. The modern computing sense developed at MIT in the 1960s to describe clever or quick fixes to programming problems, which later expanded to mean ingenious tips or shortcuts for everyday life.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hack" is said worldwide
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astuce
Transliteration: astys
"Voici une astuce simple pour gagner du temps."
Kniff
Transliteration: Kniff
"Dieser Trick ist ein echter Haushaltskniff."
trucco
Transliteration: trukko
"Ho trovato un trucco utile per organizzare i file."
truco
Transliteration: truko
"Este truco te ahorrará mucho tiempo."
truque
Transliteration: tʁuki
"Esse truque vai facilitar a sua rotina."
जुगाड़
Transliteration: jugaad
"यह काम करने का एक बेहतरीन जुगाड़ है।"
妙招
Transliteration: miào zhāo
"这是一个生活小妙招。"
꿀팁
Transliteration: kkul-tip
"이건 정말 유용한 꿀팁이에요."
裏技
Transliteration: urawaza
"これは生活に役立つ裏技です。"
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