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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesastuce
Pronunciation / Transliteration: astys
"Voici une astuce simple pour gagner du temps."
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
Derived from Middle English 'hacken', meaning to cut or chop, originating from Old English 'haccian'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a physical blow or a worn-out horse to journalistic slang for a mercenary writer ('pennivendolo'), and finally into modern technological contexts denoting clever programming solutions.
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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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