🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

scorciatoia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: scorciatoia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Shortcut/ˈʃɔːrt.kɒt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Prendere la scorciatoia attraverso il parco ci ha fatto risparmiare dieci minuti."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A quicker or more direct way of doing something.

    "Taking the shortcut through the park saved us ten minutes."
  2. 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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