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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chikamichi
"公園を通る近道を使うことで、10分節約できました。"
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
Derived from the combination of 'short' (from Old English 'sceort') and 'cut' (from Middle English 'cutten'), emerging in the late 19th century. Originally used literally to describe a path shorter than the usual one, it evolved metaphorically to represent any quick method or efficient means of accomplishing a task.
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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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