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shortcut

/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/

/ˈʃɔrtkʌt/

Translations

shortcutnoun

shortcuts

/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/

/ˈʃɔrtkʌt/

ярлык

I created a shortcut on my desktop for quick access.

Я создал ярлык на рабочем столе для быстрого доступа.

кратчайший путь

He took a shortcut through the park to get home faster.

Он пошел кратчайшим путем через парк, чтобы быстрее добраться домой.

сокращение

Using a shortcut can save you a lot of time.

Использование сокращения может сэкономить вам много времени.

Additional translations

обходной путь

Synonyms

contraction

abbreviation

quick route

easy way

bypass

detour

shortcutverb

shortcut

Past Simple

shortcut

Past Participle

shortcutting

Gerund

/ˈʃɔːt.kʌt/

/ˈʃɔrt.kʌt/

сокращать путь

He decided to shortcut through the park to save time.

Он решил сократить путь через парк, чтобы сэкономить время.

Synonyms

cut across

cut through

shorten

abridge

shortcutadjective

/ˈʃɔːt.kʌt/

/ˈʃɔrt.kʌt/

Used attributively to describe something that provides a quicker or more direct means.

Synonyms

Definitions

shortcutnoun

A route that is more direct than the usual one.

We took a shortcut through the park to get to the store faster.

A method or means of doing something more quickly or efficiently.

He found a shortcut to solve the math problem in half the time.

An icon or link that provides quick access to a program or file on a computer.

She created a shortcut on her desktop to open the application easily.

A combination of keyboard keys that quickly performs a command or function in software.

Use the Ctrl+C shortcut to copy the selected text.

shortcutverb

To take a more direct or quicker route than usual.

We decided to shortcut through the park to save time.

To reduce or circumvent an established procedure or process, often in order to save time.

The contractor was fined for shortcutting safety inspections.

shortcutadjective

Providing or involving a quicker or more direct way of achieving something.

She offered a shortcut solution to the complex problem.