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noun/ʃˈɔːɹtkʌt/
Definition
a route shorter than the usual one
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʃˈɔːɹtkʌt/
🇬🇧British English
/ʃˈɔːtkʌt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʃˈɔːtkʌt/
2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɔːɹtkʌt/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Abkürzung
eine kürzere Strecke als üblich
🇫🇷French
raccourci
un itinéraire plus court que l'habituel
🇪🇸Spanish
atajo
una ruta más corta que la habitual
🇮🇹Italian
scorciatoia
un percorso più breve del solito
🇳🇱Dutch
snelkoppeling
een route korter dan de gebruikelijke
🇵🇹Portuguese
atalho
um percurso mais curto que o habitual
🇷🇺Russian
ярлык
маршрут короче обычного
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शॉर्टकट
सामान्य मार्ग से छोटा मार्ग
🇧🇩Bengali
শর্টকাট
একটি রুট স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে ছোট
🇮🇳Tamil
குறுக்குவழி
வழக்கமான பாதையை விட குறுகிய பாதை
🇮🇳Telugu
సత్వరమార్గం
సాధారణ మార్గం కంటే చిన్న మార్గం
🇮🇳Marathi
शॉर्टकट
नेहमीपेक्षा लहान मार्ग
🇮🇳Gujarati
શોર્ટકટ
સામાન્ય કરતાં ટૂંકો રસ્તો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶಾರ್ಟ್ಕಟ್
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಮಾರ್ಗಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾದ ಮಾರ್ಗ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറുക്കുവഴി
സാധാരണയേക്കാൾ ചെറുതായ ഒരു റൂട്ട്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ਾਰਟਕੱਟ
ਆਮ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਰਸਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شارٹ کٹ
معمول سے چھوٹا راستہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
捷径
比平常更短的路线
🇯🇵Japanese
ショートカット
通常よりも短いルート
🇰🇷Korean
지름길
평소보다 짧은 경로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phím tắt
một tuyến đường ngắn hơn tuyến đường thông thường
🇹🇭Thai
ทางลัด
เส้นทางที่สั้นกว่าปกติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
jalan pintas
rute yang lebih pendek dari biasanya
🇲🇾Malay
jalan pintas
laluan yang lebih pendek daripada yang biasa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الاختصار
طريق أقصر من المسار المعتاد
🇮🇷Persian
میانبر
مسیری کوتاه تر از مسیر معمول
🇹🇷Turkish
kısayol
normalden daha kısa bir rota
🇮🇱Hebrew
קיצור דרך
מסלול קצר מהרגיל
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What is the primary definition of the word 'shortcut'?
The primary meaning of 'shortcut' is 'a route shorter than the usual one'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shortcut' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shortcut' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shortcut' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shortcut' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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