French word

raccourci

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁakuʁsi/

Meaning

  • masculine nounshortcut

Example

Pour aller à la gare, je prends un raccourci.

To get to the station, I take a shortcut.

Illustration for raccourci (shortcut)

More examples

J'ai créé un raccourci sur le bureau.

I created a shortcut on the desktop.

Core concept

A cut-through that removes part of a route, process, or command while preserving its destination.

Common phrases

  • créer un raccourci

    create a shortcut

  • un raccourci clavier

    keyboard shortcut

Similar words

chemin: A road or path used for walking or driving.
itinéraire: A planned route for reaching a destination.
trajet: The part of a journey between its starting point and destination.
raccourci clavier: A keyboard key combination for performing an action quickly.

Definition in French

Désigne un itinéraire, un procédé ou un élément abrégé qui réduit la distance, la durée ou le nombre d'étapes requis pour atteindre un objectif.

Word origin

Raccourci comes from the past participle of raccourcir, which is built on court from Latin curtus and means made shorter.

Usage tips

  • Raccourci is masculine, so the usual form is un raccourci, including in the computer sense of a shortcut.

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