What does raccourci in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word raccourci in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use raccourci in French.

The word raccourci in French means shortcut, leap, ellipsis, shortcut, foreshortening, shorten, shorten, shorten, behead, take a shortcut, keyboard shortcut. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word raccourci

shortcut

nom masculin (chemin plus court)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je connais un raccourci pour aller au centre-ville.
I know a shortcut to get to the town centre.

leap

nom masculin (conclusion hâtive) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un raccourci un peu rapide que de dire ça.
It's a bit of a leap to say that.

ellipsis

nom masculin (ellipse) (narration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le réalisateur choisit de raconter cet épisode par un raccourci.
The director has chosen to depict an abridged version of this episode.

shortcut

nom masculin (Informatique : icône d'accès rapide) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Plutôt que de copier deux fois le même document, j'ai préféré créer un raccourci vers le document.

foreshortening

nom masculin (Dessin, Art : réduction) (Art)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les dessinateurs ont recours au raccourci dans leurs représentations en perspective.
Artists use foreshortening to represent perspective in their work.

shorten

verbe transitif (taille)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle demande à la couturière de raccourcir sa robe.
She asks the dressmaker to take her dress up.

shorten

verbe transitif (durée)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ils ont raccourci le film de quelques minutes.
They shortened the film by a few minutes.

shorten

verbe intransitif (devenir plus court) (days)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
En hiver, les jours raccourcissent.
The days get shorter in winter.

behead

verbe transitif (figuré (guillotiner)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nombre de personnes furent raccourcies durant la révolution.
Many people were beheaded during the revolution.

take a shortcut

locution verbale (emprunter un chemin plus court)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

keyboard shortcut

nom masculin (informatique : combinaison de touches) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les raccourcis clavier permettent de se passer de la souris.

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