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short·hand  (shôrthnd)

n.

1. A system of rapid handwriting employing symbols to represent words, phrases, and letters.

2. A system, form, or instance of abbreviated or formulaic reference: "The classical error is to regard a scientific law as only a shorthand for its instances" (Jacob Bronowski).

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shorthand [ˈʃɔːtˌhænd]

n

a.  a system of rapid handwriting employing simple strokes and other symbols to represent words or phrases

b.  (as modifier) a shorthand typist

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shorthand - a method of writing rapidly           stenography, tachygraphy handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
Adj.	1.	shorthand - written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes" written - set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence"

Translations

shorthand [ˈʃɔːthænd]

A. N → taquigrafía f
to take shorthand → escribir en taquigrafía
to take sth down in shorthand → escribir algo taquigráficamente

B. CPD shorthand note N → nota f taquigráfica
shorthand notebook N → cuaderno m de taquigrafía
shorthand speed N → palabras fpl por minuto(en taquigrafía)
shorthand typing N → taquimecanografía f
shorthand typist N → taquimecanógrafo/a m/f
shorthand writer N → taquígrafo/a m/f

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shorthand [ˈʃɔː^rthænd]

n

(= writing system) → sténo f, sténographie f
to take sth down in shorthand → prendre qch en sténo

(= shorter reference) shorthand for sth
I'm using the term as a shorthand for any religious group → J'utilise le terme pour désigner tout groupe religieux.
"He" is not a neutral shorthand for "he or she" → "He" n'est pas une façon neutre de dire "he or she".
short-handed [ˌʃɔː^rtˈhændɪd] adj → à court de personnel
shorthand notebook n → bloc m sténo
shorthand typing n → sténodactylo f
shorthand typist n → sténodactylo mf
short-haul [ˈʃɔː^rthɔːl] (TRANSPORT)

n → transport m à courte distance

modif [flight, route, aircraft, airline, service] → court-courrier
short-haul flights → des vols court-courriers

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shorthand [ˈʃɔːtˌhænd] n → stenografia
to take sth down in shorthand → stenografare qc

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shorthand → اختزال těsnopis stenografi Kurzschrift στενογραφία taquigrafía pikakirjoitus sténographie stenografija stenografia 速記 속기 steno stenografi stenografia estenografia стенография stenografi ชวเลข steno phép tốc ký 速记