shorthand

raccourci, abréviation

Façon courte d’exprimer une idée ou de réaliser quelque chose de plus compliqué.

En anglais simple : A short way of expressing an idea or doing something more complicated.

• We use initials as shorthand.
• That label is shorthand for a much more complex idea.
• Her raised eyebrow was shorthand for disagreement.

Comment l'utiliser : shorthand for something (The phrase became shorthand for the whole political movement.)

Synonymes : abbreviation, short form

Expressions courantes : shorthand for something, convenient shorthand, use as shorthand

sténographie

Méthode d’écriture rapide utilisant des signes particuliers à la place de lettres ou de mots complets.

En anglais simple : A fast way of writing using special signs instead of full letters or words.

• She writes in shorthand.
• The reporter took shorthand notes during the interview.
• Can you read this old shorthand notebook?

Synonymes : stenography

Contraires : longhand

Expressions courantes : write in shorthand, shorthand notes, learn shorthand

abrégé, simplifié

Qui exprime ou décrit quelque chose de façon plus courte et plus simple.

En anglais simple : Expressing or describing something in a shorter, simpler way.

• That is a shorthand description.
• The report uses a shorthand label for each group.
• These shorthand expressions save space but can confuse readers.

Synonymes : abbreviated, shortened, simplified

Contraires : unabridged

Expressions courantes : shorthand description, shorthand expression, shorthand notation