shorthand

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɔːrthænd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɔrtˌhænd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shôrt′hand′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
shorthand n (rapid writing system)taquigrafía nf
  estenografía nf
 Very few schools teach shorthand any more.
 Muy pocas escuelas siguen enseñando taquigrafía.
shorthand adj (written in shorthand)taquigráfico adj
  estenográfico adj
 Can anyone read this shorthand letter?
 ¿Alguien puede leer esta carta taquigráfica?
shorthand n figurative (symbolic, simplified communication)clave nf
 I'm using this symbol here as shorthand for "because of".
 Estoy usando este símbolo como una clave de "porque".
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in shorthand adj (in the form of handwritten notation)en taquigrafía loc adv
 I can't read your notes – they're all in shorthand.
 No puedo leer tus apuntes: están todos en taquigrafía.
in shorthand adv (using handwritten notation or symbols)taquigráficamente adv
 The manager dictated a letter to his secretary, who took it down in shorthand.
 El director dictó una carta a su secretaria, que anotó todo taquigráficamente.
shorthand typist n UK (stenographer)taquimecanógrafo, taquimecanógrafa nm, nf
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'shorthand' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
steno - stenographer - stenography - stenotype - stenotypy
Spanish:
estenógrafo - estenotipia - taquigrafía - taquigrafiar - taquimecanógrafo


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