Atajo (en. Shortcut)

/aˈtaxo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Route or path used to save time or distance.

We took a shortcut through the park to get home faster.

Tomamos un atajo por el parque para llegar más rápido a casa.

Action that avoids unnecessary steps in a process.

The shortcut he used in the presentation saved him a lot of time.

El atajo que usó en la presentación le ahorró mucho tiempo.

From Old Spanish 'atajo', which comes from 'atajar', meaning 'to cut or interrupt'.

Take a shortcut

To use a shorter path to reach a destination.

tomar un atajo

Keyboard shortcut

Key combination that allows you to perform an action quickly on a computer.

atajo de teclado

Mental shortcut

Method or strategy to solve problems more quickly.

atajo mental

To shortcut

To stop or cut something in its development.

atajar

To shorten

To reduce the length or duration of something.

acortar

To divert

To make something deviate from its original direction.

desviar

Shortcut in video games

I found a shortcut in the game that took me straight to the final level.

Encontré un atajo en el juego que me llevó directamente al nivel final.

Shortcut in programming

Use this shortcut to optimize your code.

Utiliza este atajo para optimizar tu código.