raccourcissant

Raccourcissant is the present participle of the French verb raccourcir, meaning to shorten. As a participle, it denotes the action of shortening and is commonly used in the construction en raccourcissant, which expresses an action performed while shortening something or in the process of shortening.

In modern French, the present participle can function as a verb form within a sentence or, less commonly, as an adjective. When the intent is to describe the act or result of shortening, speakers often prefer the noun raccourcissement (the act of shortening) or the related adjective raccourci (shortened, or referring to a shortened form such as a shortcut).

Usage examples illustrate its typical function. En raccourcissant le texte, l’auteur élimine les passages superflus. En raccourcissant les délais, l’administration peut gagner du temps et des ressources. These constructions show how raccourcissant signals a concurrent or subsequent shortening action affecting another element of the clause.

Related terms and contrasts include raccourcissement (the act or result of shortening), raccourci (shortened form or shortcut), and raccourcir (to shorten), from which raccourcissant derives as the present participle. In many contexts, especially formal or technical writing, the noun raccourcissement or the adjective raccourci is preferred to convey length reduction or a shortened version more clearly than the participle.

See also: raccourcissement, raccourci, raccourcir.