sténographier

Senses

1. 1.

   to take down in shorthand

   to write or record speech using shorthand notation

Examples

• "La secrétaire a sténographié l'intégralité de la réunion."

  The secretary took down the entire meeting in shorthand.

• "Les débats parlementaires sont sténographiés pour les archives."

  Parliamentary debates are recorded in shorthand for the archives.

• "Elle a étudié pour sténographier les dépôts des témoins au tribunal."

  She studied shorthand to take down witness statements in court.

Usage

Formal or professional register. Commonly used in legal and parliamentary contexts. The noun "sténographe" (shorthand writer) and "sténographie" (shorthand) are related terms. Less common in modern usage due to digital recording.