OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 3053

brief

/bɹiːf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
breve • corto
Of short duration; happening quickly.
Her reign was brief but spectacular.
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests wh…
conciso • escueto • sucinto
Concise; taking few words.
His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.
She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human sy…
📚 noun • entry_id 3054

brief

/bɹiːf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
resumen
A short news story or report.
We got a news brief.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 3055

brief

/bɹiːf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
poner al tanto
To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
Lubbers was briefed by Shanghai Mayor Jiang Zemin on the city's economic situation, and this evening, Lubbers attended a banquet hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Governoment^([sic…
The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.