brief

brief  (brf)

adj. brief·er, brief·est

1. Short in time, duration, length, or extent.

2. Succinct; concise: a brief account of the incident.

3. Curt; abrupt.

n.

1. A short, succinct statement.

2. A condensation or an abstract of a larger document or series of documents.

3. Law

a. A formal outline listing main contentions along with supporting evidence and documentation.

b. A document containing all the facts and points of law pertinent to a specific case, filed by an attorney before arguing the case in court.

4. Roman Catholic Church A papal letter that is not as formal as a bull.

5. A briefing.

6. briefs Short, tight-fitting underpants.

tr.v. briefed, brief·ing, briefs

1. To summarize.

2. To give instructions or preparatory information to: briefed the astronauts before the mission.

Idiom:

in brief

In short.

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[Middle English bref, from Old French, from Latin brevis. N., Middle English bref, written communication, from Old French, from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin, neuter of brevis, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]

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briefer n.

briefly adv.

briefness n.

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brief [briːf]

adj

1. short in duration a brief holiday

2. short in length or extent; scanty a brief bikini

3. abrupt in manner; brusque the professor was brief with me this morning

4. terse or concise; containing few words he made a brief statement

n

1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a condensed or short statement or written synopsis; abstract

2. (Law) Law a document containing all the facts and points of law of a case by which a solicitor instructs a barrister to represent a client

3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a letter issuing from the Roman court written in modern characters, as contrasted with a papal bull; papal brief

4. short for briefing

5. (Literature / Rhetoric) a paper outlining the arguments and information on one side of a debate

6. (Business / Professions) Brit slang a lawyer, esp a barrister

hold a brief for to argue for; champion

in brief in short; to sum up

vb (tr)

1. to prepare or instruct by giving a summary of relevant facts

2. to make a summary or synopsis of

3. (Law) English law

a.  to instruct (a barrister) by brief

b.  to retain (a barrister) as counsel

4. (intr; foll by against) to supply potentially damaging or negative information regarding somone, as to the media, a politician, etc. See also briefs

[from Old French bref, from Latin brevis; related to Greek brakhus]

briefly  adv

briefness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brief - a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case legal brief legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right amicus curiae brief - a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	brief - a condensed written summary or abstract precis, synopsis, abstract, outline - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Verb	1.	brief - give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade" apprise, apprize, instruct - make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
Adj.	1.	brief - of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country" short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
	2.	brief - concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement" concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"
	3.	brief - (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini" abbreviated short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"

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brief

adjective

1. short, fast, quick, temporary, fleeting, swift, short-lived, little, hasty, momentary, ephemeral, quickie (informal), transitory This time their visit is brief.
short long, extensive, lengthy, protracted

2. concise, short, limited, to the point, crisp, compressed, terse, curt, laconic, succinct, clipped, pithy, thumbnail, monosyllabic Write a very brief description of a typical problem.
concise long, detailed, lengthy, diffuse, long-winded, long-drawn-out, circuitous

3. curt, short, sharp, blunt, abrupt, brusque He was brief, rapid, decisive.

verb

inform, prime, prepare, advise, fill in (informal), instruct, clue in (informal), gen up (Brit. informal), put in the picture (informal), give a rundown, keep (soemone) posted, give the gen (Brit. informal) A spokesman briefed reporters.

noun

1. instructions, remit, briefing, guidelines, mandate, directive Hughes will be given the brief of man-marking Francesco Totti.

2. summary, résumé, outline, sketch, abstract, summing-up, digest, epitome, rundown, synopsis, précis, recapitulation, abridgment He gives me my first brief of the situation.

3. case, defence, argument, data, contention a lawyer's brief

in brief

4. briefly, in summary, in synopsis, in digest form And now sport in brief.

5. in short, briefly, in essence, in a word, in a nutshell, to sum up, to come to the point, to put it briefly In brief, take no risks.

Translations

brief [briːf]

A. ADJ (briefer (compar) (briefest (superl)))

1. (= short) [visit, period, career] → breve, corto; [glimpse, moment, interval] → breve

2. (= concise) [speech, description, statement] → breve
please be brief → sea breve, por favor
he was brief and to the point → fue breve y yendo al grano
in brief → en resumen, en suma

3. (= skimpy) [panties, bathing costume, shorts] → diminuto, breve

B. N

1. (Jur) → escrito m
to hold a brief for sb (fig) → ser partidario de algn, abogar por algn
I hold no brief for those who → no soy partidario de los que ..., no abogo por los que ...
I hold no brief for him → no lo defiendo

2. (= instructions, remit) → instrucciones fpl
his brief is to negotiate a solution to the conflict → sus instrucciones son solucionar el conflicto mediante negociaciones
it's not part of my brief to sort out disputes → no entra dentro de mi competencia solventar disputas

3. briefs (man's) → calzoncillos mpl, slip m, calzones mpl (LAm); (woman's) → bragas fpl (Sp), calzones mpl (LAm)

C. VT

1. (Jur, Mil) (= instruct) → dar instrucciones a
the pilots were briefed → dieron instrucciones a los pilotos

2. (= inform, prepare) → informar
we were briefed on recent developments → nos informaron sobre los acontecimientos recientes

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brief [ˈbriːf]

adj

[appearance, visit, statement, description] → bref*(brève)

[person] to be brief → être bref*(brève)
I'll try to be brief → J'essaierais d'être bref.

in brief → en bref
the news in brief → les actualités en bref

n (= responsibility) → tâche f, mission f
with a brief to → chargé(e) de

(LAW) → dossier m, cause f

vt

(= inform) to brief sb about sth → mettre qn au courant de qch

(= instruct) → donner des instructions à

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brief

adj (+er) → kurz; (= curt also) manner → kurz angebunden; in brief → kurz; the news in brief → Kurznachrichten pl; to be brief → um es kurz zu machen; could you give me a brief idea … → könnten Sie mir kurz erzählen …

n

(Jur) → Auftrag m (an einen Anwalt); (= document) → Unterlagen pl → zu dem/einem Fall; (= instructions) → Instruktionen pl; to take a brief (Jur) → einen Fall annehmen; to hold a brief for somebody (Jur) → jds Sache vor Gericht vertreten; I hold no brief for him (fig) → ich will nicht für ihn plädieren

(= instructions) → Auftrag m

(Brit sl: = lawyer) → Rechtsverdreher m

vt

(Jur) lawyer → instruieren; (= employ) → beauftragen

(= give instructions, information to) → instruieren (→ on über +acc); the pilots were briefed on what they had to do → die Piloten wurden instruiert, was sie tun sollten

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brief [briːf]

1. adj (visit, period, moment, speech) → breve; (glimpse) → veloce, breve
for a brief moment I thought ... → per un attimo ho creduto...
I caught a brief glimpse of the queen → ho intravisto per un attimo la regina
in brief ... → in breve..., a farla breve...

2. n

a. (Law) → dossier m inv

b. (Mil) (gen) → istruzioni fpl
that's outside my brief → non è di mia competenza

3. vt (Mil) → dare istruzioni a
to brief sb (about sth) (person) → mettere qn al corrente (di qc) (Law) → affidare una causa a

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brief [briːf]

1. adj (visit, period, moment, speech) → breve; (glimpse) → veloce, breve
for a brief moment I thought ... → per un attimo ho creduto...
I caught a brief glimpse of the queen → ho intravisto per un attimo la regina
in brief ... → in breve..., a farla breve...

2. n

a. (Law) → dossier m inv

b. (Mil) (gen) → istruzioni fpl
that's outside my brief → non è di mia competenza

3. vt (Mil) → dare istruzioni a
to brief sb (about sth) (person) → mettere qn al corrente (di qc) (Law) → affidare una causa a

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brief

adj brief [briːf]

not long; short a brief visit; a brief account. kort, vlugtig وَجيز، قَصير кратък krátký, stručný kort; kortvarig kurz σύντομος breve lühike کوتاه؛ کم lyhyt bref קָצַר संक्षिप्त kratak rövid singkat stuttur breve 短時間の 짧은 trumpas īss; neilgs singkat kort kortvarig, stutt krótki breve scurt краткий krátky, stručný kratek kratak kort, kortvarig, kortfattad โดยย่อ kısa 短暫的 короткий, стислий ngắn gọn 短暂的

n

a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case) a lawyer's brief. saakbrief, saakskrif لَمْحَةٌ مُخْتَصَره / موجَزَ адвокатско досие zpráva, stručný výtah sagsresumé die Zusammenfassung περίληψη των γεγονότων (σε δίκη) informe, expediente (legal) lühi-kokkuvõte عبارت های کوتاهی از وقایع kirjelmä dossier תַדרִיך,סִכּוּם @@@סִיכּוּם$$$ सारपत्र izvod iz spisa tényállás pernyataan singkat yfirlit memoria 摘要書 개요 trumpas bylos išdėstymas rezumējums; īss lietas izklāsts ringkas ra asuma a resymé; (advokatens) saksresymé streszczenie, oświadczenie, wyciąg resumo scurtă expunere краткое изложение, резюме správa kratka razlaga podnesak resumé, sammandrag คำกล่าวสรุปสำนวนคดีของทนาย dava özeti 概要 короткий виклад справи مختصر ، چھوٹا bản tóm tắt của luật sư bào chữa 概要

v

to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc) The astronauts were briefed before the space mission. opdrag gee, inligting gee يُعْطي تَعْليمات инструктирам dát instruktáž orientere; briefe genaue Anweisungen geben ενημερώνω, δίνω λεπτομερείς οδηγίες dar instrucciones a; constituir instrueerima اطلاعات لازم را دادن antaa selonteko donner des instructions à לְתָדְרֵך वकील, इत्यादि को दिया जाने वाला विस्तृत निर्देश informirati (ügyvédi) megbízást ad memberi pengarahan upplÿsa, kynna dare istruzioni a 事前に説明する 요약하다 instruktuoti instruēt memberi arahan instrueren brife, orientere, sette inn i situasjonen zrobić odprawę instruir a da instrucţiuni инструктировать dať inštruktáž dati napotke dati uputstva instruera, ge direktiv สรุปคำสั่ง gerekli bilgileri vermek, brifing yapmak 向...提供詳細指示 інструктувати تفصیلات سمجھانا chỉ dẫn chi tiết 向...下达指示

n briefing

instructions and information The pilots were given a briefing before they left. finale opdragte kry تَعْليمات инструктаж instruktáž orientering; briefing die Instruktion οδηγίες, ενημέρωση instrucciones, sesión informativa briifing رهنمود käskynjako instructions תִּדְרוּך विवरण और निर्देश्‍ा upute eligazítás instruksi, pengarahan leiðbeiningar og upplÿsingar istruzioni 状況説明 브리핑 instruktažas, brifingas instruktāža memberi taklimat instructies orientering odprawa instrução briefing; instrucţiuni инструктаж inštrukcie navodila instruktaža orientering, instruktion[] สรุปแบบสั้น ๆ bigi ve talimat, brifing 簡報會 інструктаж ہدایات و معلومات lời chỉ dẫn 情况简介

adv briefly

He told me briefly what he knew. kort, kortliks باخْتِصار накратко stručně i korthed; kortfattet kurz με λίγα λόγια, εν συντομία brevemente, resumidamente, en pocas palabras lühidalt بطور خلاصه lyhyesti brièvement בְּקִצוּר @@@בְּקִצוּר$$$ संक्षिप्त रूप से kratko röviden secara singkat í stuttu máli brevemente 簡潔に 간단히 trumpai īsi; koncentrēti secara ringkas kort kort, i korte vendinger krótko em resumo pe scurt кратко stručne (na) kratko ukratko kortfattat สั้น ๆ kısaca, özetle 簡要地 коротко, стисло مختصر طور پر ngắn gọn 简要地

n pl briefs

(used especially in shops) women's pants or men's underpants a pair of briefs. knapbroekie لِباس تَحْتاني قَصير бельо kalhotky, slipy trusser; underbukser der Slip σλιπάκι calzoncillos; bragas; ropa interior aluspüksid زیرشلواری کوتاه alushousut slip תַחתוֹנִים छोटा पैंट gaćice od trikoa bugyi celana dalam (nær)buxur slip ブリーフ 브리프 apatinės kelnės biksītes; (īsās) apakšbikses seluar dalam slipje, onderbroek truser spodenki cuecas slip трусы nohavičky, spodky hlačke gaćice kalsong[] กางเกงชั้นใน don 短褲 труси مردوں کے جانگیے ، یا عورتوں کے زیر جامے quần đùi 短裤

n brevity [ˈbrevəti]

shortness (of speech, writing, time etc) He is well known for the brevity of his speeches. kortheid إيجاز краткотрайност stručnost, krátkost korthed die Kürze συντομία, βραχύτητα brevedad, concisión lühidus ایجاز lyhyys concision קוֹצֵר संक्षिप्त sažetost rövidség keringkasan stuttleiki, gagnorður stíll brevità, concisione 簡潔さ 짧음 trumpumas īsums keringkasan ucapan kortheid, bondigheid kort(fattet)het krótkość, zwięzłość brevidade concizie краткость krátkosť, stručnosť kratkost kratkoća korthet, koncishet ความสั้น kısalık 簡短 стислість اجمال ، قلیل الفاظی sự ngắn gọn 简短

n briefcase

a light case for papers, made of leather etc a businessman's briefcase. aktetas مَحْفَظَةِ الوثائِق куфарче diplomatický kufřík mappe; attachétaske die Aktentasche χαρτοφύλακας maletín mapp کیف اسناد salkku porte-documents תִיק מִסְמָכִים दस्तावेज रखने का बैग aktovka aktatáska tas kantor, aktentas skjalataska borsa, cartella 書類かばん 서류 가방 portfelis, aplankas (ādas) mape; portfelis beg bimbit aktentas stresskoffert, dokumentmappe aktówka pasta ser­vietă портфель diplomatka, aktovka aktovka aktentašna portfölj กระเป๋าเอกสาร evrak çantası 公事包 портфель; кейс کاغذات وغیرہ رکھنے کے لئے چھوٹا کیس cặp đựng giấy tờ, tài liệu 公文包

in brief

in a few words In brief, we have been successful. kortliks, kortom بالأخْتِصار накратко ve stručnosti kort sagt; kort fortalt kurzgesagt εν ολίγοις en resumen, en resumidas cuentas lühidalt خلاصه lyhyesti en résumé בְּקִצוּר @@@בְּקִיצוּר$$$ संक्षेप में ukratko röviden secara singkat í stuttu máli, í einu orði sagt in breve 要するに 요약하면 trumpai sakant īsumā; īsi sakot dengan kata pendek in het kort kort sagt krótko mówiąc em resumo pe scurt вкратце skrátka skratka ukratko i korthet โดยสังเขป kısaca, özet olarak 簡而言之 коротко, стисло مختصر طور پر tóm lại 简言之

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brief → ملخص krátký kort kurz σύντομος breve lyhyt bref kratak breve 短い 잠시의 kort kort zwięzły breve недолгий kort อย่างสั้น kısa ngắn gọn 简短的