briefly

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.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	briefly - for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"
	2.	briefly - in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" concisely, in brief, in short, shortly

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briefly

adverb

1. quickly, shortly, precisely, casually, temporarily, abruptly, hastily, briskly, momentarily, hurriedly, curtly, summarily, fleetingly, cursorily He smiled briefly.

2. in outline, in brief, in passing, in a nutshell, concisely, in a few words There are four alternatives; they are described briefly below.

Translations

briefly [ˈbriːflɪ] ADV

1. (= for short time) [speak, reply, smile, pause] → brevemente
she visited us briefly → nos hizo una breve or corta visita
"good morning," he said, looking up briefly → "buenos días," dijo, levantando la vista fugazmente
I wondered briefly if he were lying → por un momento me pregunté si no estaría mintiendo
he was briefly detained by the police → la policía lo tuvo detenido durante un corto espacio de tiempo

2. (= in brief) [tell, reply, describe] → en pocas palabras, en resumen
the facts, briefly, are these → los hechos, en pocas palabras or en resumen, son éstos
briefly, we still don't know → en resumen or en suma, aún no lo sabemos

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briefly [ˈbriːfli] adv

[speak] → brièvement

[explain, describe] → en quelques mots

[live, work, appear, hold] → pendant peu de temps

[smile, chat] → un bref instant

[visit] → en coup de vent

to glimpse briefly → entrevoir

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briefly

adv → kurz

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briefly [ˈbriːflɪ] adv (speak, visit) → brevemente; (glimpse) → di sfuggita

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