shortly

shortly
adverb (soon: He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived.) dentro de poco, en breve
shortly adv
1. dentro de poco
he'll be back shortly volverá dentro de poco
2. poco
she returned shortly after nine volvió poco después de las nueve
shortly
tr['ʃɔːtlɪ]
adverb
1 (soon) dentro de poco, en breve
shortly after/before poco después/antes
2 (impatiently) bruscamente, de manera brusca
shortly ['ʃɔrtli] adv
1) briefly: brevemente
to put it shortly: para decirlo en pocas palabras
2) soon: dentro de poco
shortly
adv.
brevemente adv.
de aquí a poco expr.
dentro de poco adv.
en breve adv.
en pocas palabras adv.
luego adv.
proximamente adv.
'ʃɔːrtli, 'ʃɔːtli
adverb
a) (soon) dentro de poco

he'll be leaving shortly for Paris — saldrá dentro de poco or (frml) en breve para París

I'll be with you shortly — enseguida estoy con usted, no tardaré en atenderlo

shortly before/after midnight — poco antes/después de la medianoche

b) (briefly) en una palabra
c) (curtly) bruscamente
['ʃɔːtlɪ]
ADV
1) (=soon) dentro de poco, en breve frm, ahorita (Mex)

she's going to London shortly — irá a Londres dentro de poco

details will be released shortly — los detalles se comunicarán en breve

we'll be along shortly — iremos enseguida

shortly before/after — poco antes/después

shortly before two — poco antes de las dos

2) (=curtly) bruscamente, secamente
* * *
['ʃɔːrtli, 'ʃɔːtli]
adverb
a) (soon) dentro de poco

he'll be leaving shortly for Paris — saldrá dentro de poco or (frml) en breve para París

I'll be with you shortly — enseguida estoy con usted, no tardaré en atenderlo

shortly before/after midnight — poco antes/después de la medianoche

b) (briefly) en una palabra
c) (curtly) bruscamente

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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