brief

brief
bri:f
1. adjective
(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) breve

2. noun
(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) informe, expediente (legal)

3. verb
(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) dar instrucciones a; constituir
- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
- briefcase
- in brief
brief adj breve
a brief rest un breve descanso
in brief en pocas palabras
Mira también briefs
brief
tr[briːf]
adjective
1 (short) breve; (concise) conciso,-a; (scanty) diminuto,-a
noun
1 (report) informe nombre masculino
2 SMALLLAW/SMALL expediente nombre masculino
3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL instrucciones nombre femenino plural
transitive verb
1 (inform) informar (about, sobre)
2 (instruct) dar instrucciones a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in brief en resumen
to hold a brief for SMALLLAW/SMALL representar a
brief ['bri:f] vt
: dar órdenes a, instruir
brief adj
: breve, sucinto, conciso
brief n
: resumen m, sumario m
brief (Summary)
n.
• información s.f.
• relación s.f.
• resumen s.m.
adj.
• apresurado, -a adj.
• breve adj.
• compendioso, -a adj.
• conciso, -a adj.
• corto, -a adj.
• fugitivo, -a adj.
• informe adj.
• pequeño, -a adj.
n.
• escrito s.m.
v.
• informar v.

I briːf
adjective
a) <reign/interlude> breve
b) <statement/summary> breve, sucinto

his report was brief and to the point — su informe era breve e iba al grano

in brief — en resumen

c) (scanty) diminuto

II
noun
a) (Law) expediente entregado por el abogado al barrister
b) (instructions) instrucciones fpl; (area of responsibility) competencia f

III
transitive verb \<\<lawyer\>\> instruir*; \<\<pilot/spy\>\> darle* instrucciones or órdenes a; \<\<committee\>\> informar

the president had been badly briefed for the meeting — el presidente no había sido bien preparado para la reunión

[briːf]
1. ADJ
(compar briefer) (superl briefest)
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
2. 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)
3. 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

* * *

I [briːf]
adjective
a) <reign/interlude> breve
b) <statement/summary> breve, sucinto

his report was brief and to the point — su informe era breve e iba al grano

in brief — en resumen

c) (scanty) diminuto

II
noun
a) (Law) expediente entregado por el abogado al barrister
b) (instructions) instrucciones fpl; (area of responsibility) competencia f

III
transitive verb \<\<lawyer\>\> instruir*; \<\<pilot/spy\>\> darle* instrucciones or órdenes a; \<\<committee\>\> informar

the president had been badly briefed for the meeting — el presidente no había sido bien preparado para la reunión


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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