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brief
[briːf]
sustantivo
1escrito (m) (Law); misión (f) (instructions)
  • that goes beyond our brief (sentido figurado) -> eso no entra en el ámbito de nuestras competencias
también:
  • in brief -> en suma (briefly)
adjetivo
2breve
  • a very brief pair of shorts -> unos pantalones muy cortos
  • to be brief -> ser breve (when talking)
  • to be brief…, in brief… -> en pocas palabras…
verbo transitivo
3informar (inform)

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brief [bríf]
adjetivo
1Breve (interlude, reign), conciso (statement, summary), corto, sucinto, sumario; estrecho.
  • His report was brief and to the point -> su informe era breve e iba al grano
  • In brief -> en resumen
Diminuto (scanty).
sustantivo
1Epítome, resumen o compendio.
2(Law) Alegato, memorial ajustado, informe, el apuntamiento en que se contiene todo el hecho de algún pleito o causa; auto jurídico.
3(Mús.) Breve, nota que vale dos compases del tiempo que se llama compasillo.
4Breve, buleto apostólico.
5Despacho, sumario, informe.
6Instrucciones (instructions); competencia (area of responsibility).
Expediente entregado por el abogado al BARRISTER. Licencia para pedir socorros públicamente por alguna pérdida o desgracia.
  • The president had been badly briefed for the meeting -> el presidente no había sido bien preparado para la reunión
va. Instruir (lawyer); darle instrucciones u órdenes a (pilot/spy); informar (committee).

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brief [briːf]
adjective
briefer (comparative)briefest (superlative)
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
noun
1 (Jur) escrito; (m)
to hold a brief for sb 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; (f)
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; (m) slip; (m) calzones; (m) (LAm) (woman's) bragas; (f) (Esp) calzones; (m) (LAm)
verb:transitive
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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Verb Conjugation for "brief"

Imperative
  • brief
  • you brief
  • he/she briefs
  • we brief
  • you brief
  • they brief
Preterite
  • I briefed
  • you briefed
  • he/she briefed
  • we briefed
  • you briefed
  • they briefed
Present Continuous
  • I am briefing
  • you are briefing
  • he/she is briefing
  • we are briefing
  • you are briefing
  • they are briefing
Present Perfect
  • I have briefed
  • you have briefed
  • he/she has briefed
  • we have briefed
  • you have briefed
  • they have briefed
Past Continuous
  • I was briefing
  • you were briefing
  • he/she was briefing
  • we were briefing
  • you were briefing
  • they were briefing
Past Perfect
  • I had briefed
  • you had briefed
  • he/she had briefed
  • we had briefed
  • you had briefed
  • they had briefed
Future
  • I will brief
  • you will brief
  • he/she will brief
  • we will brief
  • you will brief
  • they will brief
Future Perfect
  • I will have briefed
  • you will have briefed
  • he/she will have briefed
  • we will have briefed
  • you will have briefed
  • they will have briefed
Future Continuous
  • I will be briefing
  • you will be briefing
  • he/she will be briefing
  • we will be briefing
  • you will be briefing
  • they will be briefing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been briefing
  • you have been briefing
  • he/she has been briefing
  • we have been briefing
  • you have been briefing
  • they have been briefing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been briefing
  • you will have been briefing
  • he/she will have been briefing
  • we will have been briefing
  • you will have been briefing
  • they will have been briefing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been briefing
  • you had been briefing
  • he/she had been briefing
  • we had been briefing
  • you had been briefing
  • they had been briefing
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