La palabra del día-"brevemente"
brevemente (breh-veh-mehn’-te)
(adverb) briefly
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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.
Examples:
** 1. Se imaginó, brevemente, que no tendría que ir a la reunión y dar su presentación. Pero pronto volvió a la realidad.**
- He imagined, briefly, that he wouldn't have to go to the reunion and give his presentation. But he soon came back to reality.*
** 2. Eduardo se calmó brevemente, antes de explotar en rabia y maldecir a su padre biológico. Entonces ahí el policía le dijo a Enrique que Eduardo le echó veneno al café matutino de su padre.**
- Eduardo calmed down briefly before exploding in rage, cursing his biological father. It was then that the cop told Enrique that Eduardo had poisoned his father's morning coffee.*
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Sólo se detuvieron brevemente en la carretera para ver el tornado que se acercaba. Luego salieron disparados como una bala para que no los alcanzara y estuvieran a salvo.
They only stopped briefly on the road to see the approaching tornado. Then they got out of there like a bat out of hell to go to a safe place.
Brevemente pensé que iba a hacer un viaje corto en mi moto, pero no pude por causa de mal tiempo.
I briefly thought that I was going to take a short ride on my bike, but I couldn't because of bad weather.
If only he did not speak so much and said it briefly.
Ojalá que él no hablase tanto pero lo dijera brevemente.
Correct: Ojalá y no hablara tanto y lo que dijera lo hiciera brevemente.
Puedes explicarme brevemente qué se pasa en este juego? No entiendo las reglas.
Can you explain to me briefly what goes on in this game? I don't understand the rules.
Un hombre de pocas palabras habla brevemente.
A man of few words speaks briefly.
Aunque sólo lo veas brevemente, va a causar una gran impresión.
Even if you only see him briefly, he will make a big impression.
Él era el presidente brevemente sólo , pero hecho una muy gran impresión.
Sirvió para un mes.
Fue presidente brevemente, pero dejo una gran huella a pesar de haber ocupado el puesto por un mes.
He was the President only briefly , but made a great impression.
Despite holding the position for only one month.
What happens briefly can leave a lasting effect.
Que pasa brevemente puede dejar un efecto perdurable.
Brevemente, la película "Alocada obsesión", es una comedia romántica con estrellas de cine Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper y Thomas Haden Church. Interpreta el papel de una diseñadora crucigrama y no puede dejar de hablar de vocabulario y trivia y lo hace mientras acecha un camarógrafo de televisión que no ámela.
Briefly, the movie "All About Steve", is a romantic comedy with film stars Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, and Thomas Haden Church. She plays the role of a crossword puzzle designer and can't stop talking about vocabulary and trivia and does so while stalking a TV cameraman who doesn't love her.
Para decirlo en la forma más breve posible, al abogado se le quedó el informe en el maletín
To put it as briefly as possible, the lawyer left the brief in his briefcase.
Si tuviera más tiempo, escribiría mucho más brevemente.
If I had more time, I would write much more briefly.
Según Gracián, "Lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno", así que hablemos brevemente.
After Gracián, whatever is good is, if brief, twice as good, so let's talk briefly.
