So it is good to reflect briefly upon your own US-American patterns and to recognize that those of people overseas will likely be different. You will want to be prepared to observe the varieties of body language and behavior early in your overseas stay so you can practice fitting in (or at least not standing out negatively) and being.
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(brēf)adj.brief·er, brief·est2. Succinct; concise: a brief account of the incident.
3. Curt; abrupt: We were upset because he was so brief with us.
n.2. A condensation or an abstract of a larger document or series of documents.
3. Law A document concisely stating the legal points being made, including often the citation and explanation of supporting legal authority.
4. Roman Catholic Church A papal letter that is not as formal as a bull.
6. often briefs Short, tight-fitting underpants.
7. briefsChiefly British The instructions that are given to explain a task or assignment.
tr.v.briefed, brief·ing, briefs1. To give instructions or preparatory information to: briefed the astronauts before the mission.
Idiom: in brief
[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.]
brief′ly adv.
short
– shortly – briefly1. 'short'Short is an adjective. You usually use it to say that something does not last for a long time.
She made a short speech.
2. 'shortly'Shortly is an adverb. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon. This is a slightly old-fashioned use.
If something happened shortly after something else, it happened soon after it.
She died shortly afterwards.
Very shortly after I started my job, I got promoted.
3. 'briefly'Don't use 'shortly' to say that something lasts or is done for a short time. Don't say, for example, 'She told them shortly what had happened'. Use briefly.
| 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 |
briefly
adverb1.quickly, shortly, precisely, casually, temporarily, abruptly, hastily, briskly, momentarily, hurriedly, curtly, summarily, fleetingly, cursorilyHe smiled briefly.
2.in outline, in brief, in passing, in a nutshell, concisely, in a few wordsThere are four alternatives; they are described briefly below.
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briefly
[ˈbriːflɪ]ADV1. (= for short time) [speak, reply, smile, pause] → brevemente
she visited us briefly → nos hizo una breveorcortavisita
'good morning,' he said, looking up briefly → 'buenosdías,' dijo, levantando la vistafugazmente
I wondered briefly if he were lying → por un momento me preguntési no estaría mintiendo
he was briefly detained by the police → la policía lo tuvodetenido durante un cortoespacio de tiempo
she visited us briefly → nos hizo una breveorcortavisita
'good morning,' he said, looking up briefly → 'buenosdías,' dijo, levantando la vistafugazmente
I wondered briefly if he were lying → por un momento me preguntési no estaría mintiendo
he was briefly detained by the police → la policía lo tuvodetenido durante un cortoespacio de tiempo
2. (= in brief) [tell, reply, describe] → en pocas palabras, en resumen
the facts, briefly, are these → los hechos, en pocas palabrasoren resumen, son éstos
briefly, we still don't know → en resumenor en suma, aún no lo sabemos
the facts, briefly, are these → los hechos, en pocas palabrasoren resumen, son éstos
briefly, we still don't know → en resumenor en suma, aún no lo sabemos
briefly
[ˈbriːfli]adv [explain, describe] → en quelquesmots
[live, work, appear, hold] → pendant peu de temps
[visit] → en coup de vent
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[ˈbriːflɪ]advBriefly 1.5.2 Minecraft
(speak, visit) → brevemente; (
glimpse) → di sfuggitabrief
(briːf) adjective not long; short. a brief visit; a brief account. kort, vlugtig وَجيز، قَصير кратък breve krátký, stručný kurz kort; kortvarig σύντομοςbreve lühike کوتاه؛ کم lyhyt brefקצר संक्षिप्त kratak rövid singkat stuttur breve 短時間の 짧은 trumpas īss; neilgs singkat kortkortvarig, stuttkrótki لنډ، لږ breve scurt краткий krátky, stručný kratek kratak kort, kortvarig, kortfattad โดยย่อ kısa 短暫的 короткий, стислий ngắn gọn 短暂的
noun a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case). a lawyer's brief. saakbrief, saakskrif لَمْحَةٌ مُخْتَصَره / موجَزَ адвокатско досие resumo zpráva, stručný výtah die Zusammenfassung sagsresumé περίληψη των γεγονότων (σε δίκη) informe, expediente lühi-kokkuvõte عبارت های کوتاهی از وقایع kirjelmä dossierתדריך, סכום, סיכום सारपत्र izvod iz spisa tényállás pernyataan singkat yfirlit memoria 摘要書 개요 trumpas bylos išdėstymas rezumējums; īss lietas izklāsts ringkas resuméresymé; saksresyméstreszczenie, oświadczenie, wyciąg د پیښو لنډ عبارتونه resumo scurtă expunere краткое изложение, резюме správa kratka razlaga podnesak resumé, sammandrag คำกล่าวสรุปสำนวนคดีของทนาย dava özeti 概要 короткий виклад справи مختصر ، چھوٹا bản tóm tắt của luật sư bào chữa 概要
verb to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc). The astronauts were briefed before the space mission. opdrag gee, inligting gee يُعْطي تَعْليمات инструктирам instruir dát instruktáž genaue Anweisungen geben orientere; briefe ενημερώνω, δίνω λεπτομερείς οδηγίες dar instrucciones a; constituir instrueerima اطلاعات لازم را دادن antaa selonteko donner des instructions à לְתָדְרֵך वकील, इत्यादि को दिया जाने वाला विस्तृत निर्देश informirati (ügyvédi) megbízást ad memberi pengarahan upplÿsa, kynna dare istruzioni a 事前に説明する 요약하다 instruktuoti instruēt memberi arahan instruerenbrife, orientere, sette inn i situasjonen zrobić odprawę وړ اطلاعات ورکول instruir a da instrucţiuni инструктировать dať inštruktáž dati napotke dati uputstva instruera, ge direktiv สรุปคำสั่ง gerekli bilgileri vermek, brifing yapmak 向...提供詳細指示 інструктувати تفصیلات سمجھانا chỉ dẫn chi tiết 向…介绍基本情况，向...下达指示
ˈbriefing noun instructions and information. The pilots were given a briefing before they left. finale opdragte kry تَعْليمات инструктаж instrução instruktáž die Instruktion orientering; briefing οδηγίες, ενημέρωσηinstrucciones, sesión informativa briifing رهنمود käskynjako instructionsתדרוך विवरण और निर्देश्ा upute eligazítás instruksi, pengarahan leiðbeiningar og upplÿsingar istruzioni 状況説明 브리핑 instruktažas, brifingas instruktāža memberi taklimat instructiesorienteringodprawa لارښود instrução briefing; instrucţiuni инструктаж inštrukcie navodila instruktaža orientering, instruktion[er] สรุปแบบสั้น ๆ bigi ve talimat, brifing 簡報會 інструктаж ہدایات و معلومات lời chỉ dẫn 情况简介，简报
ˈbriefly adverbHe told me briefly what he knew. kort, kortliks باخْتِصار накратко resumidamente stručně kurz i korthed; kortfattet με λίγα λόγια, εν συντομίαbrevemente, resumidamente, en pocas palabras lühidalt بطور خلاصه lyhyesti brièvement בְּקִצוּר , בְּקִצוּר संक्षिप्त रूप से kratko röviden secara singkat í stuttu máli brevemente 簡潔に 간단히 trumpai īsi; koncentrēti secara ringkas kortkort, i korte vendingerkrótko د خلاصی په ډول em resumo pe scurt кратко stručne (na) kratko ukratko kortfattat สั้น ๆ kısaca, özetle 簡要地 коротко, стисло مختصر طور پر ngắn gọn 简要地
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briefs noun plural (used especially in shops) women's pants or men's underpants. a pair of briefs. knapbroekie لِباس تَحْتاني قَصير бельо roupa de baixo kalhotky, slipy der Slip trusser; underbukser σλιπάκι calzoncillos; bragas; ropa interior aluspüksid زیرشلواری کوتاه alushousut slipתחתונים छोटा पैंट gaćice od trikoa bugyi celana dalam (nær)buxur slip ブリーフ 브리프 apatinės kelnės biksītes; (īsās) apakšbikses seluar dalam slipje, onderbroektruserspodenki دشلوار لاندی لنډ کمیس cuecas slip трусы nohavičky, spodky hlačke gaćice kalsong[er] กางเกงชั้นใน don 短褲 труси مردوں کے جانگیے ، یا عورتوں کے زیر جامے quần đùi 短裤
brevity (ˈbrevəti) noun shortness (of speech, writing, time etc). He is well known for the brevity of his speeches. kortheid إيجاز краткотрайност brevidade stručnost, krátkost die Kürze korthed συντομία, βραχύτητα brevedad, concisión lühidus ایجاز lyhyys concisionקוצר संक्षिप्त sažetost rövidség keringkasan stuttleiki, gagnorður stíll brevità, concisione 簡潔さ 짧음 trumpumas īsums keringkasan ucapan kortheid, bondigheidkorthet krótkość, zwięzłość د خبرو لنډوالی brevidade concizie краткость krátkosť, stručnosť kratkost kratkoća korthet, koncishet ความสั้น kısalık 簡短 стислість اجمال ، قلیل الفاظی sự ngắn gọn 简短
ˈbriefcase noun a light case for papers, made of leather etc. a businessman's briefcase. aktetas مَحْفَظَةِ الوثائِق куфарче pasta diplomatický kufřík die Aktentasche mappe; attachétaske χαρτοφύλακαςmaletín mapp کیف اسناد salkku porte-documents תִיק מִסְמָכִים दस्तावेज रखने का बैग aktovka aktatáska tas kantor, aktentas skjalataska borsa, cartella 書類かばん 서류 가방 portfelis, aplankas (ādas) mape; portfelis beg bimbit aktentasstresskoffert, dokumentmappeaktówka بریفکیس، د اسنادو بکس pasta servietă портфель diplomatka, aktovka aktovka aktentašna portfölj กระเป๋าเอกสาร evrak çantası 公事包 портфель; кейс کاغذات وغیرہ رکھنے کے لئے چھوٹا کیس cặp đựng giấy tờ, tài liệu 公文包
in brief in a few words. In brief, we have been successful. kortliks, kortom بالأخْتِصار накратко em resumo ve stručnosti kurzgesagt kort sagt; kort fortalt εν ολίγοις en resumen, en resumidas cuentas lühidalt خلاصه lyhyesti en résumé בקצור, בקיצור संक्षेप में ukratko röviden secara singkat í stuttu máli, í einu orði sagt in breve 要するに 요약하면 trumpai sakant īsumā; īsi sakot dengan kata pendek in het kortkort sagt krótko mówiąc خلاصه em resumo pe scurt вкратце skrátka skratka ukratko i korthet โดยสังเขป kısaca, özet olarak 簡而言之 коротко, стисло مختصر طور پر tóm lại 简言之
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