breve

adj.

1 brief (corto).

seré breve I shall be brief

en breve shortly; (pronto) in short (en pocas palabras)

en breves instantes in a few moments

2 short.

f.

breve (Music).

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breve

► adjetivo

1 short, brief

► nombre femenino

1 MÚSICA breve

► nombre femenino plural breves

1 (en periódico) news-in-brief section sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en breve soon, shortly

en breves momentos soon, shortly

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adj.

brief, short

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1. ADJ

1) (=corto) short, brief

una breve rueda de prensa — a short o brief press conference

continuaremos tras un breve descanso — we shall continue after a short break o a brief pause

un brevísimo periodo de tiempo — a very short period of time

enviaron una nota muy breve, solo dos líneas — they sent a very short note, just two lines long

seré muy breve — I shall be very brief

dimos un breve repaso a la lección — we briefly went over the lesson

expuso el problema en breves palabras — he briefly explained the problem

en breves palabras, se negó a dimitir — in short, he refused to resign

en breve — (=pronto) shortly, before long

2) [vocal] short

2. SM

1) (Prensa) short news item

"breves" — "news in brief"

2) (Rel) papal brief

3.

SF (Mús) breve

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adjetivo

1)

a) (frml) (corto) <discurso/vacaciones> brief, short; <distancia> short

tras un breve almuerzo continuó la reunión — after a short break for lunch, the meeting continued

dentro de breves momentos — in a few moments

sea usted breve, por favor — please be brief

en breve — shortly, soon

b) <sonido/vocal> short

2) (liter) <cintura> dainty, slender

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= brief [briefer -comp., briefest -sup.], short [shorter -comp., shortest -sup.], succinct, laconic.

Ex. Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.

Ex. The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.

Ex. Notes should be made in the most succinct form possible without loss of clarity.

Ex. The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.

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* breve período de tiempo = while.

* breve reseña = thumbnail sketch.

* de respuesta breve = short-answer.

* en breve = shortly, the long and (the) short of, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.].

* pantalla de información breve = short information display, short information screen.

* préstamo breve = short-term loan.

* resumen breve = short abstract.

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adjetivo

1)

a) (frml) (corto) <discurso/vacaciones> brief, short; <distancia> short

tras un breve almuerzo continuó la reunión — after a short break for lunch, the meeting continued

dentro de breves momentos — in a few moments

sea usted breve, por favor — please be brief

en breve — shortly, soon

b) <sonido/vocal> short

2) (liter) <cintura> dainty, slender

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= brief [briefer -comp., briefest -sup.], short [shorter -comp., shortest -sup.], succinct, laconic.

Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.

Ex: The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.

Ex: Notes should be made in the most succinct form possible without loss of clarity.

Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.

* breve período de tiempo = while.

* breve reseña = thumbnail sketch.

* de respuesta breve = short-answer.

* en breve = shortly, the long and (the) short of, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.].

* pantalla de información breve = short information display, short information screen.

* préstamo breve = short-term loan.

* resumen breve = short abstract.

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breve¹

adjective

A

1 (frml) (corto) ‹discurso/vacaciones› brief, short; ‹distancia› short

tras un breve almuerzo continuó la reunión after a short break for lunch o (frml) after a brief lunch, the meeting continued

dentro de breves momentos in a few moments

sea usted breve, por favor please be brief

en breve shortly, soon

en breve recibirán noticias nuestras you will be hearing from us shortly o soon

2 ‹sonido/vocal› short

B (liter); ‹cintura› dainty, slender

breve²

feminine

1 (Mús) breve

2 breves fpl (noticias) news in brief

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breve adjetivo (frml) brief, short;
‹viaje/distancia› short;

◊ dentro de breves momentos in a few moments;

sea usted breve, por favor please be brief;
en breve shortly, soon
breve adjetivo
1 brief
2 (noticias) breves, news in brief
♦ Locuciones: en breve, shortly, soon

'breve' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- exposición
- nota
- paréntesis
- receso
- reemprender
- reseña
- saluda
- semblanza
- soplo
- sumaria
- sumario
- telegráfica
- telegráfico
- trecho
- letra
- momentáneo
- momento
- rato
English:
brief
- fast
- intro
- lift off
- one-liner
- quick
- short
- time
- point
- ripple
- scanty
- tract

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breve

♦ adj

1. [corto] brief;

en breve [pronto] shortly;

[en pocas palabras] in short;

seré breve I shall be brief;

en breves instantes in a few moments;

anuncios breves classified ads o adverts

2. [sílaba, vocal] short

3. [pie] dainty;

[cintura] slender

♦ nf

Mús breve

♦ breves nmpl

[anuncios] classified ads o adverts; [noticias] news in brief

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breve

adj brief, short;

en breve shortly;

ser breve be brief

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breve adj

1) corto: brief, short

2)

en breve : shortly, in short

♦ brevemente adv

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breve adj brief

seré breve I'll be brief

en breve shortly