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a breve

  • 1 brève

    brève [bʀεv]
    adjective, feminine noun
     → bref
    * * *
    bʀɛv
    1.
    adjectif féminin bref 1.

    2.
    1) ( information) news flash
    2) (voyelle, syllabe) short
    * * *
    bʀɛv
    1. adj f
    2. nf
    See:
    * * *
    brève ⇒ bref A, D.

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > brève

  • 2 breve

    adj.
    1 brief (corto).
    seré breve I shall be brief
    en breves instantes in a few moments
    2 short.
    f.
    breve (Music).
    * * *
    1 short, brief
    1 MÚSICA breve
    1 (en periódico) news-in-brief section sing
    \
    en breve soon, shortly
    en breves momentos soon, shortly
    * * *
    adj.
    brief, short
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=corto) short, brief

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

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

    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
    * * *
    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

    sea usted breve, por favor — please be brief

    en breve — shortly, soon

    b) <sonido/vocal> short
    2) (liter) < cintura> dainty, slender
    * * *
    = 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.
    * * *
    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

    sea usted breve, por favor — please be brief

    en breve — shortly, soon

    b) <sonido/vocal> short
    2) (liter) < cintura> dainty, slender
    * * *
    = 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.

    * * *
    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
    1 ( Mús) breve
    2 breves fpl (noticias) news in brief
    * * *

     

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

    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
    * * *
    ♦ 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
    * * *
    adj brief, short;
    en breve shortly;
    ser breve be brief
    * * *
    breve adj
    1) corto: brief, short
    2)
    en breve : shortly, in short
    ♦ brevemente adv
    * * *
    breve adj brief

    Spanish-English dictionary > breve

  • 3 breve

    short
    in breve briefly, in short
    * * *
    breve1 agg.
    1 ( di durata, estensione) short, brief; ( conciso) concise: breve discorso, brief speech; breve distanza, short distance; breve intervallo, brief interval; breve soggiorno, brief stay; andare per la strada più breve, to go the shortest way // in breve, in short (o briefly o in brief); tra breve, shortly (o in a short time); ritornerà tra breve, he'll be back soon // per farla breve, to make it brief (o to cut a long story short) // (econ.): a breve termine, (avv.) in the short-term (o period o run), (agg.) short-term (attr.); pagamento a breve ( termine), short-term payment; recuperare i crediti a breve ( termine), to recover credits in the short run; cambiale a breve scadenza, short-dated draft (o bill)
    2 (fon.) short
    ◆ s.f.
    1 (fon.) short syllable, breve
    2 (mus.) breve.
    breve2 s.f. ( lettera papale) breve, brief.
    * * *
    ['brɛve]
    1. agg
    (gen) brief, short, (vita, strada) short

    a breve distanza — near, not far

    2. sf
    1) Mus breve
    2) (vocale) short vowel, (sillaba) short syllable
    * * *
    ['brɛve] 1.
    1) (che dura poco) [periodo, soggiorno, incontro] brief, short; [pausa, riposo] short, little; [ pasto] quick

    di breve durata — [ successo] short-lived; [ occupazione] short-term

    a breve (termine) — in the short, soon

    in, per breve tempo — in, for a short time

    fra o tra breve shortly, before long; nel più breve tempo possibile — as quickly as possible

    2) (corto) [distanza, tratto] short
    3) (conciso) [spiegazione, risposta] brief, short

    per farla breve — to be brief, to cut a long story short

    in breve — in brief, in short

    4) metr. [vocale, sillaba] short
    2.
    sostantivo femminile (pl. -i) mus. metr. breve
    * * *
    breve
    /'brεve/
     1 (che dura poco) [periodo, soggiorno, incontro] brief, short; [pausa, riposo] short, little; [ pasto] quick; di breve durata [ successo] short-lived; [ occupazione] short-term; fare una breve sosta to stop for a little while; a breve (termine) in the short, soon; in, per breve tempo in, for a short time; fra o tra breve shortly, before long; nel più breve tempo possibile as quickly as possible
     2 (corto) [distanza, tratto] short
     3 (conciso) [spiegazione, risposta] brief, short; sarò breve I will be brief; per farla breve to be brief, to cut a long story short; in breve in brief, in short
     4 metr. [vocale, sillaba] short
    II sostantivo f.
     (pl. -i) mus. metr. breve.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > breve

  • 4 breve

    brĕvis, e, adj. (abl. breve, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 2; comp. abl. breviore, Ov. Am. 2, 17, 22) [cf. brachus, Fest. p. 26], short, little, of small extent, in space and time (opp. longus; in space, in good class. prose, diff. from parvus, which designates that which fills a small space in length, breadth, and thickness; while brevis is used only of length in its different directions of breadth, height, or depth; and even of a circle, as merely a line, and without reference to the space enclosed, v. infra. In poets and postAug. prose brevis sometimes = parvus).
    I.
    Lit., in space.
    A.
    In distance, extent, short, little, small, narrow (opp. latus), Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92:

    brevior via,

    Nep. Eum. 8, 5; Tib. 1, 10, 4:

    via brevis,

    Verg. E. 9, 23; Ov. M. 5, 253; Juv. 14, 223:

    cursus brevissimus,

    Verg. A. 3, 507:

    brevius iter,

    Ov. P. 1, 4, 32:

    cursu brevissimus Almo,

    id. M. 14, 329:

    quid mihi, quod lato non separor aequore, prodest? Num minus haec nobis tam brevis obstat aqua?

    so narrow a stream, id. H. 18, 174; cf.

    also brevis unda, opp. latum mare,

    id. ib. 19, 141 and 142:

    non Asiam brevioris aquae disterminat usquam fluctus ab Europā,

    Luc. 9, 957 (strictioris, Schol.); cf. id. 9, 317:

    brevissima terra,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 69, 2:

    in Euboico scopulus brevis emicat altō Gurgite,

    a small, narrow rock, Ov. M. 9, 226:

    brevibus Gyaris,

    Juv. 1, 73:

    scis In breve te cogi (sc. libellum),

    that you are closely rolled together, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 8:

    quo brevius valent,

    the nearer, the more powerful are they in conflict, Tac. A. 6, 35.—
    2.
    Trop. of the journey of life:

    quid est, quod in hoc tam exiguo vitae curriculo et tam brevi tantis nos in laboribus exerceamus?

    Cic. Arch. 11, 28; cf.:

    vitae brevis cursus, gloriae sempiternus,

    id. Sest. 21, 47:

    tum brevior dirae mortis aperta via est,

    Tib. 1, 10, 4.—And poet. of the thread of life:

    fila vitae breviora,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 46. —
    B.
    In height, short, small, low (opp. altus and sometimes longus);

    of the human figure: sed sedebat judex L. Aurifex, brevior ipse quam testis,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 60, 245:

    ut statura breves in digitos eriguntur,

    Quint. 2, 3, 8:

    forma,

    Ov. M. 5, 457:

    (puella) longa brevisque,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 36:

    brevis corpore,

    Suet. Galb. 3;

    id. Vit. Hor.—Of a maiden changed to a boy: et incomptis brevior mensura capillis,

    Ov. M. 9, 789.—

    Of other things: ut pleraque Alpium ab Italiā sicut breviora, ita arrectiora sunt,

    lower, Liv. 21, 35, 11:

    brevior ilex,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 1641:

    mus,

    little, Ov. F. 2, 574. —
    C.
    In depth, small, little, shallow (opp. profundus):

    puteus,

    Juv. 3, 226:

    vada,

    Verg. A. 5, 221; Sen. Agam. 570.—Hence, subst.: brĕvia, ium, n., as in Gr. ta brachea, shallow places, shallows, shoals:

    tris Eurus ab alto In brevia et syrtis urget,

    Verg. A. 1, 111 (brevia vadosa dicit, per quae vadi pedibus potest, Serv.); Luc. 9, 338: neque discerni poterant incerta ab solidis, brevia a profundis, Tac. A. 1, 70:

    brevia litorum,

    id. ib. 6, 33 fin. —Perh. also in sing.:

    breve,

    Tac. A. 14, 29 Draeg. ad loc. (Ritter, brevia; al. breve litus).—
    2.
    Trop.:

    brevia, in quibus volutatur, incerta, ancipitia,

    difficulties, Sen. Ep. 22, 7.—
    D.
    Of the line of a circle:

    ubi circulus (i.e. arcticus) axem Ultimus extremum spatioque brevissimus ambit,

    makes the shortest path, Ov. M. 2, 517; cf.

    of similar orbits, of stars: absides breviores,

    Plin. 2. 15, 13, §

    63.—Of the circular course of a horse on the track: discit gyro breviore flecti,

    Sen. Hippol. 314. —
    II.
    Transf., of time.
    A.
    Lit. (the usu. signif. of the word), short, brief, small, little.
    1.
    In gen.:

    quanto, nox, fuisti longior hac proxumā, Tanto brevior dies ut fiat faciam,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 51:

    breve spatium'st perferundi quae minitas mihi,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 85:

    brevis hora,

    Lucr. 4, 179; so Ov. M. 4, 696: Pa. Brevin' an longinquo sermone? Mi. Tribus verbis, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 30:

    occasio,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 57; Phaedr. 5, 8, 5:

    brevis hic est fructus homulleis,

    short is this enjoyment for little men, Lucr. 3, 927; cf.:

    MORS. PERFECIT. TVA. VT. TIBE. ESSENT. OMNIA. BREVIA. HONOS. FAMA. VIRTVSQVE. GLORIA. ATQVE. INGENIVM.,

    Inscr. Orell. 558:

    omnia brevia tolerabilia esse debent,

    Cic. Lael. 27, 104; id. Fin. 1, 12, 40; 2, 29, 94; id. Tusc. 1, 39, 94; Sen. Ira, 3, 43, 5:

    quoniam vita brevis est, memoriam nostri quam maxime longam efficere,

    Sall. C. 1, 3; so,

    vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat incohare longam,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 15; cf. id. ib. 1, 11, 6:

    aut omnia breviora aliquanto fuere, aut Saguntum principio anni captum,

    occupied a shorter time, Liv. 21, 15, 5:

    brevissimum tempus,

    id. 5, 6, 7:

    detrimentum,

    Quint. 11, 1, 10:

    arbitrium mortis,

    Tac. A. 15, 60:

    breves populi Romani amores,

    id. ib. 2, 41:

    tempus,

    Suet. Ner. 20 al.:

    nobis quom semel occidit brevis lux, nox est perpetua una dormienda,

    Cat. 5, 5:

    fructus,

    Lucr. 3, 914:

    aevum,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 17; id. S. 2, 6, 97; id. Ep. 2, 1, 144; Plin. Pan. 78, 2:

    anni,

    Hor. C. 4, 13, 22:

    ver,

    Ov. M. 1, 118; 10, 85:

    flores rosae,

    quickly withering, short-lived, Hor. C. 2, 3, 13:

    lilium,

    id. ib. 1, 36, 16:

    cena,

    frugal, id. Ep. 1, 14, 35:

    mensa,

    id. A. P. 198:

    dominus,

    living but a short time, id. C. 2, 14, 24:

    stultitia,

    id. ib. 4, 12, 27:

    ira furor brevis est,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 62:

    actio brevis atque concisa,

    Quint. 6, 4, 2:

    somnus,

    Sen. Troad. 441:

    nec gratius quicquam decore nec brevius,

    nothing is more acceptable, but nothing more perishable, fading, than beauty, Suet. Dom. 18:

    domus,

    Sen. Hippol. 762:

    fortuna,

    Sil. 4, 734.—
    2.
    Esp.
    a.
    Comp. brevius, with subj. clause, shorter, i.e. easier, more convenient:

    brevius visum urbana crimina incipi, quorum obvii testes erant,

    Tac. A. 13, 43: modo ne existimes brevius esse ab urbe mitti, Trag. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 40 (49), 3.—
    b.
    In brevi spatio, brevi spatio, in brevi tempore, brevi tempore, and absol. brevi or in brevi, in a short time, shortly (before or after) (brevi tempore and brevi are class.; the latter, as in Gr. en brachei, to be considered as neuter, without supplying tempore):

    inque brevi spatio mutantur saecla animantum,

    Lucr. 2, 77; so Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 2; Suet. Claud. 12; id. Ner. 30; cf.:

    in multo breviore temporis spatio,

    id. Aug. 22:

    multa brevi spatio simulacra geruntur,

    Lucr. 4, 160; Sall. J. 87, 3:

    spatio brevi,

    Hor. C. 1, 11, 6:

    res publica per vos brevi tempore jus suum recuperabit,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; 5, 21, 2; id. Tusc. 2, 2, 5; Caes. B. G. 1, 40, 11; Nep. Milt. 2, 1; id. Them. 1, 4; Suet. Caes. 3:

    sic ille affectus, brevi postea est mortuus,

    soon after, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142 (Zumpt;

    acc. to MSS. perbrevi).—So brevi post = paulo post: brevi post Marcellus Romam venit,

    Liv. 33, 37, 9; 24, 3, 14:

    brevi deinde,

    id. 24, 4, 9: (Britanni) tantum usu cotidiano et exercitatione efficiunt, uti in declivi ac praecipiti loco incitatos equos sustinere et brevi ( in a short time, i.e. with great rapidity) moderari ac flectere consuerint, Caes. B. G. 4, 33 fin. Herz. and Held.:

    fama tanti facinoris per omnem Africam brevi divolgatur,

    Sall. J. 13, 1; Nep. Them. 4, 4:

    mirantur tam brevi rem Romanam crevisse,

    Liv. 1, 9, 9:

    brevi omnia subegit,

    Suet. Caes. 34; so id. Aug. 17; 65; id. Vesp. 5; id. Gram. 3; Gell. 1, 15, 18: scire in brevi, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P.; Flor. 1, 1, 15.—
    c.
    Brevi, a short time, a little while: [p. 251] cunctatusque brevi, contortam viribus hastam in Persea misit, Ov. M. 5, 32; cf.:

    illa brevi spatio silet,

    id. ib. 7, 307; so,

    * breve,

    Cat. 61, 187.—
    d.
    Ad breve, for a short time, Suet. Tib. 68; cf.:

    ad breve quoddam tempus,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 31.—
    B.
    Transf. to things done or taking place in a short time; so most freq.
    1.
    Of discourse, short, brief, concise (most freq. in Cic. and Quint.):

    narratio,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 20, 28; id. de Or. 3, 50, 196: laudatio;

    comprehensio et ambitus ille verborum erat apud illum contractus et brevis,

    id. Brut. 44, 162; cf. id. de Or. 2, 80, 326:

    nunc venio ad illa tua brevia: et primum illud, quo nihil potest esse brevius: bonum omne laudabile, etc.,

    id. Fin. 4, 18, 48:

    quam falsa re! quam brevia responsu!

    id. Clu. 59, 164: urbanitas est virtus quaedam in breve dictum coacta, Dom. Mars. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 104:

    Homerus brevem eloquentiam Menelao dedit,

    Quint. 12, 10, 64 (brevis = ou polumuthos, Hom. Il. 3, 214):

    breviores commentarii,

    Quint. 3, 8, 58:

    annotatio,

    id. 10, 7, 31:

    brevia illa atque concisa,

    id. 10, 7, 10; so,

    sententiae,

    id. 10, 1, 60:

    causae,

    id. 6, 1, 8:

    docendi compendia,

    id. 1, 1, 24:

    comprehensiones,

    id. 12, 2, 19:

    quod ut brevissimo pateat exemplo,

    id. 3, 6, 10: commendatio, requiring few words, i.e. moderate, Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 240.— Meton. of a speaker or orator, brief:

    multos imitatio brevitatis decipit, ut cum se breves putent esse, longissimi sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 20, 38:

    brevior in scribendo,

    id. Att. 5, 6, 2:

    brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio,

    Hor. A. P. 25:

    in eloquendo brevis,

    Quint. 10, 1, 63:

    densus et brevis et semper instans sibi Thucydides,

    id. 10, 1, 73.—Hence, brĕvī, adv., briefly, in few words (freq. and class.):

    brevi pro breviter M. Tullius de Orat. ad Quintum fratrem (1, 8, 34): ac ne plura quidem quae sunt innumerabilia consecter, comprehendam brevi,

    Charis. p. 176 P.:

    id percurram brevi,

    Cic. Caecin. 32, 94:

    aliquid explicare,

    id. Planc. 40, 95 Wund.:

    circumscribere et definire,

    id. Sest. 45, 97; so id. ib. 5, 12 Orell. N. cr.; id. Fin. 1, 17, 55:

    complecti,

    id. de Or. 1, 42, 190:

    exponere,

    id. ib. 1, 46, 203:

    reprehendere,

    id. Inv. 1, 9, 12:

    reddere,

    id. Leg. 2, 14, 34:

    respondere,

    id. Fam. 3, 8, 1:

    perscribere,

    id. ib. 4, 5, 1; so Auct. Her. 4, 26, 35; 35, 47 al.; cf.:

    in brevi,

    Quint. 9, 4, 32.—So once in epistolary style: breve facere, to be short or brief:

    quid scribam? breve faciam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 7, 6; cf.:

    longum est ea dicere, sed hoc breve dicam,

    id. Sest. 5, 12.—Once, in breve cogere (diff. from I. A.), to comprise in few words, bring into a small compass:

    in breve coactae causae,

    Liv. 39, 47, 5; cf.:

    in breve coactio causae,

    Gai. Inst. 4, 15.— In late Lat. subst.: brĕvis, is, m. (sc. liber—acc. to another reading, brĕve, is, n.), a short catalogue, summary, = breviarium:

    brevis nominum,

    Vop. Aur. 36; so id. Bonos. 15; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 21; Hier. Ep. 5, n. 2 al.—
    2.
    Of a short syllable;

    rarely as adj.: Syllaba longa brevi subjecta vocatur iambus,

    Hor. A. P. 251:

    a brevis, gre brevis, faciet tamen longam priorem,

    Quint. 9, 4, 86 et saep.—More freq. subst.: brĕvis, is, f. (sc. syllaba):

    dactylus, qui est e longā et duabus brevibus,

    Cic. Or. 64, 217 sq.:

    in fine pro longā accipi brevem,

    Quint. 9, 4, 93; 9, 4, 86:

    plurimum habent celeritatis breves,

    id. 9, 4, 91.—

    Hence also once of a syllable long by position, but pronounced short: indoctus dicimus brevi primā litterā, insanus productā: inhumanus brevi, infelix longā,

    Cic. Or. 48, 159 Meyer N. cr.; cf. Gell. 2, 17 sqq., and Schütz Lex. Cic. s. v. brevis.—
    C.
    For parvus, exiguus, little, small:

    exigua pars brevisque,

    Lucr. 5, 591:

    Canidia brevibus implicata viperis,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 15:

    Alecto brevibus torquata colubris,

    Ov. H. 2, 119:

    brevi latere ac pede longo est,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 93; cf.

    just before: breve quod caput, ardua cervix, v. 89, and brevis alvus,

    Verg. G. 3, 80 (on the other hand, Nemes. 244:

    parvae alvi): mus,

    Ov. F. 2, 574:

    forma (sc. pueri in stellionem mutati),

    id. M. 5, 457.—

    So, lapathi herba,

    Hor. S. 2, 4, 29 (brevis = parva, non excrescens in altum, Schol. Cruqu.):

    folia breviora,

    id. Ep. 1, 19, 26 (minor corona, Schol. Cruqu.):

    census,

    id. C. 2, 15, 13:

    pondus,

    id. S. 2, 2, 37:

    impensa,

    Ov. H. 7, 188 Ruhnk.:

    sigillum,

    id. M. 6, 86:

    insulae,

    Pall. 1, 28, 1; cf. Juv. 1, 73: vasculum, Pall. Apr. 8, 4:

    offulae,

    id. 1, 29, 4:

    pantheris in candido breves macularum oculi,

    Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 62.—With nom. abstr.:

    breve in exiguo marmore nomen ero,

    Prop. 2, 1, 72; Sen. Oedip. 935.—So, pondus, Hor. S. 2, 2, 37 al.—Hence, brĕ-vĭter, adv., shortly, briefly, etc.
    1.
    Of space (acc. to I.) (rare): seu libeat, curvo brevius convertere gyro, shorter, i. e. in a smaller circle, Tib. 4, 1, 94:

    parvo brevius quam totus,

    a little less than the whole, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:

    Sarmatae, omisso arcu, quo brevius valent, contis gladiisque ruerent,

    Tac. A. 6, 35.—Far more freq. in prose and poetry,
    2.
    (Acc. to II. A. b. and c.) Of time, in a short time.
    a.
    In gen.:

    iratum breviter vites, inimicum diu, Publ. Syr. v. 249 Rib.: sapiens, cum breviter et strictim colore atque vultu motus est,

    Gell. 19, 1, 20.—
    b.
    Esp.
    (α).
    In expression, briefly, in brief, in few words, concisely, summarily:

    sed breviter paucis praestat comprendere multa,

    Lucr. 6, 1082: multa breviter et commode dicta (sc. apophthegmata; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104) memoriae mandabam, Cic. Lael. 1, 1:

    rem totam breviter cognoscite,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 169; 2, 3, 27, § 67; so id. de Or. 2, 83, 340:

    summatim breviterque describere,

    id. Or. 15, 50:

    breviter tangere,

    id. Off. 3, 2, 8 Beier N. cr.:

    breviter et modice disserere,

    Sall. J. 111, 1:

    adicere aliquid,

    Quint. 9, 3, 100; cf. also Verg. A. 2, 11; 4, 632; 6, 321; Ov. M. 2, 783:

    omnia soli Forsan Pacuvio breviter dabit (i.e. paucis testamenti verbis, quibus heres ex asse scribetur),

    Juv. 12, 125 Web. (cf. id. 1, 68: beatum exiguis tabulis).— Comp., Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 26; Quint. 8, prooem. § 1; 8, 6, 61; 9, 2, 16; 10, 1, 49; 11, 1, 5 al.— Sup., Cic. N. D. 2, 1, 3; id. Div. 1, 32, 70; Quint. 1, 10, 1; 4, 2, 113 al.—
    (β).
    Of syllables:

    quibus in verbis eae primae litterae sunt quae in sapiente atque felice, producte dicitur, in ceteris omnibus breviter,

    Cic. Or. 48, 159.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > breve

  • 5 breve

    ['brɛve]
    1. agg
    (gen) brief, short, (vita, strada) short

    a breve distanza — near, not far

    2. sf
    1) Mus breve
    2) (vocale) short vowel, (sillaba) short syllable

    Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > breve

  • 6 breve

    n. breve, brief, symbol over a vowel or syllable indicating a short sound

    Holandés-inglés dicionario > breve

  • 7 breve período de tiempo

    (n.) = while
    Ex. The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while.
    * * *
    (n.) = while

    Ex: The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while.

    Spanish-English dictionary > breve período de tiempo

  • 8 breve reseña

    Ex. The author provides a thumbnail sketch of the popularity of blues music, followed by a description of scholarly and critical literature devoted to the music.
    * * *

    Ex: The author provides a thumbnail sketch of the popularity of blues music, followed by a description of scholarly and critical literature devoted to the music.

    Spanish-English dictionary > breve reseña

  • 9 breve

    brief, prompt
    * * *

    Dicionário português (brasileiro)-Inglês > breve

  • 10 breve

    I
    Papal letter, Brief
    II
    shallow water, shallows; a short/brief space of time; short speech, a few words; short catalog, summary document; brief reply (Cal)

    Latin-English dictionary > breve

  • 11 brève de comptoir

    nf

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > brève de comptoir

  • 12 breve

    • succinct

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > breve

  • 13 breve en duración

    • of short duration
    • short in time

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > breve en duración

  • 14 breve estancia

    • brief appearance

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > breve estancia

  • 15 breve estudio de asignaciones

    • allocation overview

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > breve estudio de asignaciones

  • 16 breve intento

    • attempt
    • brief attempt

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > breve intento

  • 17 breve intervención

    • brief intervention

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > breve intervención

  • 18 breve tregua

    • breathing spell
    • respite

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > breve tregua

  • 19 breve y al grano

    • short and sweet

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > breve y al grano

  • 20 breve aparición

    m.
    brief appearance in a play or theater show, cameo appearance, courtesy appearance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > breve aparición

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