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1 concise
[kən'saɪs]1) (succinct) conciso, stringato2) (abridged) [ dictionary] in edizione ridotta, compatto* * *(brief but comprehensive: a clear concise statement.) conciso- conciseness* * *concise /kənˈsaɪs/a.conciso; breve; stringato; sintetico: a concise speaker, un oratore stringatoconcisely avv. conciseness n. [u].* * *[kən'saɪs]1) (succinct) conciso, stringato2) (abridged) [ dictionary] in edizione ridotta, compatto -
2 concise con·cise adj
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3 brief
I [briːf]••II 1. [briːf]with a brief for — preposto a [environment, immigration]
2) dir. fascicolo m., verbale m.2.nome plurale briefs (undergarment) slip m.••III [briːf]to hold a watching brief on sb. — tenere d'occhio qcn
verbo transitivo informare, ragguagliare [politician, worker] (on di, su); dare istruzioni a [police, troops]; dare (delle) direttive a [artist, designer]* * *[bri:f] 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) breve2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) memoria3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) dare istruzioni a- briefing- briefly
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- in brief* * *brief (1) /bri:f/n.1 (GB) direttive (pl.); istruzioni (pl.): design brief, direttive per la progettazione; to work to a brief, seguire delle direttive2 (GB) incarico; compito; mandato: My brief is to investigare the matter, sono incaricato di investigare la faccenda; It is not within my brief, non rientra nei miei compiti (o nel mio mandato)3 (leg.) comparsa; memoria; esposto4 (leg.) causa affidata a un ► «barrister»: to hold a brief for sb., essere il difensore di q.; to take a brief, accettare di difendere q.5 (fam., leg.) ► «barrister»; difensore7 (eccles.) breve papale8 (al pl.) mutandine; slip● (GB) brief bag, cartella (da avvocato); borsa □ (GB) to hold no brief for, non prendere le difese di; non difendere: I hold no brief for such a solution, non difendo questa soluzione.♦ brief (2) /bri:f/a.2 conciso; breve: I will be brief, sarò breve; in brief, in breve; in poche parole; the news in brief, i titoli principali ( di un telegiornale, ecc.)(to) brief /bri:f/v. t.1 dare istruzioni a; informare; ragguagliare: to brief pilots before a mission, dare istruzioni ai piloti prima di una missione; I briefed her on the new measures, la ragguagliai sulle nuove misure2 (leg.) dare istruzioni a (un ► «barrister»).* * *I [briːf]••II 1. [briːf]with a brief for — preposto a [environment, immigration]
2) dir. fascicolo m., verbale m.2.nome plurale briefs (undergarment) slip m.••III [briːf]to hold a watching brief on sb. — tenere d'occhio qcn
verbo transitivo informare, ragguagliare [politician, worker] (on di, su); dare istruzioni a [police, troops]; dare (delle) direttive a [artist, designer] -
4 crisp
[krɪsp] 1.1) [batter, biscuit] friabile, croccante; [fruit, vegetable] fresco, sodo2.••to be burnt to a crisp — colloq. essere carbonizzato
* * *[krisp] 1. adjective1) (stiff and dry enough to break easily: crisp biscuits.) friabile2) ((of vegetables etc) firm and fresh: a crisp lettuce.) croccante, fresco3) ((of manner, speech etc) firm and clear.) deciso2. noun(short for potato crisp.)- crisply- crispness
- crispy* * *[krɪsp] 1.1) [batter, biscuit] friabile, croccante; [fruit, vegetable] fresco, sodo2.••to be burnt to a crisp — colloq. essere carbonizzato
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5 concisely
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6 conciseness
[kən'saɪsnɪs]concision [kən'sɪʒn] nome concisione f., stringatezza f.* * *noun concisione* * *conciseness► concise* * *[kən'saɪsnɪs]concision [kən'sɪʒn] nome concisione f., stringatezza f. -
7 succinct
[sək'sɪŋkt]aggettivo [statement, person] succinto, breve, conciso* * *[sək'sinkt](concise and clearly expressed: The briefing was very succinct; succinct answers.) conciso, breve* * *succinct /səkˈsɪŋkt/a.succinto; breve; concisosuccinctly avv. succinctness n. [u].* * *[sək'sɪŋkt]aggettivo [statement, person] succinto, breve, conciso -
8 short *****
[ʃɔːt]it was a great holiday, but too short — è stata una bella vacanza, ma troppo breve
to be short in the leg — (person) avere le gambe corte, (trousers) essere corti di gamba
to win by a short head Racing — vincere di mezza testa or incollatura
to make short work of sth — (job) sbrigare qc, (cake, drink) far fuori qc
2)I'm £30 short — mi mancano 30 sterlineto give short weight or short measure to sb — imbrogliare qn sul peso or sulla misura
to be short of sth — (money) essere a corto di qc
short of breath — senza fiato, con il fiatone
3) (concise) breve"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Pat" è il diminutivo di "Patricia"
in short — in breve, a farla breve
in short, the answer is no — per farla breve, la risposta è no
4) (reply, manner) secco (-a), brusco (-a)2. adv1)(suddenly, abruptly)
to stop short — fermarsi di colpo2)to run short of sth — rimanere senza qcto come or fall short of — (expectations) venire meno a, (needs) non soddisfare
to sell sb short — (fig: belittle) sminuire qn, buttar giù qn
to be taken or caught short fam — avere un bisognino urgente
3)short of selling the house, what can we do? — non vedo cos'altro potremmo fare, a parte vendere la casaI'll do anything short of... — farò tutto tranne che...
3. n1) ElecSee:2) (fam: drink) superalcolico3) (also: short film) cortometraggioSee:4. vt, viSee:
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