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bri:f 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) kortvarig, stutt2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) resymé; (advokatens) saksresymé3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) brife, orientere, sette inn i situasjonen- briefing- briefly
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- in briefkort--------orientereIsubst. \/briːf\/1) sammendrag, (kort) referat2) orientering, gjennomgang, briefing3) ( jus) saksresymé4) pavebrev5) ( hverdagslig) advokathold a brief for somebody forsvare noen, ta (seg av) noens sakjeg har ikke noe til overs for ham\/jeg forsvarer ham ikkehold a watching brief ha som oppdrag å følge en prosess\/begivenhetenes gangtake a brief påta seg en sakIIverb \/briːf\/1) sammenfatte, gi et resymé\/sammendrag av2) ( jus) informere, gi et resymé av sakens fakta3) ( jus) henvende seg til, engasjere4) orientere, instruere, briefe, gi direktiv, informere på forhånd, forberedebrief somebody about something sette noen inn i noeIIIadj. \/briːf\/kort, kortfattet, kortvarigbe brief fatte seg i korthetin brief kort sagt, i sammendrag
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