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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
- briefs
- brevity
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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 studious
['stjuːdɪəs] [AE 'stuː-]1) (hardworking) [ person] studioso, diligente2) (deliberate) [ calm] studiato, calcolato* * *['stju:diəs](spending much time in careful studying: a studious girl.) studioso- studiousness* * *studious /ˈstju:dɪəs/, ( USA) /ˈstu:dɪəs/a.2 attento; diligente; meticoloso; preciso; premuroso; riguardoso; sollecito; zelante: with studious care, con diligente cura; studious attention, sollecita attenzione● (lett.) being studious of brevity, avendo a cuore la concisione; desiderando esser concisostudiously avv. studiousness n. [u].* * *['stjuːdɪəs] [AE 'stuː-]1) (hardworking) [ person] studioso, diligente2) (deliberate) [ calm] studiato, calcolato
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Brevity — Brev i*ty, n.; pl. {Brevities}. [L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. bri[ e]vit[ e]. See {Brief}.] 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life. [1913 Webster] 2. Contraction into few words; conciseness. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brevity — ► NOUN 1) concise and exact use of words. 2) shortness of time. ● brevity is the soul of wit Cf. ↑brevity is the soul of wit ORIGIN Latin brevitas, from brevis brief … English terms dictionary
brevity — c.1500, from L. brevitatem (nom. brevitas) shortness in space or time, from brevis short (see BRIEF (Cf. brief)) … Etymology dictionary
brevity — [n] shortness, briefness conciseness, concision, condensation, crispness, curtness, economy, ephemerality, impermanence, pithiness, pointedness, succinctness, terseness, transience, transitoriness; concepts 730,804 Ant. lengthiness, longevity,… … New thesaurus
brevity — [brev′ə tē] n. [L brevitas < brevis, BRIEF] 1. the quality of being brief; shortness of time 2. the quality of being concise; terseness … English World dictionary
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brevity — /brev i tee/, n. 1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life. 2. the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness: Brevity is the soul of wit. [1500 10; < AF brevite, OF brievete. See BRIEF, ITY] Syn. 2.… … Universalium
brevity — [[t]bre̱vɪti[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The brevity of something is the fact that it lasts for only a short time. [FORMAL] The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time. 2) N UNCOUNT Brevity is the use of only a few words to … English dictionary
brevity — brev•i•ty [[t]ˈbrɛv ɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) shortness of time or duration; briefness 2) the quality of expressing much in few words • Etymology: 1500–10; < AF brevite, OF brievete. See brief, ity syn: brevity, conciseness refer to the use of few words … From formal English to slang
brevity — brev|i|ty [ˈbrevıti] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: brevitas, from brevis; BRIEF1] 1.) the quality of expressing something in very few words →↑brief ▪ Letters published in the newspaper are edited for brevity and clarity. 2.) the … Dictionary of contemporary English
brevity — brev|i|ty [ brevəti ] noun uncount FORMAL 1. ) the use of only a few words: the brevity of her letter 2. ) the fact that something only lasts for a short time: the brevity of their romance … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English