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1 brevity
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2 brevity
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3 brevity is the soul of wit
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4 brevity code
código abreviadoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > brevity code
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5 brief
[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.) resumo3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) instruir- briefing- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
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- in brief* * *[bri:f] n 1 sumário, síntese, declaração resumida. 2 Jur depoimento, resumo dos fatos. 3 breve pontifício. 4 coll cliente, causa. • vt 1 fazer resumo. 2 instruir com resumo. 3 dar conhecimento. • adj 1 breve, curto, transitório. 2 resumido, conciso. • adv resumidamente, brevemente, sumariamente. in brief em poucas palavras, resumindo. to be brief ser breve. to hold a brief advogar, representar uma causa perante a justiça. to take a brief encarregar-se de uma causa perante a corte. -
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[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) senso•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *wit1[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.————————wit2 -
7 brief
[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.) resumo3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) instruir- briefing- briefly - briefs - brevity - briefcase - in brief
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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
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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