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1 brief
brief [bri:f](a) (short in duration) bref, court;∎ a brief interval un court intervalle;∎ I caught a brief glimpse of her je n'ai fait que l'entrevoir(b) (succinct) concis, bref;∎ we exchanged a few brief words nous avons échangé quelques mots;∎ please be brief soyez bref s'il vous plaît;∎ to be brief, I think you're right (en) bref, je crois que tu as raison;∎ a brief account un exposé sommaire(d) (short in length) court;∎ a very brief pair of shorts un short très court∎ the boss briefed me on the latest developments le patron m'a mis au courant des derniers développements;∎ the soldiers were briefed on their mission les soldats ont reçu leurs ordres pour la mission3 noun∎ he took our brief il a accepté de plaider notre cause;∎ to hold a watching brief for sb/sth veiller (en justice) aux intérêts de qn/qch;∎ to hold no brief for sb/sth ne pas se faire l'avocat de qn/qch;∎ figurative he holds no brief for those who take drugs il ne prend pas la défense de ceux qui se droguent(b) (instructions) briefing m;∎ my brief was to develop sales la tâche ou la mission qui m'a été confiée était de développer les ventes(underwear) slip men résumé -
2 brief
[bri:f] 1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) bref2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) dossier3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) donner des instructions à- briefing- briefly - briefs - brevity - briefcase - in brief -
3 brief
A n1 GB gen ( remit) attributions fpl ; ( role) tâche f ; it is your brief ou your brief is to do votre tâche consiste à faire ; with a brief for chargé de [environment, immigration] ; with a brief to do dont la tâche consiste à faire ; to fall within/to exceed sb's brief faire partie des/dépasser les attributions de qn ;3 GB ( instructions) directives fpl ; designer's brief directives du concepteur ; to prepare a brief préparer un dossier (for pour) ; to work to a brief suivre des directives.C adj1 ( concise) [account, event, summary, speech] bref/brève ; [reply] laconique ; to be brief, I will be brief je serai bref ; the news in brief les brèves ;3 ( abrupt) [manner, reply] brusque (with avec).E vtr1 gen, Mil informer [journalist, politician, worker] (on de) ; donner des instructions à [police, troops] (on sur) ; donner des directives à [artist, designer] (on sur) ; to be well briefed être bien au courant ;to hold a watching brief on sb tenir qn à l'œil ; to hold no brief for sb ne pas se faire l'avocat de qn. -
4 sketch
sketch [sket∫]1. noun• a rough sketch ( = drawing) une ébauche[+ view, castle, figure] (roughly) faire un croquis de ; ( = make preliminary drawing) faire une esquisse de ; [+ map] faire à main levée ; [+ proposals, plan] ébaucher4. compounds[+ details] ajouter[+ plans, proposals] ébaucher* * *[sketʃ] 1.1) (drawing, draft) esquisse f; ( hasty outline) croquis mrough sketch — ébauche f
2) ( comic scene) sketch m3) ( brief account) aperçu m2.transitive verb1) ( make drawing of) faire une esquisse de; ( hastily) faire un croquis de2) ( describe briefly) ébaucher3.intransitive verb (as art, hobby) faire des esquissesPhrasal Verbs: -
5 digest
1. verb1) (to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use: The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest.) digérer2) (to take in and think over (information etc): It took me some minutes to digest what he had said.) digérer, assimiler2. noun(summary; brief account: a digest of the week's news.)- digestion - digestive -
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A n3 ( brief account) aperçu m ; to give a sketch of sth donner un aperçu de qch ; a character sketch of sb une ébauche du personnage de qn.B vtr1 ( make drawing of) faire une esquisse de ; ( hastily) faire un croquis de ; to sketch the outline of sth esquisser les contours de qch ;2 ( describe briefly) ébaucher [plans, story].C vi (as art, hobby) faire des esquisses.■ sketch in:▶ sketch in [sth], sketch [sth] in ( by drawing) ajouter l'esquisse de [detail, background, trees] ; fig ( by describing) donner un aperçu de [detail, background, reasons] ; to be hastily/superficially sketched in fig être rapidement/superficiellement ébauché.▶ sketch out [sth], sketch [sth] out esquisser [layout, plan] ; fig ébaucher [policy, plan, agenda].
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