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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 encounter
A n1 gen rencontre f (with avec) ; brief encounter brève rencontre ; chance encounter rencontre inattendue ; through a chance encounter au hasard d'une rencontre ; his frequent encounters with the law ses démêlés fréquents avec la police ; I had a close encounter with a lamppost hum je suis rentré dans un réverbère ;2 Mil affrontement m. -
3 encounter
1. verb1) (to meet especially unexpectedly: She encountered the manager in the hall.) rencontrer2) (to meet with (difficulties etc): I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job.) éprouver2. noun1) (a meeting: I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter.) rencontre2) (a fight: The encounter between the armies was fierce.) affrontement
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Brief Encounter — [Brief Encounter] a British film (1945) made by David Lean, based on a play by Noel Coward. It is about a married woman and a doctor who meet in a railway station and fall in love. After a short relationship they decide to separate, although they … Useful english dictionary
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encounter */*/ — I UK [ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)] / US [ɪnˈkaʊntər] noun [countable] Word forms encounter : singular encounter plural encounters 1) a meeting, especially one that was not planned I had not seen her since our brief encounter two years before. a close encounter … English dictionary