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1 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
- briefcase
- 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] -
2 headlines
noun plural (a brief statement of the most important items of news, on television or radio: the news headlines.) sommario -
3 word
I 1. [wɜːd]1) parola f., vocabolo m., termine m.to have no words to express sth. — non trovare le o non avere parole per esprimere qcs.
long words — parole difficili, paroloni
with these words he left — dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò
the last word — fig. l'ultima novità, l'ultimo grido
to get a word in — riuscire a dire qcs.
not in so many words — non proprio, non esattamente
the spoken word — la lingua parlata, il parlato
to put one's feelings into words esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole); what's the Greek word for "dog"? come si dice "cane" in greco? a word of warning, advice un avvertimento, un consiglio; vulgar is hardly the word for it volgare è dire poco; I've said my last word ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire; too sad for words indescrivibilmente triste; in the words of Bush come disse Bush; I mean every word of it parlo sul serio; a man of few words — un uomo di poche parole
2) (anything, something)word got out that... — si è diffusa o è trapelata la notizia che...
to bring, send word that — annunciare, fare sapere che
he left word at the desk that... — ha lasciato detto alla reception che...
to spread the word — passare la parola, dif fondere la notizia
4) (promise) parola f.to break one's word — non mantenere la parola data o la propria parola
to take sb.'s word for it — credere a qcn. sulla parola
to take sb. at his, her word — prendere qcn. in parola
to be as good as one's word — mantenere la propria parola o le promesse
5) (rumour)word has it that... — si dice che...
word got round o around that... — girava voce che
6) (command)if you need anything just say the word — se hai bisogno di qualsiasi cosa, dimmelo
7) (key word) parola f. d'ordine8) the Word relig. la Parola (di Dio); (of Trinity) il Verbo9) inform. parola f., codice m.10) by word of mouth oralmente, verbalmente2.••my word! — (in surprise) caspita, perbacco! (in reproof) vedrai!
to have a word with sb. about sth. — dire una parola a qcn. su qcs.
to have words with sb. — venire a parole con qcn.
II [wɜːd]to put in a good word for sb. — mettere una buona parola per qcn
* * *[wə:d] 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) parola2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) parola3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) notizia, messaggio4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) parola2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formulare- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word* * *I 1. [wɜːd]1) parola f., vocabolo m., termine m.to have no words to express sth. — non trovare le o non avere parole per esprimere qcs.
long words — parole difficili, paroloni
with these words he left — dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò
the last word — fig. l'ultima novità, l'ultimo grido
to get a word in — riuscire a dire qcs.
not in so many words — non proprio, non esattamente
the spoken word — la lingua parlata, il parlato
to put one's feelings into words esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole); what's the Greek word for "dog"? come si dice "cane" in greco? a word of warning, advice un avvertimento, un consiglio; vulgar is hardly the word for it volgare è dire poco; I've said my last word ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire; too sad for words indescrivibilmente triste; in the words of Bush come disse Bush; I mean every word of it parlo sul serio; a man of few words — un uomo di poche parole
2) (anything, something)word got out that... — si è diffusa o è trapelata la notizia che...
to bring, send word that — annunciare, fare sapere che
he left word at the desk that... — ha lasciato detto alla reception che...
to spread the word — passare la parola, dif fondere la notizia
4) (promise) parola f.to break one's word — non mantenere la parola data o la propria parola
to take sb.'s word for it — credere a qcn. sulla parola
to take sb. at his, her word — prendere qcn. in parola
to be as good as one's word — mantenere la propria parola o le promesse
5) (rumour)word has it that... — si dice che...
word got round o around that... — girava voce che
6) (command)if you need anything just say the word — se hai bisogno di qualsiasi cosa, dimmelo
7) (key word) parola f. d'ordine8) the Word relig. la Parola (di Dio); (of Trinity) il Verbo9) inform. parola f., codice m.10) by word of mouth oralmente, verbalmente2.••my word! — (in surprise) caspita, perbacco! (in reproof) vedrai!
to have a word with sb. about sth. — dire una parola a qcn. su qcs.
to have words with sb. — venire a parole con qcn.
II [wɜːd]to put in a good word for sb. — mettere una buona parola per qcn
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4 concise
[kən'saɪs]1) (succinct) conciso, stringato2) (abridged) [ dictionary] in edizione ridotta, compatto* * *(brief but comprehensive: a clear concise statement.) conciso- conciseness* * *concise /kənˈsaɪs/a.conciso; breve; stringato; sintetico: a concise speaker, un oratore stringatoconcisely avv. conciseness n. [u].* * *[kən'saɪs]1) (succinct) conciso, stringato2) (abridged) [ dictionary] in edizione ridotta, compatto
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