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1 brief
bri:f
1. adjective(not long; short: a brief visit; a brief account.) breve
2. noun(a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case): a lawyer's brief.) informe, expediente (legal)
3. verb(to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc): The astronauts were briefed before the space mission.) dar instrucciones a; constituir- briefing- briefly
- briefs
- brevity
- briefcase
- in brief
brief adj brevetr[briːf]1 (report) informe nombre masculino2 SMALLLAW/SMALL expediente nombre masculino3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL instrucciones nombre femenino plural2 (instruct) dar instrucciones a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin brief en resumento hold a brief for SMALLLAW/SMALL representar abrief ['bri:f] vt: dar órdenes a, instruirbrief adj: breve, sucinto, concisobrief n: resumen m, sumario mn.• información s.f.• relación s.f.• resumen s.m.adj.• apresurado, -a adj.• breve adj.• compendioso, -a adj.• conciso, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• fugitivo, -a adj.• informe adj.• pequeño, -a adj.n.• escrito s.m.v.• informar v.
I briːfa) <reign/interlude> breveb) <statement/summary> breve, sucintoc) ( scanty) diminuto
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b) ( instructions) instrucciones fpl; ( area of responsibility) competencia f
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transitive verb \<\<lawyer\>\> instruir*; \<\<pilot/spy\>\> darle* instrucciones or órdenes a; \<\<committee\>\> informar[briːf]the president had been badly briefed for the meeting — el presidente no había sido bien preparado para la reunión
1. ADJ(compar briefer) (superl briefest)1) (=short) [visit, period, career] breve, corto; [glimpse, moment, interval] breve2) (=concise) [speech, description, statement] breveplease be brief — sea breve, por favor
in brief — en resumen, en suma
3) (=skimpy) [panties, bathing costume, shorts] diminuto, breve2. N1) (Jur) escrito mto hold a brief for sb — (fig) ser partidario de algn, abogar por algn
I hold no brief for those who... — no soy partidario de los que..., no abogo por los que...
2) (=instructions, remit) instrucciones fplhis brief is to negotiate a solution to the conflict — sus instrucciones son solucionar el conflicto mediante negociaciones
it's not part of my brief to sort out disputes — no entra dentro de mi competencia solventar disputas
3) briefs (man's) calzoncillos mpl, slip m, calzones mpl (LAm); (woman's) bragas fpl (Sp), calzones mpl (LAm)3. VT1) (Jur, Mil) (=instruct) dar instrucciones a2) (=inform, prepare) informar* * *
I [briːf]a) <reign/interlude> breveb) <statement/summary> breve, sucintoc) ( scanty) diminuto
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b) ( instructions) instrucciones fpl; ( area of responsibility) competencia f
III
transitive verb \<\<lawyer\>\> instruir*; \<\<pilot/spy\>\> darle* instrucciones or órdenes a; \<\<committee\>\> informar -
2 informe
Del verbo informar: ( conjugate informar) \ \
informé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
informe es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: informar informe
informar ( conjugate informar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/prensa› to inform; ¿podría informeme sobre los cursos de idiomas? could you give me some information about language courses? verbo intransitivo (dar noticias, información) to report; informe sobre algo to report on sth, give a report on sth; informe de algo to announce sth informarse verbo pronominal to get information; informese sobre algo to find out o inquire about sth
informe sustantivo masculino 1 (exposición, dictamen) report; 2◊ informes sustantivo masculino plural◊ pedir informes to ask for a reference/for references
informar
I verbo transitivo to inform [de, of]
II verbo intransitivo & verbo transitivo to report
informe sustantivo masculino
1 report 2 informes, (para un empleo) references ' informe' also found in these entries: Spanish: acompañar - baja - disentir - estimativa - estimativo - fragmentaria - fragmentario - galimatías - incluida - incluido - listada - listado - memoria - ojeada - parte - peritaje - puntual - resumir - amañar - anexo - bibliografía - corresponder - elaborar - encargar - entregar - escamotear - exacto - filtración - global - llevar - minucioso - presentar - pulcro - redactar - reporte English: absolve - account - anomaly - brief - compile - concise - consistent - dispatch - error - exhaustive - foresee - glimpse - job - plonk - present - reference - report - report card - say - school report - shapeless - slanted - submission - thrust - weekly report - audit - chase - debriefing - disservice - hold - indictment - out - survey - write
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