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subs.Hold a brief for: see Advocate.——————adj.Brief of speech: P. βραχύλογος.Concise: P. and V. σύντομος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Brief
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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. -
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brief [bri:f]1. adjectivea. bref• to be brief, the same thing happened again bref, il s'est passé la même choseb. [skirt, shorts] très court2. nounb. ( = task) tâche f• his brief is to... sa tâche consiste à...3. plural noun* * *[briːf] 1.it is your brief ou your brief is to do — votre tâche consiste à faire
with a brief for — chargé de [environment, immigration]
2) Law dossier m3) GB ( instructions) directives fpl2.briefs plural noun ( undergarment) slip m3.1) ( concise) [event, summary, speech] bref/brève; [reply] laconique2) ( short) [skirt] court4.transitive verb informer [politician, worker] (on de); donner des instructions à [police, troops] (on sur); donner des directives à [artist, designer] (on sur); confier une cause à [lawyer]•• -
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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
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be brief[Swahili Word] -fupika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] brief[Swahili Word] -fupi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in brief[Swahili Word] kifupi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] fupi------------------------------------------------------------ -
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[spiːtʃ]n1) речь, говор, диалект, речевая деятельность, манера говоритьSometimes gestures are more expressive than speech. — Иногда жесты красноречивее слов.
- irritating speechMan is the only animal that has the power/faculty of speech. — Человек - единственное живое существо, обладающее даром речи.
- refined speech
- ordinary speech
- dialectal speech
- London speech
- everyday speech
- continuous speech
- cultural speech
- formal speech
- affected speech
- disrespectful speech
- rasping speech
- blunt speech
- flattering speech
- oral speech
- gutteral speech
- human speech
- direct speech
- speech habits
- speech marks
- speech therapy
- speech underdevelopment
- speech abnormality
- power of speech- error of speech- part of speech
- fugure of speech
- stream of speech
- sounds of speech
- type of speech
- by smb's speech
- abandon one's native speech
- be slow of speech
- charge one's speech with commonplace phrases
- copy smb in speech
- get used to the speech predominant here
- imitate other people's speech
- improve one's speech
- lose one's power speech
- recover one's speech
- use many quotations in speech
- be startled beyond speech
- change direct speech into indirect speech
- enjoy freedom of speech2) речь, выступление, докладIt is a smart speech for a five-year old. — Для пятилетнего ребенка, он очень умно говорит.
Dull speeches are better than dull silences. — Скучные речи лучше томительного молчания.
Speech is silver, but silence is gold. — ◊ Слово - серебро, а молчание - золото
- political speech- eloquent speech
- keynote speech- congratulatory speech- acceptance speech
- inaugural speech
- election speech
- throne speech
- after dinner speech
- platform speech
- holiday speeches
- five-minute speech
- touching speech
- set speech
- quick flashing speech of challenge
- maiden speech in Parlament
- speech about smth
- speech of great courage
- speech of welcome
- speech on the war
- speech for the prosecution
- subject of his speech
- at the end of the speech
- address a speech to the delegates
- applaud a speech
- listen to a speech
- attack smb in one's speech
- be deeply stirred by the speech
- be good at making speeches
- begin the speech with an apology
- break off one's speech
- close one's speech
- compose a speech
- deliver a speech from one's notes
- drag out draw out one's speech
- interrupt a speech
- record a speech
- limit smb's speech to ten minutes
- make a speech
- make a speech on smb's behalf
- make an impressive and eloquent speech to the demonstators
- receive the speech warmly
- report a speech
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spi:tʃ сущ.
1) а) речь, дар речи;
речевая деятельность speech underdevelopment ≈ недоразвитие речи speech abnormality ≈ дефект речи б) устная речь;
разговор
2) речь, манера говорить;
говор, произношение;
scamping speech ≈ речь с пропусками согласных или слогов fluent speech ≈ беглая речь nasal speech ≈ гнусавый голос slowed speech ≈ замедленная речь
3) речь;
выступление;
обращение to ad-lib, improvise a speech ≈ произносить импровизированную, неподготовленную речь to deliver/make/give a speech ≈ произносить речь acceptance speech boring speech brief speech concession speech farewell speech impromptu speech inaugural speech keynote speech long speech long-winded speech passionate speech rambling speech rousing speech stirring speech set speech short speech unrehearsed speech welcoming speech Syn: address, discourse, harangue, lecture, oration
4) язык;
диалект
5) театр. реплика;
монолог речь;
речевая деятельность - a figure of * фигура речи - parts of * части речи - without * не говоря ни слова - to be slow of * говорить медленно;
быть неразговорчивым дар речи (тж. faculty of *) - he was recovering * with dificulty к нему медленно возвращалась речь - he was startled beyond * он онемел от изумления устная речь - * habits речевые навыки - * input (компьютерное) речевой ввод - he expresses himself better in * than in writing он может лучше выразить свою мысль устно, чем письменно выговор, манера говорить;
характер речи - clear * отчетливый выговор - refined * утонченная манера говорить - colloquial * разговорная речь - infant * лепет ребенка - this word is not used in polite * это слово не употребляется в речи культурных людей - he is Irish by his * судя по его произношению, он ирландец речь, выступление (оратора) ;
спич - opening * вступительная речь, вступительное слово - main * доклад - freedom of * свобода слова - * of welcome приветственная речь - the * from the throne тронная речь - the * for the defence защитительная речь - to deliver a * произносить речь, выступать разговор - wanted to have * with him and could not хотел поговорить с ним и не смог язык - one's native * родная речь - national * национальный язык;
государственный язык - to give * to one's feelings найти слова для выражения своих чувств - music is a common * for humanity музыка - это общий язык для всего человечества диалект, говор - indigenous * местный говор - London * лондонский диалект звучание( музыкальных инструментов) монолог (в пьесе, фильме) ;
реплика (действующего лица) > * is silver, silence is golden (пословица) слово - серебро, молчание - золото ~ говор, произношение;
манера говорить;
to be slow of speech говорить медленно;
his speech is indistinct он говорит невнятно, у него плохая дикция concluding ~ заключительная речь ~ речь, ораторское выступление;
to deliver (или to make, to give) a speech произносить речь final ~ заключительное слово ~ говор, произношение;
манера говорить;
to be slow of speech говорить медленно;
his speech is indistinct он говорит невнятно, у него плохая дикция opening ~ вступительная речь set ~ заранее составленная речь;
speech from the throne тронная речь ~ речь, дар речи;
речевая деятельность;
слова;
sometimes gestures are more expressive than speech иногда жесты выразительнее слов speech выступление ~ говор, произношение;
манера говорить;
to be slow of speech говорить медленно;
his speech is indistinct он говорит невнятно, у него плохая дикция ~ доклад ~ звучание (муз. инструмента) ~ разговор ~ театр. реплика ~ речь, ораторское выступление;
to deliver (или to make, to give) a speech произносить речь ~ речь, дар речи;
речевая деятельность;
слова;
sometimes gestures are more expressive than speech иногда жесты выразительнее слов ~ речь ~ язык;
диалект ~ attr. речевой;
speech habits речевые навыки ~ for defence речь в защиту set ~ заранее составленная речь;
speech from the throne тронная речь ~ attr. речевой;
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[spiːʧ]сущ.1) речь; речевая деятельностьspeech act лингв. — речевой акт
direct / reported speech лингв. — прямая, косвенная речь
faculty / power of speech — дар речи, способность говорить
speech recognition информ. — распознавание речи
I lost my power of speech. — Я потерял дар речи.
2) разговор, беседаSyn:3) речь; выступление; обращениеto ad-lib / improvise a speech — произносить импровизированную, неподготовленную речь
to deliver / make / give a speech about / on smth. — произносить речь на какую-л. тему
to broadcast smb.'s speech — транслировать чью-л. речь (по радио, телевидению)
- boring speechHis speech was broadcast on national radio. — Его речь транслировалась по национальному радио.
- brief speech
- short speech
- concession speech
- farewell speech
- impromptu speech
- inaugural speech
- keynote speech
- King's speech
- Queen's speech
- long speech
- long-winded speech
- passionate speech
- rambling speech
- rousing speech
- stirring speech
- set speech
- unrehearsed speech
- welcoming speechSyn:4) речь, манера говорить; выговор, произношениеHe is foreigner by his speech. — Судя по произношению, он иностранец.
5)а) языкone's native speech — родная речь, родной язык кого-л.
б) диалект, говор6) театр. реплика; монолог7) информ. речевой сигнал•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Direct and indirect speech[/ref][ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Speech situations[/ref]•• -
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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
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transitive verb \<\<lawyer\>\> instruir*; \<\<pilot/spy\>\> darle* instrucciones or órdenes a; \<\<committee\>\> informar -
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[briːf]adjкраткий, немногословный, лаконичный, сжатыйI shall be brief. — Я буду краток.
Be as brief as possible. — Будь по возможности краток
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[briːf]1. adj(visit, period, moment, speech) breve, (glimpse) veloce, brevefor a brief moment I thought... — per un attimo ho creduto...
in brief... — in breve..., a farla breve...
2. n1) Law dossier m inv2) Mil, (gen) istruzioni fpl3. vtMil dare istruzioni ato brief sb (about sth) — (person) mettere qn al corrente (di qc), Law affidare una causa a
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مُوجَز \ abridged: (of a book) shortened. brief: (of sth. said, written or done) short; lasting a short time: a brief speech; a brief visit. concise: (of writing) short; expressing much in few words: A good report should be concise and exact. outline: a statement of the main facts: an outline of English history. -
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قَصير \ brief: (of sth. said, written or done) short; lasting a short time: a brief speech; a brief visit. little: small; (of children) very young and small; (of time or distance) short: a little book; two little boys; Wait a little while. short: not long: a short time; a short distance; short grass; a short stick. -
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краткая, лаконичная речь Syn: short speechБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > brief speech
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краткая, лаконичная речьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > brief speech
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1) краткая/немногословная речь2) a brief (short, poor, lame, flat, dramatic, humorous) speech сжатое (короткое, бледное, неудачное, скучное, драматическое, юмористическое) выступление -
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краткая, лаконичная речь Syn: brief speechБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > short speech
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > give a brief outline of a speech
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βραχυλογέωto be brief in speech: pres ind mp 2nd sg (attic epic doric ionic)βραχυλογέωto be brief in speech: pres ind act 3rd sg (attic epic doric ionic)
См. также в других словарях:
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