brief Définition - Anglais Dictionnaire | brief Explications et Prononciations

(law) An answer to any action.

(law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.

(Britain, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.

SLA A ticket of any type.

VT To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
1. The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.

VT (law) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

AdjectifCOMbrieferCOMmore briefSUPbriefestSUPmost brief

Of short duration; happening quickly.
1. Her reign was brief but spectacular. ‎

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OBS (poetic) Soon; quickly.

Plus d'exemples

Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
- 1962: The young woodwose had now closed his eyes and was stretched out supine on the pool's marble margin; his Tarzan brief had been cast aside on the turf. — Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
- THREE Sydney brothers have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man fatally stabbed during a brawl that included a brief swordfight.
- A good handshake is a fullhanded, firm and brief grasp of the hand.

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