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brièvement
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briefly [Brit ˈbriːfli, Am ˈbrifli] ADV
1. briefly (concisely):
briefly describe, speak
brièvement
briefly reply, say
laconiquement
2. briefly (for short time):
briefly affect, look, pause
un bref instant
briefly work, meet
brièvement
3. briefly (in short):
briefly
en bref
French
French
English
English
brièvement
briefly
je fais une parenthèse pour vous expliquer…
if I may just explain briefly…
s'apercevoir (en se parlant)
to meet briefly
voir qn entre deux portes
to see sb very briefly
explique-moi en deux mots
tell me briefly
passer qc à l'eau (pour obtenir une réaction)
to soak sth briefly in water
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English
French
French
briefly ADV
1. briefly (shortly):
briefly
brièvement
2. briefly (in short):
briefly
en bref
he appears briefly in the play
il fait une apparition dans la pièce
French
French
English
English
brièvement
briefly
sommairement
briefly
en résumé: ...
to put things briefly: ...
expliquer/raconter qc en deux mots
to explain/tell sth briefly
entre deux portes
briefly
English
English
French
French
briefly ADV
1. briefly (shortly):
briefly
brièvement
2. briefly (in short):
briefly
en bref
he appears briefly in the play
il fait une apparition dans la pièce
French
French
English
English
brièvement
briefly
sommairement
briefly
en résumé: ...
to put things briefly: ...
expliquer/raconter qc en deux mots
to explain/tell sth briefly
entre deux portes
briefly
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
he appears briefly in the play
il fait une apparition dans la pièce
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Max decides to start fishing to make sure the jaguar is not hungry, and briefly wonders whether he could train him.
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In 2004, a downed power line caused a fire that briefly threatened over 100 homes and forced 200 people to evacuate.
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After briefly pursuing painting, he became a professional illustrator, and soon began working in children's books.
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They are briefly described in the article on electrophoresis and in details in many books on colloid and interface science.
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Some shelled molluscs, such as scallops can briefly swim by clapping their two shells open and closed.
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