brief encounter in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brief encounter in the English»Italian Dictionary

brief encounter N

brief encounter

breve incontro m

Translations for brief encounter in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.encounter [Brit ɪnˈkaʊntə, ɛnˈkaʊntə, Am ɪnˈkaʊn(t)ər, ɛnˈkaʊn(t)ər] N

1. encounter:

encounter

incontro m (with con)

I had a close encounter with a lamppost hum

ho avuto un incontro ravvicinato con un lampione

2. encounter MIL:

encounter

scontro m

II.encounter [Brit ɪnˈkaʊntə, ɛnˈkaʊntə, Am ɪnˈkaʊn(t)ər, ɛnˈkaʊn(t)ər] VB trans

encounter

incontrare

encounter

imbattersi in

encounter

incontrare, incrociare

encounter SPORTS

affrontare, incontrare

I.brief [Brit briːf, Am brif] ADJ

1. brief (concise):

brief account, event, summary, speech

breve

brief reply

laconico

to be brief

per farla breve

I will be brief

sarò breve

the news in brief

le notizie in breve

2. brief (short):

brief skirt

corto

brief swimwear

ridottissimo

3. brief (abrupt):

brief manner, reply

brusco (with con)

II.brief [Brit briːf, Am brif] N

1. brief Brit:

brief (remit)

competenze fpl

brief (role)

compito m

it is your brief to do

è tuo compito fare

your brief is to do

il tuo compito è di fare

with a brief for environment, immigration

preposto a

with a brief to do

con il compito di fare

to fall within, to exceed sb's brief

rientrare nei, essere al di fuori dei compiti di qn

2. brief LAW:

brief

fascicolo m

brief

verbale m

brief

memoria f

to take or accept a brief

accettare la difesa di qn

3. brief Brit (instructions):

brief

direttive fpl

designer's brief

direttive del progettista

to prepare a brief

preparare le istruzioni (for per)

to work to a brief

seguire delle direttive

III.briefs N

briefs npl (undergarment):

briefs

slip m

a pair of briefs

un paio di slip

IV.brief [Brit briːf, Am brif] VB trans

1. brief:

brief journalist, politician, worker

informare, mettere al corrente, ragguagliare (on di, su)

brief police, troops

dare istruzioni a (on su)

brief artist, designer

dare (delle) direttive a (on su)

to be well briefed

essere beninformato or ben al corrente

2. brief LAW:

brief lawyer

affidare una causa a

to brief sb to do

ingaggiare qn per fare or perché faccia

V.to brief oneself VB refl

to brief oneself on sth

informarsi su qc

VI.brief [Brit briːf, Am brif]

in brief

in breve

to hold a watching brief on sb

tenere d'occhio qn

to hold no brief for sb

non prendere le difese di qn

brief encounter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brief encounter in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.encounter [en·ˈkaʊn·t̬ɚ] VB trans

encounter

incontrare

to encounter sb

imbattersi in qn

II.encounter [en·ˈkaʊn·t̬ɚ] N

encounter

incontro m

a close encounter

un incontro ravvicinato

I.brief [bri:f] ADJ

1. brief (short):

brief

breve

2. brief skirt:

brief

corto, -a

3. brief (concise):

brief

breve

brief

conciso, -a

be brief!

sii breve!

in brief

in breve

II.brief [bri:f] N

1. brief (instructions):

brief

istruzioni f pl

her brief is to …

ha l'incarico di …

2. brief LAW:

brief

fascicolo m

brief

dossier m inv

3. brief pl:

brief (underwear: men's)

mutande f pl

brief (women's)

mutandine f pl

III.brief [bri:f] VB trans (give instructions to)

brief

dare istruzioni a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Like lexs unfinished script, their brief encounter, too, remains an unwritten fiction charged with imagined possibility and resigned regret.

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After a brief encounter with a vengeful pirate, an explosion sound goes off and the boat drops into the pool.

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