Briefe in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Briefe in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Brie [Am bri, Brit briː] N U

Brie

brie m

I.brief¹ [Am brif, Brit briːf] ADJ

1. brief reign/interlude:

brief

breve

2. brief statement/summary:

brief

breve

brief

sucinto

his report was brief and to the point

su informe era breve e iba al grano

be brief

sé breve

be brief

no te extiendas

in brief

en suma

in brief

en síntesis

in brief

en resumen

3. brief (scanty):

brief skirt

sucinto

brief skirt

escueto

brief bikini

diminuto

II.brief¹ [Am brif, Brit briːf] VB trans

brief lawyer

instruir

brief pilot/spy

darle instrucciones a

brief pilot/spy

darle órdenes a

brief official/committee

informar

the president had been badly briefed for the meeting

el presidente no había sido bien preparado para la reunión

debrief [Am diˈbrif, Brit diːˈbriːf] VB trans

he was debriefed by his captain, his captain debriefed him

rindió informe or dio parte de su misión al capitán

briefly [Am ˈbrifli, Brit ˈbriːfli] ADV

1. briefly visit/rule:

briefly

por poco tiempo

she briefly wondered what he was doing there

se preguntó por un momento qué hacía él allí

he nodded at us briefly

nos saludó con un ligero movimiento de cabeza

2. briefly:

briefly reply/speak/state

brevemente

briefly reply/speak/state

sucintamente

briefly say

lacónicamente

3. briefly sentence adv:

briefly

en suma

briefly

en síntesis

briefly

en resumen

briefly

en pocas palabras

watching brief N no pl

to have or hold a watching brief

tener un papel de observador

brief² N

1. brief LAW:

brief

expediente entregado por el abogado al → barrister

it's a very complicated brief

es un caso muy complicado

2. brief:

brief (instructions)

instrucciones fpl

brief (area of responsibility)

competencia f

his brief was to design a functional building

le habían encargado que diseñara un edificio funcional

his brief was to design a functional building

tenía instrucciones de diseñar un edificio funcional

this is not part of the committee's brief

esto no entra dentro de la competencia del comité

to hold a/no brief for sth

abogar/no abogar por algo

See also barrister

barrister [Am ˈbɛrəstər, Brit ˈbarɪstə] N Brit

barrister

abogado m / abogada f (habilitado para alegar ante un tribunal superior)

briefs [Am brifs, Brit briːfs] N npl

briefs (man's)

calzoncillos mpl

briefs (man's)

slip m

briefs (woman's)

calzones mpl esp LatAm

briefs (woman's)

bragas fpl Spain

briefs (woman's)

bombachas fpl RioPl

briefs (woman's)

pantaletas fpl AmC Ven

press briefing N

press briefing

rueda f de prensa

press briefing

conferencia f de prensa

briefing [Am ˈbrifɪŋ, Brit ˈbriːfɪŋ] N

1. briefing (of pilot, spy):

briefing

instrucciones fpl

briefing

órdenes fpl

he received an extensive briefing for the press conference

lo prepararon a fondo para la rueda de prensa

attr briefing room

sala f de instrucciones

attr briefing room

sala f de briefing

briefing session

sesión f para dar instrucciones

briefing session

briefing m

2. briefing:

press briefing

reunión f informativa (para la prensa)

briefness [Am ˈbrifnəs, Brit ˈbriːfnəs] N U

1. briefness (short duration):

briefness

brevedad f

2. briefness (conciseness):

briefness

brevedad f

3. briefness (of clothing):

briefness

lo escueto

Briefe in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Briefe in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.brief [bri:f] ADJ

1. brief (short):

brief

corto, -a

2. brief (concise):

brief

conciso, -a

brief

sucinto, -a

be brief!

¡sé breve!

in brief

en resumen

II.brief [bri:f] N

1. brief Aus, Brit (instructions):

brief

instrucciones f pl

2. brief LAW:

brief

escrito m

3. brief pl:

brief (underpants: man's)

calzoncillos m pl

brief (underpants: man's)

slip m

brief (woman's)

bragas f pl

III.brief [bri:f] VB trans

1. brief (inform):

brief

informar

2. brief (give instructions to):

brief

dar instrucciones a

briefly ADV

1. briefly (for short time):

briefly

por poco tiempo

2. briefly (concisely):

briefly

brevemente

briefly, ...

en resumen, ...

briefing N

1. briefing (instructions):

briefing

instrucciones f pl

2. briefing (information session):

briefing

reunión f informativa

briefness N no pl

briefness

brevedad f

briefcase [ˈbri:fkeɪs] N

briefcase

maletín m

brier [ˈbraɪəʳ, Am ˈbraɪɚ] N

brier

brezo m

grief [gri:f] N no pl

grief (extreme sadness)

aflicción f

grief (individual mournful feelings)

pesar m

grief (pain)

dolor m

to cause grief inf

dar pena

to cause sb grief

causar aflicción a alguien

to give sb (a lot of) grief

hacer sentir (muy) mal a alguien

Phrases:

to come to grief (fail)

fracasar

to come to grief (have an accident)

sufrir un percance