brief
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The meaning (definition) of the word brief
lasting only a tiny bit of time, like a quick wave hello
The word brief used in a sentence
“We had a brief time to play before bedtime.”
Words that mean the same as brief (synonyms)
shortquick
Words that mean the opposite of brief (antonyms)
long
How the word brief is said around the world
| French | bref (bref) |
| Spanish | breve (brayvay) |
| Mandarin | 简短的 (jiǎn duǎn de) |
| Hindi | संक्षिप्त (suhngkshipt) |
| Arabic | مختصر (mookhtahsahr) |
| Russian | краткий (kratkii) |
| Portuguese (EU) | apresentação (uhprizayngtuhsuhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | apresentação (ahprayzayngtahsuhnuun) |
| Japanese | 簡単な (kantan na) |
| German | knapp (knahp) |
| Urdu | مختصر (muukhtahshahr) |
| Punjabi | ਸੰਖੇਪ (suhnkayp) |
| Korean | 짧은 (jjalbeun) |
| Hebrew | קָצָר (kahtsahr) |
| Greek | σύντομος (suntomos) |
| Dutch | kort (kawrt) |
| Tagalog | maikli (myklee) |
| Vietnamese | ngắn gọn (ngahurn ghawn) |
| Turkish | kısa bilgi (kusah bilgi) |
| Persian | مختصر (mohkhtahsahr) |
| Polish | krótki (krootkee) |
| Ukrainian | короткий (korotkyy) |
| Bengali | সংক্ষিপ্ত (shohngkkeeptoh) |
| Swedish | kort (kawt) |
| Italian | breve (brevay) |
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