brief

breve

Que dura poco tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: Lasting only a short time.

• We had a brief meeting.
• After a brief pause, she opened the door.
• Their visit was brief but enjoyable.

Sinónimos: short, fleeting

Antónimos: long, lengthy

Expresiones frecuentes: a brief visit, a brief pause, a brief moment

breve, conciso

Que usa pocas palabras para informar o explicar algo.

En inglés sencillo: Using few words to give information or explain something.

• Please keep your answer brief.
• She sent a brief message about the delay.
• His explanation was brief and easy to understand.

Sinónimos: short, concise

Antónimos: lengthy, wordy

Expresiones frecuentes: a brief summary, a brief explanation, keep something brief

escaso, corto

Se dice de una prenda corta o pequeña que cubre muy poco el cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: Covering very little of the body because the clothing is short or small.

• She wore a brief skirt.
• His brief shorts left most of his legs bare.
• The dancers appeared in surprisingly brief costumes.

Sinónimos: skimpy, short

Expresiones frecuentes: brief shorts, a brief skirt, a brief swimsuit

informe breve, resumen

Informe escrito u oral que presenta de forma breve la información principal sobre algo.

En inglés sencillo: A short written or spoken report giving the main information about something.

• I read a brief about the flood.
• The editor asked for three news briefs by noon.
• She prepared a brief explaining the latest findings.

Sinónimos: report, summary

Expresiones frecuentes: a news brief, a short brief, write a brief

calzoncillos, bragas

Ropa interior corta y ajustada para la parte inferior del cuerpo; normalmente se usa la forma briefs.

En inglés sencillo: Short, close-fitting underwear worn on the lower part of the body, usually called briefs.

• He wears cotton briefs.
• I bought three pairs of briefs yesterday.
• Are these briefs available in a larger size?

Sinónimos: underpants

Expresiones frecuentes: cotton brief, brief underwear

en resumen, en breve

Con pocas palabras, mencionando solo los puntos principales.

En inglés sencillo: In a few words, giving only the main points.

• In brief, the plan worked.
• She described the results in brief.
• The report sets out our main concerns in brief.

Cómo se usa: in brief (In brief, we need more time.)

Expresiones frecuentes: in brief, explain in brief

informar

Dar a alguien la información principal que necesita antes de una tarea o decisión.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone the main information they need before a task or decision.

• Please brief the team before lunch.
• She briefed me on the travel arrangements.
• Have the officers been briefed about the operation?

Cómo se usa: brief someone on/about something (The manager briefed us on the new rules.)

Sinónimos: inform, update

Expresiones frecuentes: brief someone, brief someone on something, brief the team, brief the president