brief

bref, court

Qui dure peu de temps.

En anglais simple : Lasting only a short time.

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

Synonymes : short, fleeting

Contraires : long, lengthy

Expressions courantes : a brief visit, a brief pause, a brief moment

bref, concis

Qui utilise peu de mots pour informer ou expliquer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : short, concise

Contraires : lengthy, wordy

Expressions courantes : a brief summary, a brief explanation, keep something brief

court, échancré

Se dit d’un vêtement court ou petit qui couvre très peu le corps.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : skimpy, short

Expressions courantes : brief shorts, a brief skirt, a brief swimsuit

rapport succinct, résumé

Court rapport écrit ou oral présentant les informations essentielles sur un sujet.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : report, summary

Expressions courantes : a news brief, a short brief, write a brief

slip

Sous-vêtement court et ajusté porté sur le bas du corps ; généralement employé au pluriel, briefs.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : underpants

Expressions courantes : cotton brief, brief underwear

en bref

En peu de mots, en donnant seulement les points essentiels.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : in brief (In brief, we need more time.)

Expressions courantes : in brief, explain in brief

informer

Donner à quelqu’un les informations essentielles avant une tâche ou une décision.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : brief someone on/about something (The manager briefed us on the new rules.)

Synonymes : inform, update

Expressions courantes : brief someone, brief someone on something, brief the team, brief the president