brief

short in time or length; not lasting long

corto, breve

• a brief period of time

Collocations brief meeting · brief visit

• We had a very brief conversation.

  Tuvo una conversación muy breve.

a short written or spoken account of the main points of something longer, such as a report or speech

resumen, informe breve

• give somebody a brief

Collocations brief for a meeting · read the brief carefully

• The lawyer gave me a brief before I went into court.

  El abogado me dio un resumen antes de que entrara en el tribunal.

to speak or write briefly about something; to give a brief account of something

resumir, tratar brevemente de algo

• brief somebody on something

Collocations brief someone on a project · brief someone about an event

• She briefly mentioned the problem at the meeting.

  Ella mencionó brevemente el problema en la reunión.

a type of underwear for women or men, covering only the front part of the body; a type of underwear for men that covers only the front part of the body

bragas (femenino), bóxer (masculino)

• wear briefs

Collocations wear women's briefs · buy men's briefs

• He prefers to wear boxer shorts rather than briefs.

  Preferiría usar calzoncillos largos en lugar de bóxers.