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brief

 
 
/briːf/ adjective

Translation

TIME lasting only for a short time
kısa, öz olarak
a brief visit15421400
WORDS using only a few words
bir kaç sözle ifade edilen
a brief description/statement1203
in brief using only a few words
kısaca, özet olarak ifade edilen
world news in brief1203
briefly adverb
kısaca
They discussed the matter briefly.
(Definition of brief adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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