Bref (en. Short)

/bʁɛf/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Referring to something that is short in time or space.

He had a brief stay in Paris.

Il a fait un bref séjour à Paris.

Which summarizes or is concise.

Thank you for your brief report.

Merci pour ton bref compte rendu.

Used to mark a transition or change of subject.

In short, we need to get to work.

Bref, il faut se mettre au travail.

From the Latin 'brevis' which means short.

brief in a general way

In summary, in short.

bref d'une manière générale

brief summary

A short and precise summary.

bref résumé

in brief

To summarize or in summary.

en bref

briefly

In a brief manner.

brièvement

brief to say

That which can be said quickly.

bref à dire

Used to conclude a conversation.

Briefly, we’ll see each other tomorrow.

Bref, on se voit demain.

To say that one has finished talking about a topic.

Briefly, it's over, let's move on to something else.

Bref, c'est fini, passons à autre chose.