Brief - Bref (The 600th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Brief is Bref. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It can be used as noun, adjective, adverb. It is the 600th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: brief

French: bref

Examples


He gave me a brief outline of the plan.	Il me donna un bref aperçu du projet.
It was a brief journey.	Le voyage était bref.
The journey was brief.	Le voyage était bref.
I'll try to keep this brief.	Je vais essayer de rester bref.
There was a brief silence.	Il y eut un bref silence.
I'll make this very brief.	Je vais être très bref.
Be brief.	Soyez bref.
Very brief report on developments in France.	Très bref rapport sur l'évolution de la France.

I would also like to make a brief personal comment to the Vice-President and discuss her personal contribution.	Je voudrais également adresser un bref commentaire personnel à la vice-présidente et parler de sa contribution personnelle.
Medieval construction technique, with a brief chapter on tools.	Techniques de construction médiévales, avec un bref chapitre sur les outils.
A brief Executive Summary is also supplied.	Un bref résumé analytique figure également dans le document.
Fifteen crew members were killed in the brief engagement.	Quinze membres d'équipage ont été tués dans ce bref engagement.
A brief documentary informs visitors on later historical developments.	Un bref documentaire informe les visiteurs sur les développements historiques qui suivirent.
The following is a brief record of this self-evaluation.	Les lignes qui suivent constituent un bref compte rendu de cette autoévaluation.
It held a brief policy debate.	Il a tenu un bref débat d'orientation.
Each research article in PubMed has an identity number (called a PMID) that links to a brief overview (called an abstract).	Chaque article scientifique de PubMed comporte un numéro d'identification (PMID) dont le lien mène à un bref résumé (Abstract, en anglais).
Just kind of a brief synopsis here of all fourteen fishing organizations that participated.	Juste une sorte de bref résumé ici des quatorze organisations de pêcheurs qui ont participé.
Here is a brief synopsis of the main UDDI implementations available.	Voici un bref résumé des principales implémentations UDDI disponibles.
A brief guide before buying garage doors in perth	Un bref guide avant d'acheter des portes de garage à Perth
Once every 17 years, saturn stations direct Exalted in its own house for a few brief moments.	Tous les 17 ans, Saturne est en alignement direct... Exaltée dans sa propre maison pour un bref instant.
Whatever you intend had best be brief.	Quoi que vous avez l'intention de faire, il vaut mieux être bref.