Brief, short - Breve (The 1691st Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Brief, short in Spanish is Breve. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency, materials & quality, communication, language. It is the 1691st most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A2 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: brief, short

Spanish: breve

Examples


Let's make it brief.	Hagámoslo breve.
Art is long, life is short.	El arte es duradero, la vida breve.
It is often said that life is short.	Ellos a menudo dicen que la vida es breve.
Can you give me a brief description of the thief	¿Puede darme una breve descripción del ladrón
He died after a brief illness.	Murió tras una breve enfermedad.
The train made a brief stop.	El tren hizo una breve parada.
They had a brief date.	Ellos tuvieron una breve cita.
Tom gave a brief talk.	Tom dio una charla breve.

I'll be brief.	Seré breve.
Make it brief.	Sé breve.
Here's a brief outline of my speech.	Aquí está un breve resumen de mi discurso.
Tom gave Mary a brief outline of his plan.	Tom le dio a Mary un breve resumen de su plan.
Please be as brief as possible.	Por favor sé lo más breve posible.
Be brief.	Sé breve.
Here is a brief explanation.	Aquí tienes un breve resumen.
Could you give us a brief introduction of yourself	¿Podría hacernos una breve introducción de sí mismo
His reign will be disastrous and brief.	Su reinado será infausto y breve.
Her reign will be disastrous and brief.	Su reinado será infausto y breve.
Your reign will be disastrous and brief.	Su reinado será infausto y breve.
I will stay here for a short period.	Ficarei aqui por um breve período de tempo.
In short, you receive an email confirmation of your account.	En breve, recibirá un email de confirmación de su cuenta.