"bref" meaning in French

See bref in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bʁɛf/ Audio: Fr-bref.ogg Forms: brève [feminine], brefs [masculine, plural], brèves [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Old French brief, from Latin brevis. A folk etymology derives it as an acronym of Bon, Revenons-En aux Faits, but this is completely inacurate. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|brief}} Old French brief, {{uder|fr|la|brevis}} Latin brevis Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=brève}} bref (feminine brève, masculine plural brefs, feminine plural brèves)
  1. brief (of short duration) Derived forms: dans les plus brefs délais, en bref
    Sense id: en-bref-fr-adj-8XrfCCrU

Adverb

IPA: /bʁɛf/ Audio: Fr-bref.ogg
Etymology: From Old French brief, from Latin brevis. A folk etymology derives it as an acronym of Bon, Revenons-En aux Faits, but this is completely inacurate. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|brief}} Old French brief, {{uder|fr|la|brevis}} Latin brevis Head templates: {{fr-adv}} bref
  1. (informal) in short, in brief, briefly Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bref-fr-adv-Ar1kriES Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 16 84

Inflected forms

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