English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates] brief [ADJ] โดยย่อ, See also: ย่อๆ, สั้นๆ, อย่างย่อ, อย่างสั้นๆ, โดยย่อ, โดยสังเขป, โดยสรุป, สรุป, Syn. concise, Ant. verbose

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates] brief (บรีฟ) {briefed,briefing,briefs} adj. สั้น,ชั่วคราว,รวบรัด,กะทัดรัด,สรุป. n. ข้อสรุป,ข้อความที่สั้น,สาระสำคัญ,การเป็นทนาย,สำนวนแก้ฟ้องต่อศาล. vt. สรุป,ย่อความ,กล่าวสรุป, S. little

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary brief (adj) สั้น,กะทัดรัด,สรุป,รวบรัด,ย่อความ brief (n) คำสรุป,ย่อความ,สำนวนความ,คดี brief (vt) ย่อความ,สรุป,รวบรัด

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) brief (v) (b r ii1 f)

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary BRIEF B R IY1 F

German-Thai: Longdo Dictionary Brief (n) |der, pl. Briefe| จดหมาย

Japanese-German: JDDICT Dictionary 手紙 [てがみ, tegami] Brief [Add to Longdo] 文 [もん, mon] Brief [Add to Longdo]

Result from Foreign Dictionaries (9 entries found)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), a. [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L.
     brevis; akin to Gr. brachy`s short, and perh. to Skr. barh to
     tear. Cf. {Breve}.]
     1. Short in duration.
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              How brief the life of man.            --Shak.
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     2. Concise; terse; succinct.
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              The brief style is that which expresseth much in
              little.                               --B. Jonson.
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     3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.]
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     {In brief}. See under {Brief}, n.
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     Syn: Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious;
          condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brief \Brief\, adv.
     1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic]
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              Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. --Milton.
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     2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), n. [See {Brief}, a., and cf. {Breve}.]
     1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few
        words.
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              Bear this sealed brief,
              With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. --Shak.
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              And she told me
              In a sweet, verbal brief.             --Shak.
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     2. An epitome.
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              Each woman is a brief of womankind.   --Overbury.
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     3. (Law) An abridgment or concise statement of a client's
        case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial
        at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the
        heads or points of a law argument.
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              It was not without some reference to it that I
              perused many a brief.                 --Sir J.
                                                    Stephen.
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     Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in
           the United States, counsel generally make up their own
           briefs.
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     4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See {Breve}, n., 2.
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     5. (Scots Law) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to
        any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge
        to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their
        verdict to pronounce sentence.
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     6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a
        collection or charitable contribution of money in
        churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.]
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     7. pl. a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting
        tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called
        {Jockey shorts}.
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     {Apostolical brief}, a letter of the pope written on fine
        parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the
        secretary of briefs, dated "a die Nativitatis," i. e.,
        "from the day of the Nativity," and sealed with the ring
        of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its
        parchment, written character, date, and seal. See {Bull}.
        
  
     {Brief of title}, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds
        and other papers constituting the chain of title to any
        real estate.
  
     {In brief}, in a few words; in short; briefly. "Open the
        matter in brief." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brief \Brief\, v. t.
     To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to
     brief pleadings.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  brief
      adj 1: of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the
             country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way
             away" [syn: {little}]
      2: concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief
         statement"
      3: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a
         brief bikini" [syn: {abbreviated}]
      n 1: a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's
           case [syn: {legal brief}]
      2: a condensed written summary or abstract
      v : give essential information to someone; "The reporters were
          briefed about the President's plan to invade"

From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (March 2005) [vera]:

  BRIEF
         Basic Reconfigurable Interactive Editing Facility
         

From German-English Freedict dictionary [fd-deu-eng]:

  Brief [briːf] (n) , s.(m )
     letter
  

From English-German Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-deu]:

  brief [briːf]
     Auftrag; instruieren; kurz
  

From English-French Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-fra]:

  brief [briːf]
     court
  

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