No. 866 in Spanish
breve
Short; brief.
In a sentence
La reunión fue breve pero muy productiva.
The meeting was brief but very productive.
Here, 'breve' is used as an adjective to describe the meeting as short in duration.
En breve, comenzaremos con la ceremonia.
Shortly, we will begin with the ceremony.
'Breve' is part of the idiomatic expression 'en breve,' meaning 'shortly.'
Su explicación fue breve y clara.
Her explanation was brief and clear.
The word 'breve' is an adjective used to describe the explanation as concise and to the point.
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