Définitions
1.AdjectiveOf short duration; happening quickly. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"Her reign was brief but spectacular."
2.AdjectiveConcise; taking few words."His speech of acceptance was brief but moving."
3.AdjectiveOccupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short."Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool."
4.AdjectiveRife; common; prevalent.
5.NounA writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
A short papal letter.
6.NounA short papal letter.
7.NounAn answer to any action.
8.NounA memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
9.NounA position of interest or advocacy.
10.NounAn attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
11.NounThe material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
12.NounA barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
13.NounA short news story or report."We got a news brief."
14.NounUnderwear briefs."I wear boxer shorts under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief."
15.NounSwimming briefs.
16.NounA summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
17.NounA letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
18.NounA ticket of any type.
19.VerbTo summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power."The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability."
20.VerbTo write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
21.AdverbBriefly.
22.AdverbSoon; quickly.