brief
noun/briːf/
see also briefsСлово англійською: brief
Переклад brief українською: підсумок, тру́сики, досьє, справа, клієнт
Детальний опис
- (British English) the instructions that a person is given explaining what their job is and what their duties are
- It wasn't part of his brief to speak to the press.
- I was given the brief of reorganizing the department.
- to stick to your brief (= to only do what you are asked to do)
- to prepare/produce a brief for somebody
- (British English, law) a legal case that is given to a lawyer to argue in court; a piece of work for a barrister
- Will you accept this brief?
- (North American English, law) a written summary of the facts that support one side of a legal case that will be presented to a court
- (British English, informal) a solicitor or a defence lawyer
- I want to see my brief.
- (especially North American English) (also briefing British and North American English)[countable, uncountable] the detailed instructions or information that are given to people in a meeting that has been called in order to give these instructions
- Officials are pushing for this target to be included in the next presidential brief.
- We were given daily briefs by the commander.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.
Idioms
hold no brief for somebody/something
- (formal) to not support or be in favour of somebody/something
- I hold no brief for either side in this war.