in breve

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, in brief.

Adverb[edit]

in breve

  1. in brief, in short, in sum
  2. in little time
    • 2020 September 30, Anna Lombardi, “Trump-Biden, primo dibattito infuocato: insulti e interruzioni a ripetizione su Covid, Corte Suprema ed economia [Trump-Biden, first heated debate: repeated insults and interruptions on Covid, Supreme Court and economy]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
      In breve si passa agli insulti personali: "Sei un clown, un bugiardo. La persona sbagliata al momento sbagliato", affonda il democratico.
      In little time they move on to personal insults: "You are a clown, a liar. The wrong person at the wrong moment", charges the Democrat.

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