Sentence examples of "brief" in English

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In brief, he was wrong. Pour faire court, il a eu tort.
The train made a brief stop. Le train fit une brève halte.
Let's make it brief. Faisons court.
He gave me a brief outline of the plan. Il me donna un bref aperçu du projet.
He sent me a brief letter. Il m'a envoyé une courte lettre.
After a brief speech the mayor fielded questions from reporters. Après un bref discours, le maire pris quelques questions des journalistes.
After a brief peace, war broke out again. Après une courte paix, la guerre éclata à nouveau.
He gave his reasons in brief. Il donna brièvement ses raisons.
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