breve
short
adjective BREH-veh Less Common
Origin: from Latin brevis
Also means
brief
Usage Note
Breve describes short duration or length and is invariable for gender, only changing to brevi in the plural. The set phrase in breve means 'in short, briefly', while tra breve means 'shortly, soon'. For physical shortness of people, Italians prefer basso.
Examples
"È stata una visita breve."
Natural Translation
It was a short visit.
Literal Translation
It-is been a visit short.

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