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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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