brief
adjective
1 adjective in durationgearr adj gairid adj1 a brief account gearrchuntas masc1a brief look sracfhéachaint fem3a brief spell tamall gearr, tamall gairidthe war was brief níor mhair an cogadh i bhfad, níorbh fhada a mhair an cogadh 2 adjective conciseachomair adj a brief statement ráiteas achomair, ráiteas gontaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective brusquegiorraisc adj1 grod adj1 4 adjective skimpygiortach adj1 gearr adj sciotach adj1
verb
5 verb give information to TRANSITIVEfaisnéis a thabhairtduine a chur ar an eolas faoi rudthe reporters were briefed about the story tugadh sonraí an scéil do na tuairisceoiríshe briefed the architect thug sí treoracha don ailtire 6 verb LAW barrister TRANSITIVEmionteagasc a thabhairt donoun
7 noun instructionstreoir fem5 that matter is outside my brief ní cúram domsa é sin, ní bhaineann sé sin le mo chúramsais that within your brief? an cuid de do chúramsa é sin?design brief treoir dhearaidh 8 noun summaryachoimre fem4 coimre fem4 research brief achoimre ar thaighde 9 noun LAW for barristermionteagasc masc1 he sent a brief to my barrister chuir sé mionteagasc chuig m'abhcóide 10 noun LAW, informal lawyerdlíodóir masc3 11 noun REL Papal letterlitir aspalda