/bʁɛf/
brief (of short duration)
“Il lui envoya un bref message de quelques lignes seulement.” — He sent her a brief message of only a few lines.
Related: dans les plus brefs délais, en bref
From Old French brief, from Latin brevis. A folk etymology derives it as an acronym of Bon, Revenons-En aux Faits, but this is completely inaccurate.
in short, in brief, briefly
“Je vous ai déjà dit que cela ne se peut, que cela ne doit pas être ; bref, je ne le veux pas.” — I have already told you that that cannot be, that it must not be; in short, I do not want it.
From Old French brief, from Latin brevis. A folk etymology derives it as an acronym of Bon, Revenons-En aux Faits, but this is completely inaccurate.