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"But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!Mais à présent, ma mère, une ombre est tombée sur mes plus brillantes visions ; un sombre brouillard a couvert ce qui reste de ma courte carrière !Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Opens the About ABBYY FormDesigner 8.0 window containing brief information about the program.Ouvre la fenêtre À propos d'ABBYY FormDesigner 8.0 contenant des informations générales sur le programme.ABBYY FormDesigner 8.0ABBYY FormDesigner 8.0BYY FormDesigner 8.0ABBYY FormDesigner 8.© 2008 ABBYYBYY FormDesigner 8.0ABBYY FormDesigner 8.© 2008 ABBYY
We shot out of drizzling rain into brief spells of winter sunshine, and then into a snow blizzard which all but whipped the skin from our faces.Quittant une brume fine et pénétrante, nous nous élancions vers de soudains éclats de soleil d’hiver, pour retomber bientôt dans une tourmente de neige qui faillit nous arracher la peau du visage.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
TD came out on top for its performance on climate change in a recent executive brief by the Ethical Funds Company, a leader in socially responsible mutual funds.La Banque TD est aussi ressortie dans le peloton de tête, dans le cadre d’une récente communication aux chefs d’entreprise transmise par l’Ethical Funds Company, chef de file des fonds communs de placement socialement responsables.© TDhttp://www.td.com/ 02.06.2009
But he bluntly broke through the circle and went away the first, saying but a brief word or two as he took his leave.Mais lui, brutalement, rompant le cercle, s'en alla le premier, en prenant congé d'une parole brève.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
She took a step towards her husband, put her hands on his shoulders, and looking at him with her cold eyes asked in a brief tone: " Is James your friend?"Elle fit un pas vers son mari, lui posa les mains sur les épaules, et, le regardant de ses yeux froids: – Jacques est ton ami? demanda-t-elle d’un ton bref.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
His misery in this thought was so intense that he uttered a groan, one of those brief moans wrung from the breast by a too intolerable pang.Sa détresse, à cette pensée, devint si déchirante qu'il poussa un gémissement, une de ces courtes plaintes arrachées à la gorge par les douleurs trop vives.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
Prepare a brief, readable report containing the problems, findings, and recommended actions concerning the issue.Préparez un rapport bref et lisible reprenant les problèmes, les observations et les mesures recommandées concernant l'enjeu en question.http://www.cipe.org/ 3/29/2012http://www.cipe.org/ 3/29/2012
List the chronological steps in implementation of the RAP, including identification of agencies responsible for each activity and with a brief explanation of each activity.Enumérer par ordre chronologique les étapes de mise en œuvre du PAR, en indiquant pour chacune les organismes responsables et en fournissant une brève explication de chaque activité.©2002 Société financière internationale (SFI)http://www.ifc.org 22.11.2010©2002 The International Finance Corporation (IFC)http://www.ifc.org 22.11.2010
[translation] In brief, the authorization to enter and search is part of a procedure of investigation, not one of indictment, which should eliminate the need to name the offence charged.En somme, l'autorisation d'entrée et de perquisition appartient à une procédure d'investigation et non à une procédure d'accusation, ce qui devrait éliminer le besoin de nommer l'infraction reprochée.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/15/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/15/2011
In brief, the postulate in this case is of a sociological order.Le postulat, en résumé, est là d'ordre sociologique.Bloch, Marc / The Historian's CraftBloch, Marc / Apologie pour l'HistoireApologie pour l'HistoireBloch, Marc© Armand Colin, Paris, 2007, 2009, pour la présente impression© Armand Colin/VUEF, Paris, 2002© Armand Colin, Paris, 1993, 1997The Historian's CraftBloch, Marc© 1953, by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Though they only provide a brief overview of the potential of the OSL, the applications mentioned in this article are good examples of the variety of information made available to Internet users through this portal.Quoiqu'elles ne donnent qu'un bref aperçu du potentiel de l'OSL, les applications retenues dans le présent article illustrent bien la diversité des renseignements mis à la disposition des internautes par ce portail.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/9/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/9/2012
The section was concluded with a brief review of studies that have linked costs to the individual or community with gaps in health as a result of unequal socio-economic status.La section se termine par un aperçu des études qui ont établi des liens entre les coûts pour la personne et la collectivité et les écarts en santé découlant de l'inégalité du statut socioéconomique.© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)https://secure.cihi.ca/ 26.02.2011© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).https://secure.cihi.ca/ 26.02.2011
Then he related how the Minister had written to him, and how in a brief interview he had stated that Barthes must cross the frontier within forty-eight hours if he did not wish to be arrested.Il dit de quelle façon le ministre l’avait fait appeler et les quarante-huit heures qu’il donnait à Barthès pour gagner la frontière, s’il ne voulait pas être arrêté.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
This section provides a brief historical overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, as well as Canada's binding commitments as signatory to the Protocol.La présente section donne un bref aperçu de la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC) et du Protocole de Kyoto, ainsi que des engagements obligatoires du Canada à titre de signataire du protocole.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012
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briefing note
document d'information
press briefing
point de presse
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brief
noun
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Common case | brief | briefs |
Possessive case | brief's | briefs' |
brief
adjective
Positive degree | brief |
Comparative degree | briefer |
Superlative degree | briefest |
brief
verb
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Past | briefed |
Imperative | brief |
Present Participle (Participle I) | briefing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | briefed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I brief | we brief |
you brief | you brief |
he/she/it briefs | they brief |
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I am briefing | we are briefing |
you are briefing | you are briefing |
he/she/it is briefing | they are briefing |
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I have briefed | we have briefed |
you have briefed | you have briefed |
he/she/it has briefed | they have briefed |
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I have been briefing | we have been briefing |
you have been briefing | you have been briefing |
he/she/it has been briefing | they have been briefing |
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I briefed | we briefed |
you briefed | you briefed |
he/she/it briefed | they briefed |
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I was briefing | we were briefing |
you were briefing | you were briefing |
he/she/it was briefing | they were briefing |
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I had briefed | we had briefed |
you had briefed | you had briefed |
he/she/it had briefed | they had briefed |
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I had been briefing | we had been briefing |
you had been briefing | you had been briefing |
he/she/it had been briefing | they had been briefing |
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I shall/will brief | we shall/will brief |
you will brief | you will brief |
he/she/it will brief | they will brief |
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I shall/will be briefing | we shall/will be briefing |
you will be briefing | you will be briefing |
he/she/it will be briefing | they will be briefing |
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I shall/will have briefed | we shall/will have briefed |
you will have briefed | you will have briefed |
he/she/it will have briefed | they will have briefed |
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I shall/will have been briefing | we shall/will have been briefing |
you will have been briefing | you will have been briefing |
he/she/it will have been briefing | they will have been briefing |
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I should/would brief | we should/would brief |
you would brief | you would brief |
he/she/it would brief | they would brief |
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I should/would be briefing | we should/would be briefing |
you would be briefing | you would be briefing |
he/she/it would be briefing | they would be briefing |
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I should/would have briefed | we should/would have briefed |
you would have briefed | you would have briefed |
he/she/it would have briefed | they would have briefed |
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I should/would have been briefing | we should/would have been briefing |
you would have been briefing | you would have been briefing |
he/she/it would have been briefing | they would have been briefing |
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I am briefed | we are briefed |
you are briefed | you are briefed |
he/she/it is briefed | they are briefed |
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I am being briefed | we are being briefed |
you are being briefed | you are being briefed |
he/she/it is being briefed | they are being briefed |
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I have been briefed | we have been briefed |
you have been briefed | you have been briefed |
he/she/it has been briefed | they have been briefed |
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I was briefed | we were briefed |
you were briefed | you were briefed |
he/she/it was briefed | they were briefed |
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I was being briefed | we were being briefed |
you were being briefed | you were being briefed |
he/she/it was being briefed | they were being briefed |
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I had been briefed | we had been briefed |
you had been briefed | you had been briefed |
he/she/it had been briefed | they had been briefed |
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I shall/will be briefed | we shall/will be briefed |
you will be briefed | you will be briefed |
he/she/it will be briefed | they will be briefed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been briefed | we shall/will have been briefed |
you will have been briefed | you will have been briefed |
he/she/it will have been briefed | they will have been briefed |