What does breve in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word breve in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use breve in Italian.

The word breve in Italian means brief, short, short, short, double whole, double whole note, short sound, brief, notary brief, shortly, nearby, short-term, shortly afterwards, make a long story short, it's a short step, in short, shortly, soon, Bachelor's degree, short-term memory, short-term memory, over the short term, in the short term, as soon as possible, brief trial, brief lawsuit, in a short while, in a short while. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word breve

brief, short

aggettivo (di breve durata)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Al laboratorio di cinematografia abbiamo prodotto un breve cortometraggio sui giovani d'oggi.
In our cinematography lab we produced a short film on today's youth.

short

aggettivo (corto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dopo aver percorso un breve tratto di tangenziale svolta a destra.
After a short stretch along the bypass, turn right.

short

aggettivo (linguistica) (linguistics)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
In russo ci sono vocali brevi e lunghe.
Russian has short and long vowels.

double whole

aggettivo (musica) (music, US)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Perché suoni una nota breve quando qui è segnata una semibreve?
Why are you playing a breve note when it says semibreve here?

double whole note

sostantivo femminile (musica) (music, US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa è una breve o una semibreve?
Is this a breve or a semibreve?

short sound

sostantivo femminile (linguistica) (linguistics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
In russo si distingue fra vocali lunghe e brevi.
In Russian there is a distinction between short and long vowels.

brief

sostantivo maschile (documento papale) (religious)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
È stato ritrovato un antichissimo breve apostolico.
A very old Apostles brief was discovered.

notary brief

sostantivo maschile (storico: Medioevo (documento notarile) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo storico ha esaminato un breve risalente al 1200 per capire alcune convenzioni contrattuali in vigore all'epoca.
The historian examined a notary brief dating back to 1200 to understand certain contractual rules existing at the time.

shortly

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
A breve ti invierò il documento da firmare elettronicamente.
I'll send you the document to e-sign shortly.

nearby

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

short-term

shortly afterwards

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

make a long story short

it's a short step

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

in short

locuzione avverbiale (ricapitolando)

shortly, soon

Bachelor's degree

(Italian educational system)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La laurea breve dà diritto al titolo di dottore.
The "short degree" gives one right to the title of doctor.

short-term memory

sostantivo femminile (parte di memoria umana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

short-term memory

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

over the short term, in the short term

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

as soon as possible

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

brief trial, brief lawsuit

(law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in a short while

in a short while

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