bref

Le voyage était bref.

The journey was brief.

Je vais être très bref.

I'll make this very brief.

Il jeta un regard bref aux passants.

He gave a momentary glance to the passers by.

Il me donna un bref aperçu du projet.

He gave me a brief outline of the plan.

Il fit un bref compte rendu de l'accident.

He gave a short account of the accident.

Il lui envoya un bref message de quelques lignes seulement.

He sent her a brief message of only a few lines.

Il fit un bref discours.

He gave a short talk.

Il y eut un bref silence.

There was a brief silence.

Voici un bref aperçu de mon discours.

Here's a brief outline of my speech.

La façon dont un homme meurt n'a pas d'importance, contrairement à la façon dont il vit. L'acte de mourir ne joue aucun rôle, il est si bref.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.

Son discours fut bref et concis.

His speech was brief and to the point.