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brevemente

briefly

adverb breh-veh-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Brevemente modifies verbs and adjectives to mean 'in a brief manner' — spiegare brevemente (to explain briefly), vorrei dire brevemente (I would like to say briefly). It is formed regularly from breve + -mente, following the Italian rule that adjectives ending in -e drop nothing before adding -mente.

Examples

"Ti spiego brevemente come funziona."

Natural Translation

I will briefly explain to you how it works.

Literal Translation

To-you I-explain briefly how it works.

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