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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