briefing

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English

Etymology

From brief +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• enPR: brē′fĭng
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹi.fɪŋ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiː.fəŋ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiː.fiŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːfɪŋ
• Hyphenation: brief‧ing

Noun

briefing (plural briefings)

1. A concise summary of a current situation.

   Coordinate term: press gaggle

2. A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Verb

briefing

1. present participle and gerund of brief

Anagrams

• fibering

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English briefing.

Pronunciation

Noun

briefing

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) briefing (presentation of information or instruction)

Related terms

• debriefing

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English briefing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbri.fɪŋ/, /ˈbriː.fɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: brie‧fing

Noun

briefing f (plural briefings)

1. briefing (short and concise summary of a situation)
2. briefing (presentation of information or instruction)

Related terms

• briefen
• debriefen, debriefing

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English briefing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁi.fiŋ/
• Hyphenation: brie‧fing

Noun

briefing m (plural briefings)

1. briefing (presentation of information or instruction)

Further reading

• “briefing”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English briefing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbri.finɡ/, /ˈbri.finɡ/, /ˈbri.fin/
• Rhymes: -ifinɡ, -ifin
• Hyphenation: brìe‧fing

Noun

briefing m (invariable)

1. briefing (presentation of information or instruction)

Further reading

• briefing in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• briefing in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• briefing in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English briefing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbri.fiŋk/
• Rhymes: -ifiŋk
• Syllabification: brie‧fing

Noun

briefing m inan

1. briefing (short and concise summary of a situation)
2. (aviation) check-in for pilots held before takeoff

Declension

Further reading

• briefing in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• briefing in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English briefing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbri.fiŋɡ/
• {{rhymes|ro|ifiŋɡ|s=2
• Hyphenation: brie‧fing

Noun

briefing n (plural briefinguri)

1. briefing (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English briefing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾifin/ [ˈbɾi.fĩn]
• Rhymes: -ifin
• Syllabification: brie‧fing

Noun

briefing m (plural briefings)

1. briefing (clarification of this definition is needed)