Briefer - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

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A cursory glance at the figures

adjective

Done quickly with little attention to detail

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He gave the picture a cursory glance.

adjective

Lasting for a very short time.

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Fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old

noun

An ephemeral plant.

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Ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds

adjective

Lasting for only a short time

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Ephemeral fame

adjective

Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

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The evanescent arctic summer

adjective

Lasting for only a short time, then disappearing quickly and being forgotten

verb

Gradually grow faint and disappear.

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The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun

The process of becoming less bright.

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The sun can cause colour fade

noun

A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)

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When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade

adjective

Lasting for a very short time.

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For a fleeting moment i saw the face of a boy

verb

Move or pass quickly.

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A variety of expressions fleeted across his face

Lasting for a markedly brief time

adjective

Moving or able to move through the air with wings.

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A flying ant

noun

Flight, especially in an aircraft.

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She hates flying

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

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Close the door or the moths will fly in

adjective

Tending to disappear; fleeting.

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She was acutely conscious of her fugacious youth

adjective

Quick to disappear; not lasting very long

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Love's fugacious radiance

noun

A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.

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Fugitives from justice

adjective

Quick to disappear; fleeting.

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The fugitive effects of light

adjective

Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.

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A hasty attempt to defuse the situation

adjective

Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

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He warned against making hasty decisions., now let's not leap to any hasty conclusions., we saw the…

adjective

Done in a hurry; rushed.

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I ate a hurried breakfast

verb

Move or act with great haste.

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We'd better hurry

adjective

Not permanent.

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Life has value precisely because it is transient and impermanent

adjective

Not lasting for ever or not lasting for a long time

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Acrylic paint is quick-drying but impermanent.

adjective

A low-cut piece of clothing does not cover the neck and the top part of the chest

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A low-cut dress

adjective

Lasting for a very short time; brief.

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A momentary lapse of concentration

adjective

Lasting for a very short time

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A momentary hesitation

adjective

Going past.

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Passing cars

noun

The passage of something, especially time.

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With the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

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He passed through towns and villages

adjective

(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.

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He gave a perfunctory nod

adjective

Done quickly and without showing that you care or have much interest

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She asked a few perfunctory questions about my family and then ended the conversation.

adjective

Moving fast or doing something in a short time.

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In the qualifying session he was two seconds quicker than his teammate

adverb

At a fast rate; quickly.

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He'll find some place where he can make money quicker

noun

The soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail.

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You'll enjoy the movie if your idea of a good time is sitting glued to the edge of your seat chewin…

noun

A rapidly consumed alcoholic drink.

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Let the last word rest with the italian ambassador, luigi amaduzzi: ‘i asked the barmaid for a quic…

adjective

Done or made quickly.

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A quickie divorce

adjective

Making interesting or significant information known, especially of a personal nature.

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A revealing radio interview

verb

Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

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Brenda was forced to reveal robbie's whereabouts

adjective

Showing more than is usual

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The dress code bans revealing clothing., the book provides a revealing glimpse of how the organizat…

adjective

Small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

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They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families

plural noun

Women's skimpy knickers or pants.

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A few years ago one great british institution moved from selling sensible big pants to scanties.

adjective

Smaller in size or amount than what is considered necessary or desirable

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Scanty food supplies

adjective

Measuring a small distance from end to end.

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Short dark hair

verb

(of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food ).

noun

Short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs.

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Cycling shorts

adjective

Lasting only for a brief time

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He got angry easily, but his anger was always short-lived.

adjective

(of clothes) short and revealing.

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A skimpy dress

adjective

Not enough or not large enough

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Skimpy knowledge, skimpy swimsuits

adjective

Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.

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A temporary job

noun

A person employed on a temporary basis, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency.

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To gain flexibility, companies are bringing in temporaries or contracting out work

adjective

Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

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A transient cold spell

noun

A person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only.

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The law had been applied to hotels and motels to collect a tax from transients, vacationers, and tr…

adjective

Lasting for only a short time; temporary

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The weakness was transient, and soon i was feeling strong again., transient workers come to pick ap…

adjective

Not permanent.

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Transitory periods of medieval greatness

adjective

Not permanent; temporary

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The transitory nature of life

adjective

Only lasting for a short period of time

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A growing proportion of the population are in a transitory stage between paid employment and old ag…