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bref — French Word of the Day in 20 seconds
anyway, in short — the word that rescues a rambling story · word of the day
A 20-second word-of-the-day drill on « bref ».
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on « bref » (adv. [bʁɛf] — anyway, in short — the word that rescues a rambling story): guess the meaning, then hear it in two real sentences. The full word-of-the-day page adds audio, related words and more examples.
🔊 The example sentences
Bref, on a raté le train et on est rentrés.Anyway, we missed the train and went home.
Bref, la réunion n'a abouti à aucune décision.In short, the meeting reached no decision.
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