Usages of brevis
Quamquam medicus dicit dolorem brevem esse, puer adhuc quiete sedere non potest.
Although the doctor says that the pain is brief, the boy still cannot sit quietly.
Poeta carmen breve scribere vult.
The poet wants to write a short poem.
In foro mulier negotium breve habet, sed fur prope mensam quiete stat.
In the forum the woman has a brief errand, but a thief stands quietly near the table.
Tonitrus longus erat, sed fulgur procul supra montes breve visum est.
The thunder was long, but the lightning far above the mountains was seen only briefly.
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