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.
Sit haec lectio brevis, sed nullum vocabulum neglegatur.
Let this lesson be brief, but let no word be neglected.
Gloria sine dignitate brevis est.
Glory without dignity is brief.
Pater dicit gloriam sine labore brevem esse.
Father says that glory without effort is brief.
Haec historia brevis est, sed mihi tam iucunda est quam illa fabula de nauta.
This history is brief, but it is as pleasant to me as that story about the sailor.
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