brief conversation

collocation in English

meaningsofbriefandconversation

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brief
adjective
uk
/briːf/us
/briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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conversation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃən/
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information ...
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(Definition ofbriefandconversationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrief conversation

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We had abriefconversation.
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He disappeared, chastened, after mybriefconversationwith him.
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However, rather than abriefconversationwith an unknown experimenter, a more appropriate baseline would be a lively, spontaneous conversation between the parents.
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In the basic paradigm, children are shown two pictures and the experimenter and the child name the pictures and have abriefconversationabout them.
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They touched on a number of matters during thebriefconversationwhich the occasion allowed.
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I know from my earlierbriefconversationwith him how distressed he is about this matter.
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It was abriefconversationonly and a note was taken of it.
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At present, that would be a verybriefconversationbecause there are no surpluses, only very substantial deficits.
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Just as one is about to finish abriefconversation, the next portion of 10p clicks over.
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Her return home at approximately midday was confirmed by two witnesses, one of whom had abriefconversationwith her.
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Again, it was abriefconversation, as to the name of the doctor who had issued the prescriptions.
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He strikes up abriefconversationand gives her a quarter.
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After abriefconversation, the rabbit and the raccoon became friends and started dancing around.
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Thisbriefconversationwould lead to a lifetime devoted to electrical engineering.
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The two groups, who did not know each other, had abriefconversation.
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After abriefconversationabout her making him worry about her, they stand awkwardly.
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He walked over to them, engaged in abriefconversationand claimed to be a park ranger.
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His mental disability was not noticeable inbriefconversation, but would become apparent if he was engaged at length.
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In other cases a researcher may have a specific question that can be answered in abriefconversation with a consultant (cross-sectional consultancy, or advisory consulting).
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After abriefconversationwith her contact, he declines to help her because of the monitoring device attached to his arm which is part of the conditions of his parole.
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