English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "kortliks" is "vir 'n kort tydperk; op 'n bondige wyse; sonder onnodige besonderhede; in 'n paar woorde." Dit word dikwels gebruik om aan te dui dat iets vinnig opgesom of verduidelik sal word, sonder om in groot diepte of detail in te gaan.

Sentence Examples

  1. The female soldier, whose name badge said Conner, grabbed it briefly.
  2. John Knoll was the master miller and he worked with the help of two assistants, when Guy had given him a tour of the manor and the surrounding lands he had been introduced briefly to him.
  3. The looting, drinking, and raping, which had been the tone whilst Geoffrey had briefly been in control of Assingham, were replaced by order and military efficiency.
  4. I had an hour before my next class, so I briefly called the sheriff.
  5. As he passed her the wooden sword their hands touched briefly it was like receiving a small electric shock.
  6. I briefly entertained the notion of sneaking out through the bathroom, but there were no windows, and Ms Weston herself stood guard at the door.
  7. From his vantage point he had seen only farm wagons, a peddler accompanying a lame horse and field workers using the road briefly on their way home.
  8. He sends Lori another smile but only briefly this time, as if he senses someone might catch on.
  9. We laugh briefly and then go at it again, me climbing backwards on the bed like a crab while TB follows suit.
  10. The man with the grizzled fringe emerged, pausing briefly on the threshold of the inn.