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The minister has been fully briefed on what questions to expect.

She glanced briefly at the letter. We met briefly in London yesterday.

look on the bright side eyes bright with happiness ▶ jasny błyszczący a bright yellow jumper ▶ jaskrawy to feel bright and cheerful You seem very bright and cheerful today. ▶ ożywiony, pełen werwy/animuszu

brightly coloured clothes

very clever, skilful or successful a brilliant young scientist That’s a brilliant idea! a brilliant career ▶ błyskotliwy genialny 2 having a lot of light; very bright brilliant sunshine ▶ błyszczący olśniewający

the top edge of a cup, glass, etc. The cup was full to the brim. ▶ brzeg 2 the bottom part of a hat that is wider than the rest ▶ rondo

His eyes were brimming with tears. ▶ napełniać się  PHRASAL VERB  brim over (with sth) (used about a cup, glass, etc.) to have more liquid than it can hold to be brimming over with health/happiness ▶ przepełniać się

Powodować - Money doesn’t always bring happiness. doprowadzać - Add water to the mixture and bring it to the boil.

bring sth about - powodować: to bring about changes in people’s lives bring sb/sth back - przynosić z powrotem: He brought me back in his car. bring sth back - przypominać: The photographs brought back memories of his childhood.

quick or using a lot of energy; busy They set off at a brisk pace. Trading has been brisk this morning. ▶ żwawy ożywiony 2 confident and practical; wanting to get things done quickly

a broad street/river broad shoulders a broad smile, We sell a broad range of products. I’ll explain the new system in broad terms.

adj. based on a wide variety of people, things or ideas; not limited

The Olympics are broadcast live around the world.

broaden (sth) (out) to become wider; to make sth wider The river broadens out beyond the bridge. • (figurative) Travel broadens the mind. Podróże kształcą.

generally Broadly speaking (ogólnie rzecz biorąc), the scheme will work as follows... ▶ ogólnie 2 (used to describe a way of smiling) with a big, wide smile He smiled broadly as he shook everyone’s hand. ▶ od ucha do ucha

based on a wide variety of people, things or ideas; not limited

to speak in broken English; a broken line; broken marriage;

a broken-down old building, A broken-down bus was blocking the road.

brotherly love/advice

Leave the bread in the oven until it browns. Brown the meat in a frying pan.

I spent hours browsing in the local bookshop. I enjoyed browsing through the catalogue but I didn’t order anything. I’ve just been browsing the Internet for information on Iceland.

(have) a brush with sb/sth - mieć utarczkę z kimś brush sb/sth aside - ignorować, odsuwać brush sth away; brush sth off (sth)- strzepywać, czyścić szczotką