Spanish Word of the Week: Brief

I will be breve with the word this week. Oh wait that is the word of the week! It is breve breh’-veh (adjective) which of course means brief or short. Now to the examples:

1. Yo soy proponente de la idea de que si una reunión en la oficina no va a ser breve, por lo menos deberían haber donas.

I’m a proponent of the idea that, if a meeting at the office isn’t going to be short, there should at least be donuts.

2. Mi entrenador personal es un sadista; sólo me da un breve descanso entre ejercicios.

My personal trainer is a sadist; he only gives me a brief rest between exercises.