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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNews-briefing
/ˈnuːzˌbriː.fɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short, concise meeting or report that provides recent news and important updates to journalists or personnel.
"The government held a morning news-briefing to address the recent economic developments." - 2
An official broadcast or published summary detailing the latest current affairs.
"She tuned into the daily news-briefing before starting her workday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'news', originating from Old English 'niwes' (genitive of 'niwe' meaning new), combined with 'briefing', a derivative of 'brief' stemming from Latin 'brevis' (short) via Old French. The compound emerged in mid-20th-century journalism and military terminology to denote a concise presentation of current events or operational updates.
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point de presse
Transliteration: pwɛ̃ də prɛs
"Le ministre a tenu un point de presse ce matin."
Pressekonferenz
Transliteration: ˈpʁɛsəkɔn.fəˌʁɛnt͡s
"Die tägliche Pressekonferenz beginnt um zehn Uhr."
notiziario
Transliteration: notitˈtsjaːrjo
"Il notiziario della sera offre un riassunto dei fatti."
informe de prensa
Transliteration: inˈfoɾme de ˈpɾensa
"El portavoz ofreció un breve informe de prensa."
boletim de notícias
Transliteration: bu.leˈtĩ dʒi noˈti.siz
"O boletim de notícias será transmitido em breve."
समाचार बुलेटिन
Transliteration: samachar buletin
"सरकार ने एक नया समाचार बुलेटिन जारी किया।"
新闻简报
Transliteration: xīnwén jiǎnbào
"请阅读今天早上的新闻简报。"
뉴스 브리핑
Transliteration: nyuseu beuriping
"대변인이 정례 뉴스 브리핑을 진행했습니다."
ニュースブリーフィング
Transliteration: nyūsu burīfingu
"外務省が臨時のニュースブリーフィングを行った。"
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