Definition of debrief - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
reportingTECH. elicit a report from someone after a mission or eventTECH.
- The astronaut was debriefed upon returning to Earth.
2.
militaryTECH. question someone after a military mission for informationTECH.
- The commander will debrief the soldiers after the mission.
3.
experimentsTECH. inform experiment subjects about what happened accuratelyTECH.
- Researchers debrief participants after the study concludes.
Origin of debrief
French, dé (remove) + briefer (inform)
Examples of debrief in a sentence
He was debriefed by the committee following the investigation. They will debrief the team after the exercise. The agent was debriefed upon returning to base. The team will debrief the volunteers tomorrow. After the trial, they debrief the subjects thoroughly.
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- French:débriefer, faire un compte rendu, ...
- German:befragen, informieren, ...
- Italian:fare un debriefing, interrogare, ...
- Spanish:informar, explicar, ...
- Portuguese:entrevistar, interrogar, ...
- Chinese:询问情况, 询问, ...
- Japanese:報告を受ける, 尋問する, ...
- Arabic:اِسْتَجْوَبَ, أَخَذَ تَقْرِيرًا, ...
- Hebrew:לְתַחְקֵר, לְיַדֵּעַ, ...
- Russian:опросить, информировать, ...
- Ukrainian:допитати, опитувати, ...
- Hindi:रिपोर्ट लेना, प्रश्न करना, ...
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