debrief

(dē-brēf')
tr.v., -briefed, -brief·ing, -briefs.

1. To question to obtain knowledge or intelligence gathered especially on a military mission.
2. To instruct (a government agent, for example) not to reveal classified or secret information after employment has ceased.

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IN BRIEF: To question on return from a mission or assignment in order to obtain useful information.

The astronaut was debriefed after the space flight.

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i. A review, carried out on the ground after the flight or sortie, of events or procedures during the flight.
ii. To interrogate aircrew after the mission to obtain maximum useful information.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forhøre, udspørge
n. - forhør, udspørgelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
om verslag vragen (na opdracht/missie)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Mil, etc) faire faire un compte-rendu oral (de fin de mission), débriefer, briefer (un agent du gouvernement) de ne pas livrer de secrets
n. - analyse, compte-rendu, action de débriefer (qn)/d'être débriefé

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausfragen, vernehmen, (Psych.) aufklären (über ein Experiment)
n. - Befragung, (Milit.) Einsatzbesprechung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (στρατ., μτφ.) υποβάλλω προφορική αναφορά/έκθεση μετά την εκτέλεση αποστολής

Italiano (Italian)
interrogare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - passar instruções (militares ou secretas)

Русский (Russian)
производить опрос

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - interrogar, rendir cuenta de una misión
n. - interrogatorio, interrogador

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rapportera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
听取报告, 听取汇报, 报告

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 聽取報告, 聽取彙報
n. - 報告

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (특수 공작원에게) 보고를 듣다, (공직자 등에게) 퇴임 후 비밀 누설을 금지시키다
n. - 지난 임무에 관한 일련의 질문

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - から報告を受ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستجوب جندي أو رائد فضا مثلا عائدا من مهمه بغيه استخلاص معلومات, يستخلص معلومات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיחקר על שליחות או משימה שהושלמה, תישאל, ניהל תחקיר‬
n. - ‮תחקיר, תיחקור‬

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