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minute1 n 1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour 2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of angular measure equal to one sixtieth of a degree. Symbol ′ Also called minute of arc 3. any very short period of time; moment 4. a short note or memorandum 5. the distance that can be travelled in a minute it's only two minutes away up to the minute (up-to-the-minute when prenominal) very latest or newest vb (tr) 1. to record in minutes to minute a meeting 2. to time in terms of minutes See also minutes [from Old French from Medieval Latin minūta, n. use of Latin minūtus minute2] minute2 adj 1. very small; diminutive; tiny 2. unimportant; petty 3. precise or detailed a minute examination [from Latin minūtus, past participle of minuere to diminish] minuteness n
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minute1 noun 1. sixty seconds, sixtieth of an hour A minute later she came to the front door. plural noun record, notes, proceedings, transactions, transcript, memorandum He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting. any minute very soon, any time, at any time, before long, any moment, any second It looked as though it might rain any minute. at the minute at present, now, presently, currently, at the moment, this minute I can't afford to take any time off at the minute. this minute at once, directly, immediately, right now, instantly, straight away, right away, this second, forthwith, pronto (informal), without further ado, toot sweet (informal), tout de suite (French) I need to speak to her this minute. up to the minute latest, in, newest, now (informal), with it (informal), smart, stylish, trendiest, trendy (Brit. informal), vogue, up to date, plugged-in (slang), modish, (most) fashionable a big range of up to the minute appliances wait a minute wait a moment, hold on, hang on (informal), hang about (Brit. informal), hold your horses (informal) Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here. minute2 adjective 1. small, little, tiny, miniature, slender, fine, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy Only a minute amount is needed. small huge, great, grand, enormous, generous, immense, gigantic, monstrous, ginormous (informal) 2. negligible, slight, petty, trivial, trifling, unimportant, paltry, puny, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, picayune (U.S.) gambling large sums on the minute chance of a big win negligible major, important, significant, vital 3. precise, close, detailed, critical, exact, meticulous, exhaustive, painstaking, punctilious We will have to pore over this report in minute detail. precise rough, careless, quick, loose, superficial, haphazard, imprecise, inexact Translations minute1 [ˈmɪnɪt] A. N 1. (= 60 secs) → minuto m it is twenty minutes past two → son las dos y veinte(minutos) a 10-minute break → un descanso de 10 minutos every minute counts → no hay tiempo que perder it won't take five minutes → es cosa de pocos minutos it's a few minutes walk from the station → está a unos minutos de la estación andando they were getting closer by the minute → se nos estaban acercando por minutos at six o'clock to the minute → a las seis en punto her schedule was planned to the minute → su horario estaba planeado hasta el último minuto they were on the scene within minutes → llegaron al lugar de los hechos a los pocos minutos there's one born every minute! → ¡hay cada tonto por ahí suelto! 2. (= short time) → momento m I shan't be a minute (on going out) → vuelvo enseguida; (when busy) → termino enseguida will you shut up for a minute! → ¿te callas un momento? have you got a minute? → ¿tienes un momento? I'll come in a minute → ahora voy, vengo dentro de un momento just a minute!, wait a minute! → ¡espera un momento!, ¡un momento!, ¡momentito!(LAm) 3. (= instant) → instante m it was all over in a minute → todo esto ocurrió en un instante I haven't had a minute to myself all day → no he tenido ni un instante or momento para mí en todo el día we expect him (at) any minute → le esperamos de un momento a otro any minute now he's going to fall off there → se va caer en cualquier momento at that minute the phone rang → en ese momento sonó el teléfono I bet you loved every minute of it! → ¡seguro que te lo pasaste en grande! at the last minute → a última hora, en el último momento to leave things until the last minute → dejar las cosas hasta última hora or hasta el último momento one minute she was there, the next she was gone → estaba allí, y al momento se había ido we caught the train without a minute to spare → cogimos el tren justo a tiempo at that minute my father came in → en ese momento entró mi padre tell me the minute he arrives → avísame en cuanto llegue sit down this minute! → ¡siéntate ya! I've just this minute heard → me acabo de enterar (at) this very minute → ahora mismo I don't believe him for a or one minute → no le creo para nada or en absoluto see also soon 2 B. VT [+ meeting] → levantar(el)acta de; [+ remark, fact] → registrar I want that minuted → quiero que eso conste en acta you don't need to minute that → no hace falta que registres or anotes eso C. CPD minute book N → libro m de actas minute hand N → minutero m minute steak N → biftec m pequeño(que se hace rápidamente) minute2 [maɪˈnjuːt] ADJ minute [maɪˈnjuːt] adj n [ˈmɪnɪt] (= sixty seconds) → minute f She was ten minutes late → Elle avait dix minutes de retard. it is 5 minutes past 3 → il est 3 heures 5 (= moment) → minute f Wait a minute! → Attendez une minute! hey, just a minute! → hé, une minute ! for a minute (= short time) → pendant une minute I don't believe it for a minute → Je n'y crois pas un seul instant. at the last minute → à la dernière minute to wait until the last minute → attendre la dernière minute (in adverbial phrases) this minute adv (= immediately) → tout de suite the minute (that) ... conj (= as soon as) → à la minute où ... The minute that the war started, everybody was glued to the television → À la minute où la guerre a commencé, tout le monde était collé devant son poste de télévision. any minute adv (= very soon) → à tout moment any minute now adv (= very soon) → à tout moment within minutes adv (= very soon) → en l'espace de quelques minutes in a minute (= very soon) → tout de suite Bye Mum, see you in a minute → Au revoir Maman, à tout de suite. (from meeting) → procès-verbal m minutes npl → procès-verbal m minute book [ˈmɪnɪtbʊk] n → registre m des minutes minute hand [ˈmɪnɪthænd] n → grande aiguille f minute: minute book n → Protokollbuch nt minute hand n → Minutenzeiger m minute1 n (of time, degree) → Minute f; it’s 23 minutes past 3 → es ist 3 Uhr und 23 Minuten; in a minute → gleich, sofort; this (very) minute! → auf der Stelle!; at this very minute → gerade jetzt or in diesem Augenblick; I shan’t be a minute → es dauert nicht lang; just a minute! → einen Moment bitte!; any minute (now) → jeden Augenblick; tell me the minute he comes → sag mir sofort Bescheid, wenn er kommt; let me know the minute it stops → sagen Sie mir Bescheid, sobald es aufhört; we timed it to the minute → wir haben die Zeit auf die Minute genau genommen; have you got a minute? → hast du mal eine Minute or einen Augenblick Zeit?; it won’t take a minute/5 minutes → es dauert keine Minute/keine 5 Minuten; I enjoyed every minute of it → ich habe es von Anfang bis Ende genossen; I don’t believe for a or one minute that … → ich glaube nicht einen Augenblick, dass…; at the last minute → in letzter Minute vt meeting → protokollieren; remark, fact → zu Protokoll nehmen minute2 minute1 [ˈmɪnɪt] 1. n a. (of time) → minuto; (of degree) → minuto, primo it is 5 minutes past 3 → sono le 3 e 5 (minuti) I'll come in a minute → vengo subito or tra un attimo wait a minute! → (aspetta) un momento! come here this minute! → vieni subito! I won't be a minute → vengo (or torno) subito (I've nearly finished) → faccio subito at the last minute → all'ultimo momento at that minute the phone rang → in quel (preciso) istante suonò il telefono tell me the minute he arrives → (non) appena arriva dimmelo up to the minute (fashions, news) → ultimissimo (equipment) → modernissimo minute1 [ˈmɪnɪt] 1. n a. (of time) → minuto; (of degree) → minuto, primo it is 5 minutes past 3 → sono le 3 e 5 (minuti) I'll come in a minute → vengo subito or tra un attimo wait a minute! → (aspetta) un momento! come here this minute! → vieni subito! I won't be a minute → vengo (or torno) subito (I've nearly finished) → faccio subito at the last minute → all'ultimo momento at that minute the phone rang → in quel (preciso) istante suonò il telefono tell me the minute he arrives → (non) appena arriva dimmelo up to the minute (fashions, news) → ultimissimo (equipment) → modernissimo minute2 [maɪˈnjuːt] adj (small) → minuscolo/a; (change, improvement) → piccolissimo/a; (detailed, exact) → minuzioso/a in minute detail → minuziosamente minute2 [maɪˈnjuːt] adj (small) → minuscolo/a; (change, improvement) → piccolissimo/a; (detailed, exact) → minuzioso/a in minute detail → minuziosamente n minute [ˈminit] 1 the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay. minuut دَقيقَه минута minuta minut die Minute λεπτό της ώρας minuto minut دقیقه minuutti minute דַקָה मिनट minuta perc menit mínúta minuto 分 (시간 단위의) 분 minutė minūte minit minuut minutt minuta minut минута minúta minuta minut minut นาที dakika 分(一小時的六十分之一) хвилина گھنٹے کا ساٹھواں حصہ ، ساٹھ سیکنڈ phút (thời gian) 分(一小时的六十分之一) 2 in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds an angle of 47 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes). minuut دَرَجَه минута (една шестдесета от градус в геометрията) minuta minut die Minute λεπτό της μοίρας minuto minut دقیقه در اندازه گیری زاویه minuutti minute מַעֲלָה मीटिंग का विवरण minuta perc menit mínúta 分 (각도 단위의) 분 minutė minūte minit minuut bueminutt minuta minut минута minúta minuta minut minut จับเวลาเป็นนาที dakika 分(一度的六十分之一) мінута زاویہ کا ساٹھواں حصہ phút (góc độ) 分(一度的六十分之一) 3 a very short time Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute. minuut, oomblik لَحْظَه، دقيقَه، وَقْت قَصير جِدا кратко време chvilka øjeblik die Minute στιγμή minuto üks hetk لحظه hetki minute רֶגָע बहुत कम समय vrlo kratko vrijeme pillanat sebentar andartak minuto 少しの間 순간 minutė(lė) mirklis sebentar ogenblik øyeblikk, minutt chwila minut, moment мгновение, момент chvíľka trenutek tren ögonblick, slag ระยะเวลาอันสั้น an, lâhza 一會兒 мить, момент مختصر وقت rất ngắn 一会儿 4 a particular point in time At that minute, the telephone rang. oomblik لَحْظَه момент okamžik minut; øjeblik die Minute στιγμή momento hetk لحظه hetki instant רֶגָע समय का एक विशेष बिंदू u točno vrijeme pillanat saat andrá, stund istante 瞬間 특정 시점 momentas brīdis saat ogenblik i samme øyeblikk, straks, på streken, akkurat da moment instante moment минута okamih trenutek trenutak just då, i samma stund ชั่วขณะ an, dakika 某一時刻 мить, момент کسی مخصوص لمحہ میں thời điểm đó 某一时刻 5 (in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes. notule مَحْضَر جَلْسَه бележки zápis; protokol referat das Protokoll πρακτικά (πληθ.) acta protokoll صورت جلسه pöytäkirja procès-verbal, compte rendu פְּרוֹטוֹקוֹל मीटिंग का विवरण bilješke jegyzőkönyv catatan rapat, notulen fundargerð verbale, resoconto 議事録 초고(草稿), 초안 protokolas protokols minit mesyuarat notulen møtereferat/-protokoll protokół actas proces-verbal, dare de seamă протокол zápis; protokol zapisnik zapisnik protokoll รายงานกาีรประขุม tutanaklar 會議記錄 начерк; пам'ятна записка کسی مجلس کی تحریر شدہ تفاصیل biên bản 会议记录 minute hand the larger of the two pointers on a clock or watch, which shows the time in minutes past the hour. minuutwyser عَقْرَب الدَّقائِق голямата стрелка minutová ručička den store viser der Minutenzeiger λεπτοδείκτης minutero minutiosuti عقربه دقیقه شمار minuuttiviisari grande aiguille הַמָחוֹג הַקָטַן मिनट की सूई minutna kazaljka percmutató jarum menit mínútuvísir lancetta dei minuti 長針 분침 minutinė rodyklė (pulksteņa) minūšu rādītājs jarum minit grote wijzer minuttviser wskazówka minutowa ponteiro dos minutos minutar минутная стрелка minútová ručička minutni kazalec velika kazaljka na satu minutvisare เข็มนาที yelkovan (鐘表的)分針 хвилинна стрілка گھڑی کی بڑی سوئی kim phút của đồng hồ (钟表的)分针 the minute (that) as soon as Telephone me the minute he arrives! dadelik, onmiddellik في اللحظَه التي веднага щом jakmile i samme minut; så snart sobald αμέσως μόλις, τη στιγμή (που) en el momento en que sel hetkel kui به محض heti kun dès que בַּדַקָה जैसे ही, ज्यों ही te minute amint segera strax, um leið og appena ~するやいなや ...하자마자 kai tik tiklīdz, kolīdz sebaik sahaja zodra straks, med det samme w momencie gdy, natychmiast logo que imediat/îndată ce как только len čo; hneď ako takoj ko onog trenutka kada så snart som ทันทีที่ derhal, hemen 一...(就) у ту ж саму мить جیسے ہی ngay khi 一...(就) to the minute (of time) exactly; precisely The cooking time must be correct to the minute. presies so lank بالضَّبْط ، تماماً точно za minutu nøjagtig; præcis auf die Minute genau ακριβώς, με ακρίβεια λεπτού exactamente minutipealt دقیقا minuutilleen montre en main מְדוּייָק ठीक समय पर točno na minutu percnyi pontossággal tepat sekali nákvæmur (in punto) きっかり 정확히 minutės tikslumu ar precizitāti līdz minūtei, ļoti precīzi tepat op de minnut af på minuttet, på slaget co do minuty exactamente la fix; după ceas точно, минута в минуту za minútu do minute natančno tačno på minuten ถูกต้อง dakik 恰好 хвилина в хвилину بالکل وقت پر đúng giờ 恰好 up to the minute most modern or recent Her clothes are always right up to the minute; up-to-the-minute clothes. hedendaags حَتّى اللحْظَه، حَتّى آخر دقيقَه модерен podle nejnovější módy sidste mode hypermodern ό,τι πιο τελευταίο ή μοντέρνο de última moda moodne به روز ajanmukainen (du) dernier cri עַדכָּנִי आधुनिकतम u trendu legmodernebb mutakhir í samræmi við nÿjustu tísku modernissimo 最新の 최신의 naujausias, madingiausias ultramoderns terkini meest recent siste skrik, helt à jour najmodniejszy, najbardziej aktualny na última moda (după) ultimul răcnet, ultima modă по последней моде; ультрасовременный podľa najnovšej módy po zadnji modi moderan det senaste, fullt modern ทันสมัย modern, en son 最新式的 за останньою модою; ультрасучасний جدید mới nhất 最新式的 minute2 adj minute [maiˈnjuːt] 1 very small The diamonds in the brooch were minute. piepklein دَقيق، صَغير جِداً много малък drobounký meget lille winzig μικροσκοπικός diminuto, minúsculo pisitilluke کوچک pienen pieni minuscule זָעִיר सूक्ष्म sićušan parányi kecil agnarlítill minuscolo 微小の 아주 작은 labai mažas, smulkus ļoti mazs, sīks kecil heel klein ørliten, bitte liten drobny, malutki diminuto minuscul мелкий, мельчайший veľmi malý zelo majhen malen ytterst liten, minimal เล็กมาก çok küçük 微小的 дрібний بہت چھوٹا rất nhỏ 微小的 2 paying attention to the smallest details minute care. sorgvuldige عَديم الأهَميَّه щателен podrobný, detailní minutiøs; omhyggelig sorgfältig σχολαστικός minucioso, detallado üksikasjalik ریز yksityiskohtainen minutieux לְפִּרטֵי פְּרָטִים बारीकी से ध्यान देना podroban aprólékos teliti ítarlegur minuzioso 細心の 상세한 pedantiškas, detalus pedantisks; detalizēts teliti minutieus meget omhyggelig, utførlig drobiazgowy minucioso minuţios тщательный, подробный podrobný, detailný podroben do detalja minutiös, ytterst noggrann ละเอียด çok ince, etraflı 詳細的 докладний; детальний چھوٹی چھوٹی چیزوں پر توجہ tỉ mỉ 详细的 adv miˈnutely piepklein بِدِقَّه، واقِعٌ كلَّ دقيقَه щателно do detailu minutiøst; omhyggeligt winzig σχολαστικά, λεπτομερώς minuciosamente täpselt دقیقا tarkasti minutieusement בְּכָל רֶגָע सूक्ष्मता minuciozno aprólékosan, részletesen dengan teliti ítarlega minuziosamente 詳細に 상세히 detaliai, kruopščiai sīki; detalizēti dengan teliti minutieus meget omhyggelig, utførlig, i minste detalj drobiazgowo minuciosamente minuţios, cu minuţiozitate подробно do detailu natančno detaljno minimalt, minutiöst ทุกนาที dikkatle 詳細地 щохвилини; докладно غور سے một cách tỉ mỉ 详细地 n miˈnuteness piepkleinheid صِغَر الشَّيء щателност nepatrnost; přesnost omhyggelighed die Winzigkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. μικροσκοπικό(ς), σχολαστικότητα minucia täpsus موشکافی tarkkuus minutie קַטנוּת अत्यल्पता sićušnost, potankost parányiság; aprólékos pontosság ketelitian örsmæð; nákvæmni minutezza; minuziosità 微細 상세함 mažumas, smulkumas niecīgums ketelitian het erg klein zijn stor omhyggelighet/utførlighet mikroskopijność, drobiazgowość minúcia minuţiozitate подробность nepatrnosť; presnosť natančnost detaljnost litenhet, minutiös noggrannhet ความสำคัญน้อยมาก çok küçüklük 微小 незначність; детальність باریکی tính tỉ mỉ 微小 minute → دقيق الحجم, دقيقة maličký, minuta kort, minut Minute, winzig λεπτό, λεπτομερειακός minucioso, minuto erittäin pieni, minuutti menu, minute minuta, sićušan minuto 分, 微小な 미소한, 분 miniem, minuut bitte liten, minutt drobny, minuta minuto, miúdo мельчайший, минута minimal, minut เล็กมาก, นาที dakika, küçük nhỏ, phút 会议纪要, 微小的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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