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minims

/ˈmɪnɪmz/

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noun

Halbe Note

A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

Examples :

"The music teacher asked the students to practice the minims in the piece. "

Der Musiklehrer bat die Schüler, die halben Noten in dem Stück zu üben.

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Minim, Tropfen

A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

Examples :

"The old recipe called for two minims of lavender oil, which I carefully measured using a dropper. "

Das alte Rezept verlangte nach zwei Tropfen Lavendelöl, die ich sorgfältig mit einer Pipette abmaß.

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Minim

A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

Examples :

"The student carefully added the minims to the "u" and "n" in her handwriting to clearly distinguish them from the "m". "

Die Schülerin fügte die Minima in ihrer Handschrift sorgfältig dem „u“ und „n“ hinzu, um sie deutlich vom „m“ zu unterscheiden.

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Winzigkeiten, Kleinstlebewesen

Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

Examples :

"the minims of existence"

Die Winzigkeiten der Existenz.

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Die kleinsten Arbeiterinnen

The smallest kind of worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony.

Examples :

"The minims diligently clean the newly cut leaf fragments brought into the ant colony. "

Die kleinsten Arbeiterinnen reinigen fleißig die frisch geschnittenen Blattfragmente, die in den Ameisenhaufen gebracht werden.

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Zwerg, Winzling

A little man or being; a dwarf.

Examples :

"The minims in the school play were very talented despite their small size. "

Die Zwerge in dem Schultheaterstück waren trotz ihrer geringen Größe sehr talentiert.

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Kleinfisch, Elritze

A small fish; a minnow.

Examples :

"The children caught many minims in the creek behind their school. "

Die Kinder fingen viele Elritzen in dem Bach hinter ihrer Schule.

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Kurze poetische Lobpreisung

A short poetical encomium.

Examples :

"The graduation program featured heartfelt minims written by students about their favorite teachers. "

Das Abschlussprogramm enthielt herzliche, von Schülern verfasste, kurze poetische Lobpreisungen über ihre Lieblingslehrer.