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minute

/ˈmɪnɪt/ /maɪˈnjuːt/ /maɪˈn(j)ut/

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noun

Minuto

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

Examples :

"You have twenty minutes to complete the test."

Tienes veinte minutos para completar el examen.

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noun

Minuto, instante

A short but unspecified time period.

Examples :

"Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!"

¡Espera un minuto, aún no estoy listo!

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noun

Minuto

A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

Examples :

"We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc."

Necesitamos asegurarnos de que estos mapas sean precisos dentro de un minuto de arco.

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noun

Acta

(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

Examples :

"Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting."

Veamos el acta de la reunión de la semana pasada.

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noun

Minuto de llamada

A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.

Examples :

"If you buy this phone, you’ll get 100 free minutes."

Si compras este teléfono, obtendrás 100 minutos de llamada gratis.

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noun

Minuto, momento

A point in time; a moment.

Examples :

"At that minute, the teacher began the history lesson. "

En ese momento, el profesor comenzó la lección de historia.

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noun

Milla marina

A nautical or a geographic mile.

Examples :

"The sailboat sailed a minute at a steady pace. "

El velero navegó una milla marina a un ritmo constante.

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noun

Una moneda antigua, medio farthing

An old coin, a half farthing.

Examples :

"My grandmother showed me a minute, a very small, old coin from her collection. "

Mi abuela me mostró una moneda antigua, muy pequeña, de su colección.

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noun

Minuto, parte pequeña

A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.

Examples :

"The child only needed a minute amount of help to finish his homework. "

El niño solo necesitaba una pequeña parte de ayuda para terminar su tarea.

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noun

Parte, componente

A fixed part of a module.

Examples :

"The first minute of the math module focuses on addition. "

La primera parte del módulo de matemáticas se centra en la suma.

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noun

Momento, rato

A while or a long unspecified period of time

Examples :

"After school, I had a minute to relax before dinner. "

Después de la escuela, tuve un rato para relajarme antes de la cena.

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verb

Minutar, registrar

Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

Examples :

"I’ll minute this evening’s meeting."

Voy a minutar la reunión de esta tarde.

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verb

Anotar, registrar

To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.

Examples :

"Before the meeting, the teacher minuted the key points of the discussion from the previous week. "

Antes de la reunión, el profesor anotó los puntos clave de la discusión de la semana anterior.

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adjective

Minúsculo, muy pequeño

Examples :

"They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing."

Encontraron solo cantidades minúsculas de residuos químicos en su ropa.

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adjective

Minucioso, detallado

Very careful and exact, giving small details.

Examples :

"The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination."

El abogado hizo un examen minucioso al testigo.

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