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minion

/ˈmɪnjən/

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noun

Serviteur, subalterne

The lowest limit.

Examples :

"We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time."

Nous avons besoin d'un minimum de trois membres du personnel en service à tout moment.

organization job work

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noun

La moindre quantité

The smallest amount.

Examples :

"He always tries to get away with doing the minimum."

Il essaie toujours de s'en tirer en faisant le minimum.

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noun

Minimum

A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).

Examples :

"The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth."

Le minimum de Maunder du Soleil correspondait, selon les rapports, à une période de grand froid sur Terre.

astronomy physics energy

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noun

Borne inférieure, minimum

A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

Examples :

"In the set of ages of children at the party {3, 5, 7, 3, 9}, the age 3 is a minion because it's the smallest age present and one of the children is actually that age. "

Dans l'ensemble des âges des enfants à la fête {3, 5, 7, 3, 9}, l'âge 3 est une borne inférieure car c'est le plus petit âge présent et l'un des enfants a réellement cet âge.

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noun

Le plus petit, minimum

The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

Examples :

"In the math quiz scores, 65 was the minion, while 98 was the maximum. "

Dans les notes du quiz de maths, 65 était le minimum, tandis que 98 était le maximum.

statistics math

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noun

Serviteur, laquais

A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.

Examples :

"The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city."

L'archivillain a déployé ses serviteurs pour voler simultanément toutes les banques de la ville.

person character organization job

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noun

Valet, laquais

A sycophantic follower.

Examples :

"The manager only promoted employees who were his minions, always agreeing with everything he said. "

Le directeur ne promouvait que les employés qui étaient ses valets, toujours d'accord avec tout ce qu'il disait.

person character organization society attitude politics government

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noun

Favori, chéri

A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.

Examples :

"My younger sister is my dearest minion; I love her very much. "

Ma jeune sœur est ma chérie ; je l'aime beaucoup.

person family human

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noun

Minion (ancien type de canon)

An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.

Examples :

"During the archaeological dig, they unearthed a rusty minion, a small cannon used centuries ago. "

Lors de la fouille archéologique, ils ont déterré un minion rouillé, un petit canon utilisé il y a des siècles.

military weapon history

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noun

Mignon

The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.

Examples :

"The fine print in the old contract was printed in minion, making it difficult to read without a magnifying glass. "

Les petits caractères de l'ancien contrat étaient en mignon, ce qui rendait la lecture difficile sans loupe.

type writing language

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adjective

Favori, chéri

Favoured, beloved; "pet".

Examples :

"The minion child always received extra attention from their doting grandmother. "

L'enfant chéri recevait toujours une attention particulière de sa grand-mère aimante.

character family person