noun🔗ShareServiteur, subalterneThe lowest limit."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.organizationjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa moindre quantitéThe smallest amount."He always tries to get away with doing the minimum."Il essaie toujours de s'en tirer en faisant le minimum.amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMinimumA period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star)."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.astronomyphysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBorne inférieure, minimumA lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set."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.mathlogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe plus petit, minimumThe smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution."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.statisticsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareServiteur, laquaisA loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being."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.personcharacterorganizationjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareValet, laquaisA sycophantic follower."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.personcharacterorganizationsocietyattitudepoliticsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFavori, chériA loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured."My younger sister is my dearest minion; I love her very much. "Ma jeune sœur est ma chérie ; je l'aime beaucoup.personfamilyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMinion (ancien type de canon)An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches."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.militaryweaponhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMignonThe size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point."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.typewritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFavori, chériFavoured, beloved; "pet"."The minion child always received extra attention from their doting grandmother. "L'enfant chéri recevait toujours une attention particulière de sa grand-mère aimante.characterfamilypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading