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minions

/ˈmɪnjənz/

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Subalternes, hommes de main

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.

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Le minimum

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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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.

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Borne inférieure

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

Examples :

"In the set of exam scores {65, 72, 80, 91, 98}, 65 is one of the minions because it's the lowest score and it's actually a score someone achieved. "

Dans l'ensemble des notes d'examen {65, 72, 80, 91, 98}, 65 est la borne inférieure car c'est la note la plus basse et c'est effectivement une note obtenue par quelqu'un.

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Sbires, subalternes

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

Examples :

"To calculate the minimum acceptable score on the test, the teacher focused on the minions of scores – the very lowest ones – to understand where students were struggling the most. "

Pour calculer le score minimal acceptable au test, le professeur s'est concentré sur les sbires des notes – les plus basses – afin de comprendre où les élèves avaient le plus de difficultés.

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Serviteur, subalterne

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

Examples :

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

Le grand méchant a déployé ses serviteurs pour voler simultanément toutes les banques de la ville.

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Un adepte, un larbin

A sycophantic follower.

Examples :

"The politician's minions spread positive stories about him everywhere, even when they weren't true. "

Les larbins du politicien répandaient des histoires positives à son sujet partout, même lorsqu'elles étaient fausses.

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Favori, chéri

A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.

Examples :

"The kindly old professor treated all his students as minions, offering extra help and praise to encourage their learning. "

Le vieux professeur bienveillant traitait tous ses étudiants comme ses chéris, offrant une aide et des éloges supplémentaires pour encourager leur apprentissage.

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Canon, pièce d'artillerie

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

Examples :

"The museum displayed several minions alongside larger cannons, showcasing the evolution of artillery. "

Le musée exposait plusieurs canons aux côtés de canons plus grands, illustrant l'évolution de l'artillerie.

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Mignon

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

Examples :

""The footnotes in the old book were printed in minions, making them slightly larger than the main body text but still easy to read." "

Les notes de bas de page de l'ancien livre étaient imprimées en mignon, ce qui les rendait légèrement plus grandes que le corps du texte principal, mais toujours faciles à lire.

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