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    Minutes (en. Minutes)

    [mi.nyt]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Unit of time measurement equal to 60 seconds.
    There are five minutes left before the start of the movie.
    Il reste cinq minutes avant le début du film.
    A division of the hour.
    It is three hours and fifteen minutes.
    Il est trois heures et quinze minutes.
    Notes and summaries of a meeting.
    She took the minutes of the meeting.
    Elle a pris les minutes de la réunion.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'minuta', meaning 'small part'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    at the minute
    exactly at the specified time.
    à la minute
    to give news in a few minutes
    to inform quickly.
    donner des nouvelles en quelques minutes
    to spend hours and minutes
    to spend a lot of time.
    passer des heures et des minutes

    Related Words

    second
    Unit of time measurement, equivalent to one sixtieth of a minute.
    seconde
    hour
    Unit of time measurement, equal to 60 minutes.
    heure
    half an hour
    A period of time equivalent to 30 minutes.
    demi-heure

    Slang Meanings

    A short period of time.
    It will only take a few minutes, don’t panic.
    Ça ne prendra que quelques minutes, pas de panique.
    A moment of quick reflection.
    Wait a minute, I need to think about it.
    Attends une minute, je dois y penser.