minute
gb/mˈɪnɪt/ us/mˈɪnɪt/
A1
Английски
~ 400
perc, pillanat, apró, elenyésző, parányi, jegyzőkönyv
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
A1
1
perc
A1
Модел на употреба:
[number] minutes
The meeting will start in five minutes.
A megbeszélés öt perc múlva kezdődik.
It only takes a minute to walk there.
Gyalog csak egy perc odaérni.
She was late by ten minutes.
Please wait a couple of minutes before calling again.
Примери за учащи
I will call you in one minute.
Egy perc múlva hívlak.
The bus comes every ten minutes.
A busz tízpercenként jár.
It takes five minutes to cook pasta.
He left a few minutes ago.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment'—'minute' is exact, while 'moment' is not.
Значение
Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
Колокации
a few minutes
|ten minutes
|every minute
|in a minute
|minutes later
Синоними
moment (Less precise; often means a short but undefined time.)
Антоними
hour (A longer time period equal to sixty minutes.)
Теми
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Определение
A measure of time that is 60 seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
B1
2
pillanat
A2
Модел на употреба:
at the minute [something happens]
At the minute the phone rang, she was leaving.
Abban a pillanatban, amikor megszólalt a telefon, éppen indulni készült.
He arrived at the last minute.
Az utolsó pillanatban érkezett meg.
This minute is very important for our team.
Примери за учащи
He came at the last minute.
Az utolsó pillanatban jött.
I am busy this minute.
Ebben a pillanatban nem érek rá.
She called me the minute she arrived.
Значение
Exact moment something happens
Колокации
at that minute
|last minute
|this minute
Синоними
moment (Similar but more general; can be less precise than 'minute' in this sense.)
Теми
time
|core_vocabulary
Определение
A specific moment when something happens.
A particular point in time, often used with 'the' to indicate when something occurs.
B2
3
Модел на употреба:
minute [object/amount]
There were minute traces of dust on the surface.
A felületen parányi pornyomok látszottak.
She examined the painting in minute detail.
A legapróbb részletekig megvizsgálta a festményt.
The differences between the two plans are minute.
Примери за учащи
There is a minute hole in my shirt.
Az ingemen van egy apró lyuk.
The insect is minute and hard to see.
A rovar parányi, alig lehet észrevenni.
I saw a minute spot on the glass.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes pronounce this meaning the same as the time-related noun. Here it is pronounced 'my-NOOT'.
Значение
Very small in size or amount
Колокации
minute detail
|minute particle
|minute amount
Синоними
tiny (Common everyday word for very small, less formal than 'minute'.)
Антоними
huge (Much larger in size compared to something small.)
Теми
size
|core_vocabulary
Определение
Very, very small.
Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
B2
FORMAL
4
jegyzőkönyv
B2
Модел на употреба:
minutes of [a meeting]
The secretary read the minutes from last week's meeting.
A titkár felolvasta a múlt heti ülés jegyzőkönyvét.
Please approve the minutes before we move on.
Mielőtt továbblépünk, kérem, fogadják el a jegyzőkönyvet.
She was asked to take the minutes during the discussion.
Примери за учащи
I read the minutes of the meeting.
Elolvastam az ülés jegyzőkönyvét.
He writes the minutes every week.
Minden héten ő vezeti a jegyzőkönyvet.
We approved the minutes quickly.
Значение
Official record of a meeting
Колокации
meeting minutes
|approve the minutes
|take minutes
Синоними
record (General term for any documented account; not specific to meetings.)
Теми
business
|work
|communication
Определение
A written note of what people said and decided at a meeting.
An official written record of what was discussed and decided at a meeting.
Граматика
Речникова форма
minute
IPA
GB/mˈɪnɪt/
US/mˈɪnɪt/
Срички и ударение
minute (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (minute)
Форми на думата
Adjective
- Base: minute
- Comparative: minuter
- Superlative: minutest
Noun
- Base: minute
- Plural: minute, minutes
Семейство думи
Forms
minutes
noun
minuter
adjective
minutest
adjective
Advanced or less common
minutely
adverb
Изрази
every minute counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪnɪt kˈaʊnts/
idiom
Time is valuable; don’t waste it.
All time is important and should be used well.
Примери
- We have to hurry—every minute counts.
- In an emergency, every minute counts.
in a minute
1/ˈɪn ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Very soon from now
After a short time from now.
Примери
- I’ll join you in a minute.
- Dinner will be ready in a minute.
the minute (that)
1/ðə mˈɪnɪt ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
As soon as something happens
Immediately when something happens.
Примери
- Call me the minute you get home.
- The lights went out the minute the storm began.
at the last minute
1/ˈæt ðə lˈæst mˈɪnɪt/
idiom
Just before it is too late
Doing something just before it is too late or before it must be done.
Примери
- She bought the ticket at the last minute.
- We booked our tickets at the last minute.
- He finished his homework at the last minute before class started.
- He changed his mind at the last minute and didn’t go.