minute
gb/mˈɪnɪt/ us/mˈɪnɪt/
A1
Angličtina
~ 400
perc, pillanat, apró, elenyésző, parányi, jegyzőkönyv
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
A1
1
perc
A1
Vzorec užití:
[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.
Učební příklady
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.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment'—'minute' is exact, while 'moment' is not.
Význam
Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
Kolokace
a few minutes
|ten minutes
|every minute
|in a minute
|minutes later
Synonyma
moment (Less precise; often means a short but undefined time.)
Antonyma
hour (A longer time period equal to sixty minutes.)
Témata
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A measure of time that is 60 seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B1
2
pillanat
A2
Vzorec užití:
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.
Učební příklady
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.
Význam
Exact moment something happens
Kolokace
at that minute
|last minute
|this minute
Synonyma
moment (Similar but more general; can be less precise than 'minute' in this sense.)
Témata
time
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A specific moment when something happens.
A particular point in time, often used with 'the' to indicate when something occurs.
B2
3
Vzorec užití:
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.
Učební příklady
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.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes pronounce this meaning the same as the time-related noun. Here it is pronounced 'my-NOOT'.
Význam
Very small in size or amount
Kolokace
minute detail
|minute particle
|minute amount
Synonyma
tiny (Common everyday word for very small, less formal than 'minute'.)
Antonyma
huge (Much larger in size compared to something small.)
Témata
size
|core_vocabulary
Definice
Very, very small.
Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B2
FORMAL
4
jegyzőkönyv
B2
Vzorec užití:
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.
Učební příklady
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.
Význam
Official record of a meeting
Kolokace
meeting minutes
|approve the minutes
|take minutes
Synonyma
record (General term for any documented account; not specific to meetings.)
Témata
business
|work
|communication
Definice
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.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
minute
IPA
GB/mˈɪnɪt/
US/mˈɪnɪt/
Slabiky a přízvuk
minute (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (minute)
Tvary slova
Adjective
- Base: minute
- Comparative: minuter
- Superlative: minutest
Noun
- Base: minute
- Plural: minute, minutes
Příbuzná slova
Forms
minutes
noun
minuter
adjective
minutest
adjective
Advanced or less common
minutely
adverb
Výrazy
every minute counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪnɪt kˈaʊnts/
idiom
Time is valuable; don’t waste it.
All time is important and should be used well.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- 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.