minute
gb/mˈɪnɪt/ us/mˈɪnɪt/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 400
perc, pillanat, apró, elenyésző, parányi, jegyzőkönyv
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A1
1
perc
A1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment'—'minute' is exact, while 'moment' is not.
Σημασία
Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a few minutes
|ten minutes
|every minute
|in a minute
|minutes later
Συνώνυμα
moment (Less precise; often means a short but undefined time.)
Αντώνυμα
hour (A longer time period equal to sixty minutes.)
Θέματα
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A measure of time that is 60 seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
2
pillanat
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Σημασία
Exact moment something happens
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
at that minute
|last minute
|this minute
Συνώνυμα
moment (Similar but more general; can be less precise than 'minute' in this sense.)
Θέματα
time
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A specific moment when something happens.
A particular point in time, often used with 'the' to indicate when something occurs.
B2
3
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes pronounce this meaning the same as the time-related noun. Here it is pronounced 'my-NOOT'.
Σημασία
Very small in size or amount
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
minute detail
|minute particle
|minute amount
Συνώνυμα
tiny (Common everyday word for very small, less formal than 'minute'.)
Αντώνυμα
huge (Much larger in size compared to something small.)
Θέματα
size
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Very, very small.
Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
FORMAL
4
jegyzőkönyv
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Σημασία
Official record of a meeting
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
meeting minutes
|approve the minutes
|take minutes
Συνώνυμα
record (General term for any documented account; not specific to meetings.)
Θέματα
business
|work
|communication
Ορισμός
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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
minute
IPA
GB/mˈɪnɪt/
US/mˈɪnɪt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
minute (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (minute)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: minute
- Comparative: minuter
- Superlative: minutest
Noun
- Base: minute
- Plural: minute, minutes
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
minutes
noun
minuter
adjective
minutest
adjective
Advanced or less common
minutely
adverb
Εκφράσεις
every minute counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪnɪt kˈaʊnts/
idiom
Time is valuable; don’t waste it.
All time is important and should be used well.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.