minute
gb/mˈɪnɪt/ us/mˈɪnɪt/
A1
Angol
~ 400
perc, pillanat, apró, elenyésző, parányi, jegyzőkönyv
FŐNÉV
A1
1
perc
A1
Használati minta:
[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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment'—'minute' is exact, while 'moment' is not.
Jelentés
Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
Szókapcsolatok
a few minutes
|ten minutes
|every minute
|in a minute
|minutes later
Szinonimák
moment (Less precise; often means a short but undefined time.)
Antonimák
hour (A longer time period equal to sixty minutes.)
Témák
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
A measure of time that is 60 seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
FŐNÉV
B1
2
pillanat
A2
Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Jelentés
Exact moment something happens
Szókapcsolatok
at that minute
|last minute
|this minute
Szinonimák
moment (Similar but more general; can be less precise than 'minute' in this sense.)
Témák
time
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
A specific moment when something happens.
A particular point in time, often used with 'the' to indicate when something occurs.
B2
3
Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes pronounce this meaning the same as the time-related noun. Here it is pronounced 'my-NOOT'.
Jelentés
Very small in size or amount
Szókapcsolatok
minute detail
|minute particle
|minute amount
Szinonimák
tiny (Common everyday word for very small, less formal than 'minute'.)
Antonimák
huge (Much larger in size compared to something small.)
Témák
size
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
Very, very small.
Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.
FŐNÉV
B2
FORMAL
4
jegyzőkönyv
B2
Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Jelentés
Official record of a meeting
Szókapcsolatok
meeting minutes
|approve the minutes
|take minutes
Szinonimák
record (General term for any documented account; not specific to meetings.)
Témák
business
|work
|communication
Definíció
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.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
minute
IPA
GB/mˈɪnɪt/
US/mˈɪnɪt/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
minute (1 szótag)
Stress on 1st syllable (minute)
Szóalakok
Adjective
- Base: minute
- Comparative: minuter
- Superlative: minutest
Noun
- Base: minute
- Plural: minute, minutes
Szócsalád
Forms
minutes
noun
minuter
adjective
minutest
adjective
Advanced or less common
minutely
adverb
Kifejezések
every minute counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪnɪt kˈaʊnts/
idiom
Time is valuable; don’t waste it.
All time is important and should be used well.
Példák
- 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.
Példák
- 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.
Példák
- 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.
Példák
- 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.