minute
gb/mˈɪnɪt/ us/mˈɪnɪt/
A1
ஆங்கிலம்
~ 400
perc, pillanat, apró, elenyésző, parányi, jegyzőkönyv
பெயர்ச்சொல்
A1
1
perc
A1
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
[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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
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.
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment'—'minute' is exact, while 'moment' is not.
பொருள்
Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
a few minutes
|ten minutes
|every minute
|in a minute
|minutes later
இணைச்சொற்கள்
moment (Less precise; often means a short but undefined time.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
hour (A longer time period equal to sixty minutes.)
கருப்பொருள்கள்
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
வரையறை
A measure of time that is 60 seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
பெயர்ச்சொல்
B1
2
pillanat
A2
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
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.
பொருள்
Exact moment something happens
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
at that minute
|last minute
|this minute
இணைச்சொற்கள்
moment (Similar but more general; can be less precise than 'minute' in this sense.)
கருப்பொருள்கள்
time
|core_vocabulary
வரையறை
A specific moment when something happens.
A particular point in time, often used with 'the' to indicate when something occurs.
B2
3
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
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.
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners sometimes pronounce this meaning the same as the time-related noun. Here it is pronounced 'my-NOOT'.
பொருள்
Very small in size or amount
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
minute detail
|minute particle
|minute amount
இணைச்சொற்கள்
tiny (Common everyday word for very small, less formal than 'minute'.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
huge (Much larger in size compared to something small.)
கருப்பொருள்கள்
size
|core_vocabulary
வரையறை
Very, very small.
Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.
பெயர்ச்சொல்
B2
FORMAL
4
jegyzőkönyv
B2
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
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.
பொருள்
Official record of a meeting
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
meeting minutes
|approve the minutes
|take minutes
இணைச்சொற்கள்
record (General term for any documented account; not specific to meetings.)
கருப்பொருள்கள்
business
|work
|communication
வரையறை
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.
இலக்கணம்
அகராதி வடிவம்
minute
IPA
GB/mˈɪnɪt/
US/mˈɪnɪt/
அசைகள் மற்றும் அழுத்தம்
minute (1 அசை)
Stress on 1st syllable (minute)
சொல் வடிவங்கள்
Adjective
- Base: minute
- Comparative: minuter
- Superlative: minutest
Noun
- Base: minute
- Plural: minute, minutes
சொல் குடும்பம்
Forms
minutes
noun
minuter
adjective
minutest
adjective
Advanced or less common
minutely
adverb
சொற்றொடர்கள்
every minute counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪnɪt kˈaʊnts/
idiom
Time is valuable; don’t waste it.
All time is important and should be used well.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.