minute
gb/mˈɪnɪt/ us/mˈɪnɪt/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 400
perc, pillanat, apró, elenyésző, parányi, jegyzőkönyv
నామవాచకం
A1
1
perc
A1
వాడుక నమూనా:
[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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment'—'minute' is exact, while 'moment' is not.
అర్థం
Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
పదకలయికలు
a few minutes
|ten minutes
|every minute
|in a minute
|minutes later
పర్యాయపదాలు
moment (Less precise; often means a short but undefined time.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
hour (A longer time period equal to sixty minutes.)
విషయాలు
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
A measure of time that is 60 seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
నామవాచకం
B1
2
pillanat
A2
వాడుక నమూనా:
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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
అర్థం
Exact moment something happens
పదకలయికలు
at that minute
|last minute
|this minute
పర్యాయపదాలు
moment (Similar but more general; can be less precise than 'minute' in this sense.)
విషయాలు
time
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
A specific moment when something happens.
A particular point in time, often used with 'the' to indicate when something occurs.
B2
3
వాడుక నమూనా:
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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes pronounce this meaning the same as the time-related noun. Here it is pronounced 'my-NOOT'.
అర్థం
Very small in size or amount
పదకలయికలు
minute detail
|minute particle
|minute amount
పర్యాయపదాలు
tiny (Common everyday word for very small, less formal than 'minute'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
huge (Much larger in size compared to something small.)
విషయాలు
size
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
Very, very small.
Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.
నామవాచకం
B2
FORMAL
4
jegyzőkönyv
B2
వాడుక నమూనా:
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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
అర్థం
Official record of a meeting
పదకలయికలు
meeting minutes
|approve the minutes
|take minutes
పర్యాయపదాలు
record (General term for any documented account; not specific to meetings.)
విషయాలు
business
|work
|communication
నిర్వచనం
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.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
minute
IPA
GB/mˈɪnɪt/
US/mˈɪnɪt/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
minute (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (minute)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: minute
- Comparative: minuter
- Superlative: minutest
Noun
- Base: minute
- Plural: minute, minutes
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
minutes
noun
minuter
adjective
minutest
adjective
Advanced or less common
minutely
adverb
పదప్రయోగాలు
every minute counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪnɪt kˈaʊnts/
idiom
Time is valuable; don’t waste it.
All time is important and should be used well.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.