Ingles

minor

gb/mˈaɪnɚ/ us/mˈaɪnɚ/
A2 Ingles
~ 2100
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan A2 entity
1

Person not legally an adult

Someone who is not yet an adult by law.

Padron ng paggamit: [someone] is a minor
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minor' with 'miner' (a person who works in a mine).
Mga kasingkahulugan
underage person (More descriptive and explicit; often used in legal or formal contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
adult (An adult is legally recognized as fully grown and responsible.)
Mga kolokasyon
underage minor |protect minors |minor offense by a minor
Mga tema
law |family |society
Mga Halimbawa
  • The club does not allow minors inside after 9 p.m.
  • As a minor, she could not sign the contract herself.
  • The law protects minors from certain types of advertising.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • He is a minor and cannot drink alcohol.
  • Minors need their parents' permission to travel alone.
  • She is a minor, so she cannot vote.
adjective A2 property
2

Less important or serious

Not big or important.

Padron ng paggamit: [something] is a minor [issue/problem/change]
Mga kasingkahulugan
small ('Small' refers to size generally, not necessarily importance.) | insignificant ('Insignificant' is stronger in meaning and can sound more dismissive.)
Mga kasalungat
major ('Major' means much more important or serious.)
Mga kolokasyon
minor problem |minor change |minor role |minor injury
Mga tema
daily life |communication |core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
  • She suffered only a minor injury in the accident.
  • There are a few minor changes to the schedule.
  • He played a minor role in the movie.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • This is a minor problem.
  • I made a minor mistake.
  • He has a minor cut on his hand.
Pangngalan B1 entity
3

Secondary subject in college

A subject you study in college that is less important than your main subject.

Padron ng paggamit: [someone] has a minor in [subject]
Mga kasingkahulugan
subsidiary subject (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Mga kasalungat
major ('Major' is the main subject of study.)
Mga kolokasyon
declare a minor |have a minor in |choose a minor
Mga tema
education
Mga Halimbawa
  • She majored in biology and had a minor in chemistry.
  • He's considering declaring a minor in economics.
  • My minor in art history helped me get this job.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • I have a minor in English literature.
  • She wants to choose psychology as her minor.
  • He studied physics as his minor.
adjective technical B2 property
4

(Music) Having a sad sound due to scale structure

(Music) A type of scale or key that often sounds sad.

Padron ng paggamit: [something] is in a minor key
Mga kasingkahulugan
(none)
Mga kasalungat
(none)
Mga kolokasyon
minor chord |minor key |minor scale
Mga tema
music |arts_entertainment
Mga Halimbawa
  • "Greensleeves" is written in a minor key.
  • "A minor" is one of my favorite keys to play in.
  • "D minor" has been called the saddest of all keys.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • "Happy Birthday" is not in a minor key.
  • "This song is in A minor."
  • "Minor chords can sound sad."
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
minor
IPA
GB/mˈaɪnɚ/
US/mˈaɪnɚ/
Mga pantig at diin
minor (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (minor)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
  • Base: minor
Noun
  • Base: minor
  • Plural: minors
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
minors noun
Core family
minority noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
adult noun A2
Mga ekspresyon

in the minor leagues

1
/ˈɪn ðə mˈaɪnɚ lˈiɡz/
idiom informal

At a lower level of skill or importance

To be at a lower level than the top group.

Mga Halimbawa
  • He's still in the minor leagues, but he's improving.
  • When it comes to cooking, I'm definitely in the minor leagues.

minor details

1
/mˈaɪnɚ dˈiteɪlz/
fixed phrase

Small, unimportant pieces of information

Information that is not very important.

Mga Halimbawa
  • Let's skip the minor details and get to the point.
  • We talked about the plan without going into the minor details.

minor role

1
/mˈaɪnɚ ɹˈoʊl/
fixed phrase

Small or less important part in performance

A part in a play or movie that is not very important.

Mga Halimbawa
  • He only had a minor role in the film.
  • She played a minor role in the success of the project.

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