minute
Very smallVery small.
Meaning
2 sensesVery small.
They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.
winzig
ме́лкийmélkij, мельча́йшийmelʹčájšij, незначи́тельныйneznačítelʹnyj
infinitely or immeasurably small
Very careful and exact, giving small details.
The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination.
minutiös, minuziös
тща́тельныйtščátelʹnyj, скрупулёзныйskrupuljóznyj, подро́бныйpodróbnyj
Examples
4223 sentencesThe bus leaves in five minutes.
Автобус відправляється за п'ять хвилин. — Wordowl
ruАвтобус отправляется через пять минут. — Pudongria
deDer Bus fährt in fünf Minuten ab. — Dejo
I'll be there in a minute.
Я буду там за хвилину. — deniko
ruЯ буду там через минуту. — sharptoothed
deIch werde in einer Minute da sein. — Zaghawa
She left home ten minutes ago.
Вона вийшла з будинку десять хвилин тому. — rmdas
ruОна ушла из дома десять минут назад. — Lenin_1917
deSie ist vor zehn Minuten aus dem Haus gegangen. — wolfgangth
Let's have a ten-minute break.
Зробімо перерву на десять хвилин. — rozmaita
ruДавайте сделаем перерыв на десять минут. — Olya
deLasst uns zehn Minuten Pause machen. — MUIRIEL
I'll be back in ten minutes.
Я повернуся за десять хвилин. — deniko
ruЯ вернусь через десять минут. — Hellerick
deIch bin in zehn Minuten zurück. — Sudajaengi
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Latin minūtus (“small", "petty”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“makeBorrowed from Latin minūtus (“small", "petty”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“make smaller”).
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Forms
minuter/more minute, minutest/most minute| Comparative | minuter / more minute Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | minutest / most minute Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
36 synonyms- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination:narrow
- infinitely or immeasurably small:infinitesimal
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Numbers, dates and time — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- a few minutes
- thirty minutes
- few minutes
- ten minutes
- minutes ago
- five minutes
- for a minute
- few minutes ago
- about thirty minutes
- in thirty minutes
- for thirty minutes
- three minutes