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/miˈnu.to/
Translation
minute
Word origin
From Medieval Latin minuta ('small part'), from Latin minutus ('small, diminished'), from minuere ('to lessen'). A minute is a minute (small) part of an hour.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- minutus
- English cognates
- minute, minus, diminish
Grammar
Examples
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I will be there in five minutes, I am just leaving home.
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I just need one minute to finish this email.
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The match was decided in the final minute of the game.
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Every minute counts when we are against the clock.
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The last bus went by a few minutes ago.
Used in
Stories
(7)A Paula le duele todo
3 min read · Core 5000
Cuanto más espero, peor
3 min read · Core 5000
Espero que vengáis
3 min read · Core 5000
Lleva toda la mañana
3 min read · Core 5000
María lleva una hora esperando
3 min read · Core 5000
Perdido en la ciudad
3 min read · Core 1000
El primer día de Laura
4 min read · Core 1000
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