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♦ minute (1) /ˈmɪnɪt/n.1 minuto ( d'ora, di tempo); minuto primo; primo; (fig.) istante, momento: It is ten minutes to four, sono le quattro meno dieci (minuti); to count the minutes, contare i minuti; every minute, ogni minuto; I'll be back in a minute, sarò di ritorno in un momento; DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- Have you got a minute?, hai un minuto?; any minute, di minuto in minuto: I'm expecting them any minute, li aspetto di minuto in minuto; this minute, subito; immediatamente2 (geom., geogr.) minuto (60a parte di un grado)3 minuta; bozza; nota; promemoria4 (pl.) (leg.) verbale, verbali; processo verbale; resoconto sommario: the minutes of a meeting, il verbale di una riunione NOTA D'USO: - verbal, minutes o statement?-● the minute ( that), appena: I'll tell him the minute I see him, glielo dirò appena lo vedo □ (mil.) minute gun, cannone che spara a salve ( a intervalli d'un minuto) □ minute hand, lancetta dei minuti □ ( cucina) minute steak, fettina ( di carne); paillard (franc.) □ to the minute, in punto: The airplane took off at four o'clock to the minute, l'aereo decollò alle quattro in punto □ up-to-the-minute, aggiornatissimo; all'ultima moda; modernissimo □ up-to-the-minute news, ultimissime notizie.minute (2) /maɪˈnju:t/, ( USA) /maɪˈnu:t/a.minutenessn. [u]1 minutezza; esiguità2 minuziosità; meticolosità; precisione.(to) minute /ˈmɪnɪt/v. t.1 calcolare al minuto; cronometrare3 (leg.) verbalizzare; mettere a verbale● to minute down, prender nota di; annotare. -
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I 1. ['mɪnɪt]1) (unit of time) minuto m.2) (short moment) minuto m., attimo m.just a minute please — (solo) un attimo, per favore
to put sth. off to the last minute — rimandare qcs. all'ultimo momento
4) mat. minuto m.2. II ['mɪnɪt]verbo transitivo mettere a verbale, verbalizzareIII [maɪ'njuːt] [AE -'nuːt]to describe sth. in minute detail — descrivere qcs. in modo minuzioso
* * *I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.)2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).)3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.)4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.)5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.)•- the minute that
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- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.)2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.)•- minutely- minuteness* * *I 1. ['mɪnɪt]1) (unit of time) minuto m.2) (short moment) minuto m., attimo m.just a minute please — (solo) un attimo, per favore
to put sth. off to the last minute — rimandare qcs. all'ultimo momento
4) mat. minuto m.2. II ['mɪnɪt]verbo transitivo mettere a verbale, verbalizzareIII [maɪ'njuːt] [AE -'nuːt]to describe sth. in minute detail — descrivere qcs. in modo minuzioso
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