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1 minute
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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2 call for
call for [sth.]2) (demand) [ person] chiedere [food, equipment]; [article, protesters] chiedere, reclamare [ changes]3) (require) [situation, problem] richiedere, esigere [treatment, skill]; necessitare di, esigere [change, intervention]* * *1) (to demand or require: This calls for quick action.) richiedere2) (to collect: I'll call for you at eight o'clock.) passare a prendere* * *vi + prep(summon: wine, the bill) chiedere, (demand: courage, action) richiedere, (collect: person) passare a prendere, (goods) ritirare* * *call for [sth.]2) (demand) [ person] chiedere [food, equipment]; [article, protesters] chiedere, reclamare [ changes]3) (require) [situation, problem] richiedere, esigere [treatment, skill]; necessitare di, esigere [change, intervention]
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