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1. 'miniməm adjective(smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc): the minimum temperature last night.) mínimo
2. -mə noun(the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level: Tickets will cost a minimum of $20.) mínimo- minimal- minimize
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minimum1 adj mínimominimum2 n mínimotr['mɪnɪməm]1 mínimo,-a1 mínimo■ it'll cost a minimum of £200 costará como mínimo £200\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLminimum lending rate tipo de interés mínimominimum wage salario mínimominimum ['mɪnəməm] adj: mínimoadj.• mínimo, -a adj.n.• mínimum s.m.
I 'mɪnəməm, 'mɪnɪməmnoun mínimo mhe always does the absolute minimum — siempre sigue la ley del menor or mínimo esfuerzo
to reduce something to a minimum — reducir* algo al mínimo
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adjective (before n) mínimo['mɪnɪmǝm]1.ADJ [amount, charge, age, temperature] mínimo2.N(pl minimums or minima) mínimo mto keep costs down to a or the minimum — mantener los costos al mínimo
he's someone who always does the bare minimum — es una persona que siempre sigue la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
3.CPDminimum lending rate N — tipo m de interés mínimo
minimum wage N — salario m mínimo
minimum security prison N — cárcel f abierta
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I ['mɪnəməm, 'mɪnɪməm]noun mínimo mhe always does the absolute minimum — siempre sigue la ley del menor or mínimo esfuerzo
to reduce something to a minimum — reducir* algo al mínimo
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adjective (before n) mínimo -
2 keep to
v.to keep somebody to a promise hacer que alguien cumpla una promesato keep delays/costs to a minimum reducir al mínimo o minimizar los retrasos/costesto keep something to oneself no contar algoto keep oneself to oneself mantenerse apartado(a) del resto3 cumplir (promesa)4 atenerse a, regularse por, limitarse a, ajustarse a.5 obligar a cumplir con.6 mantenerse a, mantener el curso hacia.7 dedicarse a.8 guardar para.9 mantenerse firme en.
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