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"minute" is the third person singular present subjunctive of the verb minutar. View conjugation.

minute

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el minuto

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minute
[ˈmɪnɪt]
sustantivo
1minuto (m) (of time)
  • it's ten minutes to three -> son las tres menos diez
  • it's ten minutes past three -> son las tres y diez
  • wait a minute! -> ¡espera un momento!
  • just a minute -> un momento
  • go downstairs this minute! -> ¡baja ahora mismo!
  • the minute my back was turned she? -> en cuanto me di la vuelta, ella?
  • he'll be here any minute -> llegará en cualquier momento
  • it'll be ready in a minute -> estará listo en un minuto or momento
  • I've just popped in for a minute -> sólo me quedaré un momento
  • until/at the last minute -> hasta/en el último momento
  • minute hand -> minutero (m) (of watch)
  • minute steak -> filete (m) muy fino
2nota (f) (note)
  • minutes -> acta (f) , actas (f pl) (of meeting)
verbo transitivo
3hacer constar en acta (make note of)
  • the meeting will be minuted -> se levantará acta de la reunión
adjetivo
1diminuto(a), minúsculo(a) (small); mínimo(a) (increase, improvement)
2minucioso(a) (detailed) (examination)

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minute [mi-nit]
adjetivo
1Menudo, pequeño, dinimuto.
2Muy exacto, minucioso.
sustantivo
1Minuto, la sexagésima parte de una hora o de un grado geográfico.
2Momento, minuto, instante.
3Minuta, nota apuntamiento, un extracto sucinto de alguna cosa.
  • Minutes -> minutas, actas de un cuerpo deliberante; memoria auténtica
  • Up to the minute news -> noticias de última hora
  • Minute-book -> libro de minutas
  • Minute-glass -> ampolleta o reloj de arena que dura un minuto
  • Minute-hand -> minutero
  • Minute-man -> soldado de la guardia nacional pronto para prestar servicio en el acto
  • Minute-watch -> reloj de minutero, el que señala los minutos
  • Wait a minute -> ¡espera un momento
  • Every minute counts -> no hay tiempo que perder
va. Minutar, hacer la minuta de algún instrumento o contrato.

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minute [ˈmɪnɪt]
noun
1 (60 secs) minuto; (m)
it is twenty minutes past two son las dos y veinte (minutos); a 10-minute break un descanso de 10 minutos; every minute counts no hay tiempo que perder; it won't take five minutes es cosa de pocos minutos; it's a few minutes walk from the station está a unos minutos de la estación andando
fry the onions for 5 minutes there's less than a minute to go
they were getting closer by the minuteby se nos estaban acercando por minutos
[to] the minute
at six o'clock to the minuteto a las seis en punto
her schedule was planned to the minute su horario estaba planeado hasta el último minuto
they were on the scene within minuteswithin llegaron al lugar de los hechos a los pocos minutos
there's one born every minute! (informal) ¡hay cada tonto por ahí suelto!; (informal)
Audiotex will carry on marketing this scheme, secure in the knowledge that there's a sucker born every minute
2 (short time) momento; (m)
I shan't be a minute (on going out) vuelvo enseguida; (when busy) termino enseguida
will you shut up for a minute!for ¿te callas un momento?
have you got a minute?have ¿tienes un momento?
I'll come in a minutein ahora voy; vengo dentro de un momento
I'll do it in a minute
just a minute!justwait a minute!wait ¡espera un momento!; ¡un momento!; ¡momentito!; (LAm)
just a minute! - I haven't finished with it yet! wait a minute while I park the car wait a minute, haven't we met before? hang on a minute - I won't be long
3 (instant) instante; (m)
it was all over in a minute todo esto ocurrió en un instante; I haven't had a minute to myself all day no he tenido ni un instante momento para mí en todo el día;or
we expect him (at) any minuteany le esperamos de un momento a otro
it looked as though it might rain at any minute he ought to be back any minute
any minute now he's going to fall off there se va caer en cualquier momento
at that minute the phone rangat en ese momento sonó el teléfono
I bet you loved every minute of it!every ¡seguro que te lo pasaste en grande!
at the last minutelast a última hora; en el último momento
to leave things until the last minute dejar las cosas hasta última hora hasta el último momento;or
he'll probably wait until the last minute
one minute she was there, the next she was goneone estaba allí, y al momento se había ido
we caught the train without a minute to sparespare cogimos el tren justo a tiempo
at that minute my father came inthat en ese momento entró mi padre
tell me the minute he arrivesthe avísame en cuanto llegue
sit down this minute!this ¡siéntate ya!
I've just this minute heard me acabo de enterar
not a minute [too] soon it's fallen on hard times, and some may say not a minute too soon spokesman Frank Dobson said the price cut was not a minute too soon
(at) this very minutevery ahora mismo
I am leaving right this very minute they're probably talking about us at this very minute
I don't believe him for a one minuteor no le creo para nada en absoluto;or
I don't believe for a minute she would do something like that
soon
4 (official note) nota; (f) minuta; (f)
the department has circulated a minute about it to staff
5 minutes [of meeting] acta; (f)
the minutes were approved and signed
to take the minutes (of a meeting) levantar (el) acta (de una reunión)
who will take the minutes?
verb:transitive
[+meeting] levantar (el) acta de; [+remark, fact] registrar
I want that minuted quiero que eso conste en acta; you don't need to minute that no hace falta que registres anotes eso;or
modifier
minute book (n) libro de actas; (m)
fortunately the current minute book and other records were at the Secretary's home
minute hand (n) minutero; (m)
the hour hand is pointing to the three and the minute hand is pointing to the 12
minute steak (n) biftec pequeño (que se hace rápidamente); (m)
it's a steak, sometimes called a minute steak, or even a rump steak, but it is definitely not a tournedos
minute [maɪˈnjuːt]
adjective
1 (very small) [+amount, change] mínimo; [+particles] diminuto
only a minute amount is needed even the movement of distant stars will produce minute changes in the gravitational field experienced on earth minute deviations from their expectations have powerful effects on customer satisfaction osteopaths are extremely skilled at detecting the minutest imbalances in spinal structure ions are minute particles that carry electro-magnetic energy stitched with minute hand stitches he always noticed the minutest details
2 (rigorous) [+examination, scrutiny] minucioso
despite minute examination of Doyle's skin at the point of impact, we were unable to locate any alien skin cells such as might have been left by a hand chop or punch teams of policemen began a minute examination of the road that runs alongside the Severn
in minute detail hasta el mínimo detalle
the party was planned in the minutest detail

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Verb Conjugation for "minute"

Imperative
  • minute
  • you minute
  • he/she minutes
  • we minute
  • you minute
  • they minute
Preterite
  • I minuted
  • you minuted
  • he/she minuted
  • we minuted
  • you minuted
  • they minuted
Present Continuous
  • I am minuting
  • you are minuting
  • he/she is minuting
  • we are minuting
  • you are minuting
  • they are minuting
Present Perfect
  • I have minuted
  • you have minuted
  • he/she has minuted
  • we have minuted
  • you have minuted
  • they have minuted
Past Continuous
  • I was minuting
  • you were minuting
  • he/she was minuting
  • we were minuting
  • you were minuting
  • they were minuting
Past Perfect
  • I had minuted
  • you had minuted
  • he/she had minuted
  • we had minuted
  • you had minuted
  • they had minuted
Future
  • I will minute
  • you will minute
  • he/she will minute
  • we will minute
  • you will minute
  • they will minute
Future Perfect
  • I will have minuted
  • you will have minuted
  • he/she will have minuted
  • we will have minuted
  • you will have minuted
  • they will have minuted
Future Continuous
  • I will be minuting
  • you will be minuting
  • he/she will be minuting
  • we will be minuting
  • you will be minuting
  • they will be minuting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been minuting
  • you have been minuting
  • he/she has been minuting
  • we have been minuting
  • you have been minuting
  • they have been minuting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been minuting
  • you will have been minuting
  • he/she will have been minuting
  • we will have been minuting
  • you will have been minuting
  • they will have been minuting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been minuting
  • you had been minuting
  • he/she had been minuting
  • we had been minuting
  • you had been minuting
  • they had been minuting

minutar [me-noo-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To take down the principal heads of an agreement; to make the first draft of a contract, to minute.

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minutar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+contrato] to draft
2 [+cliente] to bill

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Verb Conjugation for "minutar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo minuto minuté minutaba minutaré minute
Tú minutas minutaste minutabas minutarás minutes
Ella/Él/Usted minuta minutó minutaba minutará minute
Nosotros minutamos minutamos minutábamos minutaremos minutemos
Vosotros minutáis minutasteis minutabais minutaréis minutéis
Ellos/Ustedes minutan minutaron minutaban minutarán minuten
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