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I.minute¹ [Brit ˈmɪnɪt, Am ˈmɪnɪt] N

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2. minute (short moment):

minute

just a minute please

une minute, s'il vous plaît

I'll be ready in a minute

je serai prêt dans une minute

she won't be a minute

elle sera là dans un instant

it won't take a minute

il y en aura pour un instant

within minutes the police were there

en l'espace de quelques minutes la police était sur les lieux

3. minute (exact instant):

the minute I heard the news I telephoned

dès que j'ai entendu la nouvelle j'ai téléphoné

at that very minute

à cet instant précis

they're due to arrive any minute now

ils devraient arriver d'une minute à l'autre

stop talking this minute!

arrêtez immédiatement de parler!

I was just this minute going to phone you

j'allais t'appeler à l'instant

he's at this minute starting his speech

il est tout juste en train de commencer son discours

to arrive at the last minute

arriver à la dernière minute

to leave things to the last minute

laisser les choses à la dernière minute

to put sth off to the last minute

repousser qc au dernier moment

not for one minute did I think she was lying

je n'ai pas pensé un seul instant qu'elle mentait

he's always up to the minute with the news

il est toujours au courant des dernières nouvelles

she's always up to the minute in her clothes

elle est toujours à la dernière mode

4. minute:

minute GEOG, MATH

II.minutes N npl

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1. minutes LAW:

procès-verbal m

III.minute¹ [Brit ˈmɪnɪt, Am ˈmɪnɪt] VB trans

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minute decision, objection, apology:

minute

inscrire [qc] au procès-verbal

IV.minute¹ [Brit ˈmɪnɪt, Am ˈmɪnɪt]

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there's one or a sucker born every minute inf

ce ne sont pas les gogos qui manquent inf

minute² [Brit mʌɪˈnjuːt, Am maɪˈn(j)ut] ADJ

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last-minute ADJ

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last-minute change, cancellation:

last-minute

de dernière minute

minute book N

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minute book

registre m des procès-verbaux

minute hand N

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minute hand

grande aiguille f

minute hand

aiguille f des minutes

minute steak N

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minute steak

entrecôte f minute

up to the minute ADJ

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up to the minute information, account:

up to the minute

dernier/-ière

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microscopique

tiny, minute

rabibochage de dernière minute

last-minute reconciliation

tiny, minute

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I.minute¹ [ˈmɪnɪt] N

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1. minute (sixty seconds):

minute

just a minute

the minute I arrived

dès que je suis arrivé

to leave sth to the last minute

laisser qc jusqu'à la dernière minute

2. minute pl (record):

minute

procès-verbal m

to take the minutes

faire le procès-verbal

II.minute¹ [ˈmɪnɪt] VB trans

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minute

noter dans le procès-verbal

minute² [maɪˈnju:t, Am -ˈnu:t] ADJ

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minute

in minute detail

dans le moindre détail

minute hand N

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minute hand

petite aiguille f

last-minute ADJ

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last-minute

de dernière minute

up-to-the-minute ADJ

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up-to-the-minute

dernier cri inv

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rotations per minute

tours mpl minutes

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in extremis

minute

minute

information/modification de dernière minute

last-minute information/modification

je vous demande une minute d'attention

could I have your attention for one minute?

le nombre de pulsations à la minute

the number of beats per minute

son pouls bat à 80 pulsations à la minute

his pulse is 80 to the minute

to leave sth to the last minute

laisser qc jusqu'à la dernière minute

a little more than a minute ago

il y a peine une minute

to be a minute ahead of sb

avoir une minute d'avance sur qn

from one minute to the next

d'une minute à l'autre

it's ten minute's drive from here

c'est à dix minutes d'ici en voiture

could I have your attention for one minute?

je vous demande une minute d'attention

to be a laugh a minute

ne pas être triste inf personne

the number of beats per minute

le nombre de pulsations à la minute

his pulse is 80 to the minute

son pouls bat à 80 pulsations à la minute

from one minute to the next

d'un instant à l'autre

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He was booked in the 55th minute for dissent. en.wikipedia.org

He only ever played one minute for the club due to conflicting medical opinions over a heart murmur he has carried since birth and left after a season. en.wikipedia.org

Local news providers are reliable sources of up-to-the-minute traffic information. www.usatoday.com

If no control in one minute, then the emergency brake engages and the train stops. en.wikipedia.org

The wrote, suspend your loyalty to the original and there can be no quibble about this enjoyable, laugh-a-minute updated delivery. en.wikipedia.org

However, because of their minute size, micromollusks often go unnoticed by beachcombers, shell collectors and even more serious conchologists. en.wikipedia.org

Leave to cool for a minute once out of the oven and finish with the wild garlic pesto. utv.ie

The unnamed band hopped on the last-minute slot after another local band dropped off the bill, and improvised the entire set. en.wikipedia.org

At an average rate of 175 words a minute, he turned out 63,000 words a day, enough to fill 52 columns of a newspaper. en.wikipedia.org

After they've been sauced they throw them on the grill for a minute or two. en.wikipedia.org

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