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The French word for minute is
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minute

Gender

The gender of minute is feminine. E.g. la minute.

Plural

The plural of minute is minutes.

French Definition


minute
     1. n. (Métrologie) Minute.
           There are sixty seconds in a minute.
           There are sixty minutes in one degree of arc.
     2. n. Minute, moment, instant.
           I'll be there in a minute.
     3. n. (Au pluriel) Procès-verbal.
           Will the secretary please take the minutes of the meeting?
     4. v. Faire le procès-verbal d'une réunion.
     5. adj. Minuscule, menu.
           The police found minute quantities of blood at the scene.
           Minute dust particles enter the cracks and eventually clog them.
     6. adj. Minime.
           The risk is minute.



Translations for minute and their definitions

minuscule
     1. adj. tiny, minute, minuscule
     2. adj. (typography) lowercase
     3. n-f. (typography) a minuscule, a lower case


minute
     1. n-f. minute (etymology 1, time unit, all same senses)
     2. interj. wait a sec!
     3. v. first-person singular present of minuter
     4. v. third-person singular present of minuter
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of minuter


minutieux
     1. adj. thorough, elaborate, detailed


procès-verbal
     1. n-m. minutes (of a meeting, etc.)
     2. n-m. (legal) proceedings
     3. n-m. (legal) statement (made to the police)
     4. n-m. (legal, France) ticket, statement of offense


moment
     1. n-m. moment (point in time)
     2. n-m. moment (short period of time)
     3. n-m. a while
           Ça fait un moment que je l'attends - I've been waiting for him for a while
     4. n-m. (physics, mechanics) moment, momentum


instant
     1. adj. (literary) pressing, insistent
     2. n-m. instant, minute, moment
           en un instant - in an instant
           il n'y a pas un instant à perdre - there's not a moment to spare
           ne durer qu'un instant - to last only an instant
           ne pas douter de quelque chose un seul instant - not to doubt something for a minute
           il ne faut qu'un instant pour le faire - it takes only a minute to do


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