minute in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for minute in the English»Italian Dictionary

minute¹ [Brit ˈmɪnɪt, Am ˈmɪnɪt] N

1. minute (unit of time):

minute

minuto m

a few minutes earlier, later

qualche minuto prima, dopo

five minutes past ten

le dieci e cinque

it's five minutes' walk away

è a cinque minuti a piedi da qui

we arrived at eight o'clock to the minute

siamo arrivati alle otto in punto

we arrived without a minute to spare

siamo arrivati appena in tempo

2. minute (short moment):

minute

minuto m

minute

attimo m

just a minute please

(solo) un attimo, per favore

I'll be ready in a minute

sarò pronta in un minuto

she won't be a minute

arriva subito

it won't take a minute

ci vorrà un istante

within minutes the police were there

in pochi minuti arrivò la polizia

3. minute (exact instant):

the minute I heard the news I telephoned

ho chiamato non appena ho avuto la notizia

at that very minute

in quel preciso istante

they're due to arrive any minute now

dovrebbero arrivare da un momento all'altro

stop talking this minute!

smetti immediatamente di parlare!

I was just this minute going to phone you

stavo per telefonarti proprio ora

he's at this minute starting his speech

sta iniziando il suo discorso in questo preciso istante

to arrive at the last minute

arrivare all'ultimo momento

to leave things to the last minute

ridursi all'ultimo

to put sth off to the last minute

rimandare qc all'ultimo momento

not for one minute did I think she was lying

non ho pensato che mentisse neanche per un istante

he's always up to the minute with the news

è sempre al corrente delle ultime notizie

she's always up to the minute in her clothes

veste sempre all'ultima moda

4. minute:

minute GEOG, MATH

minuto m

there's one or a sucker born every minute inf

la mamma degli scemi è sempre incinta!

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

minute particle, lettering

minuscolo

minute quantity, risk, rise, variation

minimo

to describe sth in minute detail

descrivere qc in modo minuzioso

I.minutes N

minutes npl:

minutes LAW, ADMIN

verbale m

to take the minutes

stendere il verbale

he read the minutes of the last meeting

ha letto il verbale dell'ultima riunione

II.minute³ [Brit ˈmɪnɪt, Am ˈmɪnɪt] VB trans

minute decision, objection, apology:

minute

mettere a verbale, verbalizzare

minute steak [ˈmɪnɪtˌsteɪk] N

minute steak

fettina f (di carne)

minute hand [Brit, Am ˈmɪnɪt ˌhænd] N

minute hand

lancetta f dei minuti

last-minute [Brit ˌlɑːstˈmɪnɪt, Am ˌlæstˈmɪnɪt] ADJ

last-minute change, cancellation

dell'ultimo minuto

last-minute holiday, flight, travel deal

last-minute

minute book [ˈmɪnɪtˌbʊk] N

minute book

registro m dei verbali

up to the minute [ˌʌptəðəˈmɪnɪt] ADJ

up to the minute information

recentissimo, dell'ultima ora

up to the minute account

aggiornatissimo

Translations for minute in the Italian»English Dictionary

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minutaggio

minute count

vivisezione fig

minute examination

minute in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for minute in the English»Italian Dictionary

minute¹ [ˈmɪ·nɪt] N

1. minute (sixty seconds):

minute

minuto m

2. minute (moment):

minute

momento m

minute

attimo m

any minute

da un momento all'altro

at the last minute

all'ultimo momento [o minuto]

in a minute

tra un attimo

this very minute

in questo istante

to the minute

precisamente

wait a minute

aspetta un attimo [o momento]

3. minute pl of meeting:

minute

verbale m

minute² [maɪ·ˈnu:t] ADJ

minute

minuto, -a

minute hand N

minute hand

lancetta f dei minuti

last minute ADJ

last minute

dell'ultimo minuto

up-to-the-minute [ˈʌp·tə·ðə·ˈmɪ·nɪt] ADJ

up-to-the-minute fashion

del momento

up-to-the-minute news

dell'ultimo minuto

Translations for minute in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lillipuziano (-a)

minute

millesimale

minute

minuto (-a)

minute

fettina

minute steak

adesso

any minute now

minute Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(person chosen) he was a last-minute selection for the team

è stato selezionato per la squadra all'ultimo minuto

a minute/a year ago

un minuto/un anno fa

to observe a minute of silence

osservare un minuto di silenzio

to be a minute ahead of sb

avere un minuto di vantaggio su qn

the hour/the minute hand

la lancetta delle ore/dei minuti

I'll be with you in a minute

dammi solo un momento

can I have just a minute?

mi dai mezzo minuto?

it will only take a minute

è questione di un minuto

not to have a minute to spare

avere i minuti -i

I don't have a spare minute

non ho un attimo di tempo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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.

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These are lined with numerous minute ciliated funnels that open directly into the body cavity, and are presumed to be excretory organs.

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This minute, every heady swill he takes of power, becomes a fog that muddles his morals, leaving him stupefied.

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The lines have a 7.5 and 15-minute headway respectively during the day, with reduced frequency in the late evenings.

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

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The scandal was averted at the last minute by a company buyout.

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

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

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The next minute, all personnel are hurled forward by a colossal lurch.

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Our nine minute plank and sit-up session was an easy way to show us some of the benefits of the device.

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