minutes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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minute1 [Am ˈmɪnɪt, Brit ˈmɪnɪt] N

1.2. minute (short period):

minute
minuto m
minute
momento m
wait a minute, I'll be with you directly
espera un minuto or un momento, enseguida estoy contigo
I'll do it in a minute
espera un momento
I'll do it in a minute
enseguida lo hago
I won't be a minute
no tardo ni un minuto
could I see you for a minute?
¿puedo hablar contigo un momento?
never for a minute have I regretted my decision
ni por un momento he lamentado mi decisión
one minute green's fashionable, the next nobody's wearing it
de pronto se pone de moda el verde y al poco rato ya nadie lo usa
you can't leave him alone for a minute
no se lo puede dejar solo ni un minuto
without a minute to spare
en el último minuto
it's just minutes to go now before the opening of the show
solo faltan unos minutos para que comience la función
thank goodness you're here, and not a minute too soon!
¡menos mal que has llegado! ¡en buena hora!

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

I.minute3 [Am ˈmɪnɪt, Brit ˈmɪnɪt] N

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

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I.minute by minute [ˈmɪnɪt bʌɪˌ mɪnɪt] ADV

last-minute [Am ˌlæstˈmɪnɪt, Brit ˌlɑːstˈmɪnɪt] ADJ attr

up-to-the-minute <pred up to the minute> [ˈˌəp tə ðə ˈmɪnɪt] ADJ

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minutes in the PONS Dictionary

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minute2 [maɪˈnju:t, Am -ˈnu:t] ADJ

last-minute [ˌlɑ:stˈmɪnɪt, Am ˌlæst-] ADJ

up-to-the-minute [ˈʌptəðəˈmɪnɪt] ADJ

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minutes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in five minutes flat inf
en sólo cinco minutos
at intervals of five minutes
a intervalos de cinco minutos
ten minutes to the hour
diez minutos para en punto
to shave 20 minutes off the journey
reducir el trayecto en 20 minutos
it's ten minutes by bus to the market
el mercado está a diez minutos en autobús
to be (10 minutes) slow
ir (10 minutos) retrasado
it's 10 minutes walk from here
de aquí hasta allí hay 10 minutos a pie
even if it's only 10 minutes sport a day
aunque solo sean 10 minutos de deporte al día
the winner was two minutes quicker than me
el ganador me sacó dos minutos
it's 10 minutes walk from the station
desde la estación hay 10 minutos andando
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Travelogues were usually about eighty minutes in length, consisting of two 1000-foot reels of 16mm film, with an intermission in-between to change reels.
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Damage to the ship was minimal and the flight deck was back in operation thirty minutes later.
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When the dough is ready, wrap it in cling wrap and rest in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
www.goodfood.com.au
Sacred opera provided another impetus for dialogues, and they greatly expanded in length (although never really beyond 60 minutes long).
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The batteries were contained within a clip-on cassette that took several minutes of careful preparation.
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Season beans with salt, then stir in escarole and cook, stirring occasionally, until escarole is quite tender, about 15 minutes.
www.timescolonist.com
Put the butternut squash into the foil-lined baking tin and bake in the oven for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft.
www.timesoftunbridgewells.co.uk
Hold against the redness for a few minutes, twice a day.
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Wait five or 10 minutes before towelling on thinset using a square tooth trowel or a vee-notched trowel.
thechronicleherald.ca
Ragtime won by 4 minutes, 31 seconds in a record-breaking finish.
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