nounpl: minutes (already plural form; singular: minute)
minutos
1. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds
The meeting will start in ten minutes.
A reunião começará em dez minutos.
2. A unit of angular measurement equal to one-sixtieth of a degree
The angle measures 45 degrees and 30 minutes.
O ângulo mede 45 graus e 30 minutos.
3. Official written records of proceedings at a meeting
Please send me the minutes from yesterday's conference.
Por favor, envie-me as atas da conferência de ontem.
4. A very short period of time; a moment
Wait a minute, I need to think about this.
Espera um minuto, preciso pensar sobre isso.
In Brazil, 'minutos' is universally used for time measurements. When referring to meeting records, 'atas' is the standard term, commonly used in business and institutional contexts. The phrase 'espera um minuto' is frequently used casually to mean 'hold on' or 'wait.' In American culture, minutes are a fundamental unit in scheduling and business meetings, with formal minutes being a critical legal record.
NYC Slang
min (casual abbreviation); hold up a minute
Related Idioms & Phrases
in a minute / in a few minutes (em um minuto / em alguns minutos)
last-minute decision (decisão de última hora)
wait a minute (espera um minuto)
any minute now (a qualquer momento agora)
up to the minute (atualizado)
take minutes (registrar em ata)
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