minuto

[mi-NU-tu]

nounmasculinepl: minutos

minute

1. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds

Wait for me, I'll be there in five minutes.

Espere por mim, estarei lá em cinco minutos.

2. A unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60 of a degree

The angle measures 45 degrees and 30 minutes.

O ângulo mede 45 graus e 30 minutos.

3. A very short period of time; a moment

Just a minute, let me think about it.

Só um minuto, deixa eu pensar nisso.

NYC Slang

minute

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General Brazilian

minuto

Standard usage throughout Brazil

Portugal

minuto

Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

num minuto (in a minute - immediately)

minuto a minuto (minute by minute - in detail)

da um minuto (give me a minute - wait a moment)

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