🇫🇷 How to say

“minute” in French

minute
Illustration of "minute" in a French cultural setting
A digital clock on a microwave reads 4:32, then changes to 4:33 as the timer counts down one minute. Steam rises from a freshly heated meal.

Usage note

In French, 'minute' works just like in English for time measurement, but it's also used informally to mean 'a moment' in expressions like 'une minute'.

Examples

  • Attends une minute.

    Wait a minute.

  • Le film dure cent minutes.

    The movie lasts one hundred minutes.

  • J'arrive dans cinq minutes.

    I'll be there in five minutes.

Quick check

What does "minute" mean?

  • A. minute
  • B. clock
  • C. music
  • D. train

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