Usages of el minuto
¿Cuántos minutos descansa la señora?
How many minutes is the lady resting?
El niño lee unos minutos.
The boy reads for a few minutes.
Estamos listos en veinticinco minutos.
We are ready in twenty-five minutes.
Un minuto tiene sesenta segundos.
A minute has sixty seconds.
Esperamos en el túnel por tres minutos.
We wait in the tunnel for three minutes.
Hace veinte minutos que miro el eclipse con el telescopio.
I have been watching the eclipse with the telescope for twenty minutes.
Llevo diez minutos sujetando eso porque saltan muchas chispas.
I have been holding that for ten minutes because many sparks are jumping.
El ilusionista tarda cinco minutos en hipnotizar al sujeto.
The illusionist takes five minutes to hypnotize the subject.
Es que llevo veinte minutos sin avanzar en la fila esta; es agónico.
It's just that I haven't moved forward in this line for twenty minutes; it is agonizing.
El hombre está quieto, pero lleva diez minutos sin hablar porque tiene un apuro grandísimo.
The man is still, but he hasn't spoken in ten minutes because he is in a huge rush.
Es que llevan cinco minutos sin salir del baño; ¡qué tortura!
It's just that they haven't come out of the restroom in five minutes; what torture!
El niño está quieto y lleva un minuto sin llorar, pero el problema es agónico.
The boy is still and hasn't cried in a minute, but the problem is agonizing.
El autobús se demora veinte minutos.
The bus takes twenty minutes.
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