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minor meaning in French

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minor (lesser in importance)
adjective
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)]
[US: ˈmaɪ.nər]

mineur◼◼◼adjectifWe're minors. = Nous sommes mineurs.

minor [minors] (someone below the legal age of majority)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)]
[US: ˈmaɪ.nər]

mineur◼◼◼nom {m}We're minors. = Nous sommes mineurs.

minor (musical scale with a minor third)
adjective
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)]
[US: ˈmaɪ.nər]

mineur◼◼◼adjectifWe're minors. = Nous sommes mineurs.

minor interval noun

intervalle mineurnom {m}

minor key (music: a musical key based upon a minor scale)
noun

tonalité mineure◼◼◼nom {f}

mode mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

minor scale (diatonic scale)
noun

gamme mineure◼◼◼nom {f}

mode mineur◼◼◻nom {m}

minor third (musical interval)
noun

tierce mineure◼◼◼nom {f}

Minorca (An island of Spain)
proper noun
[UK: mə.ˈnɔːk.ə]
[US: mə.ˈnɔːrk.ə]

Minorque◼◼◼nom {f}

Minorcan (an inhabitant of Minorca)
noun

minorquin◼◼◼nom {m}

Minorcan (of or relating to Minorca or its inhabitants)
adjective

minorquin◼◼◼adjectif

minoritary adjective

minoritaireadjectif

minority [minority] noun
[UK: maɪ.ˈnɒ.rɪ.ti]
[US: maɪ.ˈnɔː.rə.ti]

minorité◼◼◼nomWomen are not a minority. = Les femmes ne sont pas une minorité.

minoritaire◼◼◼nomThe government clamped down on the minority group. = Le gouvernement a sévi contre le groupe minoritaire.

minority [minority] (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood)
noun
[UK: maɪ.ˈnɒ.rɪ.ti]
[US: maɪ.ˈnɔː.rə.ti]

minorité◼◼◼nom {f}Women are not a minority. = Les femmes ne sont pas une minorité.

minority [minority] (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
noun
[UK: maɪ.ˈnɒ.rɪ.ti]
[US: maɪ.ˈnɔː.rə.ti]

minorité◼◼◼nom {f}Women are not a minority. = Les femmes ne sont pas une minorité.

minority (of or relating to a minority)
adjective
[UK: maɪ.ˈnɒ.rɪ.ti]
[US: maɪ.ˈnɔː.rə.ti]

minoritaire◼◼◼adjectifThe government clamped down on the minority group. = Le gouvernement a sévi contre le groupe minoritaire.

minority language (language spoken by a minority)
noun

langue minoritaire◼◼◼nom {f}

A minor (minor chord)
noun
[UK: ə ˈmaɪ.nə(r)]
[US: ə ˈmaɪ.nər]

la mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

A minor (minor key)
noun
[UK: ə ˈmaɪ.nə(r)]
[US: ə ˈmaɪ.nər]

la mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

Asia Minor (peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.dʒə ˈmaɪ.nə(r)]
[US: ˈeɪ.ʒə ˈmaɪ.nər]

Asie mineure◼◼◼nom {f}

B minor (the minor chord with a root of B)
noun

si mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

B minor (the minor key with B as its tonic)
noun

si mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

C minor (the minor chord with a root of C)
noun

ut mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

do mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

C minor (the minor key with C as its tonic)
noun

ut mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

do mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

Canis Minor (small winter constellation of the northern sky)
proper noun

Petit Chien◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

D minor (the minor chord with a root of D)
noun

ré mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

D minor (the minor key with D as its tonic)
noun

ré mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

E minor (the minor chord with a root of E)
noun

mi mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

E minor (the minor key with E as its tonic)
noun

mi mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

ethnic minority (people with different characteristics to those of the majority)
noun
[UK: ˈeθ.nɪk maɪ.ˈnɒ.rɪ.ti]
[US: ˈeθ.nɪk maɪ.ˈnɔː.rə.ti]

minorité ethnique◼◼◼nom {f}

F minor (the minor chord with a root of F)
noun

fa mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

F minor (the minor key with F as its tonic)
noun

fa mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

F-sharp minor (minor key)
noun

fa dièse mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

G minor (the minor chord with a root of G)
noun

sol mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

G minor (the minor key with G as its tonic)
noun

sol mineur◼◼◼nom {m}

labia minora ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora)
noun

petites lèvres◼◼◼nom {f pl}

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