No. 10,648 in French
minus
"Minus" in French means "a small person" or "someone insignificant."
In a sentence
Il est arrivé à l'heure malgré un évènement imprévu au dernier moment.
He arrived on time despite an unexpected event at the last moment.
Here, "au dernier moment" captures occurrences happening close in timing, not directly linked to "minus".
Elle a terminé le marathon à seulement une minute de l'arrivée.
She finished the marathon just one minute away from the finish line.
In this sentence, "à seulement une minute" denotes proximity or closeness in timing, and does not utilize "minus" as a direct term.
Ils ont réussi leur projet malgré des ressources limitées.
They successfully completed their project despite limited resources.
Although "minus" can imply a reduction or lack, here "des ressources limitées" indicates restricted resources without using "minus" directly.
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