Everyday life
min.
AbbreviationStandardA2Meaning
minimum, ou minute
Two words for one abbreviation: minimum (« 2 personnes min. ») and minute (« cuire 20 min »). Position decides: after a number of people, the minimum; after a duration, the minute.
How it is said
minimum, ou minute
Gender and article
no article
Where you meet it
A recipe, regulations, a timetable, a map.
Example
Réservation pour 4 personnes min., cuisson 25 min.
Booking for 4 people min., cooking time 25 min.
In the DELF
reading A2
Watch out
The minute is abbreviated WITHOUT a dot (20 min), like every unit of measurement; the minimum WITH one (4 personnes min.).