This is the 137th most frequent Portuguese word.
minutos
"Minutos" means "minutes" in English.
Here, 'minutos' is used to quantify a specific amount of time, indicating a duration before an event.
Eu cheguei na estação dez minutos antes do horário.
I arrived at the station ten minutes before the scheduled time.
In this example, 'minutos' indicates the amount of time remaining before an event begins.
Faltam apenas cinco minutos para começar a apresentação.
There are only five minutes until the presentation starts.
'Minutos' is used to measure the duration it took for completing an action.