minus

S2 W2

BrE /ˈmaɪnəs/ AmE /ˈmaɪnəs/

noun / adjective en → es

1 MATH [non-transitive] A2

the symbol (-) used between two numbers to show subtraction or a negative number

menos, signo menos

  • -10 is minus ten.

Collocations minus 5 degrees · negative numbers

  • The temperature was minus five last night.

    La temperatura fue menos cinco anoche.

2 DISADVANTAGE [non-transitive] B1

a disadvantage or a bad point about something

desventaja, inconveniente

  • - There are several minuses to this plan.

Collocations a minus point · disadvantages of something

  • One of the minuses is that it's very expensive.

    Uno de los inconvenientes es que es muy caro.