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I 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]1) (getting back, going back) ritorno m. (anche fig.)2) (recurrence) ritorno m.3) (restitution, bringing back) (of law, practice) ritorno m.; (of object) restituzione f., resa f.4) (sending back of letter, goods) rinvio m.5) (reward) ricompensa f.6)in return — in cambio ( for di)
8) (travel ticket) (biglietto di) andata e ritorno m.9) teatr. (ticket) = biglietto acquistato in prevendita e poi rivenduto al botteghino10) (book) giacenza f.2.••II 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]1) (give back) ridare, rendere, restituire [object, money]2) (bring back, take back) restituire [ purchase]3) (put back) rimettere a posto [file, book]4) (send back) rinviare [parcel, sample]"return to sender" — "rispedire al mittente"
5) (give, issue in return) ricambiare [greeting, compliment]6) (reciprocate) ricambiare [ love]7) mil. rispondere a [ fire]9) (reply, rejoin) replicare10) comm.11) dir. emettere [ verdict]13) tel.2.to return sb.'s call — richiamare qcn
1) (come back, go back) ritornare; (get back home) tornare a casa, rientrare2) (resume)to return to — riprendere [ activity]
3) (recur) [symptom, doubt, days, times] (ri)tornare* * *[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) ritornare2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) restituire3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) ritornare, tornare4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) restituire5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) eleggere6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) emettere7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) ribattere2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) ritorno; di ritorno2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) (biglietto di andata e ritorno)•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns* * *return /rɪˈtɜ:n/A n.1 ritorno: on my return, al mio ritorno; He started college soon after his return from the States, ha iniziato l'università poco dopo il suo ritorno dagli Stati Uniti; Her family will celebrate her return home, la sua famiglia festeggerà il suo ritorno a casa; a return to power, un ritorno al potere; the return of summer, il ritorno dell'estate2 [uc] restituzione: We cannot accept returns of items that have been opened or used, non possiamo accettare la restituzione di articoli che sono stati aperti o utilizzati; to ask for the return of a book, chiedere la restituzione di un libro; That was a poor return for our kindness, è stata una magra ricompensa per la nostra gentilezza3 (fin., rag.) [uc] rendimento; profitto: He got a good return on his investment, ha ottenuto un buon profitto sul suo investimento; (teatr.) box-office returns, incassi di botteghino; the return on capital, (econ.) il rendimento del capitale ( investito); (fin., rag.) la redditività del capitale ( investito); (econ.) the law of diminishing returns, la legge dei rendimenti decrescenti; returns to scale, rendimenti di scala ( di un'azienda)4 (pl.) (polit., stat.) risultato: the census [the election] returns, i risultati del censimento [delle elezioni]5 (polit.) rielezione: He secured his return for Colchester, si è assicurato la rielezione per il collegio di Colchester6 (= return ticket) biglietto d'andata e ritorno: DIALOGO → - At the station 1- A return to Brighton please, un biglietto di andata e ritorno per Brighton; The price is £2 return, costa due sterline andata e ritorno7 (teatr.) biglietto restituito (e rimesso in vendita)9 (comput.) invio16 ( tennis, ecc.) rinvio, ribattuta: a weak return, un rinvio debole; return of service, ribattuta; rinvioB a.3 ( sport) di ritorno: ( calcio, ecc.) return game (o return match) partita di ritorno; (ingl.: calcio, ecc.) return leg, partita di ritorno; ( boxe, lotta) return match, incontro di ritorno4 ( sport) di rimando; di rinvio: ( cricket) return crease, linea di rimando; ( calcio) return kick, calcio di rinvio; rilancio5 (elettr., mecc.) di ritorno: return idler, puleggia folle di ritorno; return wire, filo di ritorno● return address, indirizzo del mittente □ (archit.) return angle, angolo di ritorno □ ( calcio, ecc.) return attack, contrattacco; contropiede □ (tecn.) return bend, curva a 180 gradi ( per tubature) □ (comput.) return code, codice di ritorno □ return half, tagliando per il ritorno □ return key, ( di macchina da scrivere) tasto di ritorno; (comput.) tasto (di) invio □ (mecc.) return of a piston, (corsa di) ritorno d'un pistone □ (ass.) return of premium, restituzione del premio □ return on equity (abbr. ROE), (fin.) ritorno sul capitale; (rag.) (indice di) redditività del capitale netto □ return on investment (abbr. ROI), (fin.) ritorno sull'investimento; (rag.) (indice di) redditività del capitale investito □ ( calcio) return pass, passaggio restituito; sponda □ (archit.) return side, parte rientrante □ (mecc.) return spring, molla di richiamo □ (ferr.) return ticket, biglietto di andata e ritorno □ return visit, visita restituita; nuova visita □ return voyage, viaggio di ritorno ( per mare) □ (edil.) return wall, muro di risvolto (o d'accompagnamento) □ by return of post, a (stretto) giro di posta □ in return for, in cambio di: He was offered a lighter sentence in return for testifying, gli hanno offerto una riduzione della pena in cambio della sua testimonianza □ (ferr.) day return, biglietto di andata e ritorno, valido per un giorno □ ( di contenitore) no return, a perdere □ (comm.: di merce) on sale or return, da vendere o restituire; in conto deposito □ DIALOGO → - Birthday- Many happy returns! (o DIALOGO → - Birthday- Many happy returns of the day!), cento di questi giorni!♦ (to) return /rɪˈtɜ:n/A v. i.1 ritornare; tornare: to return home, tornare a casa; They have just returned from their honeymoon, sono appena tornati dal viaggio di nozze; He goes on holiday tomorrow and won't return until next week, va in vacanza domani e non torna fino alla settimana prossima; If the headache returns, you should take another pill, se il mal di testa ritorna, dovrebbe riprendere una pastiglia; Panic returned after yesterday's terrorist attack, è tornato il panico dopo l'attentato terroristico di ieri; The estate has returned to the original owner, la proprietà è ritornata nelle mani del primo proprietario NOTA D'USO: - to return o to come back?-B v. t.1 rendere; restituire: You can return any item purchased within 30 days, si può restituire qualsiasi acquisto entro 30 giorni; Please complete and return the form attached, compilare e restituire il modulo allegato; ( anche boxe) to return a blow, rendere (o restituire) un colpo; to return a borrowed book [a visit], restituire un libro preso a prestito [una visita]; to return a greeting [a smile], ricambiare un saluto [un sorriso]; In case of non-delivery, please return to the sender, in caso di mancata consegna, si prega di respingere al mittente; (form.) to return an answer, dare una risposta; to return sb. 's call, richiamare q. ( che ha telefonato) NOTA D'USO: - to return o to send back?-2 rimettere; collocare di nuovo: Books must be returned to the shelves after use, i libri devono essere rimessi sugli scaffali dopo l'uso3 ( di investimento) rendere; fruttare: Their investment returned a modest profit, il loro investimento ha fruttato poco4 (polit.) eleggere; mandare: Each constituency returns a member to Parliament, ogni collegio elettorale manda un deputato in Parlamento5 replicare; ribattere: «I won't come», he returned, «io non vengo», replicò7 ( sport) rimandare, restituire ( la palla); ( tennis) ribattere; ( pallavolo) rilanciare; to return the ball to a teammate, restituire la palla a un compagno; to return a serve, ribattere la palla del servizio● to return the favour, restituire il favore □ (mil.) to return sb. 's fire, rispondere al fuoco di q. □ to return land to forest, rimboschire un terreno □ to return like for like, rendere la pariglia; rendere pan per focaccia □ to return thanks, ringraziare ( in un brindisi, ecc.); (spec.) rendere grazie a Dio ( nella preghiera prima del pasto) □ ( banca) to return to the black, tornare in attivo □ (leg.) to return a verdict, emettere un verdetto □ returned soldier, reduce □ ( Bibbia) Unto dust shalt thou return, polvere sei e polvere ritornerai.* * *I 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]1) (getting back, going back) ritorno m. (anche fig.)2) (recurrence) ritorno m.3) (restitution, bringing back) (of law, practice) ritorno m.; (of object) restituzione f., resa f.4) (sending back of letter, goods) rinvio m.5) (reward) ricompensa f.6)in return — in cambio ( for di)
8) (travel ticket) (biglietto di) andata e ritorno m.9) teatr. (ticket) = biglietto acquistato in prevendita e poi rivenduto al botteghino10) (book) giacenza f.2.••II 1. [rɪ'tɜːn]1) (give back) ridare, rendere, restituire [object, money]2) (bring back, take back) restituire [ purchase]3) (put back) rimettere a posto [file, book]4) (send back) rinviare [parcel, sample]"return to sender" — "rispedire al mittente"
5) (give, issue in return) ricambiare [greeting, compliment]6) (reciprocate) ricambiare [ love]7) mil. rispondere a [ fire]9) (reply, rejoin) replicare10) comm.11) dir. emettere [ verdict]13) tel.2.to return sb.'s call — richiamare qcn
1) (come back, go back) ritornare; (get back home) tornare a casa, rientrare2) (resume)to return to — riprendere [ activity]
3) (recur) [symptom, doubt, days, times] (ri)tornare -
2 return
/ri'tə:n/ * danh từ - sự trở lại, sự trở về, sự quay trở lại =to reply by return of post+ trả lời qua chuyến thư về - vé khứ hồi ((cũng) return ticket) - sự gửi trả lại, sự trả lại (một vật gì); vật được trả lại - ((thường) số nhiều) (thương nghiệp) hàng hoá gửi trả lại; sách báo ế; hàng ế - sự thưởng, sự đền đáp, sự trao đổi =in return for someone's kindness+ để đền đáp lại lòng tốt của ai - sự dội lại (của tiếng) - (thể dục,thể thao) quả bóng đánh trả lại (quần vợt) - (thể dục,thể thao) trận lượt về, trận đấu gỡ ((cũng) return match) - (thể dục,thể thao) miếng đấm trả (đấu gươm) - sự để lại chỗ cũ - (kiến trúc) phần thụt vào (tường, mặt nhà) - (điện học) dây về, đường về - ((thường) số nhiều) tiền thu vào; tiền lời, tiền lãi - bản lược kê, bản thống kê (do cấp trên đòi) =return of the killed and wounded+ bản thống kê những người chết và bị thương =official returns+ bản thống kê chính thức - việc bầu (một đại biểu quốc hội); việc công bố kết quả bầu cử - (số nhiều) thuốc lá để hút tẩu loại nhẹ !many happy returns of the day - chúc mạnh khoẻ sống lâu (lời chúc mừng ngày sinh) !small profits and quick returns - (thương nghiệp) năng nhặt chặt bị * nội động từ - trở lại, trở về =to return home+ trở về nhà =let us return to the subject+ ta hây trở lại vấn đề =to return to one's old habits+ lại trở lại những thói quen cũ * ngoại động từ - trả lại, hoàn lại =to return a sum of money+ trả lại một số tiền =to return a borrowed book+ trả lại một quyển sách đã mượn - gửi trả =his manuscript was returned to him+ người ta đã gửi trả bản thảo cho ông ấy - dội lại (âm thanh); chiếu lại (ánh sáng); đánh trả (quả bóng) - đáp lại (một sự thăm hỏi) =to return a visit+ đi thăm đáp lễ =to return a bow (someone's greeting)+ chào đáp lại một người nào - trả lời, đối lại, đáp lại ((thường) dùng trong câu xen giữa câu khác) =but - returned the old man - I am too weak to lift it+ ông cụ đáp lại nhưng tôi yếu quá không nhấc nổi cái đó - để lại chỗ cũ =to return a book to the shelf+ để một cuốn sách vào chỗ cũ ở trên giá =return swords!+ (quân sự) hãy tra kiếm vào vỏ - ngỏ lời, tuyên (án) =to return thanks to someone+ ngỏ lời cảm ơn người nào =to return a verdice+ tuyên án - khai báo (hàng tồn kho) =the total stocks are returned at 2,000 tons+ bản thống kê cho biết tổng số hàng tồn kho là 2 000 tấn =to the result of an election+ làm báo cáo chính thức về kết quả của một cuộc bầu cử =returning officer+ người kiểm phiếu (có nhiệm vụ công bố tên người trúng cử) - bầu (đại biểu) vào quốc hội - (đánh bài) đánh theo (quân cùng hoa với người cùng phe) =to return clubs+ đánh theo quân bài nhép -
3 punto
m.1 spot, dot (marca).recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line2 full stop (British), period (United States).dos puntos (sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico) colonpunto y coma semicolonpuntos suspensivos (no new paragraph) dots, suspension points3 point.ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points4 point (asunto).punto débil/fuerte weak/strong pointpuntos a tratar matters to be discussedpunto de vista point of view, viewpoint5 spot, place (place).este es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happenedpunto de contacto point of contactpunto de encuentro meeting point6 point, moment (momento).llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…estando las cosas en este punto things being as they arepunto culminante high pointpunto de ebullición/fusión boiling/melting pointpunto de inflexión turning pointpunto de partida starting point7 stitch (puntada).punto de cruz cross-stitch8 knitting.hacer punto to knitun jersey de punto a knitted jumperpunto de ganchillo crochet9 period, full stop.10 guy.11 pixel.12 punctus, punctum.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.* * *1 (gen) point2 (marca) dot3 (tanto) point4 (detrás de abreviatura) dot; (al final de la oración) full stop, US period5 (lugar) spot■ ¿en qué punto de la carretera se encuentran? exactly where on the road are they?6 (tema) point7 (tejido) knitwear8 (en costura, sutura) stitch9 (de libro) bookmark10 (en la media) ladder, US run\a punto de nieve stiffal punto (rápidamente) immediatelycoger un punto familiar to get tipsy, get merrycon puntos y comas in detaildar en el punto to hit the nail on the headde todo punto absolutelyen punto sharp, on the dotestar a punto to be readyestar a punto de to be about to, be on the point ofestar en su punto (comida) to be cooked to perfectionganar puntos to win pointsganar por puntos to win on pointshacer punto to knithasta cierto punto up to a certain pointhasta tal punto que... to such an extent that...llegar a punto to arrive on timeponer los puntos sobre las íes to dot one's i's and cross one's t'sponer punto final a algo to put an end to something¡punto en boca! mum's the word!punto por punto in detaildos puntos colonpunto cadena chain stitchpunto cardinal cardinal pointpunto culminante climaxpunto de arranque beginningpunto de break break pointpunto de congelación freezing pointpunto de contacto point of contactpunto de cruz cross-stitchpunto de ebullición boiling pointpunto de encuentro meeting pointpunto de fusión melting pointpunto de libro bookmarkpunto de media stocking stitchpunto de partida starting pointpunto de partido match pointpunto de referencia point of referencepunto de ruptura break pointpunto de servicio service pointpunto de set set pointpunto de sutura stitchpunto de venta sales outletpunto de vista point of viewpunto débil weak pointpunto decimal decimal pointpunto del revés purl stitchpunto final (en dictado) full stop, US periodpunto flaco weak pointpunto fuerte strong pointpunto neurálgico nerve centrepunto y aparte (en ortografía) full stop, new paragraph, US period, new paragraphpunto y coma semicolonpunto y seguido full stop, new sentence, US period, new sentence* * *noun m.1) point2) dot3) period4) stitch•- punto final
- punto y coma* * *SM1) (=topo) [en un diseño] dot, spot; [en plumaje] spot, speckle; [en carta, dominó] spot, pippunto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead
2) (=signo) [en la i] dot; [de puntuación] full stop, period (EEUU)•
dos puntos — colonles contó con puntos y comas lo que había pasado — she told them what had happened down to the last detail
le puso los puntos sobre las íes — she corrected him, she drew attention to his inaccuracies
y punto —
¡lo digo yo y punto! — I'm telling you so and that's that!
punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)
punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end
poner punto final a la discusión — to put an end to the argument, draw a line under the argument
puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot
punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)
esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre
este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine
punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)
3) (Dep) pointganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points
- perder muchos puntos¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *
4) (=tema) [gen] point; [en programa de actividades] itemlos puntos en el orden del día son... — the items on the agenda are...
5) (=labor) knitting; (=tejido) knitted fabric, knit•
hacer punto — to knit6) (Cos, Med) (=puntada) stitch; [de media] loose stitchpunto de costado — (=dolor) stitch
tengo un punto de costado — I've got a stitch, I've got a pain in my side
7) (=lugar) [gen] spot, place; (Geog, Mat) point; [de proceso] point, stage; [en el tiempo] point, momental llegar a este punto — at this point o stage
punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot
punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint
punto débil — weak point o spot
punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point
punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view
estar en el punto de mira de algn —
su comportamiento está en el punto de mira de la prensa — his behaviour has come under scrutiny in the press
punto de taxis — taxi stand, cab rank
está presente en 3.000 puntos de venta — it's available at 3,000 outlets
punto de vista — point of view, viewpoint
él lo mira desde otro punto de vista — he sees it differently, he looks at it from another point of view
punto flaco — weak point, weak spot
punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate
las negociaciones están en un punto muerto — the negotiations are deadlocked, the talks have reached a stalemate
punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish
punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point
punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)
8) [otras locuciones]•
a punto — ready•
al punto — at once, immediatelyestar al punto — LAm * to be high **
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bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away•
a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelizedbatir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks
estar a punto de hacer algo — to be on the point of doing sth, be about to do sth
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en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot•
hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extenthasta tal punto que... — to such an extent that...
la tensión había llegado hasta tal punto que... — the tension had reached such a pitch that...
si me da el punto, voy — if I feel like it, I'll go
9) Esp * (=hombre) guy *; pey rogue¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *
10) (=agujero) hole11) (Inform) pixel* * *1)a) (señal, trazo) dotun punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon
b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)a punto fijo — exactly, for certain
... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I
2)a) (momento, lugar) pointel punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened
b) ( en geometría) point3) ( grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point
hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...
4) (asunto, aspecto) pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5) (en locs)a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally
6)a) (en costura, labores) stitchhacer punto — (Esp) to knit
punto en boca — (fam)
tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut
b) ( en cirugía) tb7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) pointtiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark
matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody
8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiotagarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)
lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride
* * *1)a) (señal, trazo) dotun punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon
b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)a punto fijo — exactly, for certain
... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I
2)a) (momento, lugar) pointel punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened
b) ( en geometría) point3) ( grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point
hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...
4) (asunto, aspecto) pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5) (en locs)a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally
6)a) (en costura, labores) stitchhacer punto — (Esp) to knit
punto en boca — (fam)
tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut
b) ( en cirugía) tb7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) pointtiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark
matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody
8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiotagarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)
lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride
* * *punto11 = point, pointer.Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.* mi punto de vista = in my view.* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.* probar un punto = prove + point.* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.* punto a favor = asset.* punto conflictivo = hot spot.* punto de la agenda = agenda item.* punto del orden del día = agenda item.* punto de una agenda = item of business.* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.* punto principal = main point.* puntos a favor y puntos en contra = pros and cons.* puntos comunes = common ground.* puntos principales = key issues.* puntos secundarios = secondary points.* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.punto22 = bullet point.Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.
* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.* en qué punto = at what point.* en su punto = ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.].* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.* fichero de punto de acceso = access-point file.* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* llegado este punto = at this juncture.* llegado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.* puesta a punto = fine tuning [fine-tuning], tuning, tune-up.* punto álgido = peak.* punto a punto = point-to-point.* punto central = focal point.* punto ciego = blind spot.* punto clave = key point, watershed, tipping point.* punto crítico = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* punto culminante = zenith, climax, peak, capstone.* punto de acceso = access point, entry point, entry term, index entry, retrieval access, search key, access point, service point, point of access, entrance point.* punto de apoyo = foothold.* punto débil = downside, weak point, weak link.* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.* punto débl = blind spot.* punto de contacto = point of contact, interface, contact point.* punto de convergencia = junction point, similarity.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* punto de distribución = outlet.* punto de divergencia = stepping-off point.* punto de división = break.* punto de encuentro = meeting point.* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.* punto de equilibrio = break-even, break-even point.* punto de información = information kiosk.* punto de interés = point of interest.* punto de llegada = point of arrival.* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.* punto de partida = point of departure, starting point, take-off point, baseline [base line], beginning point.* punto de penalti, el = penalty mark, the.* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.* punto de recogida = pick-up point, drop-off point.* punto de referencia = benchmark, frame of reference, signpost, signposting, point of reference, anchor, anchor point, referral point, switching point, reference point, reference point.* punto de referencia común = common framework.* punto de ruptura = breaking point.* punto de separación = cut-off point, stepping-off point, cut off [cutoff].* punto de servicio = service point.* punto de una lista = bullet point.* punto de venta = outlet, point of sale.* punto esencial = essential point.* punto final = end point [endpoint].* punto flaco = foible, weak point, blind spot, weak link.* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.* punto fuerte = strength, upside, forte, strong point.* punto g, el = G-spot, the.* punto intermedio = middle ground.* punto medio = happy medium, mid-point.* punto muerto = dead end, impasse, stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.* punto negro = blackhead.* punto positivo = asset.* puntos de acceso = entry vocabulary.* punto silla = saddle point.* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.punto33 = dot, full stop (.), period, stop.Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.
Ex: You have observed the correct use of the facet indicators. (full stop) for S and ' (single inverted comma) for T.Ex: Such as categorisation may depend rather arbitrarily upon whether stops have been used between letters or not.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* arco de punto rebajado = segmental arch.* dos puntos (:) = colon (:).* dpi (puntos por pulgada) = dpi (dots per inch).* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.* línea de puntos = dotted line.* matriz de puntos de impacto = impact dot matrix.* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* punto (.) = point (.).* puntos por pulgada = dots per inch.* punto y coma (;) = semi-colon (;).* subrayar con puntos = underdot.punto44 = point.Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.
* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* punto de ebullición = boiling point.* punto de fundición = melting point.* punto de fusión = melting point, fusion point.* punto de saturación = saturation point.* punto porcentual = percentage point.* sistema de deducción de puntos = points system.punto55 = stitch.Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.
* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* géneros de punto = knitwear.* hacer punto = knitting.* patrón de hacer punto = knitting pattern.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!, shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* * *A1 (señal, trazo) dotdesde el avión la ciudad se veía como un conjunto de puntos luminosos from the plane the city looked like a cluster of pinpoints of light o of bright dotsel barco no era más que un punto en el horizonte the boat was no more than a dot o speck on the horizona punto fijo exactly, for certainno le sabría decir a punto fijo cuándo llegan I couldn't tell you exactly o for certain when they will be arriving… y punto: si te parece mal se lo dices y punto if you don't like it you just tell him, that's all there is to itlo harás como yo digo y punto you'll do it the way I tell you and that's that, you'll do it the way I tell you, period ( AmE) o ( BrE) full stopponer los puntos sobre las íes (dejar algo en claro) to make sth crystal clear; (terminar algo con mucho cuidado) to dot the i's and cross the t'ssin faltar un punto ni una coma down to the last detailCompuestos:[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] decimal pointponer punto final a algo to end sthdecidió poner punto final a sus relaciones he decided to end their relationshipsemicolonB1 (momento) pointen ese punto de la conversación at that point in the conversationsu popularidad alcanzó su punto más bajo his popularity reached its lowest ebb o point2 (lugar) point; (en geometría) pointfijó la mirada en un punto lejano del horizonte she fixed her gaze on a distant point on the horizonestán buscando un local en un punto céntrico they are looking for premises somewhere centralen el punto en que la carretera se divide at the point where the road dividesel punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happenedCompuestos:crucial moment o pointcardinal pointblind spotcritical pointhigh point(para una palanca) fulcrumno hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladderconstituía el punto de apoyo de su defensa it formed the cornerstone of his defenseweak pointa punto de caramelo ‹almíbar› caramelized(en su mejor momento) ( fam): este queso está a punto de caramelo this cheese is just right (for eating)yo no lo encuentro viejo, para mí está a punto de caramelo I don't think he's old, if you ask me he's in his prime o he's just rightla situación está a punto de caramelo para otro golpe militar the situation is ripe for another military coupfreezing pointpoint of contactel movimiento tiene muchos puntos de contacto con el surrealismo the movement has a lot in common with surrealismcheckpointboiling pointvanishing pointmelting pointpoint of inflexion ( on a curve)( Inf) breakpoint( Esp) bookmark(de un rifle) front sight; (blanco) target; (objetivo) aim, objective; (punto de vista) point of viewbatir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peakspoint of no return(sitio) starting point; (de un proceso, razonamiento) starting pointesta dramática escalada tiene un claro punto de partida en los sucesos del mes pasado this dramatic escalation clearly has its origins in the events of last month● punto de penalty or penaltipenalty spotreference pointmeeting place, assembly pointpoint of sale, outlet, sales outletunique selling pointdesde un punto de vista técnico from a technical viewpoint, from a technical point of viewtodos conocen mi punto de vista sobre este asunto you all know my views on this matterestá en punto fijo toda la noche he is on guard duty all nightweak pointhabrá que esperar a que las cosas lleguen a su punto medio we'll have to wait until things sort themselves outhay que buscar el punto medio entre las dos cosas you have to strike a balance between the two thingslas conversaciones han llegado a un punto muerto the talks have reached deadlock o stalemateel proceso está en punto muerto the process is deadlocked(en la carretera) black spot; (en la piel) blackhead( Anat) nerve center*; (de una organización, un sistema) nerve center*un accidente en uno de los puntos neurálgicos de la ciudad an accident at one of the busiest spots o points in the cityuno de los puntos neurálgicos de la economía one of the key elements of the economyC (grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a pointhasta cierto punto me alegro de que se vaya to a certain extent o in a way I'm glad she's goingclaro que fue atento y amable, hasta tal punto que llegó a resultarnos pesado of course he was attentive and kind, so much so that it got a bit much for usD (asunto, aspecto) pointen ese punto no estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you on that pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión de hoy the matters o items on the agenda for today's meetinghay algunos puntos de coincidencia entre los dos enfoques the two approaches have some points in commonanalizamos la propuesta punto por punto we analyzed the proposal point by pointE ( en locs):a punto (a tiempo) just in time( Coc) en su puntohas llegado a punto para ayudarme you've arrived just in time to help mea punto DE + INF:estábamos a punto de cenar cuando llamaste we were about to have dinner when you phonedestuvo a punto de matarse en el accidente he was nearly killed in the accident, he came within an inch of being killed in the accidentestaba a punto de decírmelo cuando tú entraste she was on the point of telling me o she was about to tell me when you came inse notaba que estaba a punto de llorar you could see she was on the verge of tearsen su punto just rightel arroz está en su punto the rice is just rightla carne estaba en su punto the meat was done to a turnen punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharpson las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clockllegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time, they arrived on the dot o dead on time ( colloq)de todo punto absolutely, totallyeso es de todo punto inaceptable that is totally o completely unacceptablese negaba de todo punto a hacerlo she absolutely o flatly refused to do itF1 (en costura) stitchpunto en boca ( fam): y ya saben, diga lo que diga él, nosotros punto en boca and remember, whatever he says, we keep our mouths shut2 (en cirugía) tbpunto de sutura stitchle tuvieron que poner puntos she had to have stitches3 (en labores) stitchse me ha escapado un punto I've dropped a stitchartículos de punto knitwearhacer punto ( Esp); to knitCompuestos:backstitchchain stitchherringbone stitchcross-stitchherringbone stitchplain stitchpurl stitchstocking stitchrib, ribbingstocking stitchgarter stitchshadow stitchGvenció por puntos he won on pointstiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clarkpierdes dos puntos por cada falta de ortografía you lose two marks o points for every spelling mistakeanotarse/marcarse un punto ( fam): la paella está exquisita, te has anotado un punto ten out of ten o ( BrE) full marks for the paella, it's delicioussubir de punto «ira/admiración» to grow;«discusión» to heat up, grow heated2 ( Fin) pointCompuestos:● punto de or para partidomatch pointbreak point● punto de or para setset pointpercentage pointH(poco, pizca): es orgulloso, con un punto de bravuconería he's proud, with just a touch o hint of boastfulness about himIagarrar or tomar a algn de punto (Per, RPl arg): lo han agarrado de punto (burlándose de él) they've made him the butt of their jokes; (aprovechándose de él) they've taken him for a ride ( colloq)la profesora me ha agarrado de punto the teacher has it in for me ( colloq)* * *
punto sustantivo masculino
1
( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
punto final period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
puntos suspensivos ellipsis (tech), suspension points (pl) (AmE), dot, dot, dot;
punto y aparte period (AmE) o (BrE) full stop, new paragraph;
punto y coma semicolon;
punto com (Com, Inf) dot.com;
a punto fijo exactly, for certain;
… y punto … and that's that, … period (AmE);
See Also→ dos
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el punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happened;
punto cardinal cardinal point ;
punto ciego blind spot;
punto de apoyo ( de palanca) fulcrum;
no hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladder;
punto de vista ( perspectiva) viewpoint, point of view;
( opinión) views;◊ punto flaco/fuerte weak/strong point;
punto muerto (Auto) neutral;
( en negociaciones) deadlock
3 ( grado) point, extent;◊ hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point;
hasta tal punto que … so much so that …
4 (asunto, aspecto) point;
los puntos a tratar en la reunión the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5 ( en locs)
estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner;
estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over;
batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks;
en su punto just right;
en punto: a las 12 en punto at 12 o'clock sharp;
son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock;
llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time
6
hacer punto (Esp) to knit;
punto (de) cruz cross-stitch
7 ( unidad)a) Dep, Jueg) point;◊ punto para partido/set (Méx) match/set point
(Fin) point
punto sustantivo masculino
1 point
punto de vista, point of view
punto flaco, weak point
punto muerto, (situación sin salida) deadlock, Auto neutral
2 (lugar) place, point: está perdido en algún punto de Marruecos, it's way out somewhere in Morocco
3 (pintado, dibujado) dot
línea de puntos, dotted line
4 (en una competición) point: le dieron tres puntos a Irlanda, Ireland scored three points
5 (en un examen) mark: la pregunta vale dos puntos, the question is worth two marks
6 Cost Med stitch: se le infectó un punto, one of the stitches became infected
7 (grado, medida) point: hasta cierto punto, to a certain extent
8 Ling full stop
dos puntos, colon
punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph
punto y coma, semicolon
puntos suspensivos, dots
♦ Locuciones: hacer punto, to knit
a punto, ready
a punto de, on the point of
en punto, sharp, on the dot: a las seis en punto, at six o'clock sharp
Culin en su punto, just right
' punto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
álgida
- álgido
- aparte
- borde
- cadeneta
- caer
- caramelo
- cardinal
- cerca
- cierta
- cierto
- coincidir
- coma
- concretar
- culminante
- cúspide
- débil
- desde
- distanciarse
- ebullición
- Ecuador
- este
- extrema
- extremo
- flaca
- flaco
- fuerte
- luminosa
- luminoso
- mareada
- mareado
- media
- medio
- muerta
- muerto
- nivel
- novedosa
- novedoso
- para
- puesta
- referencia
- regresar
- relativamente
- respetable
- sazón
- sesgar
- talón
- tanta
- tanto
- tomate
English:
about
- angle
- aspect
- bankrupt
- benchmark
- blackhead
- boiling point
- cardigan
- certain
- chink
- circle
- climax
- close
- cluster
- coast
- conclude
- contention
- cottage industry
- crop up
- cross-stitch
- crossroads
- crunch
- culmination
- cut-off
- deadlock
- degree
- dot
- essential
- extent
- eye
- failing
- feature
- focal point
- follow through
- foothold
- forthcoming
- freezing point
- full stop
- head
- height
- high
- impasse
- interface
- item
- just
- knit
- knitting
- knitting needle
- knitwear
- labour
* * *♦ nm1. [marca] dot, spot;[en geometría] point;recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linepunto de fuga vanishing point2. [signo ortográfico] [al final de frase] Br full stop, US period;[sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico] dot;dos puntos colon;Famno vas a ir, y punto you're not going, and that's that;poner los puntos sobre las íes to dot the i's and cross the t'sBol, Perú punto acápite semicolon;punto y coma semicolon;poner punto final a algo to bring sth to an end;puntos suspensivos suspension points3. [unidad] [en juegos, competiciones, exámenes, bolsa] point;ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points;ganar por puntos [en boxeo] to win on points;el índice Dow Jones ha subido seis puntos the Dow Jones index is up six points;los tipos de interés bajarán un punto interest rates will go down by one (percentage) pointpunto de break break point;punto de juego game point;punto de partido match point;punto porcentual percentage point;punto de set set point4. [asunto, parte] point;pasemos al siguiente punto let's move on to the next point;te lo explicaré punto por punto I'll explain it to you point by point;tenemos los siguientes puntos a tratar we have the following items on the agendapunto débil weak point;punto fuerte strong point5. [lugar] spot, place;éste es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happened;hay retenciones en varios puntos de la provincia there are delays at several different points across the provincepunto de apoyo [en palanca] fulcrum; Ling punto de articulación point of articulation;los puntos cardinales the points of the compass, Espec the cardinal points;punto ciego [en el ojo] blind spot;punto de encuentro meeting point;Dep punto fatídico penalty spot;punto G g-spot;punto de inflexión tipping point;punto de mira [en armas] sight;está en mi punto de mira [es mi objetivo] I have it in my sights;punto negro [en la piel] blackhead;[en carretera] accident Br blackspot o US hot spot;punto neurálgico [de ser vivo, organismo] nerve centre;la plaza mayor es el punto neurálgico de la ciudad the main square is the town's busiest crossroads;éste es el punto neurálgico de la negociación this is the central issue at stake in the negotiations;punto de partida starting point;punto de referencia point of reference;punto de reunión meeting point;Com punto de venta:en el punto de venta at the point of sale;tenemos puntos de venta en todo el país we have (sales) outlets across the country;punto de venta autorizado authorized dealer;punto de venta electrónico electronic point of sale;punto de vista point of view, viewpoint;bajo mi punto de vista… in my view…;desde el punto de vista del dinero… in terms of money…6. [momento] point, moment;lo dejamos en este punto del debate y seguimos tras la publicidad we'll have to leave the discussion here for the moment, we'll be back after the break;al punto at once, there and then;en punto exactly, on the dot;a las seis en punto at six o'clock on the dot, at six o'clock sharp;son las seis en punto it's (exactly) six o'clock;estar a punto to be ready;estuve a punto de cancelar el viaje I was on the point of cancelling the trip;estamos a punto de firmar un importante contrato we are on the verge o point of signing an important contract;estaba a punto de salir cuando… I was about to leave when…;estuvo a punto de morir ahogada she almost drowned;llegar a punto (para hacer algo) to arrive just in time (to do sth)punto crítico critical moment o point; [de reactor] critical point;alcanzar el punto crítico [reactor] to go critical7. [estado, fase] state, condition;estando las cosas en este punto things being as they are;llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…;estar en su punto to be just right;poner a punto [motor] to tune;Fig [sistema, método] to fine-tune punto de congelación freezing point;punto culminante high point;punto de ebullición boiling point;punto de fusión melting point;punto muerto [en automóviles] neutral;Fig [en negociaciones] deadlock;estar en un punto muerto [negociaciones] to be deadlocked;ir en punto muerto [automóvil] to freewheel;punto de nieve: [m5] batir a punto de nieve to beat until stiff8. [grado] degree;de todo punto [completamente] absolutely;hasta cierto punto to some extent, up to a point;el ruido era infernal, hasta el punto de no oír nada o [m5] de que no se oía nada the noise was so bad that you couldn't hear a thing;hasta tal punto que to such an extent that9. [cláusula] clause10. [puntada] [en costura, en cirugía] stitch;[en unas medias] hole;tienes o [m5] se te ha escapado un punto en el jersey you've pulled a stitch out of your jumper, you've got a loose stitch on your jumper;le dieron diez puntos en la frente he had to have ten stitches to his forehead;coger puntos to pick up stitchespunto atrás backstitch;punto de cadeneta chain stitch;punto de cruz cross-stitch;punto del revés purl;Med punto de sutura suture11. [estilo de tejer] knitting;un jersey de punto a knitted sweater;prendas de punto knitwear;hacer punto to knitpunto de ganchillo crochet12. [pizca, toque] touch;son comentarios un punto racistas they are somewhat racist remarks15. Esp Fam [reacción, estado de ánimo]le dan unos puntos muy raros he can be really weird sometimes;le dio el punto generoso he had a fit of generosity17. CompRP Famagarrar a alguien de punto to tease sb, Br to take the mickey out of sb♦ punto com nf[empresa] dotcom* * *m1 point;punto por punto point by point;ganar por puntos win on points2 señal dot;en punto on the dot;a las tres en punto at three sharp, at three on the dotfull stop;dos puntos colon;punto y coma semicolon;con puntos y comas fig in full detail;poner punto final a algo fig end sth, put an end to sth;y punto period;poner los puntos sobre las íes fam make things crystal clear;empresa punto.com dot.com (company)hacer punto knit;de punto knitted5:estar a punto be ready;estar a punto de be about to;el arroz está en su punto the rice is ready;poner a punto TÉC tune;puesta a punto tune-up6 alcance:hasta cierto punto up to a point;hasta qué punto to what extent;me pregunto hasta qué punto lo que dice es verdad o una exageración I wonder how much of what he says is true and how much is exaggeration;hasta tal punto que to such an extent that7:batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks* * *punto nm1) : dot, point2) : period (in punctuation)3) : item, question4) : spot, place5) : moment, stage, degree6) : point (in a score)7) : stitch8)en punto : on the dot, sharpa las dos en punto: at two o'clock sharp9)al punto : at oncea punto fijo : exactly, certainlydos puntos : colonhasta cierto punto : up to a pointpunto decimal : decimal pointpunto de vista : point of viewpunto y coma : semicolony punto : periodes el mejor que hay y punto: it's the best there is, periodpuntos cardinales : points of the compass* * *punto n1. (en general) point2. (señal) dot3. (lugar) spot / place¿en qué punto de la ciudad? where exactly in the city?4. (puntada) stitch5. (signo ortográfico) full stop -
4 Historical Portugal
Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims inPortugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and theChurch (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict untilUN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU. -
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1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta, cabo3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento preciso6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto, cuestión10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) cualidad12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) toma
2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apuntar2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) señalar, apuntar3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) rejuntar•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes
point1 n1. punta2. punto3. momentoat the point when I left, they were winning 3 1 en el momento en que me fui, ganaban 3 a 14. comafour point five (4.5) cuatro coma cinco (4,5)En el sistema inglés, los millares se separan con una coma y los decimales con un punto, así que tres mil ochocientas treinta y cinco se escribiría 3,835 y treinta y ocho coma veinticinco se escribiría 38.255. sentidothere's no point in waiting, he's not coming no tiene sentido esperar, no vienepoint2 vb señalar / indicartr[pɔɪnt]1 (sharp end - of knife, nail, pencil) punta2 (place) punto, lugar nombre masculino■ meeting point punto de encuentro, punto de reunión3 (moment) momento, instante nombre masculino, punto■ at that point en aquel momento, entonces4 (state, degree) punto, extremo5 (on scale, graph, compass) punto; (on thermometer) grado■ what's the boiling point of water? ¿cuál es el punto de ebullición del agua?6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (score, mark) punto, tanto7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL entero8 (item, matter, idea, detail) punto■ I see your point ya veo lo que quieres decir, entiendo lo que quieres decir■ point taken! ¡de acuerdo!9 (central idea, meaning) idea, significado10 (purpose, use) sentido, propósito■ what's the point? ¿para qué?■ what's the point of... ¿qué sentido tiene...■ there's no point in... no vale la pena...11 (quality, ability) cualidad nombre femenino12 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL punta, cabo13 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL (in geometry) punto (de intersección)14 (on compass) punto (cardinal)15 (in decimals) coma1 (show) señalar2 figurative use (indicate) indicar1 (with weapon) apuntar2 (direct) señalar, indicar3 (wall, house) ajuntar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the point of a gun a punta de pistolain point of fact de hecho, en realidadnot to put too finer point on it hablando en platato be beside the point no venir al casoto be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algoto be to the point ser relevante y conciso,-ato come to the point ir al granoto dance on points bailar de puntasto get to the point ir al granoto make a point of doing something proponerse hacer algo, poner empeño en hacer algoto reach the point of no return no poder echarse atrásup to a point hasta cierto puntopoint of order moción nombre femenino de ordenpoint of view punto de vistaweak point punto débilpoint ['pɔɪnt] vt1) sharpen: afilar (la punta de)2) indicate: señalar, indicarto point the way: señalar el camino3) aim: apuntar4)to point out : señalar, indicarpoint vi1)to point at : señalar (con el dedo)2)to point to indicate: señalar, indicarpoint n1) item: punto mthe main points: los puntos principales2) quality: cualidad fher good points: sus buenas cualidadesit's not his strong point: no es su (punto) fuerteit's beside the point: no viene al casoto get to the point: ir al granoto stick to the point: no salirse del tema4) purpose: fin m, propósito mthere's no point to it: no vale la pena, no sirve para nada5) place: punto m, lugar mpoints of interest: puntos interesantes6) : punto m (en una escala)boiling point: punto de ebullición7) moment: momento m, coyuntura fat this point: en este momento8) tip: punta f9) headland: punta f, cabo m10) period: punto m (marca de puntuación)11) unit: punto mhe scored 15 points: ganó 15 puntosshares fell 10 points: las acciones bajaron 10 enteroscompass points : puntos mpl cardinalesdecimal point : punto m decimal, coma fn.• cabo s.m.• entero s.m.• extremo s.m.• finalidad s.f.• pico s.m.• propósito s.m.• punta s.f.• puntilla s.f.• punto s.m.• púa s.f.• tanto s.m.v.• afilar v.• apuntar v.• asestar v.• clavetear v.• encarar v.• señalar v.pɔɪnt
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1) noun2) ca) ( dot) punto mb) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)
3) ca) ( in space) punto mpoint of departure — punto m de partida
customs point — aduana f
things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...
the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
b) ( on scale) punto mfreezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición
you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
4) c ( in time) momento mat this point — en ese/este momento or instante
he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando
to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
5) c (in contest, exam) punto mto win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos
to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)
6) ca) (item, matter) punto mpoint of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order — moción f de orden
to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión
to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción
b) ( argument)yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante
to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto
7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)to come/get to the point — ir* al grano
to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema
and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...
that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that... — el hecho es que...
to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata
8) u ( purpose)what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?
the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti
9) c (feature, quality)10) ca) (sharp end, tip) punta fb) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m12) c ( socket) (BrE)(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)
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transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?
to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol
2.
via) (with finger, stick etc) señalarto point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
b) ( call attention)the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria
c) (indicate, suggest)to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo
it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio
the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía
Phrasal Verbs:[pɔɪnt]1. N1) (Geom) (=dot) punto m ; (=decimal point) punto m decimal, coma ftwo point six (2.6) — dos coma seis (2,6)
2) (on scale, thermometer) punto mboiling/freezing point — punto de ebullición/congelación
4) [of needle, pencil, knife etc] punta f ; [of pen] puntilla f•
at the point of a sword — a punta de espada•
with a sharp point — puntiagudo5) (=place) punto m, lugar mthis was the low/high point of his career — este fue el momento más bajo/el momento cumbre de su carrera
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at all points — por todas partes, en todos los sitiosthe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — el tren para en Carlisle y todas las estaciones al sur
•
when it comes to the point — en el momento de la verdadwhen it came to the point of paying... — cuando llegó la hora de pagar..., a la hora de pagar...
•
there was no point of contact between them — no existía ningún nexo de unión entre ellos•
from that point on... — de allí en adelante...•
to reach the point of no return — (lit, fig) llegar al punto sin retorno•
to be on the point of doing sth — estar a punto de hacer algo•
abrupt to the point of rudeness — tan brusco que resulta grosero•
at the point where the road forks — donde se bifurca el camino6) (=counting unit) (in Sport, test) punto m•
to win on points — ganar por puntos•
to give sth/sb points out of ten — dar a algo/algn un número de puntos sobre diez•
to score ten points — marcar diez puntos7) (=most important thing)the point is that... — el caso es que...
that's the whole point, that's just the point! — ¡eso es!, ¡ahí está!
the point of the joke/story — la gracia del chiste/cuento
•
to be beside the point — no venir al casoit is beside the point that... — no importa que + subjun
•
do you get the point? — ¿entiendes por dónde voy or lo que quiero decir?•
to miss the point — no comprender•
that's not the point — esto no viene al caso, no es eso•
to get off the point — salirse del tema•
his remarks were to the point — sus observaciones venían al casoto come or get to the point — ir al grano
to keep or stick to the point — no salirse del tema
to speak to the point — (=relevantly) hablar acertadamente, hablar con tino
8) (=purpose, use) [of action, visit] finalidad f, propósito m•
it gave point to the argument — hizo ver la importancia del argumento•
there's little point in telling him — no merece la pena or no tiene mucho sentido decírselo•
there's no point in staying — no tiene sentido quedarsea long story that seemed to have no point at all — una larga historia que no parecía venir al caso en absoluto
•
to see the point of sth — encontrar or ver sentido a algo, entender el porqué de algoI don't see the point of or in doing that — no veo qué sentido tiene hacer eso
•
what's the point? — ¿para qué?, ¿a cuento de qué?what's the point of or in trying? — ¿de qué sirve intentar?
9) (=detail, argument) punto mthe points to remember are... — los puntos a retener son los siguientes...
to carry or gain or win one's point — salirse con la suya
five-point plan — proyecto m de cinco puntos
•
to argue point by point — razonar punto por punto•
in point of fact — en realidad, el caso es que•
I think she has a point — creo que tiene un poco de razónyou've got or you have a point there! — ¡tienes razón!, ¡es cierto! (LAm)
•
the point at issue — el asunto, el tema en cuestión•
to make one's point — convenceryou've made your point — nos etc has convencido
to make the point that... — hacer ver or comprender que...
to make a point of doing sth, make it a point to do sth — poner empeño en hacer algo
•
on this point — sobre este punto•
to stretch a point — hacer una excepción•
I take your point — acepto lo que dicespoint taken! — ¡de acuerdo!
10)to see or understand sb's point of view — comprender el punto de vista de algn
11) (=matter) cuestión f12) (=characteristic) cualidad fwhat points should I look for? — ¿qué puntos debo buscar?
•
he has his points — tiene algunas cualidades buenas•
tact isn't one of his strong points — la discreción no es uno de sus (puntos) fuertes15) (Geog) punta f, promontorio m, cabo m16) (Typ) (=punctuation mark) punto m9 point black — (Typ) negritas fpl del cuerpo 9
17) (Ballet) (usu pl) punta f•
to dance on points — bailar sobre las puntas2. VT1) (=aim, direct) apuntar (at a)•
to point a gun at sb — apuntar a algn con un fusilto point one's finger at sth/sb — señalar con el dedo algo/a algn
•
he pointed the car towards London — puso el coche rumbo a Londres- point the finger at sb2) (=indicate, show) señalar, indicar•
would you point me in the direction of the town hall? — ¿me quiere decir dónde está el ayuntamiento?•
to point the moral that... — subrayar la moraleja de que...•
to point the way — (lit, fig) señalar el camino3) (Constr) [+ wall] rejuntar4) [+ text] puntuar; [+ Hebrew etc] puntar3. VI1) (lit) señalar•
the car isn't pointing in the right direction — el coche no va en la dirección correcta•
the hands pointed to midnight — las agujas marcaban las 12 de la noche2) (fig) (=indicate) indicar•
this points to the fact that... — esto indica que...3)• to point to sth — (=call attention to) señalar algo
4) [dog] mostrar la caza, parar4.CPDpoint duty N — (Brit) (Police) control m de la circulación
to be on point duty — dirigir la circulación or el tráfico
point man N — (=spokesman) portavoz m
point of reference N — punto m de referencia
point of sale N — punto m de venta
points decision N — (Boxing) decisión f a los puntos
points failure N — (Brit) (Rail) fallo m en el sistema de agujas
points system N — (gen) sistema m de puntos; (Aut) sistema de penalización por las infracciones cometidas por un conductor que puede llevar a determinadas sanciones (p. ej. la retirada del permiso de conducir)
point-of-salepoints victory, points win N — victoria f a los puntos
- point up* * *[pɔɪnt]
I
1) noun2) ca) ( dot) punto mb) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)
3) ca) ( in space) punto mpoint of departure — punto m de partida
customs point — aduana f
things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...
the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
b) ( on scale) punto mfreezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición
you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
4) c ( in time) momento mat this point — en ese/este momento or instante
he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando
to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
5) c (in contest, exam) punto mto win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos
to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)
6) ca) (item, matter) punto mpoint of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order — moción f de orden
to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión
to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción
b) ( argument)yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante
to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto
7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)to come/get to the point — ir* al grano
to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema
and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...
that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that... — el hecho es que...
to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata
8) u ( purpose)what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?
the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti
9) c (feature, quality)10) ca) (sharp end, tip) punta fb) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m12) c ( socket) (BrE)(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)
II
1.
transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?
to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol
2.
via) (with finger, stick etc) señalarto point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
b) ( call attention)the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria
c) (indicate, suggest)to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo
it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio
the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía
Phrasal Verbs: -
6 point
{pɔint}
I. 1. точка (u геом.)
four POINT right четири цяло и осем десети
2. място, пункт, позиция, положение
from POINT to POINT от място на място
POINT of view място за наблюдение, прен. гледна точка, гледище
POINT of contact допирна точка
3. определен момент/точка, стадий, етап
boiling/freezing POINT точка на кипене/замръзване
POINT of no return момент при пътуване, когато е невъзможно да се върнеш назад поради изчерпване на припасите, прен. етап (при преговори), при който няма връщане назад
at this/that POINT в тoзи/онзи момент, точно сега/тогава
at/on the POINT of на границата/пред прага на
on the POINT of war пред (прага на) война
to be on the POINT of готвя се, каня се, на път съм да, понечвам да (с ger)
abrupt to the POINT of rudeness рязък до грубост
when it comes to the POINT когато дойде решителният момент, в решителния момент
if it comes to the POINT ако се наложи
4. деление (на скала)
5. мор. румб
6. особеност, характерна/отличителна черта, качество
he has his POINTs има и добри страни
singing is not my best POINT не ме бива в пеенето
his weak POINT слабото му място, слабостта му
his strong POINT силата му
7. сп. точка
to win on POINTs печеля по точки
to give POINTs to someone давам точки на някого като хандикап и все пак спечелвам, прен. превъзхождам някого
8. точка (на купон за дажби)
on/off POINTs с/без купони
9. борс. точка
10. (остър) връх, острие, край, разклонение на път
to come to a POINT стеснявам се, изострям се
on the POINT of one's toes на върха на пръстите си
11. точка, пункт (в дневен ред, спор и пр.)
POINT for POINT във всички подробности, по всички точки
POINT by POINT точка по точка
12. същност, същина, поанта, смисъл, цел
to see/get/take the POINT разбирам мисълта на някого, разбирам какво има предвид някой
to come/get to the POINT идвам/стигам до същността на въпроса/до главното
to the POINT на въпроса, свързан с въпроса/с глав ната тема, уместен (за забележка)
to wander away from/off the POINT отклонявам се от темата
that's beside the POINT това няма връзка/няма нищо общо с въпроса
to carry/gain/make one's POINT налагам се, налагам схващането си
to make a POINT of doing something считам за важно/необходимо да направя нещо
case in POINT пример от този род
what's the POINT? защо? няма смисъл
there's not much/no POINT in doing this няма (много) смисъл да се направи това
his remarks lack POINT бележките му не са съществени
that's just the POINT (точно) там е работата/въпросът
13. ел. контакт, контактен прекъсвач, наконечник на шнур, фасунга, авт. свещ
14. геогр. нос, връх
15. игла за гравиране/поанлас, поанлас
16. жп. обик. рl стрелка
17. мор. рифова връзка
18. бокс върхът на брадата
19. воен. отряд/патрул пред/след войска
20. печ. пункт
21. рl крайници, копита (на кон, прaсе)
22. таблa капия
23. стойка на куче (при откриване на дивеч)
24. дет. връзка, шнур
POINTs verdict бокс отсъждане на победа по точки
not to put too fine a POINT on it откровено казано, с извинение
POINT of honour/conscience въпрос на чест/съвест
II. 1. соча (и прен.), посочвам (at)
насочвам (оръжие), целя се, прицелвам се (at, towards), гледам (за сграда, прозорец)
2. насочвам внимание (to, at)
3. остря, подострям, наострям, изострям
4. прен. предавам с острота, подчертавам
to POINT a moral служа за поука
5. слагам препинателни знаци
6. лов заемам стойка (при откриване на дивеч-за куче), показвам присъствието на дивеч
7. муз. отбелязвам (паузи) в текст за пеeне
8. стр. фугирам
9. мат. поставям точка в десетична дроб (и с off)
point out изтъквам, подчертавам, посочвам
he POINTed her out той (ми) я посочи
point up придавам острота на, подсилвам (забележка и пр.)* * *{pъint} n 1. точка (u геом.); four point right четири цяло и осем д(2) {pъint} v 1. соча (и прен.), посочвам (at); насочвам (орьжи* * *шнур; соча; смисъл; същина; същност; точка; точков; острие; остроумен; остря; особеност; посочвам; въпрос; връх; пункт; разсъждение; духовитост; изострям; край; наострям; насочвам; набирам; нос;* * *1. (остър) връх, острие, край, разклонение на път 2. 1 бокс върхът на брадата 3. 1 воен. отряд/патрул пред/след войска 4. 1 геогр. нос, връх 5. 1 ел. контакт, контактен прекъсвач, наконечник на шнур, фасунга, авт. свещ 6. 1 жп. обик. рl стрелка 7. 1 игла за гравиране/поанлас, поанлас 8. 1 мор. рифова връзка 9. 1 същност, същина, поанта, смисъл, цел 10. 1 точка, пункт (в дневен ред, спор и пр.) 11. 2 дет. връзка, шнур 12. 2 рl крайници, копита (на кон, прaсе) 13. 2 стойка на куче (при откриване на дивеч) 14. 2 таблa капия 15. 20. печ. пункт 16. abrupt to the point of rudeness рязък до грубост 17. at this/that point в тoзи/онзи момент, точно сега/тогава 18. at/on the point of на границата/пред прага на 19. boiling/freezing point точка на кипене/замръзване 20. case in point пример от този род 21. four point right четири цяло и осем десети 22. from point to point от място на място 23. he has his points има и добри страни 24. he pointed her out той (ми) я посочи 25. his remarks lack point бележките му не са съществени 26. his strong point силата му 27. his weak point слабото му място, слабостта му 28. i. точка (u геом.) 29. if it comes to the point ако се наложи 30. ii. соча (и прен.), посочвам (at) 31. not to put too fine a point on it откровено казано, с извинение 32. on the point of one's toes на върха на пръстите си 33. on the point of war пред (прага на) война 34. on/off points с/без купони 35. point by point точка по точка 36. point for point във всички подробности, по всички точки 37. point of contact допирна точка 38. point of honour/conscience въпрос на чест/съвест 39. point of no return момент при пътуване, когато е невъзможно да се върнеш назад поради изчерпване на припасите, прен. етап (при преговори), при който няма връщане назад 40. point of view място за наблюдение, прен. гледна точка, гледище 41. point out изтъквам, подчертавам, посочвам 42. point up придавам острота на, подсилвам (забележка и пр.) 43. points verdict бокс отсъждане на победа по точки 44. singing is not my best point не ме бива в пеенето 45. that's beside the point това няма връзка/няма нищо общо с въпроса 46. that's just the point (точно) там е работата/въпросът 47. there's not much/no point in doing this няма (много) смисъл да се направи това 48. to be on the point of готвя се, каня се, на път съм да, понечвам да (с ger) 49. to carry/gain/make one's point налагам се, налагам схващането си 50. to come to a point стеснявам се, изострям се 51. to come/get to the point идвам/стигам до същността на въпроса/до главното 52. to give points to someone давам точки на някого като хандикап и все пак спечелвам, прен. превъзхождам някого 53. to make a point of doing something считам за важно/необходимо да направя нещо 54. to point a moral служа за поука 55. to see/get/take the point разбирам мисълта на някого, разбирам какво има предвид някой 56. to the point на въпроса, свързан с въпроса/с глав ната тема, уместен (за забележка) 57. to wander away from/off the point отклонявам се от темата 58. to win on points печеля по точки 59. what's the point? защо? няма смисъл 60. when it comes to the point когато дойде решителният момент, в решителния момент 61. борс. точка 62. деление (на скала) 63. лов заемам стойка (при откриване на дивеч-за куче), показвам присъствието на дивеч 64. мат. поставям точка в десетична дроб (и с off) 65. мор. румб 66. муз. отбелязвам (паузи) в текст за пеeне 67. място, пункт, позиция, положение 68. насочвам (оръжие), целя се, прицелвам се (at, towards), гледам (за сграда, прозорец) 69. насочвам внимание (to, at) 70. определен момент/точка, стадий, етап 71. особеност, характерна/отличителна черта, качество 72. остря, подострям, наострям, изострям 73. прен. предавам с острота, подчертавам 74. слагам препинателни знаци 75. сп. точка 76. стр. фугирам 77. точка (на купон за дажби)* * *point[pɔint] I. n 1. поанта, същност, същина на нещо; смисъл; остроумие, духовитост; I don't see your \point не разбирам какво имаш предвид (мисълта ти); to come to the \point идвам (стигам) до същността на въпроса (до главното, основното); off ( away from, beside) the \point не по темата, без отношение към разглеждания въпрос; to the \point на въпроса, във връзка с главната тема; in \point подходящ, във връзка с; let me give a case in \point да ви дам един пример (пояснение, илюстрация); to make a \point of настоявам (смятам), че нещо е много важно; that's just the \point там е работата; there's no \point in doing that няма смисъл да правиш това; his remarks lack \point забележките му са плоски; to make o.'s \point изразявам (разяснявам) становището си; изказвам мнението си ясно и категорично; 2. особеност, характерна (отличителна) черта (особ. при класиране на расови животни); he has his \points прен. има си добрите страни; his weak \point слабото му място, ахилесовата му пета; a sore \point болно място, болна тема; 3. място, пункт; позиция, положение; \point of view място за наблюдение; прен. гледна точка; \point of contact допирна точка; 4. определен момент (точка); freezing-( boiling-)\point точка на замръзването (кипенето); dead \point мъртва точка; frankness to the \point of insult прен. откровеност, стигаща до обида; up to a \point до известна степен; at (on) the \point of в момент на, на границата на, пред прага на, тъкмо да; on the \point of war пред (прага на) война; a turning \point повратен момент (точка); a sticking \point спънка, пречка (в преговори и пр.); \point of no return точка, от която, веднъж прекрачена, няма връщане назад; точка (при пътуване), отвъд която човек е по-близо до целта, отколкото до стартовата позиция; when it comes to the \point когато идва решителният момент; to be (up) on the \point of на път съм да; 5. връх, остър връх, край, острие; on the \point of o.'s toes на пръсти; to have at the \point of o.'s fingers прен. владея перфектно, знам на пръсти; at the \point of the sword под заплаха; по принуда; a buck of eight \points елен с 8 разклонения на рогата; 6. точка (и геом.); full \point ост. точка (препинателен знак); \point of interrogation въпросителна; exclamation \point ам. удивителна; four \point eight (4.8) четири цяло и осем десети; 7. сп. точка; to give \points to s.o. давам няколко точки на някого като хандикап (предимство); прен. превъзхождам; to make ( score) a \point отбелязвам (спечелвам) точка, прен. удрям противника си (при спор); to gain ( carry) o.'s \point прен. прокарвам своето; постигам целта си; 8. търг. пункт, точка; 1% от сума, обикновено удържан като комисионна; 9. точка на купон (за дажби); on ( off) \points под (свободен от) режим; 10. деление (на скала и пр.); мор. румб; 11. геогр. нос (особ. като съставна част на географско название); 12. игла (за гравиране); игла за дантела; дантела, изработена с игла (и \point lace); Brussels \point брюкселска дантела; 13. наконечник (на шнур); ост. връзка, шнур; 14. мор. рифова връзка; 15. обикн. pl жп стрелки, маказ; 16. брадата (при бокс); 17. pl крака, копита (на кон, прасе); 18. стойка на куче (при подушване на дивеч); 19. капия ( табла); 20. сп. положение на филдър до батсмена; самият филдър (в крикета); 21. печ. пункт ( мярка); 22. ост. състояние, положение; 23. воен. малък отряд, патрул пред или след армия; 24. pl ам. воен. отличителни знаци; 25. изход (в инсталационна система); 26. attr; \points verdict сп. отсъждане по точки (в бокса); • at all \points във всяко едно отношение; напълно; по всяка точка; at \points готов (за нещо); in \point of по отношение на; in \point of fact фактически; not to put too fine a \point upon it откровено казано; с извинение; \point of war ост. сигнал с тръба; to stretch a \point затварям едното си око, правя отстъпки, компромиси; II. v 1. соча, насочвам, посочвам (at, to, upon); целя се, прицелвам се (at); 2. насочвам внимание (to, at); 3. посочвам, показвам, изтъквам ( out); 4. остря, подострям, наострям, изострям; to \point a moral служа за урок; 5. слагам точка; to \point a sentence слагам препинателни знаци на изречение; 6. муз. отбелязвам паузи (с точки); 7. отделям цифри (с точки); 8. заемам положение при откриване на дивеч (за куче); 9. гледам към (за сграда); 10. набирам (за абсцес); 11. строит. фугирам; 12. мор. прибирам (свивам) корабно платно с рифови връзки; -
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point [pwɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. pointb. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) pointc. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport striked. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to ite. (sur devoir) markf. [de couture, tricot] stitch• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect2. <• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?* * *pwɛ̃
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nom masculin1) ( endroit) point2) ( situation) point; Nautisme positionêtre sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing
j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)
au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!
faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation
3) ( degré)‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’
il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!
jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent
4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, pointen tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way
5) ( marque visible) dot6) Jeux, Sport pointmarquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points
7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point USavoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind
obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40
être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something
8) ( dans un système de calcul) pointle permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points
9) Mathématique point10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period USpoint à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph
point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop
mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something
je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!
tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!
11) Musique dot12) ( en typographie) point14) (en couture, tricot) stitch
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(dated) adverbe not
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à point locution adverbiale1) ( en temps voulu) just in time2) Culinaire
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au point locutionêtre au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together
mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust
mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement
faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus
faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)
Phrasal Verbs:••* * *pwɛ̃1. nm1) (= marque, signe) dot2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA3) (= moment) pointNous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.
J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.
4) (= degré)à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...
au point que; à tel point que — so much so that
5) (au score) point6) (= aspect) pointJe ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.
7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitchpoint mousse — garter stitch, plain
9) CUISINE"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."
faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock
faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of
mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus
2. advlit (= pas) notpoint n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...
point de... — no...
3. vbSee:* * *A nm1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;11 Mus dot;12 Imprim point;13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.être mal en point to be in a bad way.I[pwɛ̃] adverbe1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']2. [employé seul]du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagneil eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be foundpoint de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize3. [en réponse négative]point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!II[pwɛ̃] nom masculinpoint lumineux spot ou point of lightpoint de rouille speck ou spot of rustun point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dotj'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an endpoint estimé/observé estimated/observed positiona. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's positionà 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your lifeet maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic newspoint d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential pointen plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet9. [degré] point10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, traitvoici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in historypoint d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) pointsa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three pointsbattu aux points [en boxe] beaten on pointsfaire le point [le gagner] to win the pointb. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)12. COUTUREfaire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches inpoint de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot[emplacement]point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point————————à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbialeton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?————————à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctiveso much so that, to such a point thatles choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore————————à point locution adjectivale[steak] medium[rôti] done to a turn[poire] just ou nicely ripeton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape————————à point locution adverbiale1. CUISINE2. [au bon moment]a. [personne] to come (just) at the right timeb. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely————————à point nommé locution adverbialearriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of timeau plus haut point locution adverbialeje le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him————————au point locution adjectivale[moteur] tuned[machine] in perfect running order[technique] perfected[discours, plaidoyer] finalized[spectacle, artiste] readyton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yetle son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right————————au point locution adverbialea. [texte à imprimer] to editb. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches toc. [spectacle] to perfectd. [moteur] to tunee. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focusmettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straightmettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundaysaprès cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight————————au point de locution prépositionnelle————————au point du jour locution adverbiale(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreakau point où locution conjonctivenous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry onau point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)————————au point que locution conjonctiveso much that, so... thatil était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run awaypoint par point locution adverbialesur le point de locution prépositionnelleêtre sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing somethingj'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leavesur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying————————point d'ancrage nom masculin————————point d'appui nom masculin1. [d'un levier] fulcrumpoint de chute nom masculin2. (figuré)————————point culminant nom masculinquel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?point de départ nom masculin————————point faible nom masculinson point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point————————point fort nom masculin[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point[d'un joueur de tennis] best shotles maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point————————point mort nom masculin————————point noir nom masculina. [encombré] a heavily congested areab. [dangereux] an accident blackspot————————point sensible nom masculin1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target3. (figuré)a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spotb. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area -
8 recriminar
v.1 to reproach.2 to recriminate, to charge in return, to bring a countercharge against, to accuse in return.3 to counter one accusation with another, to accuse in return with another accusation, to charge in return, to engage in mutual accusations.* * *1 (reprender) to recriminate2 (reprochar) to reproach* * *1. VT1) (=reprochar) to reproach2) (Jur) to countercharge2.3.See:* * *verbo transitivo to reproach* * *= berate, upbraid, lambast [lambaste], damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach.Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex. The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.Ex. Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.* * *verbo transitivo to reproach* * *= berate, upbraid, lambast [lambaste], damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach.Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
Ex: The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.Ex: Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.* * *recriminar [A1 ]vtto reproachla recriminó por su egoísmo or le recriminó su egoísmo he reproached her for being so selfish* * *
recriminar ( conjugate recriminar) verbo transitivo
to reproach
recriminar verbo transitivo to reproach
* * *♦ vtto reproach;le recriminó que no hubiera ayudado he reproached her for not helping* * *v/t reproach* * *recriminar vt: to reproachrecriminar vi: to recriminate -
9 point
1. noun1) (tiny mark, dot) Punkt, der2) (sharp end of tool, weapon, pencil, etc.) Spitze, diecome to a [sharp] point — spitz zulaufen
at gun-point/knife-point — mit vorgehaltener [Schuss]waffe/vorgehaltenem Messer
not to put too fine a point on it — (fig.) um nichts zu beschönigen
3) (single item) Punkt, deragree on a point — in einem Punkt od. einer Frage übereinstimmen
be a point of honour with somebody — für jemanden [eine] Ehrensache sein
4) (unit of scoring) Punkt, derscore points off somebody — (fig.) jemanden an die Wand spielen
things have reached a point where or come to such a point that... — die Sache ist dahin od. so weit gediehen, dass...; (negatively) es ist so weit gekommen, dass...
up to a point — bis zu einem gewissen Grad
she was abrupt to the point of rudeness — sie war in einer Weise barsch, die schon an Unverschämtheit grenzte
6) (moment) Zeitpunkt, derbe at/on the point of something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) sein; einer Sache (Dat.) nahe sein
be on the point of doing something — im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun; etwas gerade tun wollen
7) (distinctive trait) Seite, diebest/strong point — starke Seite; Stärke, die
getting up early has its points — frühes Aufstehen hat auch seine Vorzüge
8) (thing to be discussed)that is just the point or the whole point — das ist genau der springende Punkt
come to or get to the point — zur Sache od. zum Thema kommen
keep or stick to the point — beim Thema bleiben
be beside the point — unerheblich sein; keine Rolle spielen
carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen
make a point of doing something — [großen] Wert darauf legen, etwas zu tun
make or prove a point — etwas beweisen
you have a point there — da hast du recht; da ist [et]was dran (ugs.)
10) (of story, joke, remark) Pointe, die; (pungency, effect) (of literary work) Eindringlichkeit, die; (of remark) Durchschlagskraft, diethere's no point in protesting — es hat keinen Sinn od. Zweck zu protestieren
point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der
point of no return — Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt
point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der
13) (Brit.)[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die
2. intransitive verbprices/the cost of living went up three points — die Preise/Lebenshaltungskosten sind um drei [Prozent]punkte gestiegen
1) zeigen, weisen, [Person auch:] deuten (to, at auf + Akk.)she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster
the compass needle pointed to the north — die Kompassnadel zeigte od. wies nach Norden
2)3. transitive verbpoint towards or to — (fig.) [hin]deuten od. hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)
1) (direct) richten [Waffe, Kamera] (at auf + Akk.)point one's finger at something/somebody — mit dem Finger auf etwas/jemanden deuten od. zeigen od. weisen
2) (Building) aus-, verfugen [Mauer, Steine]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/108004/point_out">point out* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) die Spitze2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) die Landspitze3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) der Punkt4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) der Punkt5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) der Punkt6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) der Punkt7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) der Kompaßstrich8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) der Punkt9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) der Punkt11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) die Eigenschaft12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) der Kontakt2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) richten2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) zeigen•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *[pɔɪnt]I. NOUNthe \point of the chin die Kinnspitzeknife/pencil \point Messer-/Bleistiftspitze fto hold sb at gun\point/knife \point jdn mit vorgehaltener Pistole/vorgehaltenem Messer bedrohen\point of light Lichtpunkt m4. (decimal point) Kommadecimal \point Dezimalpunkt m... at London and all \points west... in London und allen Orten westlich davon\point of contact Berührungspunkt m\point of departure [or starting \point] Ausgangspunkt m a. figto reach the \point of no return den Punkt erreichen, an dem man nicht mehr zurück kannat this \point an dieser Stellethis seems like a good \point dies scheint ein günstiger Zeitpunkt zu seinshe was on the \point of collapse sie stand kurz vor dem ZusammenbruchI was completely lost at one \point an einer Stelle hatte ich mich komplett verlaufenwhen it comes to the \point that... wenn es einmal so weit kommt, dass...they tickled him to the \point of torture sie kitzelten ihn so sehr, dass es fast zur Folter wurdeat no \point did I think our relationship wouldn't work out zu keinem Zeitpunkt hatte ich daran gezweifelt, dass es zwischen uns nicht klappen würdeat this/that \point in time zu dieser/jener Zeitat that \point zu diesem Zeitpunkt; (then) in diesem Augenblickfrom that \point on... von da an...7. (about to do)to be on the \point of doing sth [gerade] im Begriff sein, etw zu tunI was on the \point of ringing you myself actually ich wollte dich auch gerade anrufen!she was on the \point of telling him the truth when... sie wollte ihm gerade die Wahrheit sagen, als...I was on the \point of handing in my resignation beinahe hätte ich gekündigtI was on the \point of leaving him ich war kurz davor, ihn zu verlassenok ok, you've made your \point! ja, ich hab's jetzt verstanden! famyou made some interesting \points in your speech Sie haben in Ihrer Rede einige interessante Punkte angesprochenwhat \point are you trying to make? worauf wollen Sie hinaus?you have a \point there da ist was dran famshe does have a \point though so ganz Unrecht hat sie nichtshe made the \point that... sie wies darauf hin, dass...; (stress) sie betonte, dass...my \point was that... ich wollte sagen, dass...my \point exactly das sag ich ja famok, \point taken o.k., ich hab schon begriffen famthat's a \point das ist ein Argument slI take your \point einverstandenI can see your \point ich weiß, was du sagen willstthe \point under dispute der strittige Punkt\point of detail Detailfrage fto make [or raise] a \point in favour of/against sth ein Argument für etw akk /gegen etw akk einbringento drive home the \point seinen Standpunkt klarmachen\point of honour Ehrensache f\point of law Rechtsfrage fa 5-\point plan ein Fünfpunkteplan mto make/prove one's \point seinen Standpunkt deutlich machen\point by \point Punkt für Punkt▪ the \point der springende Punktthe \point is... der Punkt ist nämlich der,...more to the \point, however,... wichtiger jedoch ist...your arguments were very much to the \point deine Argumente waren wirklich sehr sachbezogenthat's beside the \point [or not the \point]! darum geht es doch gar nicht!to get the \point of sth etw verstehento make a \point of doing sth [großen] Wert darauf legen, etw zu tunto miss the \point of sth nicht verstehen [o begreifen], worum es gehtbut that's the whole \point! aber das ist doch genau der Punkt!what's the \point of waiting for them? warum sollten wir auf sie warten?there's no \point of talking about it any longer es hat keinen Zweck, sich noch länger darüber zu unterhaltenI really don't see the \point of going to this meeting ich weiß wirklich nicht, warum ich zu dieser Besprechung gehen solltebut that's the whole \point of doing it! aber deswegen machen wir es ja gerade!what's the \point anyway? was soll's?from that \point on... von diesem Moment an...the high \point of the evening... der Höhepunkt des Abends...things have reached a \point where I just can't bear it any longer ich bin an einen Punkt angelangt, wo ich es einfach nicht mehr aushalten kannit got to the \point where no one knew what was going on irgendwann wusste dann keiner mehr, was Sache war... when it came to the \point...... als es soweit war,...we'll start again tomorrow from the \point where we left off today wir werden morgen da weitermachen, wo wir heute aufgehört habenup to a \point bis zu einem gewissen Grad [o Maßebeing single does have its \points single zu sein hat auch seine Vorteilebad/good \points schlechte/gute Seitenthe book has its \points das Buch hat auch seine guten Seitensb's strong \points jds Stärkensb's weak \points jds SchwächenSan Francisco has scored 31 \points San Francisco hat 31 Punkte erzielta win on \points ein Sieg m nach Punktento win on \points nach Punkten siegento have risen seven \points sieben Punkte gestiegen sein15. (for diamonds) 0,01 Karatto dance on \points auf Spitzen tanzen21. AUTO▪ \points pl Unterbrecherkontakte pl22. BRIT RAIL▪ \points pl Weichen plthe small letters are in 6 \point die kleinen Buchstaben haben Schriftgröße 6 Punkt25. (cricket) Position in der Nähe des Schlagmannes26. (extremities)▪ \points pl of horse, dog Extremitäten pl28.▶ sb makes a \point of doing sth für jdn ist es wichtig, etw zu tunI know the door was locked because I made a point of checking it ich weiß, dass die Tür abgeschlossen war, weil ich extra nochmal nachgesehen habenot to put too fine a \point on it,... ehrlich gesagt...1. (with finger) deuten, zeigen▪ to \point at [or to] sth/sb [mit dem Finger] auf etw/jdn zeigenit's rude to \point at people man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf Leute2. (be directed) weisenthere was an arrow \pointing to the door ein Pfeil wies den Weg zur Türthe needle was \pointing to ‘empty’ die Nadel zeigte auf ‚leer‘to \point east/west nach Osten/Westen weisen [o zeigen3. (indicate)all the signs \point to his reinstatement alles deutet darauf hin, dass er wieder eingestellt wird4. (use as evidence)III. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (aim)▪ to \point sth at sb/sth weapon etw [auf jdn/etw] richten; stick, one's finger mit etw dat auf jdn/etw zeigen2. (direct)could you \point me in the direction of the bus station, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Busbahnhof komme?3. (extend)to \point one's toes die Zehen strecken4. (building)▪ to \point sth etw verfugen [o ausfugen5. HUNT6. (punctuate)to \point a psalm einen Psalm mit Deklamationszeichen versehen* * *point [pɔınt]A s1. (Nadel-, Messer-, Schwert-, Bleistift- etc) Spitze f:not put too fine a point upon sth etwas nicht gerade gewählt ausdrücken;at the point of the pistol mit vorgehaltener Pistole oder Waffe, mit Waffengewalt;at the point of the sword fig unter Zwang, mit Gewalt2. obsa) Dolch mb) Schwert na) Stecheisen nb) Grabstichel m, Griffel mc) Radier-, Ätznadel fd) Ahle f4. GEOGa) Landspitze fb) Bergspitze f5. JAGD (Geweih)Ende n, Sprosse f6. pl Gliedmaßen pl (besonders von Pferden)8. TYPOa) Punktur fb) (typografischer) Punkt (= 0,376 mm)c) Punkt m (Blindenschrift)9 points fig 90%, fast das Ganze;possession is nine points of the law (Sprichwort) der Besitzende hat fast immer das Gesetz auf seiner Seite12. Punkt m:a) bestimmte Stelle4 points below zero 4 Grad unter null;point of contact Berührungspunkt;point of impact MIL Aufschlag-, Auftreffpunkt;a) FLUG Gefahrenmitte f, Umkehrgrenzpunkt m,b) fig Punkt, von dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt;13. GEOG Himmelsrichtung f14. Punkt m, Stelle f, Ort m:point of destination Bestimmungsort;15. Anschluss-, Verbindungspunkt m, besondersa) ELEK Kontakt(punkt) mb) ELEK Br Steckdose f16. Grenz-, Höhe-, Gipfelpunkt m, Grenze f:point of culmination Kulminations-, Höhepunkt;frankness to the point of insult Offenheit, die schon an Beleidigung grenzt;it gave a point to their day das setzte ihrem Tag ein Glanzlicht aufb) kritischer Punkt, entscheidendes Stadium:when it came to the point als es so weit war, als es darauf ankam;at the point of death im Sterben, im Augenblick des Todes;be on the point of doing sth im Begriff oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;at that point in time US damals;at this point in time US jetzt18. Punkt m (einer Tagesordnung etc), (Einzel-, Teil)Frage f:a case in point ein einschlägiger Fall, ein (typisches) Beispiel;at all points in allen Punkten, in jeder Hinsicht;differ on several points in etlichen Punkten nicht übereinstimmen;point of comparison Vergleichspunkt;a point of interest eine interessante Einzelheit;come (speak) to the point zur Sache kommen (sprechen);a) nicht zur Sache gehörig, abwegig,b) unwichtig, unerheblich;be beside the point auch nichts zur Sache tun;to the point zur Sache (gehörig), sachdienlich, sachlich, (zu-)treffend;make a point ein Argument anbringen, seine Ansicht durchsetzen;the point I’m trying to make is that … was ich sagen will, ist, dass …;b) sich etwas zum Prinzip machen;make the point that … bemerken, dass …;that is the point das ist die Frage oder der springende Punkt;that’s not the point darum geht es nicht;the point is that … die Sache ist die, dass …;that’s the point I wanted to make darauf wollte ich hinaus;you have a point there es ist etwas dran an dem, was Sie sagen;I take your point ich verstehe, was Sie meinen;it hasn’t got much point es ist nicht sehr wichtig20. Pointe f (eines Witzes etc)from a political point of view vom politischen Standpunkt aus (gesehen), politisch gesehen;make sth a point of hono(u)r etwas als Ehrensache betrachten;it’s a point of hono(u)r to him das ist Ehrensache für ihn;in point of hinsichtlich (gen);22. Ziel n, Zweck m, Absicht f:what’s the point of doing that? was für einen Sinn oder Zweck hat es, das zu tun?;what’s your point in doing that? was bezweckst du damit?;there is no point in going there es hat keinen Zweck oder es ist sinnlos hinzugehen23. Nachdruck m:give point to one’s words seinen Worten Gewicht oder Nachdruck verleihen24. (hervorstechende) Eigenschaft, (Charakter)Zug m:good (bad) points gute (schlechte) Eigenschaften;a noble point in her ein edler Zug an ihr;strong point starke Seite, Stärke f;weak point wunder Punkt, schwache Seite;it has its points es hat so seine Vorzüge25. Tierzucht: besonderes Rassenmerkmal26. Punkt m (eines Bewertungs- oder Rationierungssystems):point rationing Punktrationierung f28. SPORT Punkt m:three points from three games drei Punkte aus drei Spielen;be on five points bei fünf Punkten liegen;win (lose) on points nach Punkten gewinnen (verlieren);points defeat Punktniederlage f;winner on points, points winner Punktsieger(in);beat sb on points jemanden nach Punkten schlagen;be in the points auf einem Punkterang liegen;finish out of the points außerhalb der Punkteränge enden;a) jemandem vorgeben,b) fig jemandem überlegen sein;30. Würfel-, Kartenspiel: Auge n, Punkt m31. Handarbeit:a) Näh-, Nadelspitze f (Ggs Klöppelspitze)b) Handarbeitsspitze fd) Stickstich m32. MUSa) Stakkatopunkt mb) Wiederholungszeichen nc) charakteristisches Motivd) Imitationsmotiv n33. MILa) Spitze f (einer Vorhut)b) Ende n (einer Nachhut)34. JAGD Stehen n (des Hundes):35. BAHNa) Weiche fb) Br Weichenschiene fB v/t1. einen Bleistift etc (an-, zu)spitzen2. fig seine Worte etc pointieren, betonen3. eine Waffe etc richten (at auf akk):point one’s finger at sba) (mit dem Finger) auf jemanden deuten oder zeigen,4. zeigen:point the way den Weg weisen (a. fig);a) zeigen,d) fig ausführen, darlegen;point out to sb that … jemanden darauf aufmerksam machen, dass …with mit)point off places Stellen abstreichen7. point upa) ARCH verfugen,C v/i1. (mit dem Finger) deuten, weisen ( beide:at, to auf akk)a) hinweisen, -deuten auf (akk):b) ab-, hinzielen auf (akk)4. SCHIFF hart am Wind segeln6. MED reifen (Abszess etc)pt abk1. part T.2. payment4. point5. port* * *1. noun1) (tiny mark, dot) Punkt, der2) (sharp end of tool, weapon, pencil, etc.) Spitze, diecome to a [sharp] point — spitz zulaufen
at gun-point/knife-point — mit vorgehaltener [Schuss]waffe/vorgehaltenem Messer
not to put too fine a point on it — (fig.) um nichts zu beschönigen
3) (single item) Punkt, deragree on a point — in einem Punkt od. einer Frage übereinstimmen
be a point of honour with somebody — für jemanden [eine] Ehrensache sein
4) (unit of scoring) Punkt, derscore points off somebody — (fig.) jemanden an die Wand spielen
5) (stage, degree)things have reached a point where or come to such a point that... — die Sache ist dahin od. so weit gediehen, dass...; (negatively) es ist so weit gekommen, dass...
she was abrupt to the point of rudeness — sie war in einer Weise barsch, die schon an Unverschämtheit grenzte
6) (moment) Zeitpunkt, derbe at/on the point of something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) sein; einer Sache (Dat.) nahe sein
be on the point of doing something — im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun; etwas gerade tun wollen
7) (distinctive trait) Seite, diebest/strong point — starke Seite; Stärke, die
the point — (essential thing) das Entscheidende
that is just the point or the whole point — das ist genau der springende Punkt
come to or get to the point — zur Sache od. zum Thema kommen
keep or stick to the point — beim Thema bleiben
be beside the point — unerheblich sein; keine Rolle spielen
carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen
make a point of doing something — [großen] Wert darauf legen, etwas zu tun
make or prove a point — etwas beweisen
you have a point there — da hast du recht; da ist [et]was dran (ugs.)
10) (of story, joke, remark) Pointe, die; (pungency, effect) (of literary work) Eindringlichkeit, die; (of remark) Durchschlagskraft, die11) (purpose, value) Zweck, der; Sinn, derthere's no point in protesting — es hat keinen Sinn od. Zweck zu protestieren
12) (precise place, spot) Punkt, der; Stelle, die; (Geom.) Punkt, derpoint of contact — Berührungspunkt, der
point of no return — Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt
point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der
13) (Brit.)[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die
16) (unit in competition, rationing, stocks, shares, etc.) Punkt, derprices/the cost of living went up three points — die Preise/Lebenshaltungskosten sind um drei [Prozent]punkte gestiegen
17) (on compass) Strich, der2. intransitive verb1) zeigen, weisen, [Person auch:] deuten (to, at auf + Akk.)the compass needle pointed to the north — die Kompassnadel zeigte od. wies nach Norden
2)3. transitive verbpoint towards or to — (fig.) [hin]deuten od. hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)
1) (direct) richten [Waffe, Kamera] (at auf + Akk.)point one's finger at something/somebody — mit dem Finger auf etwas/jemanden deuten od. zeigen od. weisen
2) (Building) aus-, verfugen [Mauer, Steine]Phrasal Verbs:* * *(Typography) n.typographischer Punkt (Schriftgrößenskala) m. n.Einzelheit f.Punkt -e m.Spitze -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.Standpunkt m. v.zeigen v. -
10 Point
subs.Sharp end of anything: Ar. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ (Eur., Supp. 318).Point of a spear: P. and V. λογχή, ἡ (Plat., Lach. 183D).Point of an arrow: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.Goad: P. and V. κέντρον, τό.Sharp point of rock: V. στόνυξ, ὁ (Eur., Cycl.).Since the land about Cynossema has a conformation coming to a sharp point: P. τοῦ χωρίου τοῦ περὶ τὸ Κυνὸς σῆμα ὀξεῖαν καὶ γωνιώδη τὴν περιβολὴν ἔχοντος (Thuc. 8, 104).Meaning: P. διάνοια, ἡ; see Meaning.Lead from the point: P. ἀπάγειν ἀπὸ τῆς ὑποθεσέως (Dem. 416), or simply P. and V. πλανᾶν.Miss the point: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι.Beside the point: P. ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος (Dem. 1318), Ar. and P. ἔξω τοῦ λόγου.To the point: P. πρὸς λόγον.There is no point in: P. οὐδὲν προὔργου ἐστί (with infin.).Question in discussion: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.Disputed points: P. τὰ διαφέροντα, τὰ ἀμφίλογα.It is a disputed point: P. ἀμφισβητεῖται.The chief point: P. τὸ κεφάλαιον.A fresh point: P. and V. καινόν τι.I hear this is his chief point of defence: P. ἀκούω... τοῦτο μέγιστον ἀγώνισμα εἶναι (Lys. 137, 8).Highest point, zenith: P. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ.Be at its highest point, v.: P. also V. ἀκμάζειν.Make a point, score a point ( in an argument): P. and V. λέγειν τι.Herein you give us a point ( advantage) as in draughts: V. ἓν μεν τοδʼ ἡμῖν ὥσπερ ἐν πεσσοῖς δίδως κρεῖσσον (Eur., Supp. 409).Turning point in a race-course: P. and V. καμπή, ἡ.To make known the country's weak points: P. διδάσκειν ἃ πονηρῶς ἔχει τῶν πραγμάτων (Lys. 143, 7).Strong points: P. τὰ ἰσχυρότατα (Thuc. 5, 111).Weak points: P. τὰ σαθρά (Dem. 52).The weak point in the walls: V. τὸ νόσουν τειχέων (Eur., Phoen. 1097).Point of view: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, δόξα, ἡ.Point of conscience: P. and V. ἐνθύμιον, τό.At this point: P. and V. ἐνθάδε.From that point: P. and V. ἐντεῦθεν, ἐνθένδε.Up to this point: P. μέχρι τούτου.I wish to return to the point from which I digressed into these subjects: P. ἐπανελθεῖν ὁπόθεν εἰς ταῦτα ἐξέβην βούλομαι (Dem. 298).I return to the point: P. ἐκεῖσε ἐπανέρχομαι (Dem. 246).In one point perplexity has assailed me: V. ἔστιν γὰρ ᾗ ταραγμὸς ἐμπέπτωκέ μοι (Eur., Hec. 857).Be on the point of be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).Whom I am on the point of seeing killed: V. ὃν... ἐπʼ ἀκμῆς εἰμὶ κατθανεῖν ἰδεῖν (Eur., Hel. 896). Make a point of, see to it that: P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι ὅπως (fut. indic. or aor. subj.).——————v. trans.Sharpen at the end: V. ἐξαποξύνειν (Eur., Cycl.).Direct: P. and V. τείνειν.Point out or point to: P. and V. δεικνύναι, ἐπιδεικνύναι, ἀποδεικνύναι, V. ἐκδεικνύναι. Ar. and P. φράζειν; see Show.Make known: P. and V. διδάσκειν.It is impossible that the oracle points to this, but to something else more important: Ar. οὐκ ἔσθʼ ὅπως ὁ χρησμὸς εἰς τοῦτο ῥέπει ἀλλʼ εἰς ἕτερόν τι μεῖζον (Pl. 51).The cruel violence to his eyes was the work of heaven to point the moral to Greece: V. αἱ θʼ αἱματουργοὶ δεργμάτων διαφθοραί θεῶν σόφισμα κἀπίδειξις Ἑλλάδι (Eur., Phoen. 870).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Point
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11 punto
"point;Punkt;ponto"* * *1. past part vedere pungere2. m pointpunto di vista point of view, viewpointpunto cardinale point of the compasspunto culminante heightpunto di partenza starting pointpunto di fusione melting pointfino a che punto sei arrivato? how far have you got?alle dieci in punto at ten o'clock exactly or on the dotpunto fermo full stop, AE perioddue punti colonpunto e virgola semi-colonpunto esclamativo exclamation markpunto interrogativo question markdi punto in bianco suddenly, without warningessere sul punto di fare qualcosa be on the point of doing something, be about to do something* * *punto s.m.1 ( geometrico) point: punto cuspidale, cusp (o cuspidal point); punto di intersezione, intersection point; punto di tangenza, point of tangency; punto di biforcazione, bifurcation; punto di incontro, contact; punto isolato, acnode; punto medio, ( di un segmento) midpoint; punto limite, limit-point; punto di flesso, inflexion point; punto materiale, mass point // punti cardinali, cardinal points // punto morto, (mil.) dead angle, (mecc.) dead point; (fig.) deadlock: i negoziati sono a un punto morto, negotiations have reached a deadlock (o are deadlocked)2 ( segno grafico) full stop; (amer.) period: metti il punto, put the full stop; punto e a capo, full stop and new paragraph; punto interrogativo, esclamativo, question mark, exclamation mark; punto e virgola, semicolon; due punti, colon // per me tuo fratello è ancora un punto interrogativo, your brother is still an enigma to me3 ( macchiolina) dot, speck: la nave era un punto all'orizzonte, the ship was like a dot (o speck) on the horizon4 ( luogo determinato, posto) point; spot: punto di ritrovo, meeting point; punto di arrivo, point (o place) of arrival; punto di partenza, starting point (o point of departure); è il punto più bello della valle, it's the nicest spot in the valley // (comm.) punto di vendita, di consegna, point of sale, of delivery // (inform.): punto di implementazione, location; punto di ingresso, entry point; punto di interruzione, breakpoint; punto di salto, branchpoint; punto di riferimento, benchmark; punto di riversamento, di ripresa, ( IBM) di controllo, checkpoint; punto macchina, index point // (aer.): punto a terra, ground position; punto di non ritorno, equitime point; (fig.) point of no return; punto di riferimento al suolo, pinpoint // (edil.) punto d'appoggio, point of support // (fot.) punto di presa, camera station5 ( passo, argomento) passage; point; ( dettaglio) detail: è un punto che si presta a più interpretazioni, it's a passage that is open to various interpretations; su questo punto non sono d'accordo, I don't agree on this point; veniamo al punto, let's come to the point; non trascurare questo punto, don't overlook this detail; qui sta il punto, this is the point // punto per punto, ( nei dettagli) point by point (o in detail)6 ( momento, istante) moment, point: sei arrivato al punto giusto, you arrived at the right moment (o point); a un certo punto se ne è andato via, at a certain point he left; essere sul punto di andarsene, to be about to go (o to be on the point of going) // in punto di morte, at the point of death; arrivò alle 3 in punto, he arrived at three o'clock sharp7 ( livello, grado) point: punto di cottura, cooking point; punto di ebollizione, boiling point; (mecc.) punto di rottura, breaking point; punto critico, critical point; ho superato il punto di sopportazione, I've come to the end of my tether // (econ.): punto di pareggio, breakeven (point); punto di saturazione, saturation point // (chim., fis.): punto di accensione, fire (o ignition) point; punto di anilina, aniline point; punto di carica zero, zero point of charge; punto di condensazione, dew point; punto di equilibrio, balance point; punto di fusione, melting point; punto di intorbidimento, cloud point; punto di saturazione, saturation point; punto di viraggio, punto finale, end point; energia del punto zero, zero point energy9 ( unità di elemento di valutazione) point: l'euro ha guadagnato tre punti, the euro has gained three points; l'asso vale 10 punti, the ace is worth ten points (o scores ten); la squadra ha 30 punti in classifica, the team has 30 points on the table; come stiamo a punti?, what is the score? // punto di contingenza, point of the cost-of-living allowance // (fin.) punto dell'oro, bullion (o specie) point // dà dei punti a tutti, he's streets ahead of everyone else // vincere ai punti, to win on points // la sua buona volontà è un punto in suo favore, his goodwill is a point in his favour10 (mus.) dot11 ( al cucito e nella maglia) stitch; punto a coste, rib-stitch; punto a croce, cross-stitch; punto a giorno, hem-stitch; punto catenella, chain-stitch; punto dritto, a legaccio, plain-stitch; punto indietro, back-stitch; punto nascosto, blind-stitch; punto rammendo, darning-stitch; punto rovescio, back-stitch (o purl); punto smerlo, buttonhole stitch; punto raso, satin stitch; crescere, calare un punto, to add, to slip a stitch; lasciar cadere un punto, to drop a stitch; mettere su i punti, to cast on stitches // devo dare un punto al mio vestito, I must stitch up my dress // non sa dare neanche un punto, she cannot sew a stitch // un punto in tempo ne salva cento, (prov.) a stitch in time saves nine13 (tip.) point15 punto metallico, staple.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: di tutto punto, fully: lo trovai vestito di tutto punto, I found him fully dressed; a che punto è il tuo lavoro?, how far have you got with your work?; a che punto siamo?, where are we? (o where have we got to?); l'affare è a questo punto, the business has got to this point; al punto in cui stanno le cose..., as matters stand...; le cose sono a buon punto, things are going well; le cose sono al punto di prima, things stand as before; sono a buon punto, I have made good progress; fare il punto della situazione, to take stock of (o to weigh up) the situation // a tal punto che..., to the point that... // fino a un certo punto, to a certain extent // punto dolente, (fig.) sore spot (o point).punto agg. (region.): non... punto, not... any (o no); non ho punta voglia di uscire con te, I have no wish (o I haven't any wish) to go out with you◆ pron. (region.): non... punto, not... any (o none); ''Hai dei libri?'' ''Non ne ho punti'', ''Have you got any books?'' ''Not a one'' (o ''None at all'')◆ avv. non... punto, not... at all (o not at all): non l'ho visto punto, I haven't seen him at all; non sono punto soddisfatto di lui, I am not at all satisfied with him // né punto né poco, nothing at all; poco o punto, little or nothing (at all).* * *I ['punto]sostantivo maschile1) (luogo) point2) (situazione, momento) pointarrivare al punto in cui — to reach the point o stage where
essere sul punto di fare — to be on the point of doing o (just) about to do o close to doing
in punto di morte — at death's door, at one's last gasp
3) (livello)fino a che punto...? — to what extent...?
a un punto tale che, a tal punto che — to such a degree o an extent that, so much so that
fino a un certo punto — up to a point, to a certain extent o degree
4) (questione, argomento) pointnon è questo il punto — that's not the point o issue
5) (segno grafico) dotpunto com — inform. dot com
7) (punteggio) pointsegnare, perdere -i — to score, lose points
essere un punto a favore, a sfavore di qcn. — to be a point in sb.'s favour o a plus point for sb., to be a black mark against sb
8) (nella punteggiatura) full stop BE, period AE9) fis.punto di ebollizione, congelamento, fusione — boiling, freezing, melting point
10) tip. point11) (in un sistema di calcolo) point12) sart. stitchdare un punto a qcs. — to stitch up sth., to put a stitch in sth
13) med. chir. stitch14) in puntoalle 9 in punto — at 9 o'clock sharp o on the dot
15) a puntomettere a punto — to develop [sistema, metodo]; to adjust, to fine-tune [macchina, apparecchio]
messa a punto — (di sistema, metodo) development; (di macchina, apparecchio) fine tuning
16) di tutto punto•punto caldo — fig. hot o trouble spot
punto (e) a capo — full stop, new paragraph
essere di nuovo punto e a capo — fig. to be back at square one
punto cardinale — fis. geogr. compass o cardinal point
punto critico — critical o crisis point
punto debole — weak point o spot
punto dolente — sore point o spot
punto esclamativo — exclamation mark BE o point AE
punto fermo — fig. anchor
punto di forza — strong point, strength
punto di fuga — art. arch. vanishing point
punto G — anat. G spot
punto a giorno — sart. hemstitch
punto d'incontro — meeting point (anche fig.)
punto interrogativo — question mark, interrogation mark
punto d'intersezione — mat. point of intersection
punto metallico — (graffetta) staple
punto morto — tecn. dead centre
essere a un punto morto — fig. to be at (a) deadlock o standstill
punto nero — med. blackhead
tornare al punto di partenza — to come full circle, to go back to square one
punto (di) vendita — outlet, point of sale, sales point
••dare dei -i a qcn. — to knock spots off sb.
di punto in bianco — point-blank, out of the blue, all of a sudden
II ['punto]punto e basta! — that's (the end of) that! that's final! full stop! BE, period! AE
* * *punto1/'punto/ ⇒ 28sostantivo m.1 (luogo) point; nel punto in cui il sentiero si divide at the point where the path divides2 (situazione, momento) point; a quel punto mi sono arreso at that point I gave up; arrivare al punto in cui to reach the point o stage where; arrivare al punto di fare to go so far as to do; essere sul punto di fare to be on the point of doing o (just) about to do o close to doing; in punto di morte at death's door, at one's last gasp3 (livello) a che punto siamo? where are we? a che punto sei arrivato col lavoro? how far have you got with the work? fino a che punto...? to what extent...? non lo credevo stupido fino a questo punto I didn't think he was that stupid; al punto che to the extent that; a un punto tale che, a tal punto che to such a degree o an extent that, so much so that; fino a un certo punto up to a point, to a certain extent o degree; a un certo punto at one point; essere a buon punto (nel fare) to be partway through (doing)4 (questione, argomento) point; un punto fondamentale di un testo a basic point in a text; punto per punto point by point; venire al punto to get (straight) to the point; non è questo il punto that's not the point o issue5 (segno grafico) dot; le città sono indicate sulla cartina da un punto towns are marked on the map by a dot; punto com inform. dot com6 (figura appena visibile) un punto luminoso in lontananza a point of light in the distance; un punto all'orizzonte a speck on the horizon7 (punteggio) point; segnare, perdere -i to score, lose points; contare i -i to keep (the) score; vincere ai -i to win on points; essere un punto a favore, a sfavore di qcn. to be a point in sb.'s favour o a plus point for sb., to be a black mark against sb.9 fis. punto di ebollizione, congelamento, fusione boiling, freezing, melting point10 tip. point11 (in un sistema di calcolo) point; aumentare di 2 -i (percentuali) to rise by 2 points12 sart. stitch; dare un punto a qcs. to stitch up sth., to put a stitch in sth.13 med. chir. stitch; mi hanno dato sei -i (di sutura) I had six stitches15 a punto essere a punto to be in order; mettere a punto to develop [sistema, metodo]; to adjust, to fine-tune [macchina, apparecchio]; messa a punto(di sistema, metodo) development; (di macchina, apparecchio) fine tuning16 di tutto punto era bardato di tutto punto he was rigged out in his best clothesdare dei -i a qcn. to knock spots off sb.; di punto in bianco point-blank, out of the blue, all of a sudden; abbiamo molti -i in comune we have a lot in common; fare il punto della situazione to take stock of the situation; punto e basta! that's (the end of) that! that's final! full stop! BE, period! AE\punto caldo fig. hot o trouble spot; punto (e) a capo full stop, new paragraph; essere di nuovo punto e a capo fig. to be back at square one; punto cardinale fis. geogr. compass o cardinal point; punto di contatto point of contact; punto critico critical o crisis point; punto (a) croce cross-stitch; punto debole weak point o spot; punto dolente sore point o spot; punto erba stem stitch; punto esclamativo exclamation mark BE o point AE; punto fermo fig. anchor; punto di forza strong point, strength; punto di fuga art. arch. vanishing point; punto G anat. G spot; punto a giorno sart. hemstitch; punto d'incontro meeting point (anche fig.); punto interrogativo question mark, interrogation mark; punto d'intersezione mat. point of intersection; punto metallico (graffetta) staple; punto morto tecn. dead centre; essere a un punto morto fig. to be at (a) deadlock o standstill; punto nero med. blackhead; punto di non ritorno point of no return; punto d'onore point of honour; punto panoramico viewpoint; punto di partenza starting point (anche fig.); tornare al punto di partenza to come full circle, to go back to square one; punto di ritrovo meeting-place; punto di rottura breaking point; punto (di) vendita outlet, point of sale, sales point; punto e virgola semicolon; punto di vista point of view; da un punto di vista economico from an economic point of view.————————punto2/'punto/ -
12 from
preposition1) (expr. starting point) von; (from within) aus[come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]
2) (expr. beginning) vonfrom the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen
from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]
start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten
3) (expr. lower limit) vonblouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund
dresses from £20 [upwards] — Kleider von 20 Pfund aufwärts od. ab 20 Pfund
from 4 to 6 eggs — 4 bis 6 Eier
from the age of 18 [upwards] — ab 18 Jahre od. Jahren
from a child — (since childhood) schon als Kind
4) (expr. distance) von5) (expr. removal, avoidance) von; (expr. escape) vor (+ Dat.)6) (expr. change) vonfrom... to... — von... zu...; (relating to price) von... auf...
from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen
7) (expr. source, origin) ausbuy everything from the same shop — alles im selben Laden kaufen
where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?
8) (expr. viewpoint) von [... aus]9) (expr. giver, sender) vontake it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...
10) (after the model of)painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt
11) (expr. reason, cause)she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit
from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...
12) with adv. von [unten, oben, innen, außen]13) with prep.from behind/under[neath] something — hinter/unter etwas (Dat.) hervor
* * *[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) von2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) von3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) von4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) an,von* * *[frɒm, frəm, AM frɑ:m, frəm]he took a handkerchief \from his pocket er nahm ein Taschentuch aus seiner HosentascheI'm so happy that the baby eats \from the table already ich bin so froh, dass das Baby jetzt schon am Tisch isstyou can see the island \from here von hier aus kann man die Insel sehen; ( fig)she was talking \from her own experience of the problem sie sprach aus eigener Erfahrung mit dem Problem\from sb's point of view aus jds Sichtthe wind comes \from the north der Wind kommt von Nordena flight leaving \from the nearest airport ein Flug vom nächstgelegenen Flughafenthe flight \from Amsterdam der Flug von Amsterdamthe water bubbled out \from the spring das Wasser sprudelte aus der Quellemy dad goes often \from Washington to Florida mein Vater reist oft von Washington nach Florida; (indicating desultoriness) von etw dat in etw datthe woman walked \from room to room die Frau lief vom einen Raum in den anderen, ab + datthe price will rise by 3p a litre \from tomorrow der Preis steigt ab morgen um 3 Pence pro Liter\from the thirteenth century aus dem dreizehnten Jahrhundertthe show will run \from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. die Show dauert von 10.00 Uhr bis 14.00 Uhr\from start to finish vom Anfang bis zum Ende\from day to day von Tag zu Tag, täglichher strength improved steadily \from day to day sie wurden jeden Tag ein bisschen stärker\from hour to hour von Stunde zu Stunde, stündlich\from time to time von Zeit zu Zeit, ab und zu\from that day [or time] on[wards] von diesem Tag [an], seitdemthey were friends \from that day on seit diesem Tag sind sie Freunde\from now/then on von da an, seitheras \from 1 January, a free market will be created ab dem 1. Januar haben wir einen freien Marktprices start \from £2.99 die Preise beginnen bei 2,99 Pfundthe number has risen \from 25 to 200 in three years die Anzahl ist in drei Jahren von 25 auf 200 gestiegenshe translated into German \from the Latin text sie übersetzte aus dem Lateinischen ins Deutschethings went \from bad to worse die Situation wurde noch schlimmer\from strength to strength immer bessershe has gone \from strength to strength sie eilte von Erfolg zu Erfolgtickets will cost \from $10 to $45 die Karten kosten zwischen 10 und 45 Dollar\from soup to nuts alles zusammenthe whole dinner, \from soup to nuts, costs $55 das ganze Essen mit allem drum und dran kostet 55 Dollaranything \from geography to history alles von A bis Zwe're about a mile \from home wir sind ca. eine Meile von zu Hause entfernta day's walk \from her camping spot eine Tageswanderung von ihrem Zeltplatzit's about two kilometres \from the airport to your hotel der Flughafen ist rund zwei Kilometer vom Hotel entferntthough \from working-class parents, he made it to the Fortune 500 list obwohl er als Arbeiterkind aufwuchs, ist er heute unter den 500 Reichsten der Weltmy mother is \from France meine Mutter stammt aus FrankreichI'm \from New York ich komme aus New Yorkdaylight comes \from the sun das Tageslicht kommt von der Sonne, aus + dathe hasn't returned \from work yet er ist noch nicht von der Arbeit zurückshe called him \from the hotel sie rief mich aus dem Hotel anthey're here fresh \from the States sie sind gerade aus den USA angekommenhis return \from the army was celebrated seine Rückkehr aus der Armee wurde gefeiertthey sent someone \from the local newspaper sie schickten jemanden von der örtlichen Zeitungcan I borrow $10 \from you? kann ich mir 10 Dollar von dir leihen?the vegetables come \from an organic farm das Gemüse kommt von einem Biobauernhof▪ sth \from sb [to sb/sth] etw von jdm (für jdn/etw)I wonder who this card is \from ich frage mich, von wem wohl diese Karte istthis is a present \from me to you das ist ein Geschenk von mir für dich10. (made of)the seats are made \from leather die Sitze sind aus Lederin America, most people buy toys \from plastic in Amerika kaufen die meisten Leute Spielzeug aus Plastikto extract usable fuel \from crude oil verwertbaren Brennstoff aus Rohöl gewinnenthey took the child \from its parents sie nahmen das Kind von seinen Eltern weghe knows right \from wrong er kann gut und böse unterscheidenthree \from sixteen is thirteen sechzehn minus drei ist dreizehn, wegen + gento conclude \from the evidence that aufgrund des Beweismaterials zu dem Schluss kommen, dassto make a conclusion from sth wegen einer S. gen zu einem Schluss kommeninformation obtained \from papers and books Informationen aus Zeitungen und Büchern\from looking at the clouds, I would say it's going to rain wenn ich mir die Wolken so ansehe, würde ich sagen, es wird Regen gebenhe died \from his injuries er starb an seinen Verletzungenshe suffers \from arthritis sie leidet unter Arthritishe did it \from jealousy er hat es aus Eifersucht getanshe made her fortune \from investing in property sie hat ihr Vermögen durch Investitionen in Grundstücke gemachtto get sick \from salmonella sich akk mit Salmonellen infizierento reduce the risk \from radiation das Risiko einer Verstrahlung reduzierenthey got a lot of happiness \from hearing the news sie haben sich über die Neuigkeiten unheimlich gefreutto guard sb \from sth jdn vor etw dat schützenthey insulated their house \from the cold sie dämmten ihr Haus gegen die Kältethey found shelter \from the storm sie fanden Schutz vor dem Sturmthe truth was kept \from the public die Wahrheit wurde vor der Öffentlichkeit geheim gehaltenthe bank loan saved her company \from bankruptcy das Bankdarlehen rettete die Firma vor der Pleitehe saved him \from death er rettete ihm das Lebenhe has been banned \from driving for six months er darf sechs Monate lang nicht Auto fahrenhe boss tried to discourage her \from looking for a new job ihr Chef versuchte, sie davon abzubringen, nach einem neuen Job zu suchenconditions vary \from one employer to another die Bedingungen sind von Arbeitgeber zu Arbeitgeber unterschiedlichhe knows his friends \from his enemies er kann seine Freunde von seinen Feinden unterscheidenhis opinion could hardly be more different \from mine unsere Meinungen könnten kaum noch unterschiedlicher sein17.▶ \from the bottom of one's heart aus tiefstem Herzen* * *[frɒm]prephe/the train has come from London — er/der Zug ist von London gekommen
he/it comes or is from Germany — er/es kommt or ist aus Deutschland
where have you come from today? — von wo sind Sie heute gekommen?
where does he come from?, where is he from? — woher kommt or stammt er?
a representative from the company — ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin der Firma
from... on — ab...
from now on — von jetzt an, ab jetzt
from then on — von da an; (in past also) seither
from his childhood — von Kindheit an, von klein auf
as from the 6th May — vom 6. Mai an, ab (dem) 6. Mai
the house is 10 km from the coast — das Haus ist 10 km von der Küste entfernt
4) (indicating sender, giver) von (+dat)tell him from me —
to take/grab etc sth from sb — jdm etw wegnehmen/wegreißen etc
he took it from the top/middle/bottom of the pile — er nahm es oben vom Stapel/aus der Mitte des Stapels/unten vom Stapel weg
where did you get that from? — wo hast du das her?, woher hast du das?
I got it from the supermarket/the library/Kathy — ich habe es aus dem Supermarkt/aus der Bücherei/von Kathy
to drink from a stream/glass — aus einem Bach/Glas trinken
quotation from "Hamlet"/the Bible/Shakespeare — Zitat nt aus "Hamlet"/aus der Bibel/nach Shakespeare
made from... — aus... hergestellt
7) (= modelled on) nach (+dat)8) (indicating lowest amount) ab (+dat)from £2/the age of 16 (upwards) — ab £ 2/16 Jahren (aufwärts)
dresses (ranging) from £60 to £80 — Kleider pl zwischen £ 60 und £ 80
9)he fled from the enemy — er floh vor dem Feind10)things went from bad to worse — es wurde immer schlimmer11)he is quite different from the others — er ist ganz anders als die andernI like all sports, from swimming to wrestling — ich mag alle Sportarten, von Schwimmen bis Ringen
12)(= because of, due to)
to act from compassion — aus Mitleid handeln13)(= on the basis of)
from experience — aus Erfahrungto judge from recent reports... — nach neueren Berichten zu urteilen...
to conclude from the information — aus den Informationen einen Schluss ziehen, von den Informationen schließen
from what I heard —
from what I can see... — nach dem, was ich sehen kann...
from the look of things... — (so) wie die Sache aussieht...
14) (MATH)£10 will be deducted from your account — £ 10 werden von Ihrem Konto abgebucht
15)to prevent/stop sb from doing sth — jdn daran hindern/davon zurückhalten, etw zu tunhe prevented me from coming — er hielt mich davon ab, zu kommen
to suffer from sth — an etw (dat) leiden
to protect sb from sth — jdn vor etw (dat) schützen
16) +adv vonfrom inside/underneath — von innen/unten
17) +prepfrom above or over/across sth — über etw (acc) hinweg
from beneath or underneath sth — unter etw (dat) hervor
from out of sth —
from inside/outside the house — von drinnen/draußen
* * *from the well aus dem Brunnen;from the sky vom Himmel;from crisis to crisis von einer Krise in die andere2. von, von … an, seit:from 2 to 4 o’clock von 2 bis 4 Uhr;from day to day von Tag zu Tag;a month from today heute in einem Monat;3. von … an:I saw from 10 to 20 boats ich sah 10 bis 20 Boote;good wines from £5 gute Weine von 5 Pfund an (aufwärts)4. (weg oder entfernt) von:ten miles from Rome 10 Meilen von Rom (weg oder entfernt)5. von, aus, aus … heraus:he took it from me er nahm es mir weg;stolen from the shop (the table) aus dem Laden (vom Tisch) gestohlen;they released him from prison sie entließen ihn aus dem Gefängnis6. von, aus (Wandlung):change from red to green von Rot zu Grün übergehen;from dishwasher to millionaire vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär;an increase from 5 to 8 per cent eine Steigerung von 5 auf 8 Prozent7. von (Unterscheidung):he does not know black from white er kann Schwarz und Weiß nicht auseinanderhalten, er kann Schwarz und oder von Weiß nicht unterscheiden; → academic.ru/637/Adam">Adam, different 2, tell A 88. von, aus, aus … heraus (Quelle):draw a conclusion from the evidence einen Schluss aus dem Beweismaterial ziehen;from what he said nach dem, was er sagte;a quotation from Shakespeare ein Zitat aus Shakespeare;he has three children from previous marriages aus früheren Ehen;four points from four games SPORT vier Punkte aus vier Spielen9. von, von … aus (Stellung):from his point of view von seinem Standpunkt (aus)10. von (Geben etc):a gift from his son ein Geschenk seines Sohnes oder von seinem Sohn11. nach:painted from nature nach der Natur gemalt;from a novel by … ( FILM, TV) nach einem Roman von …12. aus, vor (dat), wegen (gen), infolge von, an (dat) (Grund):he died from fatigue er starb vor Erschöpfung13. siehe die Verbindungen mit den einzelnen Verben etcf. abk4. feminine5. following6. foot8. fromfm abk1. fathom2. fromfr. abk1. fragment2. franc3. from* * *preposition1) (expr. starting point) von; (from within) aus[come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]
2) (expr. beginning) vonfrom the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen
from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]
start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten
3) (expr. lower limit) vonblouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund
dresses from £20 [upwards] — Kleider von 20 Pfund aufwärts od. ab 20 Pfund
from the age of 18 [upwards] — ab 18 Jahre od. Jahren
from a child — (since childhood) schon als Kind
4) (expr. distance) von5) (expr. removal, avoidance) von; (expr. escape) vor (+ Dat.)6) (expr. change) vonfrom... to... — von... zu...; (relating to price) von... auf...
from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen
7) (expr. source, origin) auswhere do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?
8) (expr. viewpoint) von [... aus]9) (expr. giver, sender) vontake it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...
painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt
11) (expr. reason, cause)she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit
from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...
12) with adv. von [unten, oben, innen, außen]13) with prep.from behind/under[neath] something — hinter/unter etwas (Dat.) hervor
* * *prep.aus präp.von präp.vor präp. -
13 desventaja
f.disadvantage.estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *1 disadvantage, drawback2 (problema) problem\estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *noun f.1) disadvantage2) handicap* * *SF1) (=perjuicio) disadvantage2) (=inconveniente) disadvantage, drawback* * *femenino disadvantage* * *= disadvantage, drawback, flaw, limitation, weakness, minus [minuses, pl.], downside, weak point.Ex. Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.Ex. The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex. Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex. The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.----* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.* * *femenino disadvantage* * *= disadvantage, drawback, flaw, limitation, weakness, minus [minuses, pl.], downside, weak point.Ex: Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.* * *disadvantageeste método tiene sus desventajas this method has its drawbacks o disadvantagescon una desventaja de dos goles two goals downal no saber idiomas está en desventaja he's at a disadvantage not knowing any languages, not knowing any languages puts him at a disadvantage* * *
desventaja sustantivo femenino
disadvantage;
desventaja sustantivo femenino
1 (desigualdad, inferioridad) disadvantage: estamos en desventaja, we are at a disadvantage
2 (inconveniente) drawback: esa solución tiene una desventaja, that solution has a disadvantage
' desventaja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inconveniente
English:
disadvantage
- handicap
- handicapped
- liability
- minus
- at
- draw
* * *desventaja nfdisadvantage;afrontan el encuentro de vuelta con una desventaja de quince puntos they go into the return match trailing by fifteen points o fifteen points behind;compite con desventaja he's competing at a disadvantage;estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *f disadvantage* * *desventaja nf: disadvantage, drawback* * *desventaja n disadvantage -
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1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de
2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto quefor prep1. parais this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?2. porI bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libraswhat can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?3. desde hace4. durante5. de"T" for Tony "T" de Tonywhat's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?6. a favor deare you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?tr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (intended) para■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith2 (purpose) para■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?3 (destination) para■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos11 (as) de, como, por■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?12 (in order to obtain) para■ for further details... para más información....13 (representing) por; (meaning) de■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió15 (as part of, as being) por, para■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?1 para16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mífor all I know que yo sepafor all that a pesar de todo, con todofor good para siemprefor the first time por primera vezfor the last time por última vezoh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...to be for it cargárselafor ['fɔr] conj: puesto que, porquefor prepclothes for children: ropa para niñosit's time for dinner: es la hora de comer2) because of: porfor fear of: por miedo dea gift for you: un regalo para tihe fought for his country: luchó por su patriaa cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncerfor your own good: por tu propio bienI bought it for $5: lo compré por $5a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada7) as for: para, con respecto ahe's going for two years: se va por dos añosI spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutosshe has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres mesesconj.• para conj.• pues conj.• ya que conj.n.• por s.m.prep.• a causa de prep.• como prep.• de prep.• durante prep.• en honor de prep.• en lugar de prep.• para prep.• por prep.
I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.1. PREPOSITION1) (=going to) parathe train for London — el tren para or de Londres
2) (=intended for) parais this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?
3) (to express purpose) parawe went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones
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what for? — ¿para qué?what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?
what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?
what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?
4) (employment) para5) (=on behalf of)"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho
"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo
who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?
6) (=as in) de7) (=in exchange for) porhe'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras
for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra
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to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entradathe government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra
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I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras8) (=to the value of)a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras
how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?
a) (making comparisons) parahe's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene
b) (specifying)it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil
that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo
10) (=in favour of) a favor deanyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?
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are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?
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I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor•
the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos•
a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres11) (=as, by way of)what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?
12) (=because of) por•
for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado13) (=in spite of) a pesar de•
for all his wealth — a pesar de su riquezafor all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino
a) (future/past duration)When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés
it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover
I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés
I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla
15) (=by, before) paracan you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?
when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?
16) (=on the occasion of) parahe asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños
17) (=for a distance of)you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos
for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...
it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer
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it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto•
it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas•
there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlowhat's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?
oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!
exampleI'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *
2.CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto queshe avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario
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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque -
15 redondo
adj.1 round, rotund, circular, round in shape.Su forma es circular Its shape is circular.2 round-trip, return.m.solid round bar.* * *► adjetivo1 (circular) round2 (sin rodeo) straightforward3 (rotundo) categorical4 figurado (perfecto) perfect, excellent5 figurado (cantidad) round1 (círculo) circle2 (de carne) topside\en redondo aroundnegarse en redondo figurado to flatly refuse————————1 (círculo) circle2 (de carne) topside* * *(f. - redonda)adj.1) round2) great, excellent* * *1. ADJ1) [forma] round2) [cantidad, cifra] rounden números redondos — in round numbers, in round figures
3) * (=completo) complete, finishedtriunfo redondo — complete o resounding success
4) (=definitivo)5) Méx [viaje] round2. SM1)en redondo: girar en redondo — to turn right round
2) (Mús) † * disc, record3) (Culin) rump steak* * *- da adjetivo1) <cara/espejo> roundcayó redondo en la cama — he collapsed o slumped onto the bed
en redondo: girar en redondo to turn (right) around; negarse en redondo — to flatly o roundly refuse
2) <cifra/número> round3) ( perfecto)fue un negocio redondo — it was a great o excellent deal
4) (Méx) <boleto/pasaje> return (before n), round-trip (before n) (AmE)* * *= round [rounder -comp., roundest -sup.], well-rounded.Ex. That will not be accomplished by asking: 'How many people are for having the steering wheel in a round form or some other form?'.Ex. All specimens were well-rounded rusty brown pebbles found near the surface.----* barra redonda de madera = dowelling.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* en + Distancia + a la redonda = within + Distancia.* mesa redonda = round table, roundtable, panel session.* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* * *- da adjetivo1) <cara/espejo> roundcayó redondo en la cama — he collapsed o slumped onto the bed
en redondo: girar en redondo to turn (right) around; negarse en redondo — to flatly o roundly refuse
2) <cifra/número> round3) ( perfecto)fue un negocio redondo — it was a great o excellent deal
4) (Méx) <boleto/pasaje> return (before n), round-trip (before n) (AmE)* * *= round [rounder -comp., roundest -sup.], well-rounded.Ex: That will not be accomplished by asking: 'How many people are for having the steering wheel in a round form or some other form?'.
Ex: All specimens were well-rounded rusty brown pebbles found near the surface.* barra redonda de madera = dowelling.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* en + Distancia + a la redonda = within + Distancia.* mesa redonda = round table, roundtable, panel session.* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* * *A ‹cara/espejo› roundhace la letra muy redonda she has very rounded handwritingcaer(se) redondo to keel overcayó redondo en la cama he collapsed o slumped onto the beden redondo: girar en redondo to turn (right) aroundnegarse en redondo to flatly o roundly refuseB ‹cifra/número› rounddigamos quince para hacer cuentas redondas let's call it fifteen to make it a round numberC(perfecto): fue un negocio redondo it was a great dealnos ha salido todo redondo things have turned out perfectly o brilliantly for us( Esp)round (of beef)* * *
redondo◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹cara/espejo› round;◊ caer(se) redondo ( desplomarse) to collapse;
en redondo ‹ girar› (right) around
2 ‹cifra/número› round
3 ( perfecto):◊ un negocio redondo a great o excellent deal;
nos salió todo redondo everything turned out perfectly for us
4 (Méx) ‹boleto/pasaje› return ( before n), round-trip ( before n) (AmE)
redondo,-a adjetivo
1 (cosa, forma, número) round
2 (perfecto) perfect, complete
un negocio redondo, a great deal
♦ Locuciones: caer redondo, to collapse, keel over
girar en redondo, to turn (right) around
negarse en redondo, to refuse point blank
' redondo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
redonda
- vuelta
- almohadón
- bola
- boleto
- calabaza
- cuello
- escote
English:
keel over
- round
- crew
- keel
- one-way
- return
- swing
* * *redondo, -a♦ adj1. [circular, esférico] round;girar en redondo to turn round;caerse redondo to collapse in a heap;me caí redondo en la cama I collapsed into bed2. [perfecto] excellent;fue una compra redonda it was an excellent buy;salir redondo [examen, entrevista] to go like a dream;[pastel] to turn out perfectly3. [rotundo] categorical;se negó en redondo a escucharnos she refused point-blank to listen to us4. [cantidad] round;mil pesos redondos a round thousand pesos♦ nm[de carne] topside* * *adj1 forma round2 negocio excellent3:caer redondo flop down;en redondo girar around* * *redondo, -da adj1) : roundmesa redonda: round table2) : great, perfectun negocio redondo: an excellent deal3) : straightforward, flatun rechazo redondo: a flat refusal5)en redondo : around* * *redondo adj (en general) round -
16 spring
пружина; рессора (цилиндрическая, листовая); упругость; эластичность; разводка зубьев пилы; источник; родник; ключ; II подвешивать на рессорах; подвешивать на пружинах; подрессоривать; пружинить; соединять пружинами; прыгать; подскакивать- spring and guide assembly - spring application - spring arch - spring arrangement - spring ball joint - spring bearer plate - spring block - spring centre bolt - spring centre clamp - spring centre hump - spring chair - spring collar - spring compressor - spring-controlled - spring coupling plate - spring cover - spring damper coil - spring deflection - spring end - spring fixed end - spring fixed eye - spring forge - spring frame of seat - spring free end - spring gaiter - spring hoop - spring horn - spring-leaf opener - spring-leaf retainer - spring liner - spring-loaded - spring-loaded check valve - spring-loaded oil seal - spring-loaded plunger - spring-loaded valve - spring oiler - spring opener - spring-opposed - spring pivot seat - spring reinforced eye - spring retainer - spring retainer lock - spring-return - spring seat angle - spring seat centre line - spring separator - spring shackle pin - spring solid eye - spring spacer - spring-spoke steering wheel - spring-spoked steering wheel - spring squeak - spring steel - spring stiffness - spring stirrup - spring stop - spring support - spring surge - spring suspension - spring tension pawl - spring-tensioned oil seal - spring thrust - spring tie bolt - spring tongue - spring-trip hitch - spring-tyre self-starter - spring U-bolt - spring upturned eye - spring washer - spring wheel - spring wire - spring with compression shackle - spring wrapper eye - air spring - antagonistic spring - antirattle spring - blade spring - block spring - car spring - carriage spring - case spring - centring spring - close-coiled spring - cluster spring - conical spring - constant spring - disconnecting spring - double-cone spring - double-elliptic spring - draft spring - end spring - feather spring - feed spring - fly spring - Garter spring - hair spring - jack spring - journal spring - nest spring - parabolic spring - pressing spring - progressively wound valve spring - recuperator spring - restoring spring - stabilizer spring - starting crankshaft spring - steering clutch spring - steering knuckle tie rod spring - step spring - stop spring - stiff spring - superposed plate spring - supplementary spring - supporting spring - suspended spring - suspension spring - symmetrical spring - tempered spring - tension spring - three-quarter elliptic spring - throw-over spring - thrust spring - tie-rod spring - torsion spring - torsion bar spring - torsional spring - transverse spring - trailing spring - tripping spring - twist spring - two-stage spring - two-way spring - underhung spring - underslung spring - universal-joint casing spring - unloaded spring - unsymmetrical spring - valve spring - valve rocker shaft spring - variable rate spring - vibrator spring - volute spring - water pump spring - weak spring - wound spring - yoke spring - zero spring -
17 punkt
I -tu, -ty; loc sg - cie; mpoint; (usługowy, sprzedaży) outlet; (programu, dokumentu) itempunkt widzenia — viewpoint, point of view
czyjś mocny/słaby punkt — sb's strong/weak point
(główny) punkt programu — ( imprezy rozrywkowej) (main) event; ( zebrania) (main) point on the agenda
zdobyć punkt — ( perf) to score (a point)
II advbyć wrażliwym na punkcie — +gen to be sensitive about
* * *I.punkt1mi1. (plamka, miejsce, kropka) point; patrzeć w jeden punkt stare at one point; martwy punkt standstill, deadlock, stalemate; utknąć l. stanąć w martwym punkcie end in (a) stalemate; negocjacje stanęły w martwym punkcie negotiations have come to a standstill; punkt odniesienia point of reference; punkt wyjścia starting point; znaleźć się (ponownie) w punkcie wyjścia be back to square one; punkt zwrotny turning point; czuły punkt sore point l. spot, (soft) underbelly; trafić w czyjś czuły punkt hit sb where it hurts; trafić w najczulszy l. najsłabszy punkt czegoś strike at the very heart of sth, go for the jugular; mocny/słaby punkt strong/weak point; to jest jego słaby punkt it's his weak point, it's a chink in his armor; w dobrym punkcie well-situated; Adam z punktu zmienił zdanie Adam promptly changed his opinion; punkt oparcia point of support; punkt zaczepienia foothold; punkt materialny fiz. particle; punkt potrójny fiz. triple point; punkt przegięcia mat. point of inflection; punkt równonocy astron. equinoctial point; punkt przyłożenia fiz. point of application; punkt topnienia fiz. melting point; punkt wrzenia fiz. boiling point; punkt wysokościowy geogr. spot height; punkt zamarzania fiz. freezing point.2. ( miejsce) station, shop, outlet; punkt apteczny pharmacy; punkt ksero copy l. print shop; punkt skupu butelek bottle return; punkt skupu makulatury weigh and pay, waste paper drop; punkt opatrunkowy dressing station; punkt sanitarny l. pomocy medycznej dispensary; punkt usługowy service shop; punkt zborny rallying point; czarny punkt ( miejsce wielu wypadków) black spot.3. ( stanowisko) point; punkt dowodzenia command headquarters; punkt informacyjny (np. na lotnisku) information desk; punkt kontrolny (np. na granicy) checkpoint; punkt obserwacyjny vantage point; punkt oporu point l. center of resistance, pocket of resistance; punkt orientacyjny landmark; punkt strategiczny strategic point; punkt widzenia point of view, viewpoint, standpoint.5. ( kwestia) point, matter, issue; punkt honoru point of honor; punkt krytyczny (= kryzys) critical point, crisis; (= punkt zwrotny) (np. w czyichś losach) tide; fiz. critical point; punkt sporny moot point, thorny issue; punkt zapalny flash point; polit. trouble spot; newralgiczny punkt ( źródło konfliktów) pressure point; w tym punkcie nie mogę się z tobą zgodzić I can't agree with you in that l. on this point; mieć bzika na punkcie kogoś/czegoś go ape over sb/sth, be gaga over sb/sth, be mad keen on sb/sth, be wild about sb/sth; on ma bzika na jej punkcie he's mad about her; mieć kompleks na punkcie czegoś have a complex about sth.7. ( jednostka) point, score; szkoln., uniw. mark; punkt karny ( za wykroczenie drogowe) point; sport penalty point ( za coś for sth); punkt meczowy sport match point.8. druk., geom. point.II.punkt2adv.sharp; będę punkt piąta l. punkt o piątej pot. I'll be there at five sharp, I'll be there at the dot of five.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > punkt
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18 दुर् _dur
दुर् ind. (A prefix substituted for दुस् before words beginning with vowels or soft consonants in the sense of 'bad'. 'hard' or 'difficult to do a certain thing'; for compounds with दुस् as first member see दुस् s. v.).-Comp. -अक्ष a.1 weak-eyed.-2 evileyed.(-क्षः) 1 a loaded or false die.-2 dishonest gambling.-अक्षरम् an evil word; श्रुतिं ममाविश्य भवद्दुरक्षरं सृजत्यदः कीटकवदुत्कटा रुजः N.9.63.-अतिक्रम a. difficult to be overcome or conquered, unconquerable; सर्वं तु तपसा साध्यं तपो हि दुरति- क्रमम् Ms.11.2.38; स्वभावो दुरतिक्रमः 'nature cannot be changed'; स्वजातिर्दुरतिक्रमा Pt.1.-2 insurmountable, impassable; B. R.6.18-19.-3 inevitable. (-मः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.-अत्यय a.1 difficult to be overcome; स्वर्गमार्गपरिघो दुरत्ययः R.11.88.-2 hard to be attained or fathomed; स एष आत्मा स्वपरेत्यबुद्धिभिर्दुरत्यया- नुक्रमणो निरूप्यते Bhāg.7.5.13.-अदृष्टम् ill-luck, misfortune.-अधिग, -अधिगम a.1 hard to reach or attain, unattainable; Bhāg.3.23.8; दुरधिगमः परभागो यावत्पुरुषेण पौरुषं न कृतम् Pt.1.33.-2 insurmountable.-3 hard to be studied or understood; इह दुरधिगमैः किञ्चि- देवागमैः Ki.5.18.-अधिष्ठित a. badly performed, managed, or executed. (-तम्) improper stay at a place.-अधीत a. badly learnt or read.-अध्यय a.1 difficult of attainment; सहस्रवर्त्मा चपलैर्दुरध्ययः Śi.12.11.-2 hard to be studied.-अध्यवसायः a foolish undertaking.-अध्वः a bad road; स्वयं दुरध्वार्णवनाविकाः कथं स्पृशन्तु विज्ञाय हृदापि तादृशीम् N.9.33.-अन्त a.1 whose end is difficult to be reached, endless, infinite; संकर्षणाय सूक्ष्माय दुरन्तायान्तकाय च Bhāg.-2 ending ill or in misery, unhappy; अहो दुरन्ता बलवद्विरोधिता Ki.1.23; नृत्यति युवति- जनेन समं सखि विरहिजनस्य दुरन्ते (वसन्ते) Gīt.1; इयमुदरदरी- दुरन्तधारा यदि न भवेदभिमानभङ्गभूमिः Udb.-3 hard to be understood or known.-4 insurmountable.-अन्तक a. = दुरन्त q. v. (-कः) an epithet of Śiva.-अन्वय a.1 difficult to be passed along; Mb.14.51.17.-2 hard to be carried out or followed.-3 difficult to be attained. or understood; बुद्धिश्च ते महाप्राज्ञ देवैरपि दुरन्वया Rām.3. 66.18.-4 not suitable, improper; वचो दुरन्वयं विप्रास्तूष्णी- मासन्भ्रमद्धियः Bhāg.1.84.14.(-यः) 1 a wrong conclusion, one wrongly inferred from given premisses.-2 (in gram.) a false agreement.-अपवादः ill report. slander.-अभिग्रह a. difficult to be caught.-अभि- मानिन् a. vain-glorious, disagreeably proud.- अवगम a. incomprehensible; Bhāg.5.13.26.-अवग्रह a.1 difficult to be restrained or subjugated; भक्ता भजस्व दुरवग्रह मा त्यजास्मान् Bhāg.1.29.31.-2 disagreeable.-अवग्राह a. difficult to be attained; Bhāg.7.1.19.-अवच्छद a. difficult to be hidden; हेतुभिर्लक्षयांचक्रुराप्रीतां दुरवच्छदैः Bhāg.1.62.28.-अवबोध a. unintelligible. Bhāg.1.49.29.-अवसित a. unfathomed, difficult to be ascertained, द्युपतिभिरजशक्रशंकराद्यैर्दुरवसितस्तवमच्युतं नतो$स्मि Bhāg.12.12.67.-अवस्थ a. ill off, badly or poorly circumstanced.-अवस्था, -स्थानम् a wretched or miser- able state; Bhāg.5.3.12.-अवाप a. difficult to be gained or fulfilled; Ś.1.-अवेक्षितम् an improper look.-अह्नः a bad day.-आकृति a. ugly, mis-shaped.-आक्रन्द a. crying bitterly or miserably; किं क्रन्दसि दुराक्रन्द स्वपक्ष- क्षयकारक Pt.4.29.-आक्रम a.1 invincible, unconquer- able.-2 difficult to be passed.-आक्रमणम् 1 unfair attack.-2 difficult approach.-आगमः improper or illegal acquisition.-आग्रहः foolish obstinacy, head- strongness, pertinacity; ममाहमित्यूढदुराग्रहाणां पुंसाम् Bhāg.3. 5.43.- आचर a.1 hard to be performed.-2 incurable (as a disease).-आचार a.1 ill-conducted, badly be- haved.-2 following bad practices, wicked, depraved; अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् Bg.9.3. (-रः) bad practice, ill-conduct, wikedness.-आढ्य a. not rich, poor.-आत्मता vileness, baseness, wickedness.-आत्मन् a. evil-natured, low, wicked, vile, base, mean; ये च प्राहुर्दुरात्मानो दुराराध्या महीभुजः Pt.1.39. (-m.) a rascal, villain, scoundrel.- आधर a. difficult to be withstood or overpowered, irresistible.-आधर्ष a. hard to be approached or assailed, unassailable जगन्नाथो दुराधर्षो गङ्गां भागीरथीं प्रति Mb.-2 not to be attacked with impu- nity.-3 haughty. (-र्षः) white mustard.-आधारः an epithet of Śiva.-आधिः (m.)1 distress or anxiety of mind; निरस्तनारीसमया दुराधयः Ki.1.28.-2 indignation.-आधी a. Ved. malignant, thinking ill of.- आनम a. difficult to bend or draw; स विचिन्त्य धनुर्दुरानमम् R.11.38.-आप a.1 difficult to be obtained; श्रिया दुरापः कथमीप्सितो भवेत् Ś.3.13; R.1.72;6.62.-2 difficult to be ap- proached; Pt.1.67.-3 hard to be overcome.-आपादन a. difficult to be brought about; किं दुरापादनं तेषाम् Bhāg.3.23.42.-आपूर a. difficult to be filled or satisfied; Bhāg.7.6.8.-आबाध a. hard to be molested. (-धः) N. of Śiva.-आमोदः bad scent, stench; शवधूमदुरामोदः शालिभक्ते$त्र विद्यते Ks.82.22.-आराध्य a. difficult to be propitiated, hard to be won over or conciliated; दुराराध्याः श्रियो राज्ञां दुरापा दुष्परिग्रहाः Pt.1.38.-आरुह a. difficult to be mounted.(-हः) 1 the Bilva tree.-2 the cocoanut tree.-3 the date tree.-आरोप a. difficult to be strung (bow); दुरारोपमैन्दुशेखरं धनुर्दुर्निवारा रावणभुजदण्डाः B. R.1.46-47.-आरोह a. difficult of ascent.(-हः) 1 The cocoanut tree.-2 the palm tree.-3 the date tree.-आलापः 1 a curse, imprecation.-2 foul of abusive language.-आलोक a.1 difficult to be seen or perceived.-2 painfully bright, dazzling; दुरालोकः स समरे निदाघाम्बररत्नवत् K. P.1. (-कः) dazzling splendour.-आव(वा)र a.1 difficult to be covered or filled up; दुरावरं त्वदन्येन राज्यखण्डमिदं महत् Rām.2.15.5.-2 difficult to be restrained, shut in, kept back or stopped.-आवर्त a. difficult to be convinced or set up; भवन्ति सुदुरावर्ता हेतुमन्तो$पि पण्डिताः Mb.12.19.23.- आशय a.1 evil-minded, wicked, malicious, स्फुटनिर्भिन्नो दुराशयो$धमः Śi. उपेयिवान् मूलमशेषमूलं दुराशयः कामदुघाङ्घ्रिपस्य Bhāg.3.21.15.-2 having a bad place or rest. (-m.) the subtle body which is not destroyed by death (लिङ्गदेह); एतन्मे जन्म लोके$स्मिन्मुमुक्षूणां दुराशयात् Bhāg.3.24. 36.-आशा 1 a bad or wicked desire.-2 hoping against hope.-आस a. difficult to be abided or associated with; संघर्षिणा सह गुणाभ्यधिकैर्दुरासम् Śi.5.19.- आसद a.1 difficult to be approached or overtaken; स सभूव दुरासदः परैः R.3.66; 8.4; Mv.2.5; 4.15.-2 difficult to be found or met with.-3 unequalled, unparalleled.-4 hard to be borne, insupportable.-5 difficult to be conquered, unassailable, unconquerable; जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् Bg.3.43. (-दः) an epithet of Śiva.-इत a.1 difficult.-2 sinful.(-तम्) 1 a bad course, evil, sin; दरिद्राणां दैन्यं दुरितमथ दुर्वासनहृदां द्रुतं दूरीकुर्वन् G. L.2; R.8.2; Amaru.2; Mv.3.43.-2 a difficulty, danger.-3 a calamity, evil; अपत्ये यत्तादृग्- दुरितमभवत् U.4.3.-इतिः f. Ved.1 a bad course.-2 difficulty.-इष्टम् 1 a curse, imprecation.-2 a spell or sacrificial rite performed to injure another person.-ईशः a bad lord or master.-ईषणा, -एषणा 1 a curse, an imprecation.-2 an evil eye.-उक्त a. harshly utter- ed; Pt.1.89.-उक्तम्, -उक्तिः f. offensive speech, reproach, abuse, censure; लक्ष्मि क्षमस्व वचनीयमिदं दुरुक्तम् Udb.-उच्छेद a. difficult to be destroyed.-उत्तर a.1 unanswerable.-2 difficult to be crossed; दुरुत्तरे पङ्क इवान्धकारे Bk.11.2; प्राप्तः पङ्को दुरुत्तरः Ki.15.17.- उदय a. appearing with difficulty, not easily manifested; यो$ नात्मनां दुरुदयो भगवान्प्रतीतः Bhāg.3.16.5.-उदर्क a. having bad or no consequences; N.5.41.-उदाहर a. diffi- cult to be pronounced or composed; अनुज्झितार्थसंबन्धः प्रबन्धो दुरुदाहरः Śi.2.73.-उद्वह a. burdensome, unbear- able.- उपसद a. difficult of approach; Ki.7.9.-उपसर्पिन् a. approaching incautiously; एकमेव दहत्यग्निर्नरं दुरुपसर्पिणम् Ms.7.9.-ऊह a. abstruse; जानीते जयदेव एव शरणः श्लाघ्ये दुरूहद्रुते Gīt.-एव a. Ved.1 having evil ways.-2 irresis- tible, unassailable. (-वः) a wicked person.-ओषस् a. Ved. slow, lazy.- ग 1 difficult of access, inaccessible, impervious, impassable; दुर्गस्त्वेष महापन्थाः Mb.12.3. 5; दुर्गं पथस्तत्कवयो वदन्ति Kaṭh.1.3.14.-2 unattain- able.-3 incomprehensible.-4 following wicked path, vicious; Rām.2.39.22.(-गः, -गम्) 1 a difficult or narrow passage through a wood or over a stream, mountain &c., a defile, narrow pass.-2 a citadel. fortress, castle; न दुर्गं दुर्गमित्येव दुर्गमं मन्यते जनः । तस्य दुर्गमता सैव यत्प्रभुस्तस्य दुर्गमः ॥ Śiva. B.16.61.-3 rough ground.-4 difficulty, adversity, calamity, distress, danger; निस्तारयतिं दुर्गाच्च Ms.3.98;11.43; मच्चित्तः सर्व- दुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि; Bg.18.58.(-गः) 1 bdellium.-2 the Supreme Being.-3 N. of an Asura slain by Durgā (thus receiving her name from him). ˚अध्यक्षः, ˚पतिः, ˚पालः the commandant or governor of a castle. ˚अन्तः The suburb of a fort; दुर्गान्ते सिद्धतापसाः Kau. A. 1.12. ˚कर्मन् n. fortification. ˚कारक a. making difficult. (-कः) the birch tree. ˚घ्नी N. of Durgā. ˚तरणी an epithet of Sāvitrī. सावित्री दुर्गतरणी वीणा सप्तविधा तथा Mb. ˚मार्गः a defile, gorge. ˚लङ्घनम् surmounting difficu- lties. (-नः) a camel. ˚संचरः1 a difficult passage as to a fort &c., a bridge &c. over a defile. ˚संस्कारः Repairs to the old forts; अतो दुर्गसंस्कार आरब्धव्ये किं कौमुदीमहोत्सवेन Mu. ˚सिंहः N. of the author of कलापपरिशिष्ट. ˚व्यसनम् a defect or weak point in a fortress. (-र्गा) an epithet of Pārvatī, wife of Śiva.-2 the female cuckoo-3 N. of several plants. ˚नवमी the 9th day of the bright half of कार्तिक. ˚पूजा the chief festival in honour of दुर्गा in Bengal in the month of Āśvina.-गत a.1 unfortunate, in bad circumstances; समाश्वसिमि केनाहं कथं प्राणिमि दुर्गतः Bk.18.1.-2 indigent, poor.-3 distressed, in trouble.-गतता ill-luck, poverty, misery; तावज्जन्मातिदुःखाय ततो दुर्गतता सदा Pt.1.265.-गतिः f.1 misfortune, poverty, want, trouble, indigence; न हि कल्याणकृत्कश्चिद् दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति Bg.6.4.-2 a difficult situation or path.-3 hell.-गन्ध a. ill-smelling.(-न्धः) 1 bad odour, stink-2 any ill-smelling substance.-3 an onion.-4 the mango tree. (-न्धम्) sochal salt.-गन्धि, -गन्धिन् a. ill-smelling.-गम a.1 impassable, inaccessible, impervious; कामिनीकायकान्तारे कुचपर्वतदुर्गमे Bh.1.86; Śi. 12.49.-2 unattainable, difficult of attainment.-3 hard to be understood. (-मम्) a difficult place like hill etc; भ्राम्यन्ते दुर्गमेष्वपि Pt.5.81.-गाढ, -गाध, -गाह्य a. difficult to be fathomed or investigated, unfathomable.-गुणितम् not properly studied; चिराम्यस्तपथं याति शास्त्रं दुर्गुणितं यथा Avimārakam.2.4.-गोष्ठी evil association; conspiracy. वृद्धो रक्कः कम्पनेशो दुर्गोष्ठीमध्यगो$भवत् Rāj. T.6. 17.-ग्रह a.1 difficult to be gained or accomplished.-2 difficult to be conquered or subjugated; दुर्गाणि दुर्ग्रहाण्यासन् तस्य रोद्धुरपि द्विषाम् R.17.52.-3 hard to be understood.(-हः) 1 a cramp, spasm.-2 obstinacy.-3 whim, monomania; कथं न वा दुर्ग्रहदोष एष ते हितेन सम्य- ग्गुरुणापि शम्यते N.9.41.-घट a.1 difficult. कार्याणि घटयन्नासीद् दुर्घटान्यपि हेलया Rāj. T.4.364.-2 impossible.-घण a.1 closely packed together, very compact.-घुरुटः An unbeliever; L. D. B.-घोषः 1 a harsh cry.-2 a bear.-जन a.1 wicked, bad, vile.-2 slanderous, malicious, mischievous; यथा स्त्रीणां तथा वाचां साधुत्वे दुर्जनो जनः U.1.6. (-नः) a bad or wicked person, a malicious or mischievous man, villain; दुर्जनः प्रियवादी च नैतद्विश्वास- कारणम् Chāṇ.24,25; शाम्येत्प्रत्यपकारेण नोपकारेण दुर्जनः Ku.2.4. (दुर्जनायते Den. Ā. to become wicked; स्वजनो$पि दरिद्राणां तत्क्षणाद् दुर्जनायते Pt.1.5.). (दुर्जनीकृ [च्वि] to make blameworthy; दुर्जनीकृतास्मि अनेन मां चित्रगतां दर्शयता Nāg.2).-जय a. invincible. (-यः) N. of Viṣṇu.-जर a.1 ever youthful; तस्मिन्स्तनं दुर्जरवीर्यमुल्बणं घोराङ्कमादाय शिशोर्दधावथ Bhāg.1.6.1.-2 hard (as food), indigestible.-3 difficult to be enjoyed; राजश्रीर्दुर्जरा तस्य नवत्वे भूभुजो$भवत् Rāj. T.5.19.-जात a.1 unhappy, wretched.-2 bad-tempered, bad, wicked; Rāj. T.3. 142.-3 false, not genuine. ˚जीयिन् a. one who is born in vain; यो न यातयते वैरमल्पसत्त्वोद्यमः पुमान् । अफलं जन्म तस्याहं मन्ये दुर्जातजायिनः ॥ Mb.(-तम्) 1 a misfortune, calamity, difficulty; त्वं तावद् दुर्जाते मे$त्यन्तसाहाय्यकारिणी भव M.3; दुर्जातबन्धुः R.13.72. 'a friend in need or adversity.'-2 impropriety.-जाति a.1 bad natured, vile, wicked; रुदितशरणा दुर्जातीनां सहस्व रुषां फलम् Amaru.96.-2 out- cast. (-तिः f.) misfortune, ill condition.-ज्ञान, -ज्ञेय a. difficult to be known, incomprehensible. उच्चावचेषु भुतेषु दुर्ज्ञेयामकृतात्मभिः Ms.6.73. (-यः) N. of Śiva.-णयः, -नयः, -नीतिः 1 bad conduct.-2 impropriety-3 in- justice.-णामन्, -नामन् a. having a bad name.-णीत a.1 ill-behaved.-2 impolitic.-3 forward. (-तम्) miscon- duct; दुर्णीतं किमिहास्ति किं सुचरितं कः स्थानलाभे गुणः H.-दम, -दमन, -दम्य a. difficult to be subdued, untamable, indomitable.-दर्श a.1 difficult to be seen.-2 dazzling; सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मन Bg.11.52.-दर्शन a. ugly, ill-looking; दुर्दर्शनेन घटतामियमप्यनेन Māl.2.8.-दशा a misfortune, calamity.-दान्त a.1 hard to be tamed or subdued, untamable; Śi.12.22.-2 intractable, proud, insolent; दुर्दान्तानां दमनविधयः क्षत्रियेष्वायतन्ते Mv.3.34.(-तः) 1 a calf.-2 a strife, quarrel.-3 N. of Śiva.-दिन a. cloudy, rainy.(-नम्) 1 a bad day in general; तद्दिनं दुर्दिनं मन्ये यत्र मित्रागमो हि न Subhāṣ.-2 a rainy or cloudy day, stormy or rainy weather; उन्नमत्यकालदुर्दिनम् Mk.5; Ku.6 43; Mv.4.57.-3 a shower (of any- thing); द्विषां विषह्य काकुत्स्थस्तत्र नाराचदुर्दिनम् ॥ सन्मङ्गलस्नात इव R.4.41,82;5.47; U.5.5.-4 thick darkness; जीमूतैश्च दिशः सर्वाश्चक्रे तिमिरदुर्दिनाः Mb. (दुर्दिनायते Den. Ā. to become cloudy.)-दिवसः a dark or rainy day; Pt.1.173.-दुरूटः, -ढः 1 an unbeliever-2 an abusive word.-दृश a.1 disagreeable to the sight, disgusting; दुर्दृशं तत्र राक्षसं घोररूपमपश्यत्सः Mb.1.2.298.-2 difficult to be seen; पादचारमिवादित्यं निष्पतन्तं सुदुर्दृशम् Rām.7.33.5.-दृष्ट a. ill- judged or seen, wrongly decided; Y.2.35.-दैवम् ill-luck, misfortune.-द्यूतम् an unfair game.-द्रुमः onion (green).-धर a.1 irresistible, difficult to be stopped.-2 difficult to be borne or suffered; दुर्धरेण मदनेन साद्यते Ghat.11; Ms.7.28.-3 difficult to be accomplished.-4 difficult to be kept in memory. (-रः) quicksilver.-धर्ष a.1 inviolable, unassailable.-2 inaccessible; संयोजयति विद्यैव नीचगापि नरं सरित् । समुद्रमिव दुर्धर्षं नृपं भाग्य- मतः परम् ॥ H. Pr.5.-3 fearful, dreadful.-4 haughty.-धी a. stupid, silly.-नयः 1 arrogance.-2 immorality.-3 evil strategy; उन्मूलयितुमीशो$हं त्रिवर्गमिव दुर्नयः Mu.5.22.-नामकः piles. ˚अरिः a kind of bulbous root (Mar. सुरण).-नामन् m. f. a cockle. (-n.) piles.-निग्रह a. irre- pressible, unruly; मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् Bg.6.35.-निमित a. carelessly put or placed on the ground; पदे पदे दुर्निमिते गलन्ती R.7.1.-निमित्तम् 1 a bad omen; R.14.5.-2 a bad pretext.-निवार, -निवार्य a. difficult to be check- ed or warded off, irresistible, invincible.-नीतम् 1 mis- conduct, bad policy, demerit, misbehaviour; दुर्णीतं किमि- हास्ति Pt.2.21; H.1.49.-2 ill-luck.-नीतिः f. mal- administration; दुर्नीतिं तव वीक्ष्य कोपदहनज्वालाजटालो$पि सन्; Bv.4.36.-नृपः a bad king; आसीत् पितृकुलं तस्य भक्ष्यं दुर्नृप- रक्षसः Rāj. T.5.417.-न्यस्त a. badly arranged; दुर्न्यस्त- पुष्परचितो$पि Māl.9.44.-बल a.1 weak, feeble.-2 enfeebled, spiritless; दुर्बलान्यङ्गकानि U.1.24.-3 thin, lean, emaciated; U.3.-4 small, scanty, little; स्वार्थोप- पत्तिं प्रति दुर्बलाशः R.5.12.-बाध a. Unrestrained (अनिवार); दुर्बाधो जनिदिवसान्मम प्रवृद्धः (आधिः); Mv.6.28.-बाल a.1 bald-headed.-2 void of prepuce.-3 having crook- ed hair.-बुद्धि a.1 silly, foolish, stupid.-2 perverse, evil-minded, wicked; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः (समा- गताः) Bg.1.23-बुध a. wicked-minded, silly; Mb. 11.4.18.-बोध a. unintelligible, unfathomable, inscru- table; निसर्गदुर्बोधमबोधविक्लवाः क्व भूपतीनां चरितं क्व जन्तवः Ki. 1.6.-भग a.1 unfortunate, unlucky; श्रीवल्लभं दुर्भगाः (निन्दन्ति) Pt.1.415.-2 not possessed of good features, ill-looking.-भगा 1 a wife disliked by her husband; दुर्भगाभरणप्रायो ज्ञानं भारः क्रियां विना H.1.17.-2 an ill-tempered woman, a shrew.-3 a widow;-भर a. insupportable, burdensome, heavily laden with (comp.); ततो राजाब्रवीदेतं बहुव्यसनदुर्भरः Ks.112.156.-भाग्य a. unfortunate, unlucky. (ग्यम्) ill-luck.-भावना 1 an evil thought.-2 a bad tendency.-भिक्षम् 1 scarcity of provisions, dearth, famine; Y.2.147; Ms.8.22; उत्सवे व्यसने चैव दुर्भिक्षे... यस्तिष्ठति स बान्धवः H.1.71; Pt.2.-2 want in general.-भिद, -भेद, -भेद्य a. firm; सुजनस्तु कनकघटवद् दुर्भेद्यश्चाशु संध्येयः Subhāṣ.-भृत्यः a bad servant.-भिषज्यम् incurability; Bṛi. Up.4.3.14.-भ्रातृ m. a bad brother.-मङ्कु a. obstinate, disobedient.-मति a.1 silly, stupid, foolish, ignorant.-2 wicked, evilminded; न सांपरायिकं तस्य दुर्मतेर्विद्यते फलम् Ms.11.3.-मद a. drun- ken, ferocious, maddened, infatuated; Bhāg.1.15.7.-दः foolish pride, arrogance.-दम् the generative organ; ग्रामकं नाम विषयं दुर्मदेन समन्वितः Bhāg.4.25.52.-मनस् a. troubled in mind, discouraged, disspirited, sad, malancholy; अद्य बार्हस्पतः श्रीमान् युक्तः पुष्येण राघवः । प्रोच्यतै ब्राह्मणैः प्राज्ञैः केन त्वमसि दुर्मनाः ॥ Rām. [दुर्मनायते Den. Ā. to be troubled in mind, be sad, meditate sorrowfully, to be disconso- late, become vexed or fretted; Māl.3].-मनुष्यः a bad or wicked man.-मन्त्रः, -मन्त्रितम्, -मन्त्रणा evil advice, bad counsel; दुर्मन्त्रान्नृपतिर्विनश्यति; Pt.1.169.-मरम् a hard or difficult death; Mb.14.61.9.-मरी a kind of दूर्वा grass.-मरणम् violent or unnatural death.-मर्ष a.1 unbearable; Bhāg.6.5.42.-2 obstinate, hostile.-मर्षणः N. of Viṣṇu.-मर्षित a. provocated, encouraged; एवं दुर्मर्षितो राजा स मात्रा बभ्रुवाहनः Mb.14. 79.13,-मर्याद a. immodest, wicked.-मल्लिका, -मल्ली a minor drama, comedy, farce; S. D.553.-मित्रः 1 a bad friend.-2 an enemy.-मुख a.1 having a bad face, hideous, ugly; Bh.1.9.-2 foul-mouthed, abusive, scurrilous; Bh.2.69.(-खः) 1 a horse.-2 N. of Śiva.-3 N. of a serpent king (Nm.)-4 N. of a monkey (Nm.)-5 N. of a year (29th year out of 6 years cycle).-मूल्य a. highly priced, dear.-मेधस् a. silly, foolish, dull-headed, dull; Pt.1. (-m.) a dunce, dull-headed man, blockhead; ग्रन्थानधीत्य व्याकर्तु- मिति दुर्मेधसो$प्यलम् Śi.2.26.-मैत्र a. unfriendly, hostile; Bhāg.7.5.27.-यशस् n. ill-repute, dishonour.-योगः 1 bad or clumsy contrivance.-2 a bad combi- nation.-योध, -योधन a. invincible, unconquerable. (-नः) the eldest of the 11 sons of Dhṛitarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī. [From his early years he conceived a deep hatred for his cousins the Pāṇḍavas, but particularly Bhīma, and made every effort he could to compass their destruction. When his father pro- posed to make Yudhiṣṭhira heir-apparent, Duryodhana did not like the idea, as his father was the reigning sovereign, and prevailed upon his blind father to send the Pāṇḍavas away into exile. Vāraṇāvata was fixed upon as their abode, and under pretext of constructing a palatial building for their residence, Duryodhana caused a palace to be built mostly of lac, resin and other combustible materials, thereby hoping to see them all destroyed when they should enter it. But the Paṇḍavas were forewarned and they safely escaped. They then lived at Indraprastha, and Yudhiṣṭhira performed the Rājasuya sacrifice with great pomp and splendour. This event further excited the anger and jealousy of Duryodhana, who was already vexed to find that his plot for burning them up had signally failed, and he induced his father to invite the Pāṇḍavas to Hastināpura to play with dice (of which Yudhiṣṭhira was particularly fond). In that gambling-match, Duryodhana, who was ably assisted by his maternal uncle Śakuni, won from Yudhiṣṭhira everything that he staked, till the infatuated gambler staked himself, his brothers, and Draupadī herself, all of whom shared the same fate. Yudhiṣṭhira, as a condition of the wager, was forced to go to the forest with his wife and brothers, and to remain there for twelve years and to pass one addi- tional year incognito. But even this period, long as it was, expired, and after their return from exile both the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas made great preparations for the inevitable struggle and the great Bhāratī war commenced. It lasted for eighteen days during which all the Kauravas, with most of their allies, were slain. It was on the last day of the war that Bhīma fought a duel with Duryodhana and smashed his thigh with his club.] मोघं तवेदं भुवि नामधेयं दुर्योधनेतीह कृतं पुरस्तात् न हीह दुर्योधनता तवास्ति पलायमानस्य रणं विहाय Mb.4.65.17.-योनि a. of a low birth, न कथंचन दुर्योनिः प्रकृतिं स्वां नियच्छति Ms.1.59.-लक्ष्य a. difficult to be seen or perceived, hardly visible.-क्ष्यम् bad aim; मनः प्रकृत्यैव चलं दुर्लक्ष्यं च तथापि मे Ratn.3.2.-लभ a.1 difficult to be attained, or accomplished; R.1.67;17.7; Ku.4.4;5.46,61; दुर्लभं भारते जन्म मानुष्यं तत्र दुर्लभम् Subhāṣ.-2 difficult to be found or met with, scarce, rare; शुद्धान्तदुर्लभम् Ś.1.17.-3 best, excellent, eminent.-ग्रामः a village situated close to a large village and inhabited by the free-holders (अग्र- हारोपजीविनः); Māna.1.79-8.-4 dear, beloved.-5 costly.-ललित a.1 spoilt by fondling, fondled too much, hard to please; हा मदङ्कदुर्ललित Ve.4; V.2.8; Māl.9.-2 (hence) wayward, naughty, illbred, unruly; स्पृहयामि खलु दुर्ललितायास्मै Ś.7. (-तम्) waywardness, rudeness.-लेख्यम् a forged document. Y.2.91.-वच a.1 difficult to be described, indescribable. अपि वागधिपस्य दुर्वचं वचनं तद् विदधीत विस्मयम् Ki.2.2.-2 not to be talked about.-3 speaking improperly, abusing. (-चम्) abuse, censure, foul language.-वचस् n. abuse, censure; असह्यं दुर्वचो ज्ञातेर्मेघा- न्तरितरौद्रवत् Udb.-वर्ण a. bad-coloured.-र्णः 1 bad colour.-2 impurity; यथा हेम्नि स्थितो वह्निर्दुवर्णं हन्ति धातु- जम् Bhāg.12.3.47.(-र्णम्) 1 silver. दुर्वर्णभित्तिरिह सान्द्रसुधासुवर्णा Śi.4.28.-2 a kind of leprosy.-वस a. difficult to be resided in.-वसतिः f. painful residence; R.8.94.-वह a. heavy, difficult to be borne; दुर्वहगर्भखिन्नसीता U.2.1; Ku.1.11.-वाच् a. speaking ill. (-f.)1 evil words, abuse.-2 inelegant language or speech.-वाच्य a.1 difficult to be spoken or uttered.-2 abusive, scurrilous.-3 harsh, cruel (as words).(-च्यम्) 1 censure, abuse.-2 scandal, ill-repute.-वातः a fart. ˚वातय Den. P. to break wind or fart; इत्येके विहसन्त्येनमेके दुर्वातयन्ति च Bhāg.11.23.4.-वादः slander, defamation, calumny.-वार, -वारण a. irresistible, unbearable; R.14.87; किं चायमरिदुर्वारः पाणौ पाशः प्रचेतसः Ku.2.21.-वासना 1 evil propensity, wicked desire; कः शत्रुर्वद खेददानकुशलो दुर्वासनासंचयः Bv. 1.86.-2 a chimera.-वासस् a.1 ill-dressed.-2 naked. (-m.) N. of a very irascible saint or Ṛiṣi, son of Atri and Anasūyā. (He was very hard to please, and he cursed many a male and female to suffer misery and degradation. His anger, like that of Jama- dagni, has become almost proverbial.)-वाहितम् a heavy burden; उरोजपूर्णकुम्भाङ्का सदुर्वाहितविभ्रमा Rāj. T.4.18.-विगाह, -विगाह्य a. difficult to be penetrated or fathomed, unfathomable.-विचिन्त्य inconcei- vable, inscrutable-विद a. difficult to be known or discovered; नूनं गतिः कृतान्तस्य प्राज्ञैरपि सुदुर्विदा Mb.7.78. 2.-विदग्ध 1 unskilled, raw, foolish, stupid, silly.-2 wholly ignorant.-3 foolishly puffed up, elated. vainly proud; वृथाशस्त्रग्रहणदुर्विदग्ध Ve.3; ज्ञानलवदुर्विदग्धं ब्रह्मापि नरं न रञ्जयति Bh.2.3.-विद्ध a. Badly perforated (a pearl); Kau. A.2.11.-विद्य a. uneducated; Rāj. T.1.354.-विध a.1 mean, base, low.-2 wicked, vile.-3 poor, indigent; विदधाते रुचिगर्वदुर्विधम् N.2.23.-4 stupid, foolish, silly; विविनक्ति न बुद्धिदुर्विधः Śi.16.39.-विनयः misconduct, imprudence.-विनीत a.1 (a) badly educated, ill-mannered; ill-behaved, wicked; शासितरि दुर्विनीतानाम् Ś.1.24. (b) rude, naughty, mis- chievous.-2 stubborn, obstinate.(-तः) 1 a restive or untrained horse.-2 a wayward person, reprobate.-विपाक a. producing bad fruit; श्रितासि चन्दनभ्रान्त्या दुर्विपाकं विषद्रुमम् U.1.46.(-कः) 1 bad result or conse- quence; U.1.4; किं नो विधिरिह वचने$प्यक्षमो दुर्विपाकः Mv. 6.7.-2 evil consequences of acts done either in this or in a former birth.-विभाव्य a. inconceivable; also दुर्विभाव; असद्वृत्तेरहो वृत्तं दुर्विभावं विधेरिव Ki.11.56.-विमर्श a. difficult to be tried or examined; यो दुर्विमर्शपथया निजमाययेदं सृष्ट्वा गुणान्विभजते तदनुप्रविष्टः Bhāg.1.49.29.-विलसितम् a wayward act, rudeness, naughtiness; डिम्भस्य दुर्विलसितानि मुदे गुरूणाम् B. R.4.6.-विलासः a bad or evil turn of fate; U.1.-विवाहः a censurable marriage; इतरेषु तु शिष्टेषु नृशंसानृतवादिनः । जायन्ते दुर्विवाहेषु ब्रह्मधर्मद्विषः सुताः ॥ Ms.3.41.-विष a. ill-natured, malignant. (-षः) N. of Śiva.-विषह a. unbearable, intolerable, irresistible. (-हः) N. of Śiva.-वृत्त a.1 vile, wicked, ill-behaved.-2 roguish. (-त्तम्) misconduct, ill-behaviour. दुर्वृत्तवृत्तशमनं तव देवि शीलम् Devīmāhātmya.-वृत्तिः f.1 misconduct.-2 misery, want, distress.-3 fraud.-वृष्टिः f. insufficient rain, drought.-वेद a. difficult to be known or ascertained.-व्यवहारः a wrong judgment in law.-व्यवहृतिः f. ill-report or rumour.-व्यसनम् 1 a fond pursuit or resolve; Mu.3.-2 bad propensity, vice; तेन दुर्व्यसनेनासीद्भोजने$पि कदर्थना Ks.73.73.-व्रत a. not conforming to rules, disobedient.-हुतम् a badly offered sacrifice.-हृद् a. wicked-hearted, ill-disposed, inimical; अकुर्वतोर्वां शुश्रूषां क्लिष्टयोर्दुर्हृदा भृशम् Bhāg.1.45.9. (-m.) an enemy.-हृदय a. evil-minded, evil-intention- ed, wicked.-हृषीक a. having defective organs of sense. -
19 soft
adjective1) weich; zart, weich [Haut]as soft as butter — weich wie Butter; butterweich
soft ice cream — Soft-Eis, das
2) (mild) sanft; mild [Klima]; zart [Duft]3) (compassionate)have a soft spot for somebody/something — eine Vorliebe od. Schwäche für jemanden/etwas haben
4) (delicate) sanft [Augen]; weich [Farbe, Licht]5) (quiet) leise; sanft6) (gentle) sanftbe soft on or with somebody — (coll.): (be unusually lenient with) mit jemandem sanft umgehen
8) (compliant) nachgiebig9) (too indulgent) zu nachsichtig; zu lasch (ugs.)* * *[soft]2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) weich3) (not loud: a soft voice.) sanft6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) alkoholfrei7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) verweichlicht•- academic.ru/91835/softly">softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *[sɒft, AM sɑ:ft]1. (not hard) weichthe ice cream had gone \soft das Eis war geschmolzen\soft contact lenses weiche Kontaktlinsen\soft hair seidiges Haar3. (weak) weich, schlaff4. (not bumpy)\soft landing weiche Landung5. (of weather) climate mild\soft rain leichter [o sanfter] Regen\soft wind sanfte Brise6. (subtle) colour zart\soft blue/lilac/yellow zartes Blau/Lila/Gelb\soft pastel colours zarte [o weiche] Pastelltöne\soft glow zartes Leuchten\soft light weiches [o gedämpftes] Licht7. (not loud)\soft music gedämpfte Musik\soft rock Softrock m\soft sound leises Geräusch\soft voice leise [o sanfte] [o gedämpfte] Stimme\soft words sanfte Worte8. (lenient) nachgiebig▪ to be \soft with sb jdm gegenüber nachgiebig seinyou can't be \soft with those kids du kannst diesen Kindern nicht immer alles durchgehen lassen▪ to be \soft on sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber nachsichtig seinthis government is too \soft on crime diese Regierung geht nicht energisch genug gegen die Kriminalität vorto have a \soft time of it es leicht [o bequem] haben9. (easy) leicht, einfachhe's got a pretty \soft job er hat eine ziemlich leichte Arbeitthe \soft option der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes10. (not firm in opinion)to go \soft on sth bei etw dat zu nachgiebig seinthe \soft left ( pej) die schwache Linke11. (compassionate) weichshe's got a \soft heart sie hat ein weiches Herzto have \soft feelings for sb Mitgefühl für jdn haben12. (unfinished) grob\soft design/plan grober Entwurf/Plan\soft currency weiche Währung\soft market rückläufiger Aktienmarkt\soft prices nachgiebige Preise15.▶ to have a \soft spot for sb eine Schwäche für jdn haben* * *[sɒft]adj (+er)soft cheese — Weichkäse m
soft margarine —
soft ice cream — Softeis nt
3) (= gentle, not harsh) sanft; (= subdued) light, sound gedämpft, sanft; music gedämpft; (= not loud) leise; rain, breeze, tap, pressure leicht; fold, curve sanft; pleat zart; line weich5) (= weak) character, government schwach; treatment nachsichtig; (= lenient) teacher, parent nachsichtig, gutmütig; judge, sentence, punishment mild(e)to be soft with or on sb — jdm gegenüber nachgiebig sein; with children also
to go soft (on sth) ( — einer Sache (dat ) gegenüber) zu nachgiebig sein
to have a soft heart —
6) (= not tough) verweichlicht; liberalism gemäßigthe thinks it's soft for a boy to play the violin — er hält es für unmännlich, wenn ein Junge Geige spielt
7) (= easy) job, life bequemhe had another, softer side to him — er hatte noch eine andere, gefühlvollere Seite
10) drink alkoholfrei; drug, pornography weichsoft porn film/magazine —
11) (TYP, COMPUT) return, hyphen weichsoft fonts (for printer) — ladbare Schriften pl
he's soft ( in the head) — er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf (inf)
you must be soft! — du spinnst wohl! (inf)
I must be going soft — ich fange wohl an zu spinnen (inf)
13) (inf= feeling affection)
to be soft on sb — für jdn schwärmen* * *A adj (adv softly)1. allg weich:soft prices WIRTSCH nachgiebige Preise;soft rays PHYS weiche Strahlen;soft toy Stofftier na) ungehärtet (Eisen)b) schmiedbar (Metall)c) bröck(e)lig (Gestein)d) enthärtet (Wasser)3. glatt, weich (Haar, Haut)4. mild, lieblich (Wein)6. sacht, leise (Bewegungen etc)7. sanft, gedämpft (Farben etc), (Licht auch) dezent8. schwach, verschwommen (Konturen etc):soft negative FOTO weiches Negativ9. mild, sanft (Klima etc)10. Br schwül, regnerisch, feucht11. sanft (Berührung, Schlaf etc):soft punishment milde Strafe;12. ruhig, höflich, gewinnend (Wesen etc)13. leicht beeinflussbar14. gefühlvoll, empfindsam15. pej verweichlicht16. umg leicht, angenehm:have a soft job eine ruhige Kugel schieben17. a) alkoholfrei:soft drink Soft Drink mb) weich:19. LINGa) stimmhaft:soft mutes stimmhafte Verschlusslauteb) als Zischlaut gesprochenc) palatalisiertB adv sanft, leise:C s2. weicher Gegenstand, weiches Material etc* * *adjective1) weich; zart, weich [Haut]the ground is soft — der Boden ist aufgeweicht; (Sport) der Boden ist schwer
as soft as butter — weich wie Butter; butterweich
soft ice cream — Soft-Eis, das
2) (mild) sanft; mild [Klima]; zart [Duft]have a soft spot for somebody/something — eine Vorliebe od. Schwäche für jemanden/etwas haben
4) (delicate) sanft [Augen]; weich [Farbe, Licht]5) (quiet) leise; sanft6) (gentle) sanftbe soft on or with somebody — (coll.): (be unusually lenient with) mit jemandem sanft umgehen
8) (compliant) nachgiebig9) (too indulgent) zu nachsichtig; zu lasch (ugs.)* * *adj.sanft adj.weich adj. -
20 point
pɔɪnt
1. сущ.
1) точка The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit. ≈ Точка замерзания воды - 32 градуса по Фаренгейту. focal point ≈ фокус, фокальная точка, фокусная точка salient point ≈ мат. точка излома
2) пункт, момент, вопрос;
дело to argue a point ≈ обсуждать вопрос, спорить по поводу чего-л. to belabor, labor a point ≈ разрабатывать, исследовать вопрос to bring up, raise a point ≈ ставить, поднимать вопрос to concede, yield a point ≈ уступить, сдаться в каком-л. вопросе to cover, discuss a point ≈ обсуждать вопрос to drive, hammer, press a point home ≈ доводить вопрос до сведения to emphasize, stress, underscore a point ≈ акцентировать, подчеркивать, вопрос to review a point ≈ делать обзор вопроса to speak to the point ≈ говорить по существу to strain, stretch a point in smb.'s favour ≈ истолковать дело/вопрос в чью-л. пользу She made the point that further resistance was useless. ≈ Она решила, что дальнейшее сопротивление бесполезно. talking point ≈ вопрос, могущий быть предметом разговора;
(подходящая) тема для разговора;
аргумент controversial point ≈ спорный вопрос, момент - beside the point - on this point - to the point - point of honour make a point of smth. Syn: item>, detail, particular, aspect, feature
3) а) суть, сущность;
"соль" (рассказа, шутки) I think I missed the point of his story. ≈ По-видимому, я прозевал суть его истории. Syn: gist, essence, heart, kernel, pith, core б) смысл, основание, повод There's no point in arguing further. ≈ Нет никакого резона продолжать дальнейший спор. Syn: sense, reason, cause, object
4) точка, место, пункт;
амер. станция assembly point ≈ сборный пункт to make one's point ≈ бежать прямо к намеченному месту (о собаках и т. п.)
5) момент (времени) At that point the audience got up to leave. ≈ В этот момент зрители поднялись, чтобы уходить. Syn: instant, moment, time, very minute
6) очко points verdict, points decision спорт ≈ присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.) The team won by two points. ≈ Команда выиграла с перевесом в два очка. Syn: score, tally
7) достоинство, преимущество;
отличительная черта, особенность Tact isn't my strong point. ≈ Тактичность не является моей отличительной чертой..
8) (нечто, похожее на острый конец) а) кончик, острие;
наконечник б) ответвление оленьего рога в) (гравировальная) игла, резец( гравера) г) ж.-д. перо/остряк (стрелочного перевода) ;
стрелочный перевод д) мыс, выступающая морская коса;
стрелка
9) вершина горы
10) деление шкалы
11) единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки (в Англии во время второй мировой войны и в послевоенные годы)
12) вид кружева
13) мор. румб
14) мор. редька( оплетенный конец снасти)
15) ист. шнурок с наконечником (заменявший пуговицы)
16) а) стать, статья( животного) ;
мн. экстерьер( животного) б) охот. стойка (собаки) to come/make a point ≈ делать стойку
17) воен. головной/тыльный дозор
18) полигр. пункт ∙
2. гл.
1) показывать пальцем;
указывать (тж. point out;
at, to) It's rude to point at people. ≈ Некрасиво указывать на человека пальцем.
2) а) направлять, наводить (оружие и т. п.) (at) ;
целиться, прицеливаться Never point a gun at someone, even in fun. ≈ Никогда ни в кого не прицеливайся, даже в шутку. б) быть обращенным, направленным (в какую-л. сторону) ∙ Syn: aim, train, direct
3) а) указывать, обращать( чье-л.) внимание;
отмечать, подчеркивать When asked to explain where all the housekeeping money had gone, Mary pointed to the rising prices. ≈ Когда ее попросили объяснить, куда ушли все деньги, выделенные на ведение хозяйства, Мери указала на повышение цен. б) указывать, говорить, свидетельствовать( to - о чем-л.) The Minister's remarks seemed to be pointing at an early election. ≈ Казалось, что замечания министра касались досрочных выборов. All the signs point to/towards an early election. ≈ Все признаки указывают на досрочные выборы. Syn: indicate, suggest, imply, signify, intimate, hint at
4) иметь целью, стремиться
5) точить;
заострить, наточить;
чинить (карандаш)
6) оживлять, придавать остроту
7) ставить знаки препинания
8) делать стойку (о собаке)
9) строит. расшивать швы ∙ point down point off point out point up точка - (full) * точка (знак препинания) - interrogation * (американизм) вопросительный знак - decimal * точка, отделяющая десятичную дробь от целого числа (соответствует запятой в русском языке) - five * six (
5.
6) пять целых и шесть десятых (5,
6) (математика) точка - * of tangency точка касания - * of contact точка соприкосновения - the * of intersection of two lines точка пересечения двух линий - * target( военное) точечная цель - * load (техническое) сосредоточенная нагрузка - * source( физическое) точечный источник( излучения) (физическое) стадия, критическая точка;
температура - * of solidification температура затвердевания - neutral * нейтральная /нулевая/ точка - freezing * точка /температура/ замерзания (специальное) точка, отметка;
точка деления( шкалы) - * of reference (геодезия) репер, отметка условного ууровня - the temperature has gone up two *s температура поднялась на два деления (морское) румб - cardinal * страна света;
главный румб - * of the compass компасный румб точка (в рельефно-точечном шрифте Брайля для слепых) след, отметина - her sharp heels left *s in the carpet от ее острых каблуков на ковре остались вмятины место, пункт, точка - * of destination место назначения - * of departure пункт отправления;
исходная точка - his * of departure is not clear его отправная точка /исходная позиция/ неясна - * of delivery( коммерческое) место сдачи;
место доставки - * of draw (автомобильное) заправочный пункт - assembly /rallying/ * место сбора;
сборный пункт - * fire (военное) сосредоточенный огонь - to make one's * (охота) бежать прямо к намеченному месту (о собаках и т. п.) - * of tenderness (медицина) болезненная точка - at all *s повсюду полицейский пост( разговорное) станция;
граница тарифного участка (на трамвайной, автобусной и т. п. линиях) момент (времени) - turning * поворотный пункт;
кризис( болезни) - at any * в любой момент - at this * he paused a few seconds тут он остановился на несколько секунд - when it came to the *, hee refused his help когда настало время (действовать), он отказался помочь порог;
край;
грань - at /on/ the * of death при смерти - to be on /at, upon/ the * of doing smth. собираться что-л. сделать - to be on the * of departure собраться /быть готовым/ уехать( спортивное) очко - *s for style оценка за технику прыжка (лыжный спорт) - * winner победитель по очкам - * decision /verdict/ присуждение победы по очкам (бокс, борьба) - to give *s to давать несколько очков вперед;
превзойти;
за пояс заткнуть - he can give *s to any opponent любому противнику он может дать несколько очков вперед - to win on *s победить по очкам (бокс, борьба) - what *s shall we play? до какого счета будем играть? - he scored 20 *s он выиграл /набрал/ 20 очков - he got 85 *s out of aa possible 100 он набрал 85 оччков из 100 возможных (американизм) единица, очко (при учете количества прослушанных лекций, проделанных лабораторных работ и т. п.) талон;
купон;
единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки (в Англии по время второй мировой войны и в послевоенные годы) - cereal products are on *s крупы (продаются) только по карточкам (биржевое) пункт - ten *s off скидка в десять пунктов (полиграфия) пункт нужный результат, требуемое число( при игре в кости) (карточное) очко - what *s shall we play? по сколько будем играть? одно из 12-ти делений на доске для игры в триктрак место принимающего игрока (крикет) принимающий игрок (крикет) уровень, стандарт - moral has reached a low * мораль совсем упала - the highest * of splendour высшая степень /предел/ роскоши степень, ступень - frankness to the * of insult откровенность, граничащая с оскорблением (электротехника) точка присоединения потребляющего прибора;
штепсельная розетка пойнт (единица веса в ювелирном деле, равная
0. 01 карата) толщина бумаги (
0. 01 дюйма) (редкое) конец;
заключение пункт;
момент - *s in a speech пункты речи /выступления/ - * by * пункт за пунктом;
по пунктам;
подробно, детально - * of order вопрос по порядку ведения (собрания и т. п.), процедурный вопрос - to rise to a * of order просить слово по порядку ведения собрания - to raise a * of order выступить по порядку ведения заседания - from * to * (устаревшее) со всеми подробностями, во всех деталях - at all *s по всем пунктам;
во всех отношениях - *s of defence (юридическое) возражения ответчика по иску - we differ /disagree/ on these *s мы расходимся по этим пунктам вопрос, дело - * at issue спорный вопрос - sore * больной вопрос - fine * деталь, подробность;
тонкость - the main * is... главное дело /-ый вопрос/ в том... - * of conscience дело совести - a * of honour вопрос чести( особ. при вызове на дуэль) - a case in * дело, относящееся к данному вопросу или обсуждаемой теме главное, суть, смысл, "соль" - off /away from, beside/ the * не по существу, не на тему, некстати - in * подходящий,, уместный - the * of a joke смысл /"соль"/ шутки - I don't see the * я не понимаю "соли" - to come to the * дойти до главного /до сути дела/ - to keep to the * говорить по существу - keep /speak/ to the *! ближе к делу! - your answer is not to the * ваш ответ не по существу - you've missed the whole * вы упустили самое главное - that's the * вот в чем дело /суть/ - that's not the * суть /дело/ не в этом мысль;
позиция, точка зрения - * of view точка зрения - what's your *? что вы думаете по этому поводу? - I see /take/ your * я понимаю вас;
я вижу, что вы хотите сказать /куда вы клоните/ - he has a * there! он здесь прав! цель, намерение - to gain /to carry/ one's * достичь цели, добиться своего - what's your * in coming? какова ццель вашего прихода? - there is no * in doing that нет никакого смысла делать это - I can't see the * of your writing to him не понимаю, зачем вы ему пишете отличительная, характерная черта - weak * слабое место, недостаток - * of interest интересная /любопытная/ особенность - the best * in his character самое лучшее в его характере - the good and bad *s of a man положительные и отрицательные черты характера - singing is not his strong * он не силен в пении - he has got *s он не лишен достоинств стать, статья (животного) pl экстерьер (животного) сила, мощь - hee writes with * он сильно /здорово/ пишет колкость, язвительность указывание - he added with a smile and a * at his wife добавил он, засмеявшись, и указал (пальцем) на жену намек;
совет, предложение - *s on getting a job советы, как найти работу (устаревшее) сигнал - * of war боевой сигнал кончик;
острие, острый конец;
наконечник - the * of a sword острие шпаги - the * of a knife кончик /острие/ ножа - the * of the tongue кончик языка - on the *s of one's toes на цыпочках - to give a * to a pencil очинить карандаш кончик подбородка (бокс) (американизм) (металлическое) перо (морское) редька (на конце троса) штычок ледоруба (альпинизм) зуб кошки( альпинизм) укол (фехтование) - * touche туше (получение укола или удара) (военное) удар штыком мыс, выступающая морская коса;
стрелка вершина( горы) гравировальная игла,, резец (гравера) (железнодорожное) перо или остряк (стрелочного перевода) (железнодорожное) обыкн. pl стрелочный перевод отросток оленьего рога (охота) стойка - to come to /to make/ a * делать стойку прямой полет вверх( сокола) (историческое) шнурок с металлическими наконечниками (заменявший пуговицы) (военное) головной или тыльный дозор положение( пастуха) впереди стада (игольное) кружево;
кружево, вязанное на спицах - Brussels * брюссельское кружево стежок( на канве, холсте и т. п.) (спортивное) кросс положение на пуантах (балет) - * shoes балетные туфли( электротехника) контактный прерыватель( в двигателе автомашины) (геральдика) часть щита (определяющая фигуру) > the P. Уэст-Пойнт (военное училище в США) > in * of в отношении;
что касается;
по вопросу о > in * of fact в действительности, фактически > to make a * of smth. обратить особое внимание на что-л.;
особо подчернуть важность чего-л., придавать чему-л. большое значение;
тщательно рассмотреть что-л.;
удостовериться, проследить;
взять себе за правило > * of no return (авиация) критическая точка (откуда самолет не может вернуться на базу при наличном запасе топлива) ;
критический, решающий момент;
решение, отрезающее путь назад;
бесповоротный шаг > to pass the * of no return перейти роковую черту > armed at all *s во всеоружии > at the swords' *s готовый к враждебным действиям;
на ножах > at the * of the sword силой оружия;
под давлением, под нажимом > to come to *s обнажить шпаги, начать борьбу > to put too fine a * upon излишне деликатничать > not to put a fine * upon говорить правду напрямик > to strain /to stretch/ a * не так строго соблюдать правила;
делать большие уступки > to score a * off /against/ smb. переспорить кого-л.;
посрамить кого-л. > to give * to smth. обострить что-л., придать остроту чему-л. > figures that give * to his argument цифры, подтверждающие его правоту > potatoes and * картошка да вода - вот и вся еда (обыкн. at, to) указывать, показывать (пальцем, рукой и т. п.;
тж. * out) - to * one's finger at one object указывать пальцем на какой-л. предмет - to * the finger of scorn at smb. (образное) показывать пальцем на кого-л., насмехаться над кем-л., презрительно о ком-л. отзываться - to * to /out/ a door указать на дверь - it is rude to * пальцем показывать невежливо - the hands of the clock *ed to half past one стрелки часов показывали половину второго (at) указывать (на кого-л.), выделять - he was *ed at by all the mothers as an example of what a son should be все матери ставили его в пример как образцового сына указывать (на что-л.), выделять (какой-л. предмет из группы других;
часто * out) - to * out mistakes указывать ошибки - he *ed out the finest pictures to me он показал мне самые лучшие картины - * me out the thing you want покажите, что вы хотите указывать, обращать (чье-л.) внимание;
отмечать, подчеркивать (часто * out) - he *ed out that there were certain formalities to be observed он подчернул, что необходимо соблюсти некоторые формальности наводить, направлять (оружие) ;
прицеливаться, целиться - to * a gun at smb. прицелиться в кого-л.;
навести /направить/ на кого-л. пистолет быть обращенным, направленным (в какую-л. сторону) ;
смотреть - the vane *s to the north флюгер повернут /смотрит/ на север - the house *s to the east дом обращен (фасадом) на восток - the sign *s east указатель показывает на восток (to) указывать, свидетельствовать, говорить (о чем-л.) - all the evidence *s to his guilt все показания свидетельствуют о его виновности - everything *s to your being wrong все говорит о том, что вы неправы иметь целью, стремиться - his actions *ed towards that result его действия были направлены на достижение этой цели (за) точить, заострить - to * a dart заострить стрелу - to * a pencil очинить карандаш оживлять;
заострять, придавать остроту ( словам, выражениям;
часто * up) - to * up the necessity for caution (еще раз) подчернуть необходимость соблюдения осторожности - he *ed everything he said with good examples он иллюстрировал свою речь яркими примерами (морское) обделывать конец "редькой" (медицина) созревать( о нарыве) (охота) делать стойку (о собаке) (строительство) расшивать швы кирпичной или каменной кладки ставить знаки препинания;
ставить точки (в стенографических знаках, в словах семитских языков) намечать что-л. точками (музыкальное) делать разметку( на хоровой партитуре) делать паузы (в речи, при чтении) отделять десятичную дробь точкой (тж. * off) (морское) идти крутой бейдевинд (по) ставить ногу на пуанты;
танцевать на пуантах натаскивать, готовить кого-л. (к соревнованиям) (искусство) переносить размеры с макета на камень( просверливая отверстия требуемой глубины) рационировать, выдавать что-л. по карточкам (сельскохозяйственное) закапывать (навоз) в землю (тж. * in) заострять, острить конец (прутка, катанки и т. п.) (редкое) вставлять белые волоски (в мех) addressable ~ вчт. адресуемая точка at all ~s повсюду;
armed at all points во всеоружии;
at point готовый( к чему-л.) ;
to be on the point of doing (smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.) assumed decimal ~ вчт. подразумеваемая запятая at all ~s во всех отношениях at all ~s повсюду;
armed at all points во всеоружии;
at point готовый (к чему-л.) ;
to be on the point of doing (smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.) at all ~s повсюду;
armed at all points во всеоружии;
at point готовый (к чему-л.) ;
to be on the point of doing (smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.) ~ момент (времени) ;
at this point he went out в этот момент он вышел;
at the point of death при смерти ~ attr.: points verdict спорт. присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.) ;
point of view точка зрения;
at the point of the sword силой оружия ~ момент (времени) ;
at this point he went out в этот момент он вышел;
at the point of death при смерти basis ~ исходная точка at all ~s повсюду;
armed at all points во всеоружии;
at point готовый (к чему-л.) ;
to be on the point of doing (smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.) billing ~ пункт выписки счетов boom or bust ~ точка резкого подъема или спада break ~ вчт. останов break ~ вчт. прерывание break ~ вчт. точка прерывания break-even ~ уровень безубыточности breakeven ~ точка безубыточности breakeven ~ точка критического объема производства breakeven ~ точка самоокупаемости ~ ответвление оленьего рога;
a buck of eight points олень с рогами, имеющими восемь ответвлений check ~ вчт. контрольная точка choice ~ вчт. точка выбора ~ охот. стойка (собаки) ;
to come to (или to make) a point делать стойку he does not see my ~ он не понимает меня;
to come to the point дойти до главного, до сути дела connecting ~ точка соединения control ~ вчт. опорная точка controversial ~ спорный пункт corner ~ крайняя точка corner ~ угловая точка corner ~ экстремальная точка critical ~ критическая точка crucial ~ переломный момент culminating ~ кульминационный пункт culminating ~ наивысшая точка decimal ~ character десятичная точка entry ~ пункт пересечения границы entry ~ вчт. точка входа equilibrium ~ точка равновесия ~ точка;
four point six (
4.
6) четыре и шесть десятых (4,
6) ;
full point точка (знак препинания) ;
exclamation point амер. восклицательный знак exit ~ вчт. выход fixed ~ вчт. неподвижная точка floating decimal ~ вчт. плавающая десятичная запятая floating ~ вчт. плавающая десятичная запятая floating ~ вчт. плавающая точка ~ точка;
four point six (
4.
6) четыре и шесть десятых (4,
6) ;
full point точка (знак препинания) ;
exclamation point амер. восклицательный знак ~ ист. единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки;
free from points ненормированный ~ точка;
four point six (
4.
6) четыре и шесть десятых (4,
6) ;
full point точка (знак препинания) ;
exclamation point амер. восклицательный знак to carry one's ~ отстоять свои позиции;
добиться своего;
to gain one's point достичь цели;
off the point некстати ~ очко;
to give points to давать несколько очков вперед;
перен. = заткнуть за пояс global saddle ~ глобальная седловая точка he does not see my ~ он не понимает меня;
to come to the point дойти до главного, до сути дела ~ преимущество, достоинство;
he has got points у него есть достоинства;
singing was not his strong point он не был силен в пении hot ~ вчт. последняя точка to the ~ вплоть до (of) ;
in point подходящий;
in point of в отношении;
to make a point доказать положение to the ~ вплоть до (of) ;
in point подходящий;
in point of в отношении;
to make a point доказать положение initial ~ исходная точка insertion ~ вчт. точка вставки jumping off ~ стартовая площадка kill ~ вчт. этап критического анализа limit ~ предельная точка limiting ~ предельная точка low cyclical ~ самая низкая точка экономического цикла lower intervention ~ нижний уровень вмешательства в экономику to make a ~ (of smth.) считать( что-л.) обязательным для себя;
not to put too fine a point upon it говоря напрямик to the ~ вплоть до (of) ;
in point подходящий;
in point of в отношении;
to make a point доказать положение moot ~ спорный вопрос to make a ~ (of smth.) считать (что-л.) обязательным для себя;
not to put too fine a point upon it говоря напрямик ~ пункт, момент, вопрос;
дело;
fine point деталь, мелочь;
тонкость;
point of honour дело чести;
on this point на этот счет peg ~ курс валюты, при достижении которого начинаются интервенционистские меры percentage ~ процентная точка plotted ~ точка на графике point быть направленным ~ вершина горы ~ вид кружева ~ вопрос ~ главное, суть;
смысл;
"соль" (рассказа, шутки) ;
that is just the point в этом-то и дело ~ говорить, свидетельствовать (to - о) ~ воен. головной или тыльный дозор ~ делать стойку (о собаке) ~ деление шкалы ~ ист. единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки;
free from points ненормированный ~ (гравировальная) игла, резец (гравера) ~ кончик;
острие, острый конец;
наконечник ~ место ~ момент (времени) ;
at this point he went out в этот момент он вышел;
at the point of death при смерти ~ момент ~ мыс, выступающая морская коса;
стрелка ~ направлять (оружие;
at) ;
наводить, целиться, прицеливаться ~ одна десятитысячная валютного курса ~ оживлять;
придавать остроту ~ особенность ~ ответвление оленьего рога;
a buck of eight points олень с рогами, имеющими восемь ответвлений ~ очко;
to give points to давать несколько очков вперед;
перен. = заткнуть за пояс ~ очко ~ ж.-д. перо или остряк (стрелочного перевода) ;
стрелочный перевод ~ показывать пальцем;
указывать (тж. point out;
at, to) ~ преимущество, достоинство;
he has got points у него есть достоинства;
singing was not his strong point он не был силен в пении ~ полигр. пункт ~ пункт, момент, вопрос;
дело;
fine point деталь, мелочь;
тонкость;
point of honour дело чести;
on this point на этот счет ~ пункт ~ стр. расшивать швы;
point off отделять точкой;
point out указывать;
показывать;
обращать (чье-л.) внимание ~ мор. редька (оплетенный конец снасти) ~ мор. румб ~ ставить знаки препинания ~ статья (животного) ;
pl экстерьер (животного) ~ статья ~ охот. стойка (собаки) ;
to come to (или to make) a point делать стойку ~ существо дела ~ (за) точить, (за) острить;
наточить ~ точка, место, пункт;
амер. станция;
a point of departure пункт отправления ~ точка;
four point six (
4.
6) четыре и шесть десятых (4,
6) ;
full point точка (знак препинания) ;
exclamation point амер. восклицательный знак ~ вчт. точка ~ точка ~ указать ~ характерная черта ~ чинить (карандаш) ~ ист. шнурок с наконечником (заменявший пуговицы) ~ attr.: points verdict спорт. присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.) ;
point of view точка зрения;
at the point of the sword силой оружия there is no ~ in doing that не имеет смысла делать это;
the point is that... дело в том, что... ~ of contact коллизионная привязка ~ of culmination кульминационный пункт ~ точка, место, пункт;
амер. станция;
a point of departure пункт отправления ~ of departure пункт вылета ~ of departure пункт отправления ~ of law вопрос права ~ of no return вчт. точка необратимости ~ of origin начало координат ~ of reference базисный пункт ~ of reference исходная точка ~ of reference контрольная точка ~ of reference опорная точка ~ of sale (POS) место продажи ~ of sale (POS) терминал для производства платежей в месте совершения покупки ~ of sale (POS) торговая точка ~ of time момент времени ~ attr.: points verdict спорт. присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.) ;
point of view точка зрения;
at the point of the sword силой оружия ~ of view точка зрения ~ стр. расшивать швы;
point off отделять точкой;
point out указывать;
показывать;
обращать (чье-л.) внимание ~ стр. расшивать швы;
point off отделять точкой;
point out указывать;
показывать;
обращать (чье-л.) внимание ~ to ~ вчт. двухточечный ~ attr.: points verdict спорт. присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.) ;
point of view точка зрения;
at the point of the sword силой оружия preliminary ~ предварительная проблема preliminary ~ предварительный вопрос price ~ пункт курса ценных бумаг principal ~ основной вопрос principal ~ основной момент reentery ~ вчт. точка повторного перехода reentry ~ вчт. точка повторного входа reference ~ базисная точка reference ~ исходная точка reference ~ вчт. опорная точка reference ~ опорная точка reference ~ точка отсчета reference: ~ attr. справочный;
reference book справочник;
reference library справочная библиотека( без выдачи книг на дом) ;
reference point ориентир rescue ~ вчт. контрольная точка restart ~ вчт. точка возобновления return ~ вчт. точка перезапуска saddle ~ седловая точка sales ~ торговая точка sample ~ выборочная точка sample ~ элемент выборки selling ~ коммерческий аргумент sequence ~ точка оценки service ~ станция обслуживания significance ~ уровень значимости silver ~ рисунок серебряным карандашом ~ преимущество, достоинство;
he has got points у него есть достоинства;
singing was not his strong point он не был силен в пении specie ~ золотая точка( уровень валютного курса, при котором происходит международное перемещение золота) spy ~ вчт. контрольная точка starting ~ отправная точка starting ~ отправной пункт strong ~ воен. опорный пункт strong ~ перен. сильное место suboptimal ~ точка локального оптимума subsidiary ~ дополнительный вопрос support ~ интервенционная точка support ~ уровень поддержки ~ главное, суть;
смысл;
"соль" (рассказа, шутки) ;
that is just the point в этом-то и дело there is no ~ in doing that не имеет смысла делать это;
the point is that... дело в том, что... to the ~ вплоть до (of) ;
in point подходящий;
in point of в отношении;
to make a point доказать положение to the ~ кстати, уместно transit ~ физ. точка перехода turnig ~ вчт. точка возврата turning ~ поворотная точка экономического цикла turning ~ поворотный пункт turning ~ решающий момент upper intervention ~ верхний уровень вмешательства в экономику upper turning ~ верхняя точка поворота экономического цикла upper turning ~ начало кризиса view ~ точка наблюдения witness ~ место для дачи свидетельских показаний в суде
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