accidente de automóvil

sufrir un accidente — to have o meet with an accident

accidente laboral — = accidente de trabajo

tuvo or sufrió un accidente — he had an accident

por accidente — by chance o coincidence

tuvo or sufrió un accidente — he had an accident

por accidente — by chance o coincidence

Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.

coche blindado — armoured car, armored car (EEUU)

coche celular — police van, patrol wagon (EEUU)

coche de choque — bumper car, dodgem (Brit)

coche de línea — coach, long distance bus ( esp EEUU)

coche de punto — † taxi

coche escoba — (Ciclismo) sag wagon

coche cama — sleeping car, sleeper, Pullman (EEUU)

coche de equipajes — luggage van, baggage car (EEUU)

coche de monte — wild pig o boar

coches usados or de segunda mano or de ocasión — used o (BrE) secondhand cars

en el coche de San Fernando — on shanks's mare (AmE) o (BrE) pony

coches usados or de segunda mano or de ocasión — used o (BrE) secondhand cars

en el coche de San Fernando — on shanks's mare (AmE) o (BrE) pony

Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.

tráfico de carga LAm —

tráfico de influencias — peddling of political favours o (EEUU) favors

tráfico de armas — arms trade o dealing

tráfico de drogas — drug dealing o trafficking

tráfico de armas — arms trade o dealing

tráfico de drogas — drug dealing o trafficking

Ex: Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.

punto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead

• dos puntos — colon

punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end

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)

ganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points

¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *

prendas de punto — knitwear sing

• hacer punto — to knit

punto de costado — (=dolor) stitch

al 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

punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, 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)

• a punto — ready

• al punto — at once, immediately

estar al punto — LAm * to be high **

• bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away

• a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelized

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks

• en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot

• en su punto — [carne] done to a turn; [fruta] just ripe

• hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extent

• subir de punto — (=aumentar) to grow, increase; (=empeorar) to get worse

darle el punto a algn ** —

¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... 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

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

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

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

agarrar 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

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... 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

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

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

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

agarrar 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

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.

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: 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.

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.