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41 a se arăta îngăduitor
to make allowancesto be lenient / indulgentto strain / to stretch a point. -
42 a se depărta de subiect
to stray / to wander from the pointto digress. -
43 a se reduce la nimic
to boil down to nothingto shrink to a nullityto dwindle into thin air( d. profituri) to dwindle to the vanishing point. -
44 a se înarma cu răbdare
to arm oneself with patienceto be patientto have patienceto possess one's soul in patienceto screw one's courage to the sticking-point. -
45 a sesiza un fapt
to see the pointamer. to get wise to a fact. -
46 a suci vorba / înţelesul
1. fig. to wrench the meaning of...2. ( a se îndepărta de la subiect) to stray from the subjectto wander from the pointto digress.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a suci vorba / înţelesul
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47 a trage drept la ţintă
to fire point-blank at smb.to shoot straight. -
48 a trece de punctul critic
to pass a critical pointto turn / to be round the cornerto be in smooth water(s)to be out of the woods.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trece de punctul critic
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49 a trece direct la subiect
to come / to go straight to the point.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trece direct la subiect
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50 a trece la subiect
to come to the point / the push. -
51 a îndrepta arma asupra cuiva
to point a rifle at smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a îndrepta arma asupra cuiva
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52 a înţelege aluzia
to take the hintto see the point / the allusion. -
53 a ţine morţiş la punctul său de vedere / la părerea sa
to stick to one's pointto be wedded to one's opinion.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ţine morţiş la punctul său de vedere / la părerea sa
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54 a ţine neapărat să...
to make a point of... (cu - ing). -
55 a-i tot da cu Doamne-ajută
to insist on...to persist in...to harp on (the same string)never to hear the last of...to hammer the point.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-i tot da cu Doamne-ajută
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56 a-şi atinge scopul
to succeed in / to secure one's objectto attain / to gain one's endto come to one's endto carry one's pointto hit / to accomplish one's aimto make the grade -
57 a-şi da părerea
to give / to advance one's opinionto put forward one's opinionto state one's point of view. -
58 a-şi face un principiu din ceva
to make a point of doing smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi face un principiu din ceva
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59 a-şi face un punct de onoare din ceva
to take credit (to oneself) for smth.to make smth. a point of honour.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi face un punct de onoare din ceva
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60 a-şi susţine punctul de vedere
to stand one's groundto maintain one's point of viewto contendto stick to one's guns.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi susţine punctul de vedere
См. также в других словарях:
point — 1. (poin ; le t se lie : un poin t important ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des points z importants) s. m. 1° Douleur qui point, qui pique. 2° Piqûre que l on fait dans l étoffe avec une aiguille enfilée d un fil. 3° Nom donné à certains… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Point — Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point lace — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point net — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of concurrence — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of contrary flexure — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of order — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of sight — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of view — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point paper — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point system of type — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
