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ficha técnica — (TV) (list of) credits

Ex: Aperture cards, where the full text of the document is kept in a special index card in the form of a microfiche, have been used for various collections of, for instance, patents and technical drawings.

gestión interna — (Inform) housekeeping

hizo or efectuó gestiones para adoptar un niño — he went through the procedure for adopting a child

hizo or efectuó gestiones para adoptar un niño — he went through the procedure for adopting a child

Ex: The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.

Ex: This chapter now goes on to introduce some of the more basic tools used in the organisation knowledge.

Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.

s'éloigner de — [personne] to move away from [idéologie, ligne politique]; to wander from, to stray from [sujet]

arrivare 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

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

non è questo il punto — that's not the point o issue

punto com — inform. dot com

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

alle 9 in punto — at 9 o'clock sharp o on the dot

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 tuning

punto caldo — fig. hot o trouble spot

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 fuga — art. arch. vanishing point

punto G — anat. G spot

punto a giorno — sart. hemstitch

punto d'incontro — meeting point (anche fig.)

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 partenza — starting point (anche fig.)

punto e basta! — that's (the end of) that! that's final! full stop! BE, period! AE

toucher le fond — ( dans l'eau) to touch the bottom; fig to hit rock bottom

avancer dans le fond — ( dans un bus) to move up the bus

au fond or dans le fond, le problème est simple — the problem is simple, in fact

regarder quelqu'un au fond des yeux — ( avec amour) to look deep into somebody's eyes; ( avec suspicion) to give somebody a searching look

il y a 20 mètres de fond — the water is 20 metres [BrE] deep

l'épave gisait par 30 mètres de fond — the wreck lay 30 metres [BrE] down

soutenir quelqu'un/quelque chose à fond, être à fond (colloq) pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to support somebody/something wholeheartedly

user ses fonds de culotte sur le même banc — fig to be at school together

envoyer par le fond NAVIGATION (= couler) — to send to the bottom

à fond adv [connaître] — thoroughly, [soutenir] entirely, [appuyer, visser] right down

à fond (de train) adv * — full tilt

dans le fond; au fond adv (= en somme) — all things considered