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1 the point at issue
• kiistanalainen kysymys -
2 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) päästä asiaan2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) tarvittaessa -
3 be on the point of
(to be about to (do something): I was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.) olla tekemäisillään jotakin -
4 be beside the point
(to be irrelevant: You will have to go. Whether you want to go is beside the point.) olla sivuseikka -
5 not to the point
• asiaankuulumaton• asiaaharrastava -
6 beside the point
• epäolennainen• asiaankuulumaton• asiaton -
7 to the point
• osuva• iskevä• asiallisesti• asiallinen• asiaankuuluva• naseva• sattuva• sattuvavasti -
8 point
• ojentaa• olla suunnattuna• ominaisuus• osoitella• paikka• osoittaa• saada pontta• nokka• näkökohta• niemi• näyttää• juju• tähdätä• tunnus• tärkein kohta• tähdätä huomauttaaautomatic data processing• tutkain• huippu• viitoittaa• vitsi• viittoa• viitata• esittää näkökohta• erityisseikka• sijainti• ajankohta• aihe• asema• antaa kärkeä• asia• aste• vaihde• vaihephysics• ydin• ydinkohta• puoli• puoltoääni• pää• pyrkiä• teroittaa• kohta• merkitysphysics• momentti• nenä• seisoa• saumata• sakara• seikka• suunnata• syövytysneula• tarkoitus• yksityiskohta• kärki• kysymys• pluspiste• pointti• pointsi• pilkku• piste (arvost.)• piste• pinna• piste(kilpailussa)• piiru• piikki• kompassipiiru* * *point 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) kärki2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) niemi3) (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.) piste4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) kohta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) hetki6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) piste7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ilmansuunta8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) piste9) (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.) asia, näkökohta, ydin10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) itu11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) ominaisuus12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) pistorasia2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) suunnata2) (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.) osoittaa3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) paikata•- 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 -
9 the top of the ladder/tree
(the highest point in one's profession.) huippuasema -
10 point one's toes
(to stretch the foot out, shaping the toes into a point, when dancing etc.) ojentaa jalkaterä -
11 point in the law
• lainkohta -
12 point of the compass
• ilmansuunta -
13 point of the tongue
• kielenkärki -
14 starting-point
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15 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) kierrellä ja kaarrella -
16 turning-point
• käänne• käännekohta* * *noun (a place where a turn is made: the turning-point in the race; a turning-point in his life.) käännekohta -
17 freezing-point
• jäätymistpiste• jäätymispiste• jäätymäpiste* * *noun (the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid: The freezing-point of water is 0° centigrade.) jäätymispiste -
18 melting-point
• sulamispiste* * *noun (the temperature at which a given solid melts: The melting-point of ice is 0° centigrade.) sulamispiste -
19 talking-point
noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) puheenaihe -
20 see the light
• syntyä* * *1) (to be born, discovered, produced etc: After many problems his invention finally saw the light (of day).) nähdä päivänvalo2) (to be converted to someone else's point of view etc.) kokea kääntymys
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