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1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič

3) (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.) pika

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka

9) (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.) točka; bistvo

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica

1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti

2) (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.) kazati s prstom

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke

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konica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)

archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)

economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)

to be off points — biti v svobodni prodaji

economy to put on points — racionirati

at all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirih

at the point of — na robu, blizu

at the point of the pistol — z namerjeno pištolo

at the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilno

at this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)

to be on the point of — pravkar nameravati

beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestu

to bursting point — (sit) da bi počil

boiling-point — vrelišče

freezing-point — ledišče

melting-point — tališče

to bring to a point — dovršiti, končati

a case in point — ustrezen primer

to carry ( —ali gain) one's point — doseči svoj smoter

to come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutka

to give point to s.th. — poudariti kaj

sport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejši

figuratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentov

possession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno prav

to dine on potatoes and points — jesti samo krompir

in point — ustrezen, umesten

in point of — glede na

in point of fact — pravzaprav, resnično

point at issue — sporna točka

a point of interest — zanimiva podrobnost

the point of the jaw — brada

a knotty point — zamotana stvar

to keep to the point — ostati pri stvari

to lack point — ne biti prepričljiv

to make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjati

sport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditve

to make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevo

a moot point — dvomljiv dokaz

American point of origin — kraj porekla

not to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivati

to press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kaj

point of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitve

to see the point — razumeti poanto

to stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančen

to stick to the point — ostati pri stvari

to stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prste

one's sore point — boleča točka

there is no point in it — nima smisla

to the point — stvarno

up to a point — do neke mere

turning-point — preokret

point of view — stališče, mnenje

that is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvar

parliament point of order — dnevni red

ostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;

kazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)

to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazati

to point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, na

to point to — (pozornost) usmeriti k

to point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kaj

to point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti