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61 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.) ir ao que importa2) ((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.) chegar o momento -
62 at the point of the sword
at the point of the swordcom violência, por meio de força, sob ameaça de morte.————————at the point of the swordsob coação, impelido pela força. -
63 breaking point
break.ing point[br'eikiŋ pɔint] n ponto de ruptura.————————breaking pointmomento de ruptura. -
64 freezing point
freez.ing point[fr'i:ziŋ pɔint] n ponto de congelação.————————freezing pointponto de congelamento. -
65 game point
(a winning point.) ponto da vitória* * *game point[g'eim pɔint] n ponto do jogo: o ponto que encerra o jogo (como em tênis ou voleibol). -
66 knife-point
knife-point[n'aif pɔint] n ponta afiada da faca. at knife-point ameaçado de ferimento com uma faca. -
67 match point
match point[mætʃ p'ɔint] n Sports match point: o último ponto que falta ao jogador de tênis para ganhar o set e o jogo. -
68 not to put too fine a point on it
not to put too fine a point on itcoll falando francamente, sem rodeios.————————not to put too fine a point on itfalar claramente.English-Portuguese dictionary > not to put too fine a point on it
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69 set point
set point[s'et pɔint] n Sport set point: ponto que fecha um set, como no tênis. -
70 starting-point
noun (the point from which something begins.) ponto de partida* * *start.ing-point[st'a:tiŋ pɔint] n ponto de partida, base. -
71 sticking-point
stick.ing-point[st'ikiŋ pɔint] n ponto de partida, ponto de fixação. screw your courage to the sticking-point junte toda sua coragem. -
72 turning point
turn.ing point[t'ə:niŋ pɔint] n ponto decisivo, ponto crítico.————————turning pointa) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. -
73 turning-point
noun (a place where a turn is made: the turning-point in the race; a turning-point in his life.) momento crítico -
74 turning-point
noun (a place where a turn is made: the turning-point in the race; a turning-point in his life.) ponto crítico, momento decisivo -
75 I was on the point of doing it
I was on the point of doing itestava prestes a fazê-lo.English-Portuguese dictionary > I was on the point of doing it
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76 absorption point
absorption pointCom ponto de absorção. -
77 at knife-point
at knife-pointameaçado de ferimento com uma faca. -
78 at the point of death
at the point of deathàs portas da morte. -
79 at the point of the bayonet
at the point of the bayonetà ponta de baioneta. -
80 at this point
at this pointneste momento, a esta altura.
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