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1 pointe
c black pointe [pwɛ̃t]1. feminine nouna. [de grillage] spike ; [de côte] headland ; [d'aiguille, épée] point ; [de flèche, lance] head ; [de couteau, crayon, clocher, clou] tipc. ( = allusion ironique) pointed remark ; ( = trait d'esprit) witticismd. ( = petite quantité) une pointe d'ail/d'ironie a hint of garlic/of ironye. ( = maximum) peak• pousser une pointe de vitesse [athlète, cycliste, automobiliste] to put on a burst of speed• heure de pointe (gaz, électricité, téléphone) peak period ; (circulation) rush hour ; (magasin) busy periodc black2. compounds* * *pwɛ̃t
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1) ( extrémité) (de couteau, crayon) point; ( de chaussure) toe; ( des cheveux) end; ( de grille) spike; (de lance, flèche) tip, point2) figde pointe — [technologie] advanced, state-of-the-art; [secteur, industrie] high-tech; [entreprise] leading
3) ( maximum) highvitesse de pointe — maximum ou top speed
4) ( petite quantité) (d'ail, de cannelle) touch; (d'accent, ironie) hint5) ( clou) nail6) ( outil) ( pour tailler) cutter; ( pour graver) metal point7) ( de chausson de danse) blocked shoe; ( extrémité du chausson) point8) ( allusion désagréable) pointed ou barbed remark
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pointes nom féminin pluriel1) Sport2) ( en danse)•Phrasal Verbs:••tailler les oreilles en pointe (colloq) à quelqu'un — to give somebody a thick ear
* * *pwɛ̃t1. nf1) (= extrémité) point2) [côte] headland3) (= allusion) dig4) (petite quantité) touchune pointe d'ail — a touch of garlic, a hint of garlic
5)avec des pointes à... — up to a maximum of...
de pointe (technique) — advanced, state-of-the-art
Ce pays est en pointe dans le domaine des énergies renouvelables. — This country is a leader in the field of renewable energy.
2. pointes nfpl* * *A nf1 ( bout piquant) point; se piquer le doigt sur la pointe d'un couteau to cut one's finger on the point of a knife;2 ( extrémité qui s'amenuise) (de col, clocher, crayon, sein) point; ( de chaussure) toe; ( des cheveux) end; en pointe pointed; une barbe en pointe a pointed beard; tailler un buisson en pointe to shape a bush into a point;3 ( objet pointu) ( de grille) spike; (de lance, flèche) tip, point; un casque à pointe a helmet with a spike;4 ( niveau très avancé) de pointe [technologie, technique] advanced, state-of-the-art; [domaine, secteur, industrie] high-tech; [formation, idées] advanced; [entreprise, spécialiste] leading; un système électronique à la pointe du progrès a state-of-the-art electronic system; être à la pointe de la mode [personne] to be up with the latest fashion; une entreprise à la pointe de la modernité an extremely modern company;5 ( niveau supérieur à la moyenne) high; une pointe de 20% sur la courbe du chômage a 20% high on the unemployment curve; une activité qui connaît de fortes pointes saisonnières an activity with seasonal highs; un enfant qui a des pointes de température de 40° a child whose temperature shoots up to 40°C; une vitesse de pointe de 200 km/h a maximum ou top speed of 200 km/h; il a poussé une pointe de 180 km/h he touched a top speed of 180 km/h; aux heures de pointe at peak time; le métro est bondé parce que c'est l'heure de pointe the metro is packed because it's the rush hour; évitez les heures de pointe avoid peak times;6 ( petite quantité) touch; ajoutez une pointe d'ail/de cannelle add a touch of garlic/of cinnamon; une pointe d'ironie a hint of irony; une pointe d'accent italien a hint of an ou a slight Italian accent;7 ( clou) nail;8 ( allusion désagréable) pointed ou barbed remark; lancer des pointes à qn to level cutting remarks at sb;10 ( foulard) (triangular) scarf;11 ( couche) (triangular) nappy;15 Hérald base.B pointes nfpl2 Danse faire des pointes to dance on points.pointe d'asperge asparagus tip; pointe de diamant diamond cutter; pointe de feu Méd ignipuncture; pointe du jour daybreak; pointe du pied toes (pl), tiptoe; tendre la pointe du pied to point one's toes; marcher sur la pointe des pieds to walk on tiptoe; elle est entrée sur la pointe des pieds she tiptoed in; aborder une question sur la pointe des pieds fig to broach a matter carefully; pointe sèche Art metal point.tailler or couper les oreilles en pointe à qn to give sb a thick ear.[pwɛ̃t] nom fémininmets-toi sur la pointe des pieds stand on tiptoe ou on the tips of your toeselle traversa la pièce/monta l'escalier sur la pointe des pieds she tiptoed across the room/up the stairs4. MILITAIRE [avancée] advanced party[mot d'esprit] witticism8. ACOUSTIQUE9. ART10. INDUSTRIE [d'un tour] (lathe) centre[d'une machine-outil] cone————————pointes nom féminin plurielà la pointe de locution prépositionnelleà la pointe du jour locution adverbiale————————de pointe locution adjectivale1. [puissance, période] peak (avant nom)vitesse de pointe maximum ou top speed————————en pointe locution adjectivale[menton] pointed[décolleté] plunging————————en pointe locution adverbiale1. [en forme de pointe] to a pointa. [barbe] to shape to a pointb. [diamant] to cut to a point2. [à grande vitesse] at top speed -
2 technologie
technologie [tεknɔlɔʒi]feminine noun* * *tɛknɔlɔʒinom féminin technology* * *tɛknɔlɔʒi nf* * *technologie nf technology; une nouvelle technologie a new technology; les technologies avancées/de pointe advanced/leading-edge technology.[tɛknɔlɔʒi] nom féminin2. [technique] technologytechnologies avancées advanced technology, high technology -
3 technologie de pointe
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