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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > point to the fact that
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1) Математика: обращать внимание на то, что2) Политика: свидетельствоватьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > point to the fact that
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ich gebe dir nur zu bedenken, daßEnglish-German idiom dictionary > I'd just like to point out that / make you aware [of the fact] that
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Дипломатический термин: мы не будем здесь повторять приведённые ранее тезисы, отметим лишь, чтоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we are not likely to recap the forequoted (just cited) theses, let's just point out to the fact that
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Дипломатический термин: (just cited) мы не будем здесь повторять приведённые ранее тезисы, отметим лишь, чтоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we are not likely to recap the forequoted theses, let's just point out to the fact that
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вследствие того; чтоto awake to the fact that … — осознать тот факт, что …
it lies in the fact that — дело заключается в том; что
point to the fact that — обращать внимание на то; что
by reason of the fact that — из-за того, что
due to the fact that — вследствие того; что
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1. n физ. стадия, критическая точка; температура2. n спец. точка, отметка; точка деленияpoint of reference — репер, отметка условного уровня
3. n мор. румбcardinal point — страна света; главный румб
4. n след, отметина5. n место, пункт, точкаassembly point — место сбора; сборный пункт
6. n полицейский пост7. n разг. станция; граница тарифного участка8. n момент9. n порог; край; грань10. n амер. единица, очко11. n талон; купон; единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки12. n нужный результат, требуемое числоdecimal point — десятичная точка; точка в десятичном числе
13. n карт. очкоmatch point — очко, решающее исход матча
14. n одно из 12-ти делений на доске для игры в триктрак15. n место принимающего игрока16. n принимающий игрокsaluting point — место, трибуна для принимающего парад
17. n уровень, стандарт18. n степень, ступеньfrankness to the point of insult — откровенность, граничащая с оскорблением
to the point of — до такой степени; что
to the point that — до такой степени; что
19. n эл. точка присоединения потребляющего прибора; штепсельная розетка20. n пойнт21. n толщина бумагиконец; заключение
22. v указывать, показывать23. v указывать, выделять24. v указывать, обращать внимание; отмечать, подчёркиватьhe pointed out that there were certain formalities to be observed — он подчеркнул, что необходимо соблюсти некоторые формальности
point to the fact that — обращать внимание на то; что
25. v наводить, направлять; прицеливаться, целиться26. v быть обращённым, направленным; смотреть27. v указывать, свидетельствовать, говорить28. v иметь целью, стремиться29. v точить, заостритьsharpened a point — заострил; заостренный
30. v оживлять; заострять, придавать остроту31. v мор. обделывать конец «редькой»32. v мед. созревать33. v охот. делать стойкуto cede a point — сделать, допущение
34. v стр. расшивать швы кирпичной или каменной кладки35. v ставить знаки препинания36. v ставить точки37. v муз. делать разметкуto come directly to the point — подойти прямо к сути дела, без обиняков заговорить о главном
38. v делать паузы39. v отделять десятичную дробь точкойcondensation point — точка росы; температура конденсации
40. v мор. идти крутой бейдевинд41. v ставить ногу на пуанты42. v танцевать на пуантахa point, which has bothered us — вопрос, который нас беспокоил
43. v иск. переносить размеры с макета на камень44. v с. -х. закапывать в землю45. v метал. заострять, острить конец46. v редк. вставлять белые волоскиСинонимический ряд:1. case (noun) argument; case; reason2. characteristic (noun) birthmark; character; characteristic; feature; trait3. detail (noun) article; component; detail; element; item; particular; thing4. edge (noun) borderline; brink; edge; threshold; verge5. end (noun) aim; design; end; goal; intent; intention; motive; objective; plan; purpose; target; view6. essence (noun) essence; heart; message; pith7. idea (noun) idea; import; meaning; purport; significance8. issue (noun) issue; question9. place (noun) location; locus; place; position; site; situation; spot; station; where10. promontory (noun) beak; bill; cape; foreland; head; headland; naze; promontory11. speck (noun) dot; flyspeck; mote; pinpoint; speck; spot12. subject (noun) matter; motif; subject; subject matter; text; theme; topic13. time (noun) duration; instant; juncture; moment; period; time14. tip (noun) apex; barb; cusp; pointer; prick; prong; spike; spine; steer; tine; tip; tip-off15. validity (noun) cogency; effectiveness; force; punch; validity; validness16. direct (verb) address; aim; cast; direct; head; incline; lay; level; present; refer; set; train; turn; zero in17. indicate (verb) denote; hint; imply; indicate; signify; suggest18. punctuate (verb) punctuateАнтонимический ряд:contradict; deny; divert -
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1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta, cabo3) (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.) punto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento preciso6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto9) (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.) punto, cuestión10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) cualidad12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) toma
2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apuntar2) (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.) señalar, apuntar3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) rejuntar•- 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
point1 n1. punta2. punto3. momentoat the point when I left, they were winning 3 1 en el momento en que me fui, ganaban 3 a 14. comafour point five (4.5) cuatro coma cinco (4,5)En el sistema inglés, los millares se separan con una coma y los decimales con un punto, así que tres mil ochocientas treinta y cinco se escribiría 3,835 y treinta y ocho coma veinticinco se escribiría 38.255. sentidothere's no point in waiting, he's not coming no tiene sentido esperar, no vienepoint2 vb señalar / indicartr[pɔɪnt]1 (sharp end - of knife, nail, pencil) punta2 (place) punto, lugar nombre masculino■ meeting point punto de encuentro, punto de reunión3 (moment) momento, instante nombre masculino, punto■ at that point en aquel momento, entonces4 (state, degree) punto, extremo5 (on scale, graph, compass) punto; (on thermometer) grado■ what's the boiling point of water? ¿cuál es el punto de ebullición del agua?6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (score, mark) punto, tanto7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL entero8 (item, matter, idea, detail) punto■ I see your point ya veo lo que quieres decir, entiendo lo que quieres decir■ point taken! ¡de acuerdo!9 (central idea, meaning) idea, significado10 (purpose, use) sentido, propósito■ what's the point? ¿para qué?■ what's the point of... ¿qué sentido tiene...■ there's no point in... no vale la pena...11 (quality, ability) cualidad nombre femenino12 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL punta, cabo13 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL (in geometry) punto (de intersección)14 (on compass) punto (cardinal)15 (in decimals) coma1 (show) señalar2 figurative use (indicate) indicar1 (with weapon) apuntar2 (direct) señalar, indicar3 (wall, house) ajuntar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the point of a gun a punta de pistolain point of fact de hecho, en realidadnot to put too finer point on it hablando en platato be beside the point no venir al casoto be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algoto be to the point ser relevante y conciso,-ato come to the point ir al granoto dance on points bailar de puntasto get to the point ir al granoto make a point of doing something proponerse hacer algo, poner empeño en hacer algoto reach the point of no return no poder echarse atrásup to a point hasta cierto puntopoint of order moción nombre femenino de ordenpoint of view punto de vistaweak point punto débilpoint ['pɔɪnt] vt1) sharpen: afilar (la punta de)2) indicate: señalar, indicarto point the way: señalar el camino3) aim: apuntar4)to point out : señalar, indicarpoint vi1)to point at : señalar (con el dedo)2)to point to indicate: señalar, indicarpoint n1) item: punto mthe main points: los puntos principales2) quality: cualidad fher good points: sus buenas cualidadesit's not his strong point: no es su (punto) fuerteit's beside the point: no viene al casoto get to the point: ir al granoto stick to the point: no salirse del tema4) purpose: fin m, propósito mthere's no point to it: no vale la pena, no sirve para nada5) place: punto m, lugar mpoints of interest: puntos interesantes6) : punto m (en una escala)boiling point: punto de ebullición7) moment: momento m, coyuntura fat this point: en este momento8) tip: punta f9) headland: punta f, cabo m10) period: punto m (marca de puntuación)11) unit: punto mhe scored 15 points: ganó 15 puntosshares fell 10 points: las acciones bajaron 10 enteroscompass points : puntos mpl cardinalesdecimal point : punto m decimal, coma fn.• cabo s.m.• entero s.m.• extremo s.m.• finalidad s.f.• pico s.m.• propósito s.m.• punta s.f.• puntilla s.f.• punto s.m.• púa s.f.• tanto s.m.v.• afilar v.• apuntar v.• asestar v.• clavetear v.• encarar v.• señalar v.pɔɪnt
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1) noun2) ca) ( dot) punto mb) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)
3) ca) ( in space) punto mpoint of departure — punto m de partida
customs point — aduana f
things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...
the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
b) ( on scale) punto mfreezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición
you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
4) c ( in time) momento mat this point — en ese/este momento or instante
he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando
to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
5) c (in contest, exam) punto mto win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos
to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)
6) ca) (item, matter) punto mpoint of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order — moción f de orden
to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión
to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción
b) ( argument)yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante
to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto
7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)to come/get to the point — ir* al grano
to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema
and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...
that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that... — el hecho es que...
to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata
8) u ( purpose)what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?
the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti
9) c (feature, quality)10) ca) (sharp end, tip) punta fb) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m12) c ( socket) (BrE)(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)
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transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?
to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol
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via) (with finger, stick etc) señalarto point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
b) ( call attention)the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria
c) (indicate, suggest)to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo
it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio
the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía
Phrasal Verbs:[pɔɪnt]1. N1) (Geom) (=dot) punto m ; (=decimal point) punto m decimal, coma ftwo point six (2.6) — dos coma seis (2,6)
2) (on scale, thermometer) punto mboiling/freezing point — punto de ebullición/congelación
4) [of needle, pencil, knife etc] punta f ; [of pen] puntilla f•
at the point of a sword — a punta de espada•
with a sharp point — puntiagudo5) (=place) punto m, lugar mthis was the low/high point of his career — este fue el momento más bajo/el momento cumbre de su carrera
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at all points — por todas partes, en todos los sitiosthe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — el tren para en Carlisle y todas las estaciones al sur
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when it comes to the point — en el momento de la verdadwhen it came to the point of paying... — cuando llegó la hora de pagar..., a la hora de pagar...
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there was no point of contact between them — no existía ningún nexo de unión entre ellos•
from that point on... — de allí en adelante...•
to reach the point of no return — (lit, fig) llegar al punto sin retorno•
to be on the point of doing sth — estar a punto de hacer algo•
abrupt to the point of rudeness — tan brusco que resulta grosero•
at the point where the road forks — donde se bifurca el camino6) (=counting unit) (in Sport, test) punto m•
to win on points — ganar por puntos•
to give sth/sb points out of ten — dar a algo/algn un número de puntos sobre diez•
to score ten points — marcar diez puntos7) (=most important thing)the point is that... — el caso es que...
that's the whole point, that's just the point! — ¡eso es!, ¡ahí está!
the point of the joke/story — la gracia del chiste/cuento
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to be beside the point — no venir al casoit is beside the point that... — no importa que + subjun
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do you get the point? — ¿entiendes por dónde voy or lo que quiero decir?•
to miss the point — no comprender•
that's not the point — esto no viene al caso, no es eso•
to get off the point — salirse del tema•
his remarks were to the point — sus observaciones venían al casoto come or get to the point — ir al grano
to keep or stick to the point — no salirse del tema
to speak to the point — (=relevantly) hablar acertadamente, hablar con tino
8) (=purpose, use) [of action, visit] finalidad f, propósito m•
it gave point to the argument — hizo ver la importancia del argumento•
there's little point in telling him — no merece la pena or no tiene mucho sentido decírselo•
there's no point in staying — no tiene sentido quedarsea long story that seemed to have no point at all — una larga historia que no parecía venir al caso en absoluto
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to see the point of sth — encontrar or ver sentido a algo, entender el porqué de algoI don't see the point of or in doing that — no veo qué sentido tiene hacer eso
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what's the point? — ¿para qué?, ¿a cuento de qué?what's the point of or in trying? — ¿de qué sirve intentar?
9) (=detail, argument) punto mthe points to remember are... — los puntos a retener son los siguientes...
to carry or gain or win one's point — salirse con la suya
five-point plan — proyecto m de cinco puntos
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to argue point by point — razonar punto por punto•
in point of fact — en realidad, el caso es que•
I think she has a point — creo que tiene un poco de razónyou've got or you have a point there! — ¡tienes razón!, ¡es cierto! (LAm)
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the point at issue — el asunto, el tema en cuestión•
to make one's point — convenceryou've made your point — nos etc has convencido
to make the point that... — hacer ver or comprender que...
to make a point of doing sth, make it a point to do sth — poner empeño en hacer algo
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on this point — sobre este punto•
to stretch a point — hacer una excepción•
I take your point — acepto lo que dicespoint taken! — ¡de acuerdo!
10)to see or understand sb's point of view — comprender el punto de vista de algn
11) (=matter) cuestión f12) (=characteristic) cualidad fwhat points should I look for? — ¿qué puntos debo buscar?
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he has his points — tiene algunas cualidades buenas•
tact isn't one of his strong points — la discreción no es uno de sus (puntos) fuertes15) (Geog) punta f, promontorio m, cabo m16) (Typ) (=punctuation mark) punto m9 point black — (Typ) negritas fpl del cuerpo 9
17) (Ballet) (usu pl) punta f•
to dance on points — bailar sobre las puntas2. VT1) (=aim, direct) apuntar (at a)•
to point a gun at sb — apuntar a algn con un fusilto point one's finger at sth/sb — señalar con el dedo algo/a algn
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he pointed the car towards London — puso el coche rumbo a Londres- point the finger at sb2) (=indicate, show) señalar, indicar•
would you point me in the direction of the town hall? — ¿me quiere decir dónde está el ayuntamiento?•
to point the moral that... — subrayar la moraleja de que...•
to point the way — (lit, fig) señalar el camino3) (Constr) [+ wall] rejuntar4) [+ text] puntuar; [+ Hebrew etc] puntar3. VI1) (lit) señalar•
the car isn't pointing in the right direction — el coche no va en la dirección correcta•
the hands pointed to midnight — las agujas marcaban las 12 de la noche2) (fig) (=indicate) indicar•
this points to the fact that... — esto indica que...3)• to point to sth — (=call attention to) señalar algo
4) [dog] mostrar la caza, parar4.CPDpoint duty N — (Brit) (Police) control m de la circulación
to be on point duty — dirigir la circulación or el tráfico
point man N — (=spokesman) portavoz m
point of reference N — punto m de referencia
point of sale N — punto m de venta
points decision N — (Boxing) decisión f a los puntos
points failure N — (Brit) (Rail) fallo m en el sistema de agujas
points system N — (gen) sistema m de puntos; (Aut) sistema de penalización por las infracciones cometidas por un conductor que puede llevar a determinadas sanciones (p. ej. la retirada del permiso de conducir)
point-of-salepoints victory, points win N — victoria f a los puntos
- point up* * *[pɔɪnt]
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1) noun2) ca) ( dot) punto mb) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)
3) ca) ( in space) punto mpoint of departure — punto m de partida
customs point — aduana f
things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...
the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
b) ( on scale) punto mfreezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición
you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
4) c ( in time) momento mat this point — en ese/este momento or instante
he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando
to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
5) c (in contest, exam) punto mto win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos
to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)
6) ca) (item, matter) punto mpoint of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order — moción f de orden
to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión
to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción
b) ( argument)yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante
to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto
7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)to come/get to the point — ir* al grano
to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema
and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...
that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that... — el hecho es que...
to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata
8) u ( purpose)what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?
the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti
9) c (feature, quality)10) ca) (sharp end, tip) punta fb) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m12) c ( socket) (BrE)(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)
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transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?
to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol
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via) (with finger, stick etc) señalarto point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
b) ( call attention)the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria
c) (indicate, suggest)to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo
it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio
the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía
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point [pɔɪnt]pointe ⇒ 1 (a) point ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (e), 1 (f),1(i)-(l), 1 (n), 1 (o) endroit ⇒ 1 (c) moment ⇒ 1 (d) essentiel ⇒ 1 (g) but ⇒ 1 (h) virgule ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) pointer ⇒ 2 (a) indiquer ⇒ 2 (b) montrer du doigt ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun(a) (tip → of sword, nail, pencil etc) pointe f;∎ trim one end of the stick into a point taillez un des bouts de la branche en pointe;∎ his beard ended in a neat point sa barbe était soigneusement taillée en pointe;∎ draw a star with five points dessinez une étoile à cinq branches;∎ a dog with white points un chien aux pattes et aux oreilles blanches;∎ an eight-point stag un cerf huit cors;∎ to dance on points faire des pointes;∎ on (full) point (ballet dancer) sur la pointe;∎ on demi-point (ballet dancer) sur la demi-pointe;∎ not to put too fine a point on it… pour dire les choses clairement…(b) (small dot) point m;∎ a tiny point of light un minuscule point de lumière(c) (specific place) point m, endroit m, lieu m;∎ intersection point point m d'intersection;∎ meeting point (sign) point rencontre;∎ the runners have passed the halfway point les coureurs ont dépassé la mi-parcours;∎ we're back to our point of departure or our starting point nous sommes revenus au ou à notre point de départ;∎ the point where the accident occurred l'endroit où l'accident a eu lieu;∎ at that point you'll see a church on the left à ce moment-là, vous verrez une église sur votre gauche;∎ the terrorists claim they can strike at any point in the country les terroristes prétendent qu'ils peuvent frapper n'importe où dans le pays;∎ the bus service to Dayton and points west le service de bus à destination de Dayton et des villes situées plus à l'ouest;∎ points south of here get little rainfall les régions situées au sud d'ici n'ont pas une grande pluviosité∎ the country is at a critical point in its development le pays traverse une période ou phase critique de son développement;∎ we are at a critical point nous voici à un point critique;∎ there comes a point when a decision has to be made il arrive un moment où il faut prendre une décision;∎ when it comes to the point of actually doing it quand vient le moment de passer à l'acte;∎ when it came to the point quand le moment critique est arrivé;∎ at one point in the discussion à un moment de la discussion;∎ at one point in my travels au cours de mes voyages;∎ at one point, I thought the roof was going to cave in à un moment (donné), j'ai cru que le toit allait s'effondrer;∎ at one point in the book à un moment donné dans le livre;∎ at this point the phone rang c'est alors que le téléphone a sonné, à ce moment-là le téléphone a sonné;∎ at that point, I was still undecided à ce moment-là, je n'avais pas encore pris de décision;∎ at that point in China's history à ce moment précis de l'histoire de la Chine;∎ it's too late by this point il est déjà trop tard à l'heure qu'il est;∎ by that point, I was too tired to move j'étais alors tellement fatigué que je ne pouvais plus bouger(e) (stage in development or process) point m;∎ she had reached the point of wanting a divorce elle en était (arrivée) au point de vouloir divorcer;∎ thank God we haven't reached that point! Dieu merci, nous n'en sommes pas (encore arrivés) là!;∎ to reach the point of no return atteindre le point de non-retour;∎ to be at the point of death être sur le point de mourir;∎ the conflict has gone beyond the point where negotiations are possible le conflit a atteint le stade où toute négociation est impossible;∎ the regime is on the point of collapse le régime est au bord de l'effondrement;∎ I was on the point of admitting everything j'étais sur le point de tout avouer;∎ she had worked to the point of exhaustion elle avait travaillé jusqu'à l'épuisement;∎ he was jealous to the point of madness sa jalousie confinait à la folie;∎ he stuffed himself to the point of being sick il s'est gavé à en être malade(f) (for discussion or debate) point m;∎ a seven-point memorandum un mémorandum en sept points;∎ let's go on to the next point passons à la question suivante ou au point suivant;∎ on this point we disagree sur ce point nous ne sommes pas d'accord;∎ I want to emphasize this point je voudrais insister sur ce point;∎ are there any points I haven't covered? y a-t-il des questions que je n'ai pas abordées?;∎ to make or to raise a point faire une remarque;∎ to make the point that… faire remarquer que… + indicative;∎ my point or the point I'm making is that… là où je veux en venir c'est que…;∎ all right, you've made your point! d'accord, on a compris!;∎ the points raised in her article les points qu'elle soulève dans son article;∎ the main points to keep in mind les principaux points à garder à l'esprit;∎ let me illustrate my point laissez-moi illustrer mon propos;∎ to prove his point he showed us a photo pour prouver ses affirmations, il nous a montré une photo;∎ I see or take your point je vois ce que vous voulez dire ou où vous voulez en venir;∎ point taken! c'est juste!;∎ he may not be home - you've got a point there! il n'est peut-être pas chez lui - ça c'est vrai!;∎ the fact that he went to the police is a point in his favour/a point against him le fait qu'il soit allé à la police est un bon/mauvais point pour lui;∎ I corrected her on a point of grammar je l'ai corrigée sur un point de grammaire;∎ she was disqualified on a technical point elle a été disqualifiée pour ou sur une faute technique;∎ to make a point of doing sth tenir à faire qch;∎ he made a point of speaking to her il a tenu à lui adresser la parole;∎ kindly make a point of remembering next time faites-moi le plaisir de ne pas oublier la prochaine fois∎ I get the point je comprends, je vois;∎ the point is (that) we're overloaded with work le fait est que nous sommes débordés de travail;∎ we're getting off or away from the point nous nous éloignons ou écartons du sujet;∎ that's the (whole) point! (that's the problem) c'est là (tout) le problème!; (that's the aim) c'est ça, le but!;∎ that's not the point! là n'est pas la question!;∎ the money is/your feelings are beside the point l'argent n'a/vos sentiments n'ont rien à voir là-dedans;∎ get or come to the point! dites ce que vous avez à dire!, ne tournez pas autour du pot!;∎ I'll come straight to the point je serai bref;∎ to keep to the point ne pas s'écarter du sujet∎ the point of the game is to get rid of all your cards le but du jeu est de se débarrasser de toutes ses cartes;∎ there's no point in asking him now ça ne sert à rien ou ce n'est pas la peine de le lui demander maintenant;∎ what's the point of all this? à quoi ça sert tout ça?;∎ I don't see the point (of re-doing it) je ne vois pas l'intérêt (de le refaire);∎ oh, what's the point anyway! oh, et puis à quoi bon, après tout!(i) (feature, characteristic) point m;∎ the boss has his good points le patron a ses bons côtés;∎ it's my weak/strong point c'est mon point faible/fort;∎ her strong point is her sense of humour son point fort, c'est son sens de l'humour;∎ tact has never been one of your strong points la délicatesse n'a jamais été ton fort∎ the Dow Jones index is up/down two points l'indice Dow Jones a augmenté/baissé de deux points;∎ who scored the winning point? qui a marqué le point gagnant?;∎ an ace is worth 4 points un as vaut 4 points;∎ to win/to lead on points (in boxing) gagner/mener aux points;∎ American familiar to make points with sb (find favour with) faire bonne impression à qn□ ;∎ School merit points bons points mpl;∎ points competition (in cycling) classement m par points(k) (on compass) point m;∎ the four points of the compass les quatre points mpl cardinaux;∎ the 32 points of the compass les 32 points mpl de la rose des vents;∎ to alter course 16 points venir de 16 quarts;∎ our people were scattered to all points of the compass notre peuple s'est retrouvé éparpillé aux quatre coins du monde∎ a straight line between two points une droite reliant deux points(m) (in decimals) virgule f;∎ five point one cinq virgule un(n) (punctuation mark) point m;∎ three or ellipsis points points mpl de suspension∎ 6-point type caractères mpl de 6 points∎ (power) point prise f (de courant);∎ eight-point distributor (in engine) distributeur m (d'allumage) à huit plots∎ points aiguillage m(t) (on backgammon board) flèche f, pointe f(a) (direct, aim → vehicle) diriger; (→ flashlight, hose) pointer, braquer; (→ finger) pointer, tendre; (→ telescope) diriger, braquer;∎ to point one's finger at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt;∎ he pointed his finger accusingly at Gus il pointa un doigt accusateur vers Gus, il montra ou désigna Gus d'un doigt accusateur;∎ to point a gun at sb braquer une arme sur qn;∎ he pointed the rifle/the camera at me il braqua le fusil/l'appareil photo sur moi;∎ she pointed the truck towards the garage elle tourna le camion vers le garage;∎ he pointed the boat out to sea il a mis le cap vers le large;∎ if anybody shows up, just point them in my direction si quelqu'un arrive, tu n'as qu'à me l'envoyer;∎ just point me in the right direction dites-moi simplement quelle direction je dois prendre;∎ just point him to the nearest bar tu n'as qu'à lui indiquer le chemin du bar le plus proche∎ to point the way indiquer la direction ou le chemin; figurative montrer le chemin, indiquer la direction à suivre;∎ he pointed the way to future success il a montré le chemin de la réussite;∎ her research points the way to a better understanding of the phenomenon ses recherches vont permettre une meilleure compréhension du phénomène;∎ they point the way (in) which reform must go ils indiquent la direction dans laquelle les réformes doivent aller∎ to point one's toes tendre le pied(e) (sharpen → stick, pencil) tailler(f) Linguistics mettre des signes diacritiques à∎ to point at or to or towards sth montrer qch du doigt;∎ she pointed left elle fit un signe vers la gauche;∎ he pointed back down the corridor il fit un signe vers le fond du couloir;∎ he pointed at or to me with his pencil il pointa son crayon vers moi;∎ he was pointing at me son doigt était pointé vers moi;∎ it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt(b) (road sign, needle on dial)∎ the signpost points up the hill le panneau est tourné vers le haut de la colline;∎ a compass needle always points north l'aiguille d'une boussole indique toujours le nord;∎ the weather vane is pointing north la girouette est orientée au nord;∎ when the big hand points to twelve quand la grande aiguille est sur le douze∎ hold the gun with the barrel pointing downwards tenez le canon de l'arme pointé vers le bas;∎ the rifle/the camera was pointing straight at me la carabine/la caméra était braquée sur moi;∎ point your flashlight over there éclaire là-bas;∎ insert the disk with the arrow pointing right insérez la disquette, la flèche pointée ou pointant vers la droite;∎ the aerial should be pointing in the direction of the transmitter l'antenne devrait être tournée dans la direction de ou tournée vers l'émetteur;∎ he walks with his feet pointing outwards il marche les pieds en dehorspour l'instant;∎ no more details are available at this point in time pour l'instant, nous ne disposons pas d'autres détailsen fait, à vrai direpertinentjusqu'à un certain point;∎ did the strategy succeed? - up to a point est-ce que la stratégie a réussi? - dans une certaine mesure;∎ productivity can be increased up to a point la productivité peut être augmentée jusqu'à un certain point;∎ she can be persuaded, but only up to a point il est possible de la convaincre, mais seulement jusqu'à un certain point►► Marketing point of delivery lieu m de livraison;British point duty (of police officer, traffic warden) service m de la circulation;∎ to be on point duty diriger la circulation;point guard (in basketball) meneur(euse) m,f;point of intersection point m d'intersection;point of order point m de procédure;∎ he rose on a point of order il a demandé la parole pour soulever un point de procédure;American point man (in the forefront) précurseur m;Computing point of presence point m de présence, point m d'accès;Marketing point of purchase lieu m d'achat, lieu m de vente;point of reference point m de référence;Marketing point of sale lieu m de vente, point m de vente;∎ at the point of sale sur le lieu de vente;point shoes (for ballet) (chaussons mpl à) pointes fpl;Typography & Computing point size corps m;point source source f ponctuelle;point of view Television & Cinema angle m du regard; (opinion) point m de vue, opinion f;∎ from my point of view, it doesn't make much difference en ce qui me concerne, ça ne change pas grand-chose;∎ to consider sth from all points of view considérer qch sous tous ses aspects;point work (of ballet dancer) pointes fplMathematics (decimals) séparer par une virgule(a) (indicate) indiquer, montrer;∎ I'll point the church out to you as we go by je vous montrerai ou vous indiquerai l'église quand nous passerons devant∎ she pointed out several mistakes to us elle nous a signalé plusieurs erreurs, elle a attiré notre attention sur plusieurs erreurs;∎ I'd like to point out that it was my idea in the first place je vous ferai remarquer que l'idée est de moi;∎ might I point out that…? permettez-moi de vous faire observer ou remarquer que…;∎ he pointed out that two people were missing il fit remarquer qu'il manquait deux personnes∎ the facts point to only one conclusion les faits ne permettent qu'une seule conclusion;∎ all the evidence points to him toutes les preuves indiquent que c'est lui;∎ everything points to CIA involvement tout indique que la CIA est impliquée(b) (call attention to) attirer l'attention sur;∎ ecologists point to the destruction of forest land les écologistes attirent notre attention sur la destruction des forêts;∎ they proudly point to the government's record ils invoquent avec fierté le bilan du gouvernement(of person, report) souligner, mettre l'accent sur; (of event) faire ressortir;∎ his account points up the irony of the defeat son exposé met l'accent sur l'ironie de la défaite;∎ the accident points up the need for closer cooperation l'accident fait ressortir le besoin d'une coopération plus étroite -
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point [pɔɪnt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = sharp end) pointe f• not to put too fine a point on it ( = frankly) pour être franc• three point six (3.6) trois virgule six (3,6)c. (in space, in time) point m• he had reached a point where he began to doubt whether... il en était arrivé à se demander si...► point of + noun• he had reached the point of resigning il en était arrivé au point de donner sa démission► up to a point jusqu'à un certain pointe. ( = idea) point m• you have a point there! il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites !• he made the point that... il fit remarquer que...• point taken! (inf) d'accord !► a point of + noun• it was a point of honour with him never to refuse il se faisait un point d'honneur de ne jamais refuser• point of interest/of no importance point m intéressant/sans importancef. ( = important part) [of argument] objet m• that's just the point! justement !• to come to the point [person] en venir au fait• when it comes to the point, they don't value education au fond, ils n'accordent pas beaucoup d'importance à l'éducationg. ( = meaning) what was the point of his visit? quel était le but de sa visite ?• the point of this story is that... la morale de l'histoire, c'est que...h. ( = use) what's the point? à quoi bon ?• what's the point of waiting? à quoi bon attendre ?i. ( = characteristic) caractéristique f• the points to look for when buying a car les choses fpl auxquelles il faut faire attention lorsqu'on achète une voiture2. plural noun• when they ask questions he points them in the direction of the library quand ils posent des questions, il leur dit d'aller à la bibliothèquec. [+ toes] pointera. [person] montrer du doigt• to point at sth/sb désigner qch/qn du doigt• it all points to the fact that... tout laisse à penser que...5. compounds• at point-blank range à bout portant adverb [fire, shoot] à bout portant ; [refuse] catégoriquement ; [demand] de but en blanc ► point-by-point adjective méthodiquea. ( = show) [+ person, object, place] indiquerb. ( = mention) faire remarquer• I should point out that... je dois vous signaler que...* * *[pɔɪnt] 1.1) (of knife, needle, pencil etc) pointe f2) (location, position on scale) point m; ( less specific) endroit membarkation point — lieu m d'embarquement
point of entry — ( into country) point d'arrivée; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée
3) (extent, degree) point m5) (question, idea) point mto take up ou return to somebody's point — revenir sur un point soulevé par quelqu'un
you've made your point, please let me speak — vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler
to make a point of doing something — ( as matter of pride) mettre un point d'honneur à faire quelque chose; ( do deliberately) faire quelque chose exprès
my point was that — ce que je voulais dire, c'était que
I take your point — ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous
I take your point, but — je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais
all right, point taken! — très bien, j'en prends note
6) ( central idea) point m essentielto keep ou stick to the point — rester dans le sujet
7) ( purpose) objet mwhat's the point of doing...? — à quoi bon faire...?
8) (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m9) Sport, Finance ( in scoring) point mto win on points — ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points
match point — ( in tennis) balle f de match
10) ( dot) point m; ( decimal point) virgule f; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique; Mathematics point m2.points plural noun1) GB Railways aiguillages mpl, aiguilles fpl2) Automobile électrodes fpl3) ( in ballet)3.transitive verb1) (aim, direct)to point something at somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [camera, gun]
to point the finger at somebody — ( accuse) accuser quelqu'un
to point something towards — (of car, boat) diriger quelque chose vers
to point somebody in the right direction — lit, fig mettre quelqu'un dans la bonne direction
2) ( show)to point the way to — lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de
3) (in ballet, gym)4) Construction jointoyer [wall]4.1) ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt)to point at somebody/something — montrer quelqu'un/quelque chose du doigt
2) [signpost, arrow] indiquerto point at somebody ou in somebody's direction — [gun, camera] être braqué sur quelqu'un
•Phrasal Verbs:- point up -
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A n1 ( tip) (of knife, needle, pencil, tooth) pointe f ; ( of star) branche f ; the knife has a sharp point le couteau a la pointe très acérée ; the pencil has a sharp point le crayon est très bien taillé ; the tree comes to a point at the top l'arbre se termine en pointe ; to threaten sb at knife point menacer qn avec un couteau ;2 ( place) (precise location, position on scale) point m ; ( less specific) endroit m ; boiling point point d'ébullition ; compass point point de la boussole ; assembly point point de rassemblement ; embarkation point lieu m d'embarquement ; the furthest/highest point le point le plus éloigné/le plus élevé ; at the point where the path divides à l'endroit où le chemin bifurque ; the road swings north at this point à cet endroit la route se dirige vers le nord ; point of entry ( into country) point d'arrivée ; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact ; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée ; point of no return point de non-retour ;3 (extent, degree) point m ; the rope had been strained to breaking point la corde avait été tendue au point qu'elle pouvait se rompre ; his nerves were strained to breaking point il était très tendu ; to be driven to the point of exhaustion être poussé jusqu'à l'épuisement ; I've got to the point where I can't take any more j'en suis arrivé au point où je n'en peux plus ; to push sth to the point of absurdity pousser qch jusqu'à l'absurde ; she was frank to the point of brutality ou of being brutal elle était franche au point d'en être brutale ; to reach a point in sth when… atteindre un stade dans qch où… ; up to a point jusqu'à un certain point ;4 ( moment) ( precise) moment m ; ( stage) stade m ; to be on the point of doing être sur le point de faire ; to be on the point of bankruptcy être au bord de la faillite ; at this point I gave up à ce stade-là j'ai abandonné ; at this point in her career à ce stade-là de sa carrière ; at what point do we cease to feel sorry for him? à quel moment cesse-t-on de le plaindre? ; at some point in the future plus tard ; at one point à un moment donné ; the judge intervened at this point le juge est intervenu à ce moment-là ; it's at this point in the story that c'est à ce stade de l'histoire que ; there comes a point when… il arrive un moment où… ; when it came to the point of deciding quand il a fallu décider ; at this point in time dans l'état actuel des choses ;5 (question, matter, idea) point m ; ( contribution in discussion) remarque f ; to make a point faire une remarque (about sur) ; to make the point that faire remarquer que ; you've made your point, please let me speak vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler ; to make a point of doing ( make sure one does) s'efforcer de faire ; (do proudly, insistently) mettre un point d'honneur à faire ; (do obviously, to make a point) faire [qch] de manière visible ; to raise a point about sth soulever la question de qch ; my point was that ce que je voulais dire, c'était que ; to take up ou return to sb's point revenir sur un point soulevé par qn ; this proves my point cela confirme ce que je viens de dire ; are we agreed on this point? sommes-nous d 'accord sur ce point? ; a three/four-point plan un plan en trois/quatre points ; to go through a text point by point examiner un texte point par point ; the point at issue le sujet de la discussion ; that's a good point c'est une remarque judicieuse ; I take your point ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous ; I take your point, but je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais ; all right, point taken! très bien, j'en prends note ; good point! très juste! ; you've got a point there vous n'avez pas tort ; in point of fact en fait ; as a point of information pour information ;6 ( central idea) point m essentiel ; the point is that le point essentiel, c'est que ; the point is, another candidate has been selected malheureusement, un autre candidat a été sélectionné ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he never got to the point il n'est jamais entré dans le vif du sujet ; to keep to ou stick to the point rester dans le sujet ; to miss the point ne pas comprendre ; I missed the point of what she said je n'ai pas compris ce qu'elle a voulu dire ; to the point pertinent ; what she said was short and to the point ce qu'elle a dit était bref et pertinent ; that's beside the point là n'est pas la question ; what you're saying is beside the point ce que vous dites est à côté de la question ; to wander off the point s'écarter du sujet ; to see the point saisir ; to get the point comprendre ; that's not the point il ne s'agit pas de cela ;7 ( purpose) objet m ; what was the point of her visit? quel était l'objet de sa visite? ; the exercise does have a point l'exercice n'est pas gratuit ; what's the point? à quoi bon? ; what's the point of doing…? à quoi bon faire…? ; there's no point in doing ça ne sert à rien de faire ; I see little point in doing, I don't see the point of doing je ne vois pas l'intérêt de faire ;8 (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m ; his good/bad points ses bons/mauvais côtés ; what points do you look for when buying a car? que recherchez-vous lorsque vous achetez une voiture? ; punctuality is not her strong point la ponctualité n'est pas son point fort ; the points of similarity/difference between les points communs/de divergence entre ; it's a point in their favour c'est un point en leur faveur ; it has its points il/elle n'est pas mauvais/-e ;9 Sport, Fin ( in scoring) point m ; to win/to be beaten by 4 points gagner/être battu à 4 points près ; to win on points ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points ; the FT 100 was up/down three points Fin l'indice FT 100 a gagné/perdu trois points ; Smurfit gained 4 points Fin les actions Smurfit ont gagné 4 points ; to evaluate sth on a 5-point scale évaluer qch d'après une échelle à 5 degrés ; match/championship point ( in tennis) balle f de match/championnat ;10 ( dot) point m ; ( decimal point) virgule f ; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique ; a point of light un point lumineux ;C vtr1 (aim, direct) to point sth at sb braquer qch sur qn [camera, gun] ; to point one's finger at sb montrer qn du doigt ; to point the finger at sb ( accuser) accuser qn ; just point the camera and press tu n'as qu'à viser avec l'appareil photo et appuyer ; to point sth towards (of car, boat) diriger qch vers ; to point sb in the right direction lit, fig mettre qn dans la bonne direction ;2 ( show) to point the way to lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de ; to point sb the way to indiquer à qn la direction de ; the report points the way to a fairer system le rapport ouvre la voie à un syst ème plus équitable ;3 (in ballet, gym) to point one's toes faire des pointes ;4 Constr jointoyer [wall].D vi1 ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt) ; it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt ; she pointed over her shoulder elle a indiqué derrière elle ; she pointed in the direction of elle a indiqué du doigt la direction de ; to point at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt ; he was pointing with his stick at something il indiquait quelque chose de son bâton ; to point to désigner ;2 (be directed, aligned) [signpost, arrow] indiquer ; to point at sb ou in sb's direction [gun, camera] être braqué sur qn ; the needle points north l'aiguille indique le nord ; the gun was pointing straight at me l'arme était braquée sur moi ;3 ( suggest) to point to [evidence, facts] sembler indiquer ; all the evidence points to murder les preuves semblent indiquer qu'il s'agit d'un meurtre ; everything points in that direction tout semble indiquer que c'est ainsi ;4 ( cite) to point to citer ; to point to sth as evidence of success citer qch comme preuve d'une réussite ;5 Comput to point at sth mettre le pointeur sur qch ;6 [dog] se mettre à l'arrêt.■ point out:▶ point out [sth/sb], point [sth/sb] out ( show) montrer (to à) ; can you point him out to me? peux-tu me le montrer? ; to point out where/who montrer l'endroit où/la personne qui ;▶ point out [sth] ( remark on) faire remarquer [fact, discrepancy] ; to point out that faire remarquer que ; as he pointed out comme il l'a fait remarquer.■ point up:▶ point up [sth ] mettre [qch] en avant [contrast, similarity] ; faire ressortir [lack, incompetence]. -
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A n1 ( accepted thing) fait m ; the fact that ( beginning sentence) le fait que (+ subj) ; it is a fact that c'est un fait que ; to know for a fact that savoir de source sûre que ; owing ou due to the fact that étant donné que ; the fact (of the matter) is (that) le fait est que ; the fact remains (that) toujours est-il que ; facts and figures les faits et les chiffres ;2 ¢ ( truth) réalité f, vrai m ; fact and fiction la fiction et la réalité ; to mix (up) fact and fiction mélanger la fiction et la réalité ; it is not speculation it is fact ce n'est pas une supposition c'est un fait ; to accept sth as fact admettre que qch est vrai ; the story was presented as fact l'histoire a été présentée comme véridique ; to be based on fact être fondé sur des faits réels ;3 ( thing which really exists) réalité f ; the fact of recession means that la réalité de la récession implique que ; space travel is now a fact les voyages dans l'espace sont désormais une réalité ;B in fact, as a matter of fact adv phr en fait ; ( when reinforcing point) en fait, effectivement ; they promised to pay and in fact that's what they did ils ont promis de payer et en fait or effectivement c'est ce qu'ils ont fait ; (when contrasting, contradicting) en fait, au contraire ; I don't mind at all, in fact I'm delighted ça ne me fait rien, en fait or au contraire je suis ravi.I'm bored and that's a fact je suis ennuyé vraiment ; is that a fact? aussi iron vraiment? ; to know/learn the facts of life ( sex) savoir/apprendre comment les enfants viennent au monde ; the facts of life ( unpalatable truths) les réalités de la vie ; the economic/political facts of life les réalités économiques/politiques. -
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fact [fækt] n1) обстоя́тельство; факт; собы́тие; явле́ние;stark fact го́лый, неприкра́шенный факт
2) су́щность, факт;the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, пока́зывает...
;the fact is that де́ло в том, что
;the fact of the matter is that су́щность заключа́ется в том, что
3) pl да́нные, аргуме́нты;facts of life эвф. све́дения о полово́й жи́зни
4) и́стина, действи́тельность;this is a fact and not a matter of opinion э́то непрело́жный факт
;fact of life пра́вда жи́зни
◊in fact, in point of fact факти́чески, на са́мом де́ле, в действи́тельности; по су́ти, в су́щности; на пове́рку
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fækt1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) hecho2) (reality: fact or fiction.) realidad•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact
fact n hechotr[fækt]1 (event, happening) hecho2 (the truth) realidad nombre femenino■ fact or fiction? ¿realidad o ficción?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a matter of fact en realidadfor a fact a ciencia ciertain fact de hecho, en realidadit's a fact of life es la realidadthe fact of the matter is that... el hecho es que..., lo cierto es que...the fact remains that... a pesar de eso..., no obstante...the facts speak for themselves los hechos hablan por sí mismosfact sheet hoja informativafact ['fækt] n1) : hecho mas a matter of fact: de hecho2) information: información f, datos mplfacts and figures: datos y cifras3) reality: realidad fin fact: en realidadn.• dato s.m.• hecho s.m.• realidad s.f.fækt1) c ( something true) hecho mshe got her facts right/wrong — su información era correcta/incorrecta
hard facts — datos mpl concretos
if it wasn't for the fact that he's my son... — si no fuera porque es mi hijo...
I know for a fact that... — sé a ciencia cierta que...
2)a) u (truth, reality)in fact — de hecho, en realidad
[fækt]as a matter of fact: I do know her, as a matter of fact she's one of my best friends sí que la conozco, (de hecho) es muy amiga mía; in point of fact de hecho; the fact of the matter is (that)... — el hecho es que...
1. N1) (=detail, circumstance) hecho mthe fact that... — el hecho de que...
he still loved her in spite of the fact that she had left him — aunque le había dejado él aún la quería
•
their priority is to establish the facts of the case — su prioridad es esclarecer los hechos or lo que ocurrió realmente•
to stick to the facts — atenerse a los hechos2) (=piece of information) dato m•
get your facts right before you start accusing people — infórmate bien antes de empezar a acusar a la gente3) (=reality) realidad fthe fact remains that... — la realidad sigue siendo que...
the fact (of the matter) is that... — la verdad or el hecho es que...
•
it has no basis in fact — carece de base (real)it's a fact that... — es un hecho que...
•
to face (the) facts — enfrentarse a la realidad or los hechos•
to know for a fact that... — saber a ciencia cierta que...•
in fact — de hechoit sounds simple, but in fact it's very difficult — parece sencillo, pero de hecho or en realidad es muy difícil
•
I don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it — no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra"don't tell me you like it" - "as a matter of fact I do" — -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí
•
they're very alike, in point of fact you can't tell the difference — son muy parecidos, de hecho no puedes distinguirlos•
is that a fact! — iro ¡no me digas!face 2., 3)he's a dull writer, and that's a fact — es un escritor aburrido, eso no hay quien lo discuta
4) (Jur) (=event)accessory•
before/ after the fact — antes/después de los hechos2.CPDfact sheet N — hoja f informativa, informe m
* * *[fækt]1) c ( something true) hecho mshe got her facts right/wrong — su información era correcta/incorrecta
hard facts — datos mpl concretos
if it wasn't for the fact that he's my son... — si no fuera porque es mi hijo...
I know for a fact that... — sé a ciencia cierta que...
2)a) u (truth, reality)in fact — de hecho, en realidad
as a matter of fact: I do know her, as a matter of fact she's one of my best friends sí que la conozco, (de hecho) es muy amiga mía; in point of fact de hecho; the fact of the matter is (that)... — el hecho es que...
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noun1) (true thing) Tatsache, diethe fact remains that... — Tatsache bleibt:...
the true facts of the case or matter — der wahre Sachverhalt
know for a fact that... — genau od. sicher wissen, dass...
is that a fact? — (coll.) Tatsache? (ugs.)
the reason lies in the fact that... — der Grund besteht darin, dass...
face [the] facts — den Tatsachen ins Gesicht sehen
it is a proven fact that... — es ist erwiesen, dass...
the fact [of the matter] is that... — die Sache ist die, dass...
[it is a] fact of life — [das ist die] harte od. rauhe Wirklichkeit
tell or teach somebody the facts of life — (coll. euphem.) jemanden [sexuell] aufklären
2) (reality) Wahrheit, die; Tatsachen Pl.distinguish fact from fiction — Fakten und Fiktion (geh.) od. Dichtung und Wahrheit unterscheiden
I don't think he'll come back; in fact I know he won't — ich glaube nicht, dass er zurückkommt, ich weiß es sogar; see also academic.ru/45644/matter">matter 1. 4)
3) (thing assumed to be fact) Faktum, dasdeny the fact that... — [die Tatsache] abstreiten, dass...
* * *[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) die Tatsache2) (reality: fact or fiction.) die Wirklichkeit•- the facts of life- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt]nmatters of \fact Tatsachen plthe \fact [of the matter] is that... Tatsache ist [o es stimmt], dass...3.▶ \facts and figures Fakten und Zahlen, genaue Daten▶ in \fact [or as a matter of \fact] [or in point of \fact] genaugenommen▶ to know the \facts of life wissen, worauf es im Leben ankommt▶ to be a \fact of life die harte Wahrheit sein▶ to tell sb the \facts of life jdn über den Ernst des Lebens aufklären* * *[fkt]n1) Tatsache f, Faktum nt (geh); (historical, geographical etc) Faktum nthe accepts the fact that I don't eat meat — er akzeptiert es, dass ich kein Fleisch esse
in view of the fact that... — angesichts der Tatsache, dass...
despite the fact that... — der Tatsache zum Trotz, dass...
to know for a fact that — (es) ganz genau or sicher wissen, dass
the fact (of the matter) is that... — die Sache ist die, dass...
the fact remains that... — es lässt sich nicht bestreiten, dass...
to stick to the facts — bei den Tatsachen bleiben, sich an die Tatsachen or Fakten halten
to look (the) facts in the face — der Wirklichkeit or den Tatsachen (dat) ins Auge sehen
the facts of the case (Jur) — der Tatbestand, der Sachverhalt
... and that's a fact —... darüber besteht kein Zweifel!,... Tatsache! (inf)
is that a fact? — tatsächlich?, Tatsache? (inf)
See:→ face2) no pl (= reality) Wirklichkeit f, Realität fbased/founded on fact — auf Tatsachen beruhend
3)in (point of) fact, in actual fact — eigentlich
in fact, as a matter of fact — eigentlich; (to intensify previous statement) sogar
I don't suppose you know him? – in( actual) fact or as a matter of fact I do — Sie kennen ihn nicht zufällig? – doch, eigentlich schon
do you know him? – in (actual) fact or as a matter of fact I do —
it sounds simple, but in (actual) fact or in point of fact it's very difficult — es hört sich so einfach an, aber in Wirklichkeit ist es sehr schwer
I'd meant to do some work but in fact I was too tired — ich wollte eigentlich etwas arbeiten, war aber dann zu müde
I thought I could give you a lift, but in (actual) fact I won't be going — ich dachte, ich könnte dich mitnehmen, aber ich gehe doch nicht
it won't be easy, in fact or as a matter of fact it'll be very difficult —
does it hurt? – as a matter of fact it's very painful — tuts weh? – ja, und sogar ganz schön
I bet you haven't done that! – as a matter of fact I have! — du hast das bestimmt nicht gemacht! – und ob, aber ja doch!
do you know Sir Charles? – as a matter of fact he's my uncle/yes, in fact he's my uncle — kennen Sie Sir Charles? – ja, und er ist sogar/ja, er ist nämlich mein Onkel
4) (JUR)to be an accessory before/after the fact — sich der Beihilfe/Begünstigung schuldig machen
* * *fact [fækt] s1. Tatsache f, Faktum n, Wirklichkeit f, Wahrheit f:fact and fancy Dichtung und Wahrheit;in (point of) fact in der Tat, tatsächlich, faktisch, in Wirklichkeit, genau genommen;it is a fact that … Tatsache ist, dass …;and that’s a fact! glaube mir!; however many gallons you say you put in this morning, the tank is empty now, and that’s a fact! jetzt ist der Tank auf jeden Fall oder jedenfalls leer!;know sth for a fact etwas (ganz) sicher wissen;be a fact of life die harte oder raue Wirklichkeit sein;the facts of life das Geheimnis des Lebens, die Tatsachen über die Entstehung des Lebens;explain the facts of life to sb, tell sb the facts of life jemanden (sexuell) aufklären;2. JURa) Tatsache f:in fact and law in tatsächlicher und rechtlicher Hinsicht;the facts (of the case) der Tatbestand, die Tatumstände, der Sachverhalt;b) Tat f:* * *noun1) (true thing) Tatsache, diethe fact remains that... — Tatsache bleibt:...
the true facts of the case or matter — der wahre Sachverhalt
know for a fact that... — genau od. sicher wissen, dass...
is that a fact? — (coll.) Tatsache? (ugs.)
the reason lies in the fact that... — der Grund besteht darin, dass...
face [the] facts — den Tatsachen ins Gesicht sehen
it is a proven fact that... — es ist erwiesen, dass...
the fact [of the matter] is that... — die Sache ist die, dass...
[it is a] fact of life — [das ist die] harte od. rauhe Wirklichkeit
tell or teach somebody the facts of life — (coll. euphem.) jemanden [sexuell] aufklären
2) (reality) Wahrheit, die; Tatsachen Pl.distinguish fact from fiction — Fakten und Fiktion (geh.) od. Dichtung und Wahrheit unterscheiden
I don't think he'll come back; in fact I know he won't — ich glaube nicht, dass er zurückkommt, ich weiß es sogar; see also matter 1. 4)
3) (thing assumed to be fact) Faktum, dasdeny the fact that... — [die Tatsache] abstreiten, dass...
* * *n.Faktum n.Gegebenheit f.Tatsache -n f.Umstand -¨e m. -
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fækt сущ.
1) обстоятельство;
факт;
событие;
случай, явление to ascertain, establish a fact ≈ выяснять обстоятельства to check, confirm, verify a fact ≈ проверять факты to cite (the) facts ≈ ссылаться на факты to classify( the) facts ≈ классифицировать факты to collect, gather, marshal( the) facts ≈ собирать факты to distort, twist( the) facts ≈ искажать факты to embellish, embroider( the) facts ≈ приукрашивать факты to evaluate, interpret ( the) facts ≈ оценивать факты to face (the) facts ≈ обращаться к фактам to ignore a fact ≈ игнорировать факт to present( the) facts ≈ представлять факты accepted fact basic fact cold fact dry fact essential fact established fact firsthand fact historic fact incontestable fact incontrovertible fact indisputable fact irrefutable fact proven fact statistical fact unquestionable fact well-known fact Syn: case, event
2) действительность, реальность, явь to distinguish fact from fiction ≈ отличать реальность от фантастики Space exploitation is now a fact. ≈ Исследования космического пространства стали сейчас реальным событием. Syn: truth, reality, actuality
3) сущность, факт Syn: essence, substance ∙ факт, событие, явление;
обстоятельство - dry *s голые факты - stark *s голые /неприкрашенные/ факты - established * установленный факт - fixed * твердо установленный факт - salient *s самые существенные /основные/ факты;
суть дела - accomplished * свершившийся факт - to place before an accomplished * поставить перед свершившимся фактом - a certain physical * известное физическое явление - * of common knowledge (юридическое) общеизвестный факт( не требующий доказательств) - *s of life факты, как они есть;
правда жизни;
(эвфмеизм) сведения о половой жизни - to let children know the *s of life сообщать детям сведения, нужные для их полового воспитания - the *s are as follows факты таковы - *s are stubborn things факты - упрямая вещь истина, реальность, действительность - to look *s in the face видеть вещи такими, какие они есть;
смотреть фактам в лицо - but this is a *! но ведь это правда! - I know it for a * я знаю, что это факт /правда/;
в этом нет никакого сомнения - he would always do it himself, that's a * он всегда делал это сам, честное слово - is this a * or is it just your opinion? это действительно факт или только ваше предположение? - the * is that... дело в том, что... - the * is she didn't even read the letter дело в том, что она даже не прочла этого письма - in /as a matter of, in point of/ * на самом деле, в действительности;
даже, к тому же - in *, not in word не на словах, а на деле - I think so, in * I am sure думаю, что это так, я даже уверен в этом - he does not mind, in * he is very pleased он вовсе не огорчен, наоборот, он очень рад pl данные;
аргументы - his *s are false приведенные им данные неверны - you must prove your *s вам придется доказать правильность ваших данных - I dispute all your *s я отрицаю все, что вы утверждаете ( юридическое) доказательства, улики( юридическое) противоправное деяние;
правонарушение;
преступление - accesory after the * соучастник после события преступления, укрыватель, недоноситель;
- accesory before the * соучастник до события преступления, подстрекатель, пособник - to confess the * сознаться в преступлении /в правонарушении/ accessory ~ факт соучастия by that ~ в силу самого факта constituent ~ составной факт derived ~ вчт. производный факт empirical ~ эмпирический факт error in ~ фактическая (правовая) ошибка fact данные, аргументы ~ доказательства, улики ~ истина, реальность, действительность ~ истина, действительность;
this is a fact and not a matter of opinion это непреложный факт ~ обстоятельство;
факт;
событие;
явление;
stark fact голый, неприкрашенный факт ~ обстоятельство ~ правонарушение ~ преступление ~ противоправное деяние, нарушение, преступление ~ противоправное деяние ~ сущность, факт;
the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, показывает...;
the fact is that дело в том, что ~ факт, событие, явление, обстоятельство ~ факт ~ сущность, факт;
the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, показывает...;
the fact is that дело в том, что ~ of the matter суть дела the ~ of the matter is that сущность заключается в том, что ~ on which right is based факт, на котором основано право ~ сущность, факт;
the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, показывает...;
the fact is that дело в том, что in ~ в действительности in ~, in point of ~ фактически, на самом деле, в действительности;
по сути, в сущности;
на поверку in ~ фактически in ~, in point of ~ фактически, на самом деле, в действительности;
по сути, в сущности;
на поверку legal ~ юридический факт operative ~ факт, имеющий юридическую силу ~ сущность, факт;
the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, показывает...;
the fact is that дело в том, что ~ обстоятельство;
факт;
событие;
явление;
stark fact голый, неприкрашенный факт ~ истина, действительность;
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[fækt]1) (accepted thing) fatto m.2) U (truth) realtà f., verità f.it is not speculation it is fact — non è una supposizione, è vero
3) (thing which really exists) realtà f.4)in fact, as a matter of fact — in effetti, effettivamente; (when reinforcing point) a dire il vero, veramente; (when contrasting) in realtà
••to know the facts of life — (sex) sapere come nascono i bambini
the facts of life — (unpalatable truths) la realtà della vita
* * *[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) fatto2) (reality: fact or fiction.) realtà•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt]1) (accepted thing) fatto m.2) U (truth) realtà f., verità f.it is not speculation it is fact — non è una supposizione, è vero
3) (thing which really exists) realtà f.4)in fact, as a matter of fact — in effetti, effettivamente; (when reinforcing point) a dire il vero, veramente; (when contrasting) in realtà
••to know the facts of life — (sex) sapere come nascono i bambini
the facts of life — (unpalatable truths) la realtà della vita
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[fækt]accessory fact факт соучастия by that fact в силу самого факта constituent fact составной факт derived fact вчт. производный факт empirical fact эмпирический факт error in fact фактическая (правовая) ошибка fact данные, аргументы fact доказательства, улики fact истина, реальность, действительность fact истина, действительность; this is a fact and not a matter of opinion это непреложный факт fact обстоятельство; факт; событие; явление; stark fact голый, неприкрашенный факт fact обстоятельство fact правонарушение fact преступление fact противоправное деяние, нарушение, преступление fact противоправное деяние fact сущность, факт; the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, показывает...; the fact is that дело в том, что fact факт, событие, явление, обстоятельство fact факт fact сущность, факт; the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, показывает...; the fact is that дело в том, что fact of the matter суть дела the fact of the matter is that сущность заключается в том, что fact on which right is based факт, на котором основано право fact сущность, факт; the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, показывает...; the fact is that дело в том, что in fact в действительности in fact, in point of fact фактически, на самом деле, в действительности; по сути, в сущности; на поверку in fact фактически in fact, in point of fact фактически, на самом деле, в действительности; по сути, в сущности; на поверку legal fact юридический факт operative fact факт, имеющий юридическую силу fact сущность, факт; the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, показывает...; the fact is that дело в том, что fact обстоятельство; факт; событие; явление; stark fact голый, неприкрашенный факт fact истина, действительность; this is a fact and not a matter of opinion это непреложный факт
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