point+(noun)

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

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

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.) ponto

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

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

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

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

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

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.) ponto

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

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) traço

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

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

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.) apontar

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

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[pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo.

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

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

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.) ponto

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

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

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

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

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

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.) questão

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

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) característica

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

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

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.) apontar

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

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noun (the point from which something begins.) ponto de partida

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[st'a:tiŋ pɔint] n ponto de partida, base.

noun (a place where a turn is made: the turning-point in the race; a turning-point in his life.) momento crítico

noun (a place where a turn is made: the turning-point in the race; a turning-point in his life.) ponto crítico, momento decisivo

noun (the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid: The freezing-point of water is 0° centigrade.) ponto de congelação

noun (the temperature at which a given solid melts: The melting-point of ice is 0° centigrade.) ponto de fusão

noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) assunto de conversa

noun (the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid: The freezing-point of water is 0° centigrade.) ponto de congelação

noun (the temperature at which a given solid melts: The melting-point of ice is 0° centigrade.) ponto de fusão

noun (the point from which something begins.) ponto de partida

noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) assunto de conversa

noun (the temperature at which something boils.) ponto de fervura

noun (the temperature at which something boils.) ponto de ebulição

1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) movimento

2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) movimento

3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) movimentação

4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) movimento

5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) movimento

6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) movimento

7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) movimento

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[m'u:vmənt] n 1 movimento, ação. 2 mecanismo. 3 Mus tempo. 4 mudança de temperamento ou disposição.

noun (a point of view: I am looking at the matter from a different viewpoint.) ponto de vista

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[vj'u:pɔint] n 1 ponto de vista. 2 local de onde se tem uma vista panorâmica.

noun (the distance from any given point on one (radio etc) wave to the corresponding point on the next.) comprimento de onda

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[w'eivleŋθ] n comprimento de onda.

1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) movimento

2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) movimento

3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) movimento

4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) movimento

5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) movimento

6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) movimento

7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) movimento

noun (the distance from any given point on one (radio etc) wave to the corresponding point on the next.) comprimento de onda

1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) vantagem

2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) vantagem

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[ədv'a:ntidʒ; ədv'æntidʒ] n 1 vantagem, primazia, superioridade. 2 imposição. 3 predominância, preponderância. 4 benefício, lucro, prerrogativa. 5 proveito, aproveitamento. 6 Sport primeiro ponto ganho no jogo de tênis após o empate (de 40 pontos). • vt favorecer, oferecer vantagens, beneficiar. seen to advantage na melhor hipótese. to take advantage of 1 aproveitar, tirar partido ou vantagem. 2 impor. to the best advantage com o maior proveito ou lucro. to your advantage no seu interesse.