pointer position

point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto

to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare

I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...

to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque

what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?

there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare

to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti

to point sth. at sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [ gun]; puntare [qcs.] verso qcn. [ camera]

to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.

to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.

to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada

to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per

to point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così

point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto

to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare

I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...

to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque

what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?

there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare

to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti

to point sth. at sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [ gun]; puntare [qcs.] verso qcn. [ camera]

to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.

to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.

to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada

to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per

to point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così

come to a [sharp] point — spitz zulaufen

at gun-point/knife-point — mit vorgehaltener [Schuss]waffe/vorgehaltenem Messer

not to put too fine a point on it — (fig.) um nichts zu beschönigen

agree on a point — in einem Punkt od. einer Frage übereinstimmen

score points off somebody — (fig.) jemanden an die Wand spielen

things have reached a point where or come to such a point that... — die Sache ist dahin od. so weit gediehen, dass...; (negatively) es ist so weit gekommen, dass...

up to a point — bis zu einem gewissen Grad

she was abrupt to the point of rudeness — sie war in einer Weise barsch, die schon an Unverschämtheit grenzte

be at/on the point of something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) sein; einer Sache (Dat.) nahe sein

be on the point of doing something — im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun; etwas gerade tun wollen

best/strong point — starke Seite; Stärke, die

getting up early has its points — frühes Aufstehen hat auch seine Vorzüge

the point — (essential thing) das Entscheidende

that is just the point or the whole point — das ist genau der springende Punkt

come to or get to the point — zur Sache od. zum Thema kommen

keep or stick to the point — beim Thema bleiben

carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen

make or prove a point — etwas beweisen

you have a point there — da hast du recht; da ist [et]was dran (ugs.)

there's no point in protesting — es hat keinen Sinn od. Zweck zu protestieren

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

point of no return — Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt

point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der

[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die

she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster

the compass needle pointed to the north — die Kompassnadel zeigte od. wies nach Norden

point one's finger at something/somebody — mit dem Finger auf etwas/jemanden deuten od. zeigen od. weisen