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1 pointless
adjective (having no meaning or purpose: a pointless journey.) nesmiseln* * *[pɔintlis]adjective ( pointlessly adverb)brez konice, top; figuratively nesmiseln, neduhovit, brez poante; sport brez točke -
2 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (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.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (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.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (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.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- 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* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti -
3 vegetate
['ve‹iteit]verb (to live an idle, boring and pointless life: I would like to get a job - I don't want to vegetate.) životariti* * *[védžiteit]intransitive verbrasti kot rastlina; figuratively životariti, vegetirati; živeti nedelavno (enolično, dolgočasno) življenje; medicine (bujno) rasti; agronomy ležati (biti) neobdelan; transitive verb obrasti (o rastlinah) -
4 hassle
['hæsl] 1. noun1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) peripetija2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) sitnost2. verb1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) prepirati se2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) delati sitnosti -
5 no good
(useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) nima smisla; neuporaben
См. также в других словарях:
Pointless — Point less, a. Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark. [1913 Webster] Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pointless — index immaterial, inapposite, insipid, null (insignificant), pedestrian, unavailing, unreasonable … Law dictionary
pointless — (adj.) early 14c., blunt, from POINT (Cf. point) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning of no effect, to no purpose is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness … Etymology dictionary
pointless — [adj] ridiculous, senseless absurd, aimless, around in circles*, fruitless, futile, going nowhere*, impotent, inane, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, in vicious circle*, irrelevant, meaningless, needle in haystack*,… … New thesaurus
pointless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no sense or purpose. DERIVATIVES pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun … English terms dictionary
pointless — [point′lis] adj. 1. without a point 2. without meaning, relevance, or force; senseless; inane pointlessly adv. pointlessness n … English World dictionary
pointless — adjective 1 without any purpose or meaning: a pointless waste of money | Life just seemed so pointless. 2 not likely to have any useful result: a pointless quarrel | it is pointless to do sth: I think it would be pointless to discuss this issue… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — point|less [ˈpɔıntləs] adj worthless or not likely to have any useful result ▪ Life just seemed pointless to me. ▪ a pointless quarrel it is pointless doing sth ▪ It s pointless telling her to clean her room she ll never do it. it is pointless to … Dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sth, find sth, think sth ▪ She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail … Collocations dictionary
pointless — adj. pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) * * * [ pɔɪntlɪs] pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) … Combinatory dictionary
pointless — point|less [ pɔıntləs ] adjective lacking any purpose or use: These forms are just pointless paperwork. It s pointless just waiting here he s obviously not coming. It would be pointless to try and stop him. a. a pointless exercise a waste of time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English