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1. Ileave the dough covered until it has proved пусть тесто постоит накрытым, пока оно не подойдет2. IIIprove smth.1) prove the rule (the contrary, the necessity of a reform, the roundness of the earth, etc.) доказывать правило и т.д., приводить доказательства правила и т.д.; prove one's point of view (the truth of the statement, smb.'s claim, etc.) аргументировать /мотивировать/ свою точку зрения и т.д.; prove one's good will доказывать свое доброе отношение; prove this theory (this doctrine) обосновывать данную теорию (доктрину); prove theorems доказывать теоремы; prove the fact (one's identity, smb.'s innocence, one's achievements, etc.) доказывать /подтверждать/ факт и т.д.; it proves his abilities (her honesty, their achievements, the peace of her soul, a man's worth, etc.) это свидетельствует /говорит/ о его способностях и т.д.; can you prove it? вы можете доказать это?; he was unable to prove the truth of what he said он был не в состоянии обосновать /доказать/ правильность своих положений; the exception proves the rule исключение лишь подтверждает правило; prove a will юр. доказать или установить подлинность завещания, утвердить завещание2) prove a new type of aeroplane (a new gun, gunpowder, etc.) испытывать новый тип самолета и т.д.; prove ore (minerals, etc.) определять качество или состав породы и т.д.; prove gold определять пробу золота; prove smb.'s patience испытывать чье-л. терпение3. IVprove smth. in some wag prove smth. indisputably /undeniably/ (conclusively /irrefutably/, substantially, ultimately, statistically, etc.) неоспоримо и т.д. доказать что-л.; he proved it experimentally он доказал это опытным путем /экспериментально/4. VIIprove smth., smb. to be of some quality prove the statement to be true (him to be equal to this task, etc.) доказывать /подтверждать/ справедливость этого утверждения и т.д.; this letter proves him to be still alive это письмо говорит о том, что он еще жив; prove smb. to be smth. prove oneself to be a capable general проявить себя способным генералом5. XIbe proved it remains to be proved это еще надо доказать; be proved in some manner his guilt was clearly proved его вина /виновность/ была полностью доказана; be proved by smth. it has been proved by evidence это было подтверждено /доказано/ свидетельскими показаниями; be proved from smth. it was proved from another fact доказательством послужил другой факт; be proved against smb. it has been proved against him было доказано, что он виновен; против него были приведены веские доказательства; be proved being in some state he was proved innocent (guilty) было доказано, что он (не)виновен6. XIIIprove to be smb., smth. prove to be a coward (to be an impostor, to be a good wife, to be a forgery, to be a deception, etc.) оказаться трусом и т.д.; the novel proved to be a success роман имел успех; prove to be of some quality prove to be erroneous (to be correct, to be useful, to be unproductive, to be successful, to be puzzling, to be insufficient, etc.) оказываться ошибочным и т.д.; the rumour proved to be true (false) слух (не) подтвердился, слух оказался верным (ложным)7. XVprove being in some state it proved useless это оказалось бесполезным; the rumour proved false слух оказался ложным /не подтвердился/; he proved unequal to his task он не смог справиться с порученной ему работой; the wound proved fatal рана оказалась смертельной8. XVIprove of smth. prove of little use (of no use, of permanent value to smb., of service to smb., of interest to me, of immense advantage, etc.) оказаться не очень полезным и т.д.9. XVIIIprove oneself smb. he has already proved himself a bold speaker он уже доказал, что является смелым оратором; prove oneself a match for smb. оказаться достойным противником для кого-л.; prove oneself of some kind prove oneself worthy of confidence (capable of doing it, loyal to his friends, etc.) доказать, что ты достоин доверия и т.д.10. XXI1prove smth. to smb. prove one's innocence to the jury доказывать присяжным свою невиновность; prove smth. by (beyond) smth. prove smth. by arithmetic (by the strongest evidence, by adversity, etc.) доказывать /подтверждать, обосновывать/ что-л. с помощью /посредством/ арифметики и т.д.; prove smth. beyond a possibility of doubt привести бесспорные доказательства чего-л.11. XXVprove that... prove that it is true (that 3 and 5 make eight, that I didn't do it, that you read the book carefully, that he is guilty, etc.) доказывать /приводить доказательства того/, что это так /правда/ и т.д.; these figures perfectly (clearly, amply, irrefutably, etc.) prove that... эти цифры служат прекрасным и т.д. доказательством того, что... /ясно и т.д. говорят о том, что.../; prove that black is white and white is black доказывать, что черное prove белое, а белое prove черное -
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1. II1) serve in some manner serve honestly (sincerely, faithfully, willingly. etc.) служить честно и т.д.2) serve in some manner serve quickly (immediately, willingly, etc.) обслуживать быстро и т.д.3) serve for some time serve long (по)служить долго2. III1) serve smb. serve a master (a boss, a family, a firm, an agency, etc.) кружить хозяину и т.д., работать на хозяина и т.д.; if my memory serves me coll. если мне не изменяет память; serve smth., smb. serve one's country (one's people, the cause of peace, the revolution, etc.) служить /посвятить себя/ родине и т.д., работать во имя родины и т.д.2) serve smth. serve smb.'s interests (smb.'s needs, smb.'s private ends, one's purpose, etc.) служить чьим-л. интересам и т.д.3) serve smb., smth. serve customers (clients, a district, an area, a town, etc.) обслуживать клиентов и т.д.; the bus-s remote areas автобус обслуживает отдаленные районы; this recipe (this dish, etc.) serves six этот рецепт и т.д. рассчитан на шесть порций4) serve smth. serve food (drinks, dinner, tea, wine, sandwiches, etc.) подавать еду и т.д.; shall I serve the soup разливать суп?; shall I serve the pudding? раскладывать пудинг?5) serve smth. serve one's sentence отбывать /отсиживать/ свой срок; serve one's time a) отслужить свой срок; б) отсидеть свой срок; serve time coll. отсидеть в тюрьме3. IV1) serve smth., smb. in some manner serve one's country loyally (the family faithfully, etc.) верно служить родине и т.д.; my memory (my eyes, my legs, etc.) serve me well (poorly) моя память и т.д. служит мне хорошо (плохо) || it serves him right так ему и надо, и поделом ему2) serve smb. in some manner the waitress served us quickly официантка обслужила нас быстро4. VIserve smth. in some state serve smth. hot (warm, cool, cold, etc.) подавать что-л. горячим и т.д.; they always serve their drinks iced они всегда подают напитки со льдом или со льда5. XIbe served are you being served? вас [уже] обслуживают?; be served by smth. all floors are served by an elevator лифт обслуживает все этажи; our district is served by a railway line в нашем районе есть железная дорога; be served out to smb. rations were served [out] to the troops солдатам раздали паек6. XIIIserve to do smth. it serves to show (to prove) that... это служит доказательством того, что...7. XVI1) serve for some time serve for a long time (for ages, for years, etc.) (послужить долго и т.д.; the coat has served for ten years это пальто носится уже десять лет; this amount will serve for a year этой суммы хватит на год; serve in smth. serve in an office (in a shop, in a firm, ill the kitchen, etc.) служить /работать/ в конторе и т.д.; serve in the Army (in the Air Force, in the Navy, etc.) служить в армии и т.д.; serve in the ranks служить рядовым; serve on smth. serve on a committee (on a jury. on the staff, on an expedition, etc.) быть членом /входить в состав/ комитета и т.д.; serve under smb., smth. serve under him /his command/ служить под его началом /руководством, командованием/2) serve at smth. serve at fable (at dinner, at meals, etc.) прислуживать за столом и т.д.3) serve with smth. serve with food (with drinks, with hot coffee, etc.) подавать еду и т.д., обносить едой и т.д.; serve with gas (with electricity, with water, etc.) снабжать газом и т.д.4) serve for smth. serve for a study (for a stage, for a shelf, etc.) служить кабинетом и т.д.; this will serve for a bag это можно использовать в качестве сумки; it will serve for this occasion на этот случай сойдет8. XX11) serve as smb. serve as a waiter (as a cook, as a butler, as a judge, etc.) служить /работать/ официантом и т.д.; she served as a maid for ten years она служила горничной десять лет2) serve as smth. serve as a table (as a bed, as a shelter, etc.) служить столбы /в качестве стола/ и т.д.; serve as evidence служить доказательством; it served as evidence against him это свидетельствовало против него: it will serve as a lesson (as a pretext, as an excuse, etc.) это послужит уроком и т.д.9. XXI11) serve smth. with smth. serve coffee with milk (tea with lemon, meat with vegetables, etc.) подавать кофе с молоком и т.д.; serve smth. in (on, etc.) smth. serve tea in bed (drinks in that room. food in the kitchen, etc.) подавать чай в постель и т.д.; serve supper on the veranda устроить ужин на веранде2) serve smb. for some time the coat has served me for ten years я ношу это пальто уже десять лет; the money will serve me for a month этих денег мне хватит на месяц10. XXIV11) serve smb. as smb. she served us as a maid она служила у нас горничной2) serve smb. as smth. it served us as a bed (as a table, etc.) это служило нам постелью и т.д. -
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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
Phrasal Verbs: -
4 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) melhoria2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) melhoramento* * *im.prove.ment[impr'u:vmənt] n 1 melhora, melhoria, melhoramento. 2 aperfeiçoamento, progresso. 3 proveito. 4 aumento. -
5 improvement
noun2) (addition) Verbesserung, diemake improvements to something — Verbesserungen an etwas (Dat.) vornehmen
* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) die Verbesserung2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) die Verbesserung* * *im·prove·ment[ɪmˈpru:vmənt]nthe last year has seen a slight \improvement in the economy im letzten Jahr hat sich die Wirtschaftslage leicht verbessert\improvement in efficiency Effizienzsteigerung f\improvement in results Ergebnisverbesserung fto be an \improvement on the former design/the old house/the previous manager im Vergleich zum früheren Entwurf/zum alten Haus/zum vorigen Geschäftsführer eine Verbesserung darstellenroom for \improvement Steigerungsmöglichkeiten pl[home] \improvements Renovierungsarbeiten pl (Ausbau- und Modernisierungsarbeiten an/in Wohnung/Haus)* * *[ɪm'pruːvmənt]nVerbesserung f, Besserung f; (of area, appearance) Verschönerung f; (of sauce, food etc) Verfeinerung f; (= increase) (in production, value) Erhöhung f, Steigerung f; (of knowledge) Erweiterung f; (of salaries) Aufbesserung f; (in health) Besserung f; (in studies) Verbesserung f, Fortschritte plto make improvements — Verbesserungen machen or durchführen (to an +dat )
to carry out improvements to a house — Ausbesserungs- or (to appearance) Verschönerungsarbeiten an einem Haus vornehmen
* * *1. (Ver)Besserung f (in gen; on gegenüber, im Vergleich zu):improvement in health Besserung der Gesundheit;improvement in the weather Wetterbesserung;there has been an improvement in the weather das Wetter hat sich gebessert;today’s weather is an improvement on yesterday’s heute ist das Wetter besser als gestern2. a) AGR Melioration fb) Erschließung f und Wertsteigerung f3. Ausnutzung f4. Vered(e)lung f, Verfeinerung f:5. Vermehrung f, Erhöhung f, Steigerung f* * *noun2) (addition) Verbesserung, diemake improvements to something — Verbesserungen an etwas (Dat.) vornehmen
* * *n.Aufbesserung f.Ausbau -ten m.Besserung f.Fortschritt m.Neuerung -en f.Verbesserung f.
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