to be on the point of bankruptcy

to have a sharp point — essere molto appuntito

boiling point — punto di ebollizione

compass point — punto cardinale

embarkation point — luogo di imbarco

point of no return — punto di non ritorno

I've got to the point where I can't take any more — sono arrivato al punto di non poterne più

up to a point — fino a un certo punto

he was frank to the point of brutality o of being brutal — la sua franchezza rasentava la brutalità

to be on the point of doing — essere sul punto di fare

on the point of bankruptcy — sull'orlo del fallimento

at this point I gave up — a quel punto mi sono arreso

at some point in the future — prima o poi

at one point — a un certo punto

when it came to the point of deciding — quando è arrivato il momento di decidere

at this point in time — in questo momento

to make a point — fare una considerazione

to make the point that — fare notare che

you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare

to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale

my point is that — ciò che voglio dire è che

point by point — punto per punto

that's a good point — questo è interessante

I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma

all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!

you've got a point there — su questo punto hai ragione

in point of fact — effettivamente

to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto

good points — lati positivi

it has its points — ha le sue qualità

punctuality is not her strong point — la puntualità non è il suo (punto) forte

to win by 4 points — vincere per 4 punti

to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti

Smurfit gained 4 points — le Smurfit hanno guadagnato 4 punti

to dance on point(s) — ballare sulle punte

to point the car towards — dirigere l'auto verso

to point the way to a fairer system — mostrare la via per rendere il sistema più equo

to point one's toes — ballare sulle punte

to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)

to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)

to have a sharp point — essere molto appuntito

boiling point — punto di ebollizione

compass point — punto cardinale

embarkation point — luogo di imbarco

point of no return — punto di non ritorno

I've got to the point where I can't take any more — sono arrivato al punto di non poterne più

up to a point — fino a un certo punto

he was frank to the point of brutality o of being brutal — la sua franchezza rasentava la brutalità

to be on the point of doing — essere sul punto di fare

on the point of bankruptcy — sull'orlo del fallimento

at this point I gave up — a quel punto mi sono arreso

at some point in the future — prima o poi

at one point — a un certo punto

when it came to the point of deciding — quando è arrivato il momento di decidere

at this point in time — in questo momento

to make a point — fare una considerazione

to make the point that — fare notare che

you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare

to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale

my point is that — ciò che voglio dire è che

point by point — punto per punto

that's a good point — questo è interessante

I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma

all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!

you've got a point there — su questo punto hai ragione

in point of fact — effettivamente

to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto

good points — lati positivi

it has its points — ha le sue qualità

punctuality is not her strong point — la puntualità non è il suo (punto) forte

to win by 4 points — vincere per 4 punti

to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti

Smurfit gained 4 points — le Smurfit hanno guadagnato 4 punti

to dance on point(s) — ballare sulle punte

to point the car towards — dirigere l'auto verso

to point the way to a fairer system — mostrare la via per rendere il sistema più equo

to point one's toes — ballare sulle punte

to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)

to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)

be on the verge of despair/tears/a breakthrough — der Verzweiflung/den Tränen/dem Durchbruch nahe sein

be on the verge of doing something — kurz davor stehen, etwas zu tun

to be on the verge of ruin/war — am Rande des Ruins/eines Krieges stehen

to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown — am Rande eines Nervenzusammenbruchs sein

to be on the verge of a discovery — kurz vor einer Entdeckung stehen

to be on the verge of tears — den Tränen nahe sein

‘keep off the verge’ — "Bankette nicht befahrbar"

be on the verge of economic collapse/of war — am Rand des wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruchs/an der Schwelle des Krieges stehen

be on the verge of despair/tears/a breakthrough — der Verzweiflung/den Tränen/dem Durchbruch nahe sein

be on the verge of doing something — kurz davor stehen, etwas zu tun

bring somebody/something to the verge of something — jemanden/etwas an den Rand von etwas bringen

from Paris to Munich — von Paris nach München

where have you come from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

from now on — von jetzt an

from then on — seitdem

be a mile from something — eine Meile von etwas entfernt sein

away from home — von zu Hause weg

from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

pick apples from a tree — Äpfel vom Baum pflücken

where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the country — vom Land

from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

he/the train has come from London — er/der Zug ist von London gekommen

he/it comes or is from Germany — er/es kommt or ist aus Deutschland

where does he come from?, where is he from? — woher kommt or stammt er?

the train from Manchester — der Zug aus Manchester

the train from Manchester to London — der Zug von Manchester nach London

he's on the phone from London — er ruft aus London an

from house to house — von Haus zu Haus

a representative from the company — ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin der Firma

from last week until or to yesterday — von letzter Woche bis gestern

from... on — ab...

from now on — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

from his childhood — von Kindheit an, von klein auf

he comes from time to time — er kommt von Zeit zu Zeit

as from the 6th May — vom 6. Mai an, ab (dem) 6. Mai

5 years from now — in 5 Jahren

to work away from home — außer Haus arbeiten

tell him from me —

an invitation from the Smiths — eine Einladung von den Smiths

to take/grab etc sth from sb — jdm etw wegnehmen/wegreißen etc

to steal sth from sb — jdm etw stehlen

he took it from the top/middle/bottom of the pile — er nahm es oben vom Stapel/aus der Mitte des Stapels/unten vom Stapel weg

I got it from the supermarket/the library/Kathy — ich habe es aus dem Supermarkt/aus der Bücherei/von Kathy

to drink from a stream/glass — aus einem Bach/Glas trinken

memories from his childhood — Erinnerungen aus seiner Kindheit

translated from the English — aus dem Englischen übersetzt

made from... — aus... hergestellt

painted from life — nach dem Leben gemalt

(indicating escape) he fled from the enemy — er floh vor dem Feind

he got away from his pursuers — er entkam seinen Verfolgern

he ran away from home — er rannte von zu Hause weg

he escaped from prison — er entkam aus dem Gefängnis

(indicating change) things went from bad to worse — es wurde immer schlimmer

he went from office boy to director — er stieg vom Laufjungen zum Direktor auf

a price increase from one euro to two euros — eine Preiserhöhung von einem auf zwei Euro

(indicating difference) he is quite different from the others — er ist ganz anders als die andern

to tell black from white — Schwarz und Weiß auseinanderhalten

(= because of, due to) to act from compassion — aus Mitleid handeln

to die from cancer — an Krebs sterben

weak from hunger — schwach vor Hunger

weak from loss of blood — vom Blutverlust geschwächt

(= on the basis of) from experience — aus Erfahrung

to judge from recent reports... — nach neueren Berichten zu urteilen...

from your point of view — von Ihrem Standpunkt aus (gesehen)

to conclude from the information — aus den Informationen einen Schluss ziehen, von den Informationen schließen

from what I heard —

from what I can see... — nach dem, was ich sehen kann...

from the look of things... — (so) wie die Sache aussieht...

3 from 8 leaves 5 — 8 weniger 3 ist 5

take 12 from 18 — nimm 12 von 18 weg

(in set phrases, see also other element) to prevent/stop sb from doing sth — jdn daran hindern/davon zurückhalten, etw zu tun

he prevented me from coming — er hielt mich davon ab, zu kommen

to shelter from the rain — sich vor dem Regen unterstellen

from inside/underneath — von innen/unten

from out of sth —

from before his mother's death — aus der Zeit vor dem Tod seiner Mutter

from among the trees — zwischen den Bäumen hervor

from inside/outside the house — von drinnen/draußen

from beyond the grave — aus dem Jenseits

[come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]

from Paris to Munich — von Paris nach München

where have you come from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]

start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten

from now on — von jetzt an

from then on — seitdem

blouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund

from 4 to 6 eggs — 4 bis 6 Eier

be a mile from something — eine Meile von etwas entfernt sein

away from home — von zu Hause weg

from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

pick apples from a tree — Äpfel vom Baum pflücken

buy everything from the same shop — alles im selben Laden kaufen

where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the country — vom Land

take it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...

painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt

she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit

from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

there was a loud smash as he dropped the plates — los platos se le cayeron con gran estrépito

I smashed my fist through the window — rompí la ventana de un puñetazo

it smashed into a thousand pieces — se hizo añicos, se rompió en mil pedazos

the cup fell with a smash — la taza cayó con gran estruendo

he died in a car smash — murió en un accidente de coche

the 1969 rail smash — el accidente de ferrocarril de 1969

the 1929 smash — la crisis de 1929

they smashed windows — rompieron ventanas

I've smashed my watch — he estropeado mi reloj

he smashed it against the wall — lo estrelló contra la pared

the waves smashed the boat on the rocks — las olas estrellaron el barco contra las rocas

he smashed his way out of the building — se escapó del edificio a base de golpes

we will smash this crime ring — acabaremos con esta banda de delincuentes

the glass smashed into tiny pieces — el vaso se rompió en pedazos

the car smashed into the wall — el coche se estrelló contra la pared

to go smash into sth — dar de lleno contra algo, dar violentamente contra algo

there was a loud smash as he dropped the plates — los platos se le cayeron con gran estrépito

I smashed my fist through the window — rompí la ventana de un puñetazo

it smashed into a thousand pieces — se hizo añicos, se rompió en mil pedazos

to await orders — esperar órdenes

I don't take orders from anyone — a mí nadie me da órdenes

orders are orders — órdenes son órdenes

order to + INF — orden de + inf

he gave the order to fire — dio orden de disparar

order THAT — orden de que (+ subj)

I left orders that she was not to be disturbed — dejé órdenes de que no se la molestara

on whose orders are you doing this? — ¿quién le ordenó hacer esto?

by order of... — por orden de...

to place an order for something — hacer* un pedido de algo, encargar* algo

the books are on order — los libros están pedidos

we make them to order — los hacemos por encargo

the waiter took my order — el camarero tomó nota de lo que quería

a tall order: it's a bit of a tall order, but I'll see what I can do — es algo difícil, pero veré qué puedo hacer

the photos were all in the wrong order — las fotos estaban todas desordenadas

to put something in(to) order — poner* algo en orden, ordenar algo

let's get this room into some sort of order — tratemos de ordenar un poco esta habitación

the car was in perfect working order — el coche funcionaba perfectamente bien

to keep order — mantener* el orden

order in (the) court! — silencio en la sala!

to call somebody to order — llamar a alguien al orden

in order: is your bedroom in order? ¿tu cuarto está ordenado or en orden?; are her papers in order? ¿tiene los papeles en regla?; is everything in order for tomorrow's performance? ¿está todo dispuesto para la función de mañana?; an apology would seem to be in order — parecería que lo indicado sería disculparse

in order to — para

in order that — para que (+ subj)

out of order — ( not in sequence) desordenado; ( not working) averiado, descompuesto (AmL)

out of order — no funciona; (uncalled-for, not following procedure)

that remark was out of order — ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar

the lower orders — las clases bajas

a performance of the first order — una interpretación de primera clase

a fool of the first order — un tonto de marca mayor

to take (holy) orders — recibir las órdenes (sagradas), ordenarse sacerdote

to order somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

to order something (to be) done — ordenar que se haga algo

to order THAT — ordenar que (+ subj)

he ordered complete rest — le mandó hacer reposo absoluto

to order a taxi — llamar un taxi

in order — en orden, por orden

what order should these documents be in? — ¿en qué orden deben estar estos documentos?

to get out of order — desarreglarse

a new political/social order — un nuevo orden político/social

his papers are in order — tiene los papeles en regla

everything is in order — todo está en regla

is this passport in order? — ¿este pasaporte está en regla?

to put a matter in order — arreglar un asunto

to put one's affairs in order — poner sus asuntos en orden

in good order — en buen estado, en buenas condiciones

out of order — no funciona

she can't keep order — es incapaz de imponer la disciplina, no puede hacerse obedecer

to keep children in order — mantener a los niños en orden

orders are orders — las órdenes no se discuten