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1 point out

point out [sth., sb.], point [sth., sb.] out (show) indicare, mostrare; point out [sth.] (remark on) fare notare, fare rilevare [fact, discrepancy]

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(to indicate or draw attention to: He pointed out his house to her; I pointed out that we needed more money.) mostrare; far notare

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vt + adv

1) (show) additare, indicare

the guide pointed out Big Ben to us — la guida ci ha indicato il Big Ben

2) (mention) far notare, far presente

I'd like to point out that... — vorrei far notare che...

she pointed out our mistakes — ci ha fatto presente i nostri errori

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point out [sth., sb.], point [sth., sb.] out (show) indicare, mostrare; point out [sth.] (remark on) fare notare, fare rilevare [fact, discrepancy]

English-Italian dictionary > point out
2 point out

(to indicate or draw attention to: He pointed out his house to her; I pointed out that we needed more money.) señalar

point out

v.

• advertir v.

• apuntar v.

• caracterizar v.

• consignar v.

• enseñar v.

• indicar v.

• señalar v.

v + o + adv, v + adv + o

1) ( show) señalar

to point something/somebody out to somebody: I'll point it/her out to you — te/lo la señalaré

2) ( make aware of) \<\<problem/advantage\>\> señalar

he pointed out to them that time was getting short — les señaló or les advirtió or les hizo notar que quedaba poco tiempo

VT + ADV

1) (=show) señalar

to point out sth to sb — señalar algo a algn

2) (=explain) señalar

to point out sb's mistakes — señalar los errores de algn

to point out that — señalar que

to point out to sb the advantages of a car — señalar or hacer notar a algn las ventajas de tener coche

may I point out that... — permítaseme observar que...

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v + o + adv, v + adv + o

1) ( show) señalar

to point something/somebody out to somebody: I'll point it/her out to you — te/lo la señalaré

2) ( make aware of) \<\<problem/advantage\>\> señalar

he pointed out to them that time was getting short — les señaló or les advirtió or les hizo notar que quedaba poco tiempo

English-spanish dictionary > point out
3 point out

transitive verb

hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)

point something/somebody out to somebody — jemanden auf etwas/jemanden hinweisen od. aufmerksam machen

he pointed out the house — er zeigte das Haus

he pointed out my mistake — er zeigte meinen Fehler auf

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(to indicate or draw attention to: He pointed out his house to her; I pointed out that we needed more money.) zeigen, darauf hinweisen

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◆ point out

vt

1. (show)

▪ to \point out out ⇆ sth/sb [to sb] [jdn] auf etw/jdn hinweisen; (with finger) [jdn] etw/jdn zeigen

if you see her, please \point out her out to me wenn du sie siehst, zeige sie mir bitte

2. (inform)

▪ to \point out out ⇆ sth [to sb] [jdn] auf etw akk aufmerksam machen [o hinweisen]

▪ to \point out out that... darauf aufmerksam machen, dass...

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transitive verb

hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)

point something/somebody out to somebody — jemanden auf etwas/jemanden hinweisen od. aufmerksam machen

he pointed out the house — er zeigte das Haus

he pointed out my mistake — er zeigte meinen Fehler auf

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v.

aufzeigen v.

darauf hinweisen ausdr.

hinweisen v.

klar machen ausdr.

weisen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wies, gewiesen)

English-german dictionary > point out
4 point out

vt

1) ( show)

to \point out out <-> sth/sb [to sb] [jdn] auf etw/jdn hinweisen;

( with finger) [jdn] etw/jdn zeigen;

if you see her, please \point out her out to me wenn du sie siehst, zeige sie mir bitte

2) ( inform)

to \point out out <-> sth [to sb] [jdn] auf etw akk aufmerksam machen [o hinweisen];

to \point out out that... darauf aufmerksam machen, dass...

English-German students dictionary > point out
5 point

point ⇒ Points of the compass

A n

1 ( tip) (of knife, needle, pencil, tooth) pointe f ; ( of star) branche f ; the knife has a sharp point le couteau a la pointe très acérée ; the pencil has a sharp point le crayon est très bien taillé ; the tree comes to a point at the top l'arbre se termine en pointe ; to threaten sb at knife point menacer qn avec un couteau ;

2 ( place) (precise location, position on scale) point m ; ( less specific) endroit m ; boiling point point d'ébullition ; compass point point de la boussole ; assembly point point de rassemblement ; embarkation point lieu m d'embarquement ; the furthest/highest point le point le plus éloigné/le plus élevé ; at the point where the path divides à l'endroit où le chemin bifurque ; the road swings north at this point à cet endroit la route se dirige vers le nord ; point of entry ( into country) point d'arrivée ; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact ; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée ; point of no return point de non-retour ;

3 (extent, degree) point m ; the rope had been strained to breaking point la corde avait été tendue au point qu'elle pouvait se rompre ; his nerves were strained to breaking point il était très tendu ; to be driven to the point of exhaustion être poussé jusqu'à l'épuisement ; I've got to the point where I can't take any more j'en suis arrivé au point où je n'en peux plus ; to push sth to the point of absurdity pousser qch jusqu'à l'absurde ; she was frank to the point of brutality ou of being brutal elle était franche au point d'en être brutale ; to reach a point in sth when… atteindre un stade dans qch où… ; up to a point jusqu'à un certain point ;

4 ( moment) ( precise) moment m ; ( stage) stade m ; to be on the point of doing être sur le point de faire ; to be on the point of bankruptcy être au bord de la faillite ; at this point I gave up à ce stade-là j'ai abandonné ; at this point in her career à ce stade-là de sa carrière ; at what point do we cease to feel sorry for him? à quel moment cesse-t-on de le plaindre? ; at some point in the future plus tard ; at one point à un moment donné ; the judge intervened at this point le juge est intervenu à ce moment-là ; it's at this point in the story that c'est à ce stade de l'histoire que ; there comes a point when… il arrive un moment où… ; when it came to the point of deciding quand il a fallu décider ; at this point in time dans l'état actuel des choses ;

5 (question, matter, idea) point m ; ( contribution in discussion) remarque f ; to make a point faire une remarque (about sur) ; to make the point that faire remarquer que ; you've made your point, please let me speak vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler ; to make a point of doing ( make sure one does) s'efforcer de faire ; (do proudly, insistently) mettre un point d'honneur à faire ; (do obviously, to make a point) faire [qch] de manière visible ; to raise a point about sth soulever la question de qch ; my point was that ce que je voulais dire, c'était que ; to take up ou return to sb's point revenir sur un point soulevé par qn ; this proves my point cela confirme ce que je viens de dire ; are we agreed on this point? sommes-nous d 'accord sur ce point? ; a three/four-point plan un plan en trois/quatre points ; to go through a text point by point examiner un texte point par point ; the point at issue le sujet de la discussion ; that's a good point c'est une remarque judicieuse ; I take your point ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous ; I take your point, but je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais ; all right, point taken! très bien, j'en prends note ; good point! très juste! ; you've got a point there vous n'avez pas tort ; in point of fact en fait ; as a point of information pour information ;

6 ( central idea) point m essentiel ; the point is that le point essentiel, c'est que ; the point is, another candidate has been selected malheureusement, un autre candidat a été sélectionné ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he never got to the point il n'est jamais entré dans le vif du sujet ; to keep to ou stick to the point rester dans le sujet ; to miss the point ne pas comprendre ; I missed the point of what she said je n'ai pas compris ce qu'elle a voulu dire ; to the point pertinent ; what she said was short and to the point ce qu'elle a dit était bref et pertinent ; that's beside the point là n'est pas la question ; what you're saying is beside the point ce que vous dites est à côté de la question ; to wander off the point s'écarter du sujet ; to see the point saisir ; to get the point comprendre ; that's not the point il ne s'agit pas de cela ;

7 ( purpose) objet m ; what was the point of her visit? quel était l'objet de sa visite? ; the exercise does have a point l'exercice n'est pas gratuit ; what's the point? à quoi bon? ; what's the point of doing…? à quoi bon faire…? ; there's no point in doing ça ne sert à rien de faire ; I see little point in doing, I don't see the point of doing je ne vois pas l'intérêt de faire ;

8 (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m ; his good/bad points ses bons/mauvais côtés ; what points do you look for when buying a car? que recherchez-vous lorsque vous achetez une voiture? ; punctuality is not her strong point la ponctualité n'est pas son point fort ; the points of similarity/difference between les points communs/de divergence entre ; it's a point in their favour c'est un point en leur faveur ; it has its points il/elle n'est pas mauvais/-e ;

9 Sport, Fin ( in scoring) point m ; to win/to be beaten by 4 points gagner/être battu à 4 points près ; to win on points ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points ; the FT 100 was up/down three points Fin l'indice FT 100 a gagné/perdu trois points ; Smurfit gained 4 points Fin les actions Smurfit ont gagné 4 points ; to evaluate sth on a 5-point scale évaluer qch d'après une échelle à 5 degrés ; match/championship point ( in tennis) balle f de match/championnat ;

10 ( dot) point m ; ( decimal point) virgule f ; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique ; a point of light un point lumineux ;

11 Math ( in geometry) point m ;

12 Print, Comput ( also point size) corps m (de caractère) ;

13 Geog ( headland) pointe f.

B points npl

1 GB Rail aiguillages mpl, aiguilles fpl ;

2 Aut électrodes fpl ;

3 ( in ballet) to dance on point(s) faire des pointes fpl.

C vtr

1 (aim, direct) to point sth at sb braquer qch sur qn [camera, gun] ; to point one's finger at sb montrer qn du doigt ; to point the finger at sb ( accuser) accuser qn ; just point the camera and press tu n'as qu'à viser avec l'appareil photo et appuyer ; to point sth towards (of car, boat) diriger qch vers ; to point sb in the right direction lit, fig mettre qn dans la bonne direction ;

2 ( show) to point the way to lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de ; to point sb the way to indiquer à qn la direction de ; the report points the way to a fairer system le rapport ouvre la voie à un syst ème plus équitable ;

3 (in ballet, gym) to point one's toes faire des pointes ;

4 Constr jointoyer [wall].

D vi

1 ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt) ; it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt ; she pointed over her shoulder elle a indiqué derrière elle ; she pointed in the direction of elle a indiqué du doigt la direction de ; to point at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt ; he was pointing with his stick at something il indiquait quelque chose de son bâton ; to point to désigner ;

2 (be directed, aligned) [signpost, arrow] indiquer ; to point at sb ou in sb's direction [gun, camera] être braqué sur qn ; the needle points north l'aiguille indique le nord ; the gun was pointing straight at me l'arme était braquée sur moi ;

3 ( suggest) to point to [evidence, facts] sembler indiquer ; all the evidence points to murder les preuves semblent indiquer qu'il s'agit d'un meurtre ; everything points in that direction tout semble indiquer que c'est ainsi ;

4 ( cite) to point to citer ; to point to sth as evidence of success citer qch comme preuve d'une réussite ;

5 Comput to point at sth mettre le pointeur sur qch ;

6 [dog] se mettre à l'arrêt.

Phrasal verbs

■ point out:

▶ point out [sth/sb], point [sth/sb] out ( show) montrer (to à) ; can you point him out to me? peux-tu me le montrer? ; to point out where/who montrer l'endroit où/la personne qui ;

▶ point out [sth] ( remark on) faire remarquer [fact, discrepancy] ; to point out that faire remarquer que ; as he pointed out comme il l'a fait remarquer.

■ point up:

▶ point up [sth ] mettre [qch] en avant [contrast, similarity] ; faire ressortir [lack, incompetence].

Big English-French dictionary > point
6 point

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

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

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

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

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

7) (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.) punto

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.) punto, cuestión

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.) cualidad

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

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.) señalar, apuntar

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

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- 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 n

1. punta

the point of a needle la punta de una aguja

2. punto

he scored 12 points marcó 12 puntos

3. momento

at the point when I left, they were winning 3 1 en el momento en que me fui, ganaban 3 a 1

4. coma

four 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 38.25

5. sentido

there's no point in waiting, he's not coming no tiene sentido esperar, no viene

to be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algo

to get to the point ir al grano

point² vb señalar / indicar

it's rude to point es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

point

tr[pɔɪnt]

noun

1 (sharp end - of knife, nail, pencil) punta

2 (place) punto, lugar nombre masculino

■ meeting point punto de encuentro, punto de reunión

3 (moment) momento, instante nombre masculino, punto

■ at no point en ningún momento

■ at this point en este momento

■ at that point en aquel momento, entonces

4 (state, degree) punto, extremo

■ he was offhand to the point of rudeness estuvo tan brusco que llegó a ser grosero

5 (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, tanto

■ he won on points ganó por puntos

7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL entero

■ the financial index is up two points el índice ha subido dos enteros

8 (item, matter, idea, detail) punto

■ I'd like to raise a point quisiera plantear una cuestión

■ she made some interesting points hizo unas observaciones interesantes

■ I see your point ya veo lo que quieres decir, entiendo lo que quieres decir

■ point taken! ¡de acuerdo!

■ he's got a point tiene cierta razón (en lo que dice)

9 (central idea, meaning) idea, significado

■ you've missed the point no has captado la idea

■ that's not the point no se trata de eso

10 (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 femenino

■ he has his good points and bad points tiene cualidades y defectos

12 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL punta, cabo

13 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL (in geometry) punto (de intersección)

14 (on compass) punto (cardinal)

15 (in decimals) coma

■ 5 point 6 cinco coma seis

intransitive verb

1 (show) señalar

■ the girl pointed at the clown la niña señaló al payaso con el dedo

2 figurative use (indicate) indicar

■ it all points to blackmail todo indica que se trata de un chantaje

transitive verb

1 (with weapon) apuntar

■ he pointed a gun at me me apuntó con una pistola

2 (direct) señalar, indicar

3 (wall, house) ajuntar

plural noun points

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (on railway) agujas nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the point of a gun a punta de pistola

in point of fact de hecho, en realidad

not to put too finer point on it hablando en plata

to be beside the point no venir al caso

to be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algo

to be to the point ser relevante y conciso,-a

to come to the point ir al grano

to dance on points bailar de puntas

to get to the point ir al grano

to make a point of doing something proponerse hacer algo, poner empeño en hacer algo

to reach the point of no return no poder echarse atrás

up to a point hasta cierto punto

point of order moción nombre femenino de orden

point of view punto de vista

weak point punto débil

point ['pɔɪnt] vt

1) sharpen: afilar (la punta de)

2) indicate: señalar, indicar

to point the way: señalar el camino

3) aim: apuntar

4)

to point out : señalar, indicar

point vi

1)

to point at : señalar (con el dedo)

2)

to point to indicate: señalar, indicar

point n

1) item: punto m

the main points: los puntos principales

2) quality: cualidad f

her good points: sus buenas cualidades

it's not his strong point: no es su (punto) fuerte

3) (indicating a chief idea or meaning)

it's beside the point: no viene al caso

to get to the point: ir al grano

to stick to the point: no salirse del tema

4) purpose: fin m, propósito m

there's no point to it: no vale la pena, no sirve para nada

5) place: punto m, lugar m

points of interest: puntos interesantes

6) : punto m (en una escala)

boiling point: punto de ebullición

7) moment: momento m, coyuntura f

at this point: en este momento

8) tip: punta f

9) headland: punta f, cabo m

10) period: punto m (marca de puntuación)

11) unit: punto m

he scored 15 points: ganó 15 puntos

shares fell 10 points: las acciones bajaron 10 enteros

12)

compass points : puntos mpl cardinales

13)

decimal point : punto m decimal, coma f

point

n.

• 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
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( dot) punto m

b) ( 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) c

a) ( in space) punto m

the points of the compass — los puntos cardinales

point 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 m

freezing/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 m

at this point — en ese/este momento or instante

at this point in time — en este momento

he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando

from this point on — a partir de este momento

to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf

5) c (in contest, exam) punto m

to win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos

to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)

Sense II

6) c

a) (item, matter) punto m

the seminar will cover the following points — el seminario abarcará los siguientes puntos

the main points of the news — un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día

point 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

a point of law — una cuestión de derecho

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)

it was a point which had never occurred to me — era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido

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

she was brief and to the point — fue breve y concisa

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...

that's not the point — no se trata de eso

that's just the point! — justamente!

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

there's no point (in) feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de nada compadecerse

9) c (feature, quality)

music isn't one of my strong points — la música no es mi fuerte

bad points — defectos

he has many good points — tiene muchos puntos a su favor

the good and bad points of the system — los pros y los contras del sistema

Sense III

10) c

a) (sharp end, tip) punta f

to come to a point — acabar en punta

b) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m

11) points pl (BrE Rail) agujas fpl

12) c ( socket) (BrE)

(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)

II
1.

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

2.

vi

a) (with finger, stick etc) señalar

it's rude to point — es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

the gun was pointing in my direction — la pistola apuntaba hacia mí

to point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

to point TOWARD something — señalar en dirección a algo

b) ( call attention)

to point TO something — señalar algo

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:

- point out

[pɔɪnt]
1. N

1) (Geom) (=dot) punto m ; (=decimal point) punto m decimal, coma f

two point six (2.6) — dos coma seis (2,6)

2) (on scale, thermometer) punto m

boiling/freezing point — punto de ebullición/congelación

the thermometer went up three points — el termómetro subió tres grados

the index is down three points — el índice bajó tres enteros

the shares went down two points — las acciones bajaron dos enteros

3) (on compass) cuarta f, grado m

from all points of the compass — desde los cuatro rincones del mundo

4) [of needle, pencil, knife etc] punta f ; [of pen] puntilla f

to put a point on a pencil — sacar punta a un lápiz

a star with five points — una estrella de cinco puntas

• at the point of a sword — a punta de espada

• with a sharp point — puntiagudo

- not to put too fine a point on it

5) (=place) punto m, lugar m

he had reached the point of resigning — había llegado al punto de la dimisión

this was the low/high point of his career — este fue el momento más bajo/el momento cumbre de su carrera

• at all points — por todas partes, en todos los sitios

delivered free to all points in Spain — entrega gratuita en cualquier punto de España

the train stops at Carlisle and all points south — el tren para en Carlisle y todas las estaciones al sur

• at this point — (in space) aquí, allí; (in time) en este or aquel momento

• when it comes to the point — en el momento de la verdad

when it came to the point of paying... — cuando llegó la hora de pagar..., a la hora de pagar...

• there was no point of contact between them — no existía ningún nexo de unión entre ellos

• to be on or at the point of death — estar a punto de morir

• point of departure — (lit, fig) punto m de partida

• point of entry — (into a country) punto m de entrada, paso m fronterizo

• 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

• up to a point — (=in part) hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

• at the point where the road forks — donde se bifurca el camino

6) (=counting unit) (in Sport, test) punto m

• points against — puntos mpl en contra

• points for — puntos mpl a favor

• 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 puntos

7) (=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

• to be beside the point — no venir al caso

it is beside the point that... — no importa que + subjun

• 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 caso

an argument very much to the point — un argumento muy a propósito

that is hardly to the point — eso apenas hace al caso

to come or get to the point — ir al grano

to get back to the point — volver al tema

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 quedarse

a long story that seemed to have no point at all — una larga historia que no parecía venir al caso en absoluto

• to see the point of sth — encontrar or ver sentido a algo, entender el porqué de algo

I don't see the point of or in doing that — no veo qué sentido tiene hacer eso

• 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 m

the 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

• 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 razón

you've got or you have a point there! — ¡tienes razón!, ¡es cierto! (LAm)

• the point at issue — el asunto, el tema en cuestión

• to make one's point — convencer

you've made your point — nos etc has convencido

he made the following points — dijo lo siguiente

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

• on this point — sobre este punto

on that point — en cuanto a eso

on that point we agree — sobre eso estamos de acuerdo

to differ on a point — no estar de acuerdo en un particular

• to press the point — insistir ( that en que)

• to stretch a point — hacer una excepción

• I take your point — acepto lo que dices

point taken! — ¡de acuerdo!

10)

• point of view — punto m de vista

from the point of view of — desde el punto de vista de

to see or understand sb's point of view — comprender el punto de vista de algn

to look at a matter from all points of view — considerar una cuestión bajo todos sus aspectos

to come round to sb's point of view — adoptar el criterio de algn

11) (=matter) cuestión f

• point of detail — detalle m

• point of honour — cuestión f or punto m de honor

• point of interest — punto m interesante

• point of law — cuestión f de derecho

• point of order — cuestión f de procedimiento

• a point of principle — una cuestión de principios

12) (=characteristic) cualidad f

what points should I look for? — ¿qué puntos debo buscar?

• bad points — cualidades fpl malas

• good points — cualidades fpl buenas

• he has his points — tiene algunas cualidades buenas

• tact isn't one of his strong points — la discreción no es uno de sus (puntos) fuertes

it was always his strong point — siempre ha sido su punto fuerte

• weak point — flaco m, punto m flaco, punto m débil

13) points (Brit) (Rail) agujas fpl ; (Aut) platinos mpl

14) (Brit) (Elec) (also: power point) toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (S. Cone)

15) (Geog) punta f, promontorio m, cabo m

16) (Typ) (=punctuation mark) punto m

9 point black — (Typ) negritas fpl del cuerpo 9

17) (Ballet) (usu pl) punta f

• to dance on points — bailar sobre las puntas

2. VT

1) (=aim, direct) apuntar (at a)

• to point a gun at sb — apuntar a algn con un fusil

to point one's finger at sth/sb — señalar con el dedo algo/a algn

• to point one's toes — hacer puntas

• he pointed the car towards London — puso el coche rumbo a Londres

- point the finger at sb

2) (=indicate, show) señalar, indicar

• would you point me in the direction of the town hall? — ¿me quiere decir dónde está el ayuntamiento?

we pointed him in the right direction — le indicamos el camino

• to point the moral that... — subrayar la moraleja de que...

• to point the way — (lit, fig) señalar el camino

3) (Constr) [+ wall] rejuntar

4) [+ text] puntuar; [+ Hebrew etc] puntar

3. VI

1) (lit) señalar

• to point at or towards sth/sb — (with finger) señalar algo/a algn con el dedo

• the car isn't pointing in the right direction — el coche no va en la dirección correcta

• it points (to the) north — apunta hacia el norte

• the hands pointed to midnight — las agujas marcaban las 12 de la noche

2) (fig) (=indicate) indicar

everything points that way — todo parece indicarlo

• this points to the fact that... — esto indica que...

the evidence points to her — las pruebas indican que ella es la culpable

everything points to his success — todo anuncia su éxito

everything points to the festival being a lively one — el festival se anuncia animado

3)

• to point to sth — (=call attention to) señalar algo

4) [dog] mostrar la caza, parar

4.

CPD

point 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)

points victory, points win N — victoria f a los puntos
point-of-sale
- point out

- point up

* * *
[pɔɪnt]
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( dot) punto m

b) ( 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) c

a) ( in space) punto m

the points of the compass — los puntos cardinales

point 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 m

freezing/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 m

at this point — en ese/este momento or instante

at this point in time — en este momento

he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando

from this point on — a partir de este momento

to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf

5) c (in contest, exam) punto m

to win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos

to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)

Sense II

6) c

a) (item, matter) punto m

the seminar will cover the following points — el seminario abarcará los siguientes puntos

the main points of the news — un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día

point 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

a point of law — una cuestión de derecho

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)

it was a point which had never occurred to me — era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido

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

she was brief and to the point — fue breve y concisa

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...

that's not the point — no se trata de eso

that's just the point! — justamente!

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

there's no point (in) feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de nada compadecerse

9) c (feature, quality)

music isn't one of my strong points — la música no es mi fuerte

bad points — defectos

he has many good points — tiene muchos puntos a su favor

the good and bad points of the system — los pros y los contras del sistema

Sense III

10) c

a) (sharp end, tip) punta f

to come to a point — acabar en punta

b) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m

11) points pl (BrE Rail) agujas fpl

12) c ( socket) (BrE)

(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)

II
1.

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

2.

vi

a) (with finger, stick etc) señalar

it's rude to point — es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

the gun was pointing in my direction — la pistola apuntaba hacia mí

to point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

to point TOWARD something — señalar en dirección a algo

b) ( call attention)

to point TO something — señalar algo

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:

- point out

English-spanish dictionary > point
7 point

point [pɔɪnt]

pointe ⇒ 1 (a) point ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (e), 1 (f),1(i)-(l), 1 (n), 1 (o) endroit ⇒ 1 (c) moment ⇒ 1 (d) essentiel ⇒ 1 (g) but ⇒ 1 (h) virgule ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) pointer ⇒ 2 (a) indiquer ⇒ 2 (b) montrer du doigt ⇒ 3 (a)

1 noun

(a) (tip → of sword, nail, pencil etc) pointe f;

∎ trim one end of the stick into a point taillez un des bouts de la branche en pointe;

∎ his beard ended in a neat point sa barbe était soigneusement taillée en pointe;

∎ draw a star with five points dessinez une étoile à cinq branches;

∎ a dog with white points un chien aux pattes et aux oreilles blanches;

∎ an eight-point stag un cerf huit cors;

∎ to dance on points faire des pointes;

∎ on (full) point (ballet dancer) sur la pointe;

∎ on demi-point (ballet dancer) sur la demi-pointe;

∎ not to put too fine a point on it… pour dire les choses clairement…

(b) (small dot) point m;

∎ a tiny point of light un minuscule point de lumière

(c) (specific place) point m, endroit m, lieu m;

∎ intersection point point m d'intersection;

∎ meeting point (sign) point rencontre;

∎ the runners have passed the halfway point les coureurs ont dépassé la mi-parcours;

∎ we're back to our point of departure or our starting point nous sommes revenus au ou à notre point de départ;

∎ the point where the accident occurred l'endroit où l'accident a eu lieu;

∎ at that point you'll see a church on the left à ce moment-là, vous verrez une église sur votre gauche;

∎ the terrorists claim they can strike at any point in the country les terroristes prétendent qu'ils peuvent frapper n'importe où dans le pays;

∎ the bus service to Dayton and points west le service de bus à destination de Dayton et des villes situées plus à l'ouest;

∎ points south of here get little rainfall les régions situées au sud d'ici n'ont pas une grande pluviosité

(d) (particular moment) moment m; (particular period) période f;

∎ the country is at a critical point in its development le pays traverse une période ou phase critique de son développement;

∎ we are at a critical point nous voici à un point critique;

∎ there comes a point when a decision has to be made il arrive un moment où il faut prendre une décision;

∎ when it comes to the point of actually doing it quand vient le moment de passer à l'acte;

∎ when it came to the point quand le moment critique est arrivé;

∎ at one point in the discussion à un moment de la discussion;

∎ at one point in my travels au cours de mes voyages;

∎ at one point, I thought the roof was going to cave in à un moment (donné), j'ai cru que le toit allait s'effondrer;

∎ at one point in the book à un moment donné dans le livre;

∎ at this point the phone rang c'est alors que le téléphone a sonné, à ce moment-là le téléphone a sonné;

∎ at that point, I was still undecided à ce moment-là, je n'avais pas encore pris de décision;

∎ at that point in China's history à ce moment précis de l'histoire de la Chine;

∎ it's too late by this point il est déjà trop tard à l'heure qu'il est;

∎ by that point, I was too tired to move j'étais alors tellement fatigué que je ne pouvais plus bouger

(e) (stage in development or process) point m;

∎ she had reached the point of wanting a divorce elle en était (arrivée) au point de vouloir divorcer;

∎ thank God we haven't reached that point! Dieu merci, nous n'en sommes pas (encore arrivés) là!;

∎ to reach the point of no return atteindre le point de non-retour;

∎ to be at the point of death être sur le point de mourir;

∎ the conflict has gone beyond the point where negotiations are possible le conflit a atteint le stade où toute négociation est impossible;

∎ the regime is on the point of collapse le régime est au bord de l'effondrement;

∎ I was on the point of admitting everything j'étais sur le point de tout avouer;

∎ she had worked to the point of exhaustion elle avait travaillé jusqu'à l'épuisement;

∎ he was jealous to the point of madness sa jalousie confinait à la folie;

∎ he stuffed himself to the point of being sick il s'est gavé à en être malade

(f) (for discussion or debate) point m;

∎ a seven-point memorandum un mémorandum en sept points;

∎ let's go on to the next point passons à la question suivante ou au point suivant;

∎ on this point we disagree sur ce point nous ne sommes pas d'accord;

∎ I want to emphasize this point je voudrais insister sur ce point;

∎ are there any points I haven't covered? y a-t-il des questions que je n'ai pas abordées?;

∎ to make or to raise a point faire une remarque;

∎ to make the point that… faire remarquer que… + indicative;

∎ my point or the point I'm making is that… là où je veux en venir c'est que…;

∎ all right, you've made your point! d'accord, on a compris!;

∎ the points raised in her article les points qu'elle soulève dans son article;

∎ the main points to keep in mind les principaux points à garder à l'esprit;

∎ let me illustrate my point laissez-moi illustrer mon propos;

∎ to prove his point he showed us a photo pour prouver ses affirmations, il nous a montré une photo;

∎ I see or take your point je vois ce que vous voulez dire ou où vous voulez en venir;

∎ point taken! c'est juste!;

∎ he may not be home - you've got a point there! il n'est peut-être pas chez lui - ça c'est vrai!;

∎ the fact that he went to the police is a point in his favour/a point against him le fait qu'il soit allé à la police est un bon/mauvais point pour lui;

∎ I corrected her on a point of grammar je l'ai corrigée sur un point de grammaire;

∎ she was disqualified on a technical point elle a été disqualifiée pour ou sur une faute technique;

∎ to make a point of doing sth tenir à faire qch;

∎ he made a point of speaking to her il a tenu à lui adresser la parole;

∎ kindly make a point of remembering next time faites-moi le plaisir de ne pas oublier la prochaine fois

(g) (essential part, heart → of argument, explanation) essentiel m; (conclusion → of joke) chute f;

∎ I get the point je comprends, je vois;

∎ the point is (that) we're overloaded with work le fait est que nous sommes débordés de travail;

∎ we're getting off or away from the point nous nous éloignons ou écartons du sujet;

∎ that's the (whole) point! (that's the problem) c'est là (tout) le problème!; (that's the aim) c'est ça, le but!;

∎ that's not the point! là n'est pas la question!;

∎ the money is/your feelings are beside the point l'argent n'a/vos sentiments n'ont rien à voir là-dedans;

∎ get or come to the point! dites ce que vous avez à dire!, ne tournez pas autour du pot!;

∎ I'll come straight to the point je serai bref;

∎ to keep to the point ne pas s'écarter du sujet

(h) (purpose) but m; (meaning, use) sens m, intérêt m;

∎ the point of the game is to get rid of all your cards le but du jeu est de se débarrasser de toutes ses cartes;

∎ there's no point in asking him now ça ne sert à rien ou ce n'est pas la peine de le lui demander maintenant;

∎ what's the point of all this? à quoi ça sert tout ça?;

∎ I don't see the point (of re-doing it) je ne vois pas l'intérêt (de le refaire);

∎ oh, what's the point anyway! oh, et puis à quoi bon, après tout!

(i) (feature, characteristic) point m;

∎ the boss has his good points le patron a ses bons côtés;

∎ it's my weak/strong point c'est mon point faible/fort;

∎ her strong point is her sense of humour son point fort, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ tact has never been one of your strong points la délicatesse n'a jamais été ton fort

(j) (unit → in scoring, measuring) point m; Marketing (→ on customer loyalty card) point m;

∎ the Dow Jones index is up/down two points l'indice Dow Jones a augmenté/baissé de deux points;

∎ who scored the winning point? qui a marqué le point gagnant?;

∎ an ace is worth 4 points un as vaut 4 points;

∎ to win/to lead on points (in boxing) gagner/mener aux points;

∎ American familiar to make points with sb (find favour with) faire bonne impression à qn^□ ;

∎ School merit points bons points mpl;

∎ points competition (in cycling) classement m par points

(k) (on compass) point m;

∎ the four points of the compass les quatre points mpl cardinaux;

∎ the 32 points of the compass les 32 points mpl de la rose des vents;

∎ to alter course 16 points venir de 16 quarts;

∎ our people were scattered to all points of the compass notre peuple s'est retrouvé éparpillé aux quatre coins du monde

(l) Geometry point m;

∎ a straight line between two points une droite reliant deux points

(m) (in decimals) virgule f;

∎ five point one cinq virgule un

(n) (punctuation mark) point m;

∎ three or ellipsis points points mpl de suspension

(o) Typography & Computing (measurement) point m;

∎ 6-point type caractères mpl de 6 points

(p) Geography (promontory) pointe f, promontoire m

(q) Cars vis f platinée

(r) British Electricity (socket)

∎ (power) point prise f (de courant);

∎ eight-point distributor (in engine) distributeur m (d'allumage) à huit plots

(s) British Railways

∎ points aiguillage m

(t) (on backgammon board) flèche f, pointe f

(u) Heraldry point m

2 transitive verb

(a) (direct, aim → vehicle) diriger; (→ flashlight, hose) pointer, braquer; (→ finger) pointer, tendre; (→ telescope) diriger, braquer;

∎ to point one's finger at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt;

∎ he pointed his finger accusingly at Gus il pointa un doigt accusateur vers Gus, il montra ou désigna Gus d'un doigt accusateur;

∎ to point a gun at sb braquer une arme sur qn;

∎ he pointed the rifle/the camera at me il braqua le fusil/l'appareil photo sur moi;

∎ she pointed the truck towards the garage elle tourna le camion vers le garage;

∎ he pointed the boat out to sea il a mis le cap vers le large;

∎ if anybody shows up, just point them in my direction si quelqu'un arrive, tu n'as qu'à me l'envoyer;

∎ just point me in the right direction dites-moi simplement quelle direction je dois prendre;

∎ just point him to the nearest bar tu n'as qu'à lui indiquer le chemin du bar le plus proche

(b) (indicate)

∎ to point the way indiquer la direction ou le chemin; figurative montrer le chemin, indiquer la direction à suivre;

∎ he pointed the way to future success il a montré le chemin de la réussite;

∎ her research points the way to a better understanding of the phenomenon ses recherches vont permettre une meilleure compréhension du phénomène;

∎ they point the way (in) which reform must go ils indiquent la direction dans laquelle les réformes doivent aller

(c) (in dance)

∎ to point one's toes tendre le pied

(d) Building industry (wall, building) jointoyer

(e) (sharpen → stick, pencil) tailler

(f) Linguistics mettre des signes diacritiques à

3 intransitive verb

(a) (person)

∎ to point at or to or towards sth montrer qch du doigt;

∎ she pointed left elle fit un signe vers la gauche;

∎ he pointed back down the corridor il fit un signe vers le fond du couloir;

∎ he pointed at or to me with his pencil il pointa son crayon vers moi;

∎ he was pointing at me son doigt était pointé vers moi;

∎ it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt

(b) (road sign, needle on dial)

∎ the signpost points up the hill le panneau est tourné vers le haut de la colline;

∎ a compass needle always points north l'aiguille d'une boussole indique toujours le nord;

∎ the weather vane is pointing north la girouette est orientée au nord;

∎ when the big hand points to twelve quand la grande aiguille est sur le douze

(c) (be directed, face → gun, camera) être braqué; (→ vehicle) être dirigé, être tourné;

∎ hold the gun with the barrel pointing downwards tenez le canon de l'arme pointé vers le bas;

∎ the rifle/the camera was pointing straight at me la carabine/la caméra était braquée sur moi;

∎ point your flashlight over there éclaire là-bas;

∎ insert the disk with the arrow pointing right insérez la disquette, la flèche pointée ou pointant vers la droite;

∎ the aerial should be pointing in the direction of the transmitter l'antenne devrait être tournée dans la direction de ou tournée vers l'émetteur;

∎ he walks with his feet pointing outwards il marche les pieds en dehors

(d) (dog) tomber en arrêt

4 at this point in time adverb

pour l'instant;

∎ no more details are available at this point in time pour l'instant, nous ne disposons pas d'autres détails

5 in point of fact adverb

en fait, à vrai dire

6 to the point adjective

pertinent

7 up to a point adverb

jusqu'à un certain point;

∎ did the strategy succeed? - up to a point est-ce que la stratégie a réussi? - dans une certaine mesure;

∎ productivity can be increased up to a point la productivité peut être augmentée jusqu'à un certain point;

∎ she can be persuaded, but only up to a point il est possible de la convaincre, mais seulement jusqu'à un certain point

►► Marketing point of delivery lieu m de livraison;

British point duty (of police officer, traffic warden) service m de la circulation;

∎ to be on point duty diriger la circulation;

point guard (in basketball) meneur(euse) m,f;

point of intersection point m d'intersection;

British Railways point lever levier m d'aiguille;

point of order point m de procédure;

∎ he rose on a point of order il a demandé la parole pour soulever un point de procédure;

American point man (in the forefront) précurseur m;

Computing point of presence point m de présence, point m d'accès;

Marketing point of purchase lieu m d'achat, lieu m de vente;

point of reference point m de référence;

Marketing point of sale lieu m de vente, point m de vente;

∎ at the point of sale sur le lieu de vente;

point shoes (for ballet) (chaussons mpl à) pointes fpl;

Typography & Computing point size corps m;

point source source f ponctuelle;

point of view Television & Cinema angle m du regard; (opinion) point m de vue, opinion f;

∎ from my point of view, it doesn't make much difference en ce qui me concerne, ça ne change pas grand-chose;

∎ to consider sth from all points of view considérer qch sous tous ses aspects;

point work (of ballet dancer) pointes fpl

➲ point off separable transitive verb

Mathematics (decimals) séparer par une virgule

➲ point out separable transitive verb

(a) (indicate) indiquer, montrer;

∎ I'll point the church out to you as we go by je vous montrerai ou vous indiquerai l'église quand nous passerons devant

(b) (mention, call attention to → error) signaler; (→ fact) faire remarquer;

∎ she pointed out several mistakes to us elle nous a signalé plusieurs erreurs, elle a attiré notre attention sur plusieurs erreurs;

∎ I'd like to point out that it was my idea in the first place je vous ferai remarquer que l'idée est de moi;

∎ might I point out that…? permettez-moi de vous faire observer ou remarquer que…;

∎ he pointed out that two people were missing il fit remarquer qu'il manquait deux personnes

➲ point to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (signify, denote) signifier, indiquer; (foreshadow) indiquer, annoncer;

∎ the facts point to only one conclusion les faits ne permettent qu'une seule conclusion;

∎ all the evidence points to him toutes les preuves indiquent que c'est lui;

∎ everything points to CIA involvement tout indique que la CIA est impliquée

(b) (call attention to) attirer l'attention sur;

∎ ecologists point to the destruction of forest land les écologistes attirent notre attention sur la destruction des forêts;

∎ they proudly point to the government's record ils invoquent avec fierté le bilan du gouvernement

➲ point up separable transitive verb

(of person, report) souligner, mettre l'accent sur; (of event) faire ressortir;

∎ his account points up the irony of the defeat son exposé met l'accent sur l'ironie de la défaite;

∎ the accident points up the need for closer cooperation l'accident fait ressortir le besoin d'une coopération plus étroite

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2. plural noun

3. transitive verb

4. intransitive verb

5. compounds

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1. noun

   a. ( = sharp end) pointe f

• a knife with a sharp point un couteau très pointu

• to dance on points faire les pointes

• not to put too fine a point on it ( = frankly) pour être franc

   b. ( = dot) point m ; ( = decimal point) virgule f (décimale)

• three point six (3.6) trois virgule six (3,6)

   c. (in space, in time) point m

• the highest point in the district le point culminant de la région

• at that point in the road à cet endroit de la route

• he had reached a point where he began to doubt whether... il en était arrivé à se demander si...

• to reach a low point [morale] être au plus bas ; [production, reputation] toucher le fond

• from that point onwards à partir de ce moment

• at this or that point (in space) à cet endroit ; (in time) à ce moment-là

• at this point in time à ce stade

► point of + noun

• there was no point of contact between them ils n'avaient aucun point commun

• point of departure point m de départ

• point of entry point m d'entrée

• to reach the point of no return atteindre le point de non-retour

• point of reference point m de référence

• point of sale point m de vente► the point of + -ing

• to be on the point of doing sth être sur le point de faire qch

• he had reached the point of resigning il en était arrivé au point de donner sa démission► up to a point jusqu'à un certain point

   d. ( = unit) (in score) point m ; (on thermometer) degré m

• the cost-of-living index went up two points l'indice du coût de la vie a augmenté de deux points

   e. ( = idea) point m

• on this point we are agreed sur ce point nous sommes d'accord

• the main points to remember les principaux points à retenir

• point by point point par point

• you have a point there! il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites !

• he made the point that... il fit remarquer que...

• I take your point je vois ce que vous voulez dire

• point taken! (inf) d'accord !

► a point of + noun

• it was a point of honour with him never to refuse il se faisait un point d'honneur de ne jamais refuser

• point of interest/of no importance point m intéressant/sans importance

• on a point of principle sur une question de principe

   f. ( = important part) [of argument] objet m

• that's not the point là n'est pas la question

• that is beside the point cela n'a rien à voir

• that's just the point! justement !

• I don't see the point of the joke je n'ai pas compris la plaisanterie

• to come to the point [person] en venir au fait

• when it comes to the point, they don't value education au fond, ils n'accordent pas beaucoup d'importance à l'éducation

• we're getting off the point nous nous éloignons du sujet

• let's get back to the point revenons à nos moutons (inf)

• to keep to the point ne pas s'éloigner du sujet

   g. ( = meaning) what was the point of his visit? quel était le but de sa visite ?

• there's some point in it ça a une utilité

• the point of this story is that... la morale de l'histoire, c'est que...

• (very much) to the point (très) pertinent

• to see the point comprendre

• to make a point of doing sth ne pas manquer de faire qch

   h. ( = use) what's the point? à quoi bon ?

• what's the point of waiting? à quoi bon attendre ?

• there's no point waiting ça ne sert à rien d'attendre

• I don't see any point in doing that je ne vois aucun intérêt à faire cela

   i. ( = characteristic) caractéristique f

• good points qualités fpl

• bad points défauts mpl

• the points to look for when buying a car les choses fpl auxquelles il faut faire attention lorsqu'on achète une voiture

   j. (in car) vis f platinée

   k. (British Electricity) ( = power point) prise f (de courant) (femelle)

2. plural noun

points (British) (on railway) aiguillage m

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = aim) pointer (at sur)

• to point a gun at sb braquer un revolver sur qn

• to point sb in the direction of diriger qn vers

• when they ask questions he points them in the direction of the library quand ils posent des questions, il leur dit d'aller à la bibliothèque

• she pointed him in the right direction (inf) elle lui a montré le chemin

• he pointed his finger at me il a pointé le doigt sur moi

► to point the way

• the signs point the way to London les panneaux indiquent la direction de Londres

• the article points the way to a possible solution cet article suggère une solution possible

   b. [+ wall] jointoyer ( with de)

   c. [+ toes] pointer

4. intransitive verb

   a. [person] montrer du doigt

• it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt

• to point at sth/sb désigner qch/qn du doigt

• all the evidence points to him tous les faits l'accusent

• everything points to a brilliant career for him tout indique qu'il aura une brillante carrière

• it all points to the fact that... tout laisse à penser que...

• everything points to suicide tout laisse à penser qu'il s'agit d'un suicide

   b. [signpost] indiquer la direction ( towards de)

• the needle is pointing north l'aiguille indique le nord

• the arrow isn't pointing in the right direction la flèche n'indique pas la bonne direction

5. compounds

► point-and-click adjective [browser, interface] pointer-cliquer inv

► point-blank adjective [refusal] catégorique

• at point-blank range à bout portant adverb [fire, shoot] à bout portant ; [refuse] catégoriquement ; [demand] de but en blanc ► point-by-point adjective méthodique

► point duty noun (British)

to be on point duty régler la circulation ► point of view noun point m de vue

• from that/my point of view de ce/mon point de vue ► points failure noun panne f d'aiguillage

► points system noun système m par points

► point-to-point noun steeple-chase champêtre réservé à des cavaliers amateurs

6. Phrasal Verbs

► point out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = show) [+ person, object, place] indiquer

   b. ( = mention) faire remarquer

• to point sth out to sb faire remarquer qch à qn

• I should point out that... je dois vous signaler que...

► point up separable transitive verb mettre en évidence

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[pɔɪnt] 1.
noun

1) (of knife, needle, pencil etc) pointe f

2) (location, position on scale) point m; ( less specific) endroit m

embarkation point — lieu m d'embarquement

point of entry — ( into country) point d'arrivée; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée

point of no return — point de non-retour

3) (extent, degree) point m

I've got to the point where I can't take any more — j'en suis arrivé au point où je n'en peux plus

up to a point — jusqu'à un certain point

4) ( moment) ( precise) moment m; ( stage) stade m

to be on the point of doing — être sur le point de faire

at this point he broke down — à ce moment-là il a fondu en larmes

at some point in the future — plus tard

at one point — à un moment donné

when it came to the point of deciding — quand il a fallu décider

at this point in time — dans l'état actuel des choses

5) (question, idea) point m

to take up ou return to somebody's point — revenir sur un point soulevé par quelqu'un

this proves my point — cela confirme ce que je viens de dire

to make a point — faire une remarque ( about sur)

to make the point that — faire remarquer que

you've made your point, please let me speak — vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler

to make a point of doing something — ( as matter of pride) mettre un point d'honneur à faire quelque chose; ( do deliberately) faire quelque chose exprès

to raise a point about something — soulever la question de quelque chose

my point was that — ce que je voulais dire, c'était que

that's a good point — c'est une remarque judicieuse

I take your point — ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous

I take your point, but — je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais

all right, point taken! — très bien, j'en prends note

good point! — très juste!

you've got a point there — vous n'avez pas tort

in point of fact — en fait

6) ( central idea) point m essentiel

to come straight to the point — aller droit au fait

to keep ou stick to the point — rester dans le sujet

to miss the point — ne pas comprendre

what she said was short and to the point — ce qu'elle a dit était bref et pertinent

that's beside the point — là n'est pas la question

to get the point — comprendre

that's not the point — il ne s'agit pas de cela

7) ( purpose) objet m

what's the point of doing...? — à quoi bon faire...?

there's no point in doing — ça ne sert à rien de faire

I don't see the point of doing — je ne vois pas l'intérêt de faire

8) (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m

her strong point — son point fort

9) Sport, Finance ( in scoring) point m

to win by 4 points — gagner à 4 points près

to win on points — ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points

match point — ( in tennis) balle f de match

10) ( dot) point m; ( decimal point) virgule f; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique; Mathematics point m

11) Geography ( headland) pointe f
2.
points plural noun

1) GB Railways aiguillages mpl, aiguilles fpl

2) Automobile électrodes fpl

3) ( in ballet)

to dance on point(s) — faire des pointes fpl
3.
transitive verb

1) (aim, direct)

to point something at somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [camera, gun]

to point one's finger at somebody — montrer quelqu'un du doigt

to point the finger at somebody — ( accuse) accuser quelqu'un

to point something towards — (of car, boat) diriger quelque chose vers

to point somebody in the right direction — lit, fig mettre quelqu'un dans la bonne direction

2) ( show)

to point the way to — lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de

to point the way to a fairer system — ouvrir la voie à un système plus équitable

3) (in ballet, gym)

to point one's toes — faire des pointes

4) Construction jointoyer [wall]
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt)

to point at somebody/something — montrer quelqu'un/quelque chose du doigt

2) [signpost, arrow] indiquer

to point at somebody ou in somebody's direction — [gun, camera] être braqué sur quelqu'un

everything points in that direction — tout semble indiquer que c'est ainsi

to point to something as evidence of success — citer quelque chose comme preuve d'une réussite

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Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

- point up

English-French dictionary > point
9 point

1. noun
1) (tiny mark, dot) Punkt, der

nought point two — Null Komma zwei

2) (sharp end of tool, weapon, pencil, etc.) Spitze, die

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

3) (single item) Punkt, der

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

be a point of honour with somebody — für jemanden [eine] Ehrensache sein

4) (unit of scoring) Punkt, der

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

5) (stage, degree)

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

beyond a certain point — über einen bestimmten Punkt hinaus

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

6) (moment) Zeitpunkt, der

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

7) (distinctive trait) Seite, die

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

8) (thing to be discussed)

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

be beside the point — unerheblich sein; keine Rolle spielen

point taken — habe verstanden

carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen

a case in point — ein typisches Beispiel

make a point of doing something — [großen] Wert darauf legen, etwas zu tun

make or prove a point — etwas beweisen

to the point — sachbezogen

more to the point — wichtiger

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

9) (tip) Spitze, die; (Boxing) Kinnspitze, die; Kinn, das; (Ballet) Spitze, die

10) (of story, joke, remark) Pointe, die; (pungency, effect) (of literary work) Eindringlichkeit, die; (of remark) Durchschlagskraft, die

11) (purpose, value) Zweck, der; Sinn, der

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

12) (precise place, spot) Punkt, der; Stelle, die; (Geom.) Punkt, der

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

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

point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der

13) (Brit.)

[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die

14) usu in pl. (Brit. Railw.) Weiche, die

15) usu. in pl. (Motor Veh.): (contact device) Kontakt, der

16) (unit in competition, rationing, stocks, shares, etc.) Punkt, der

prices/the cost of living went up three points — die Preise/Lebenshaltungskosten sind um drei [Prozent]punkte gestiegen

17) (on compass) Strich, der
2. intransitive verb
1) zeigen, weisen, [Person auch:] deuten (to, at auf + Akk.)

she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster

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

2)

point towards or to — (fig.) [hin]deuten od. hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)
3. transitive verb
1) (direct) richten [Waffe, Kamera] (at auf + Akk.)

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

2) (Building) aus-, verfugen [Mauer, Steine]

Phrasal Verbs:

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[point] 1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) die Spitze

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

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.) der Punkt

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

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

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

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

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

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.) der Punkt

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

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

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) der Kontakt
2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) richten

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.) zeigen

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

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- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
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point

[pɔɪnt]

I. NOUN

1. (sharp end) Spitze f; of a star Zacke f; of deer Ende nt fachspr, Sprosse f fachspr

the \point of the chin die Kinnspitze

knife/pencil \point Messer-/Bleistiftspitze f

to hold sb at gun\point/knife \point jdn mit vorgehaltener Pistole/vorgehaltenem Messer bedrohen

2. (dot) Punkt m

\point of light Lichtpunkt m

3. (punctuation mark) Punkt; (in Hebrew) Vokalzeichen nt

4. (decimal point) Komma

decimal \point Dezimalpunkt m

5. (position) Stelle f, Punkt m

... at London and all \points west... in London und allen Orten westlich davon

\point of contact Berührungspunkt m

\point of departure [or starting \point] Ausgangspunkt m a. fig

\point of entry (border) Ort m der Einreise; (bullet wound) Einschussstelle f

to reach the \point of no return den Punkt erreichen, an dem man nicht mehr zurück kann

at this \point an dieser Stelle

6. (particular time) Zeitpunkt m

this seems like a good \point dies scheint ein günstiger Zeitpunkt zu sein

she was on the \point of collapse sie stand kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch

I was completely lost at one \point an einer Stelle hatte ich mich komplett verlaufen

when it comes to the \point that... wenn es einmal so weit kommt, dass...

they tickled him to the \point of torture sie kitzelten ihn so sehr, dass es fast zur Folter wurde

at no \point did I think our relationship wouldn't work out zu keinem Zeitpunkt hatte ich daran gezweifelt, dass es zwischen uns nicht klappen würde

to be [or lie] at the \point of death an der Schwelle des Todes stehen geh, im Sterben liegen

at this/that \point in time zu dieser/jener Zeit

at that \point zu diesem Zeitpunkt; (then) in diesem Augenblick

from that \point on... von da an...

7. (about to do)

to be on the \point of doing sth [gerade] im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

I was on the \point of ringing you myself actually ich wollte dich auch gerade anrufen!

she was on the \point of telling him the truth when... sie wollte ihm gerade die Wahrheit sagen, als...

I was on the \point of handing in my resignation beinahe hätte ich gekündigt

I was on the \point of leaving him ich war kurz davor, ihn zu verlassen

8. (argument, issue) Punkt m

ok ok, you've made your \point! ja, ich hab's jetzt verstanden! fam

you made some interesting \points in your speech Sie haben in Ihrer Rede einige interessante Punkte angesprochen

what \point are you trying to make? worauf wollen Sie hinaus?

you have a \point there da ist was dran fam

she does have a \point though so ganz Unrecht hat sie nicht

she made the \point that... sie wies darauf hin, dass...; (stress) sie betonte, dass...

my \point was that... ich wollte sagen, dass...

my \point exactly das sag ich ja fam

ok, \point taken o.k., ich hab schon begriffen fam

that's a \point das ist ein Argument sl

I take your \point einverstanden

I can see your \point ich weiß, was du sagen willst

the \point under dispute der strittige Punkt

\point of detail Detailfrage f

to make [or raise] a \point in favour of/against sth ein Argument für etw akk /gegen etw akk einbringen

to drive home the \point seinen Standpunkt klarmachen

\point of honour Ehrensache f

\point of law Rechtsfrage f

a 5-\point plan ein Fünfpunkteplan m

to make/prove one's \point seinen Standpunkt deutlich machen

\point by \point Punkt für Punkt

9. no pl (most important idea)

▪ the \point der springende Punkt

the \point is... der Punkt ist nämlich der,...

more to the \point, however,... wichtiger jedoch ist...

your arguments were very much to the \point deine Argumente waren wirklich sehr sachbezogen

that's beside the \point [or not the \point]! darum geht es doch gar nicht!

to come [or get] to the \point auf den Punkt [o zur Sache] kommen

to get the \point of sth etw verstehen

to keep [or stick] to the \point beim Thema bleiben

to make a \point of doing sth [großen] Wert darauf legen, etw zu tun

to miss the \point of sth nicht verstehen [o begreifen], worum es geht

10. no pl (purpose) Sinn m, Zweck m

but that's the whole \point! aber das ist doch genau der Punkt!

what's the \point of waiting for them? warum sollten wir auf sie warten?

there's no \point of talking about it any longer es hat keinen Zweck, sich noch länger darüber zu unterhalten

I really don't see the \point of going to this meeting ich weiß wirklich nicht, warum ich zu dieser Besprechung gehen sollte

but that's the whole \point of doing it! aber deswegen machen wir es ja gerade!

what's the \point anyway? was soll's?

11. (stage in process) Punkt m

from that \point on... von diesem Moment an...

the high \point of the evening... der Höhepunkt des Abends...

things have reached a \point where I just can't bear it any longer ich bin an einen Punkt angelangt, wo ich es einfach nicht mehr aushalten kann

it got to the \point where no one knew what was going on irgendwann wusste dann keiner mehr, was Sache war

... when it came to the \point...... als es soweit war,...

we'll start again tomorrow from the \point where we left off today wir werden morgen da weitermachen, wo wir heute aufgehört haben

up to a \point bis zu einem gewissen Grad [o Maße

12. (important characteristic) Merkmal nt

being single does have its \points single zu sein hat auch seine Vorteile

bad/good \points schlechte/gute Seiten

the book has its \points das Buch hat auch seine guten Seiten

sb's strong \points jds Stärken

sb's weak \points jds Schwächen

13. (in sports) Punkt m

San Francisco has scored 31 \points San Francisco hat 31 Punkte erzielt

a win on \points ein Sieg m nach Punkten

to win on \points nach Punkten siegen

14. (unit) STOCKEX Punkt m; (with prices) [Prozent]punkt m

to have risen seven \points sieben Punkte gestiegen sein

15. (for diamonds) 0,01 Karat

16. (on compass) Strich m; (on thermometer) Grad m

17. (in bridge) Punkt m

18. BOXING Kinnspitze f

19. (in ballet) Spitze f

to dance on \points auf Spitzen tanzen

20. BRIT, AUS (socket) Steckdose f

21. AUTO

▪ \points pl Unterbrecherkontakte pl

22. BRIT RAIL

▪ \points pl Weichen pl

23. (promontory) Landspitze f

24. TYPO Punkt m

the small letters are in 6 \point die kleinen Buchstaben haben Schriftgröße 6 Punkt

25. (cricket) Position in der Nähe des Schlagmannes

26. (extremities)

▪ \points pl of horse, dog Extremitäten pl

27. (punch line) of a story Pointe f

28.

▶ to be a good case in \point [für etw akk] ein gutes Beispiel sein

▶ sb makes a \point of doing sth für jdn ist es wichtig, etw zu tun

I know the door was locked because I made a point of checking it ich weiß, dass die Tür abgeschlossen war, weil ich extra nochmal nachgesehen habe

▶ to not put too fine a \point on sth nicht um den heißen Brei herumreden fam

not to put too fine a \point on it,... ehrlich gesagt...

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (with finger) deuten, zeigen

▪ to \point at [or to] sth/sb [mit dem Finger] auf etw/jdn zeigen

it's rude to \point at people man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf Leute

2. (be directed) weisen

there was an arrow \pointing to the door ein Pfeil wies den Weg zur Tür

the needle was \pointing to ‘empty’ die Nadel zeigte auf ‚leer‘

to \point east/west nach Osten/Westen weisen [o zeigen

3. (indicate)

▪ to \point to sth auf etw akk hinweisen [o hindeuten]

all the signs \point to his reinstatement alles deutet darauf hin, dass er wieder eingestellt wird

4. (use as evidence)

▪ to \point to sth auf etw akk verweisen

5. HUNT dog vorstehen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (aim)

▪ to \point sth at sb/sth weapon etw [auf jdn/etw] richten; stick, one's finger mit etw dat auf jdn/etw zeigen

to \point the finger [at sb] ( fig) sich akk [über jdn] beschweren

2. (direct)

to \point sb in the direction of sth jdn den Weg zu etw dat beschreiben

could you \point me in the direction of the bus station, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Busbahnhof komme?

to \point the way [to sth] ( fig) den Weg [für etw akk] ebnen

3. (extend)

to \point one's toes die Zehen strecken

4. (building)

▪ to \point sth etw verfugen [o ausfugen

5. HUNT

▪ to \point sth dog etw anzeigen

6. (punctuate)

▪ to \point sth etw interpunktieren fachspr; (in Hebrew) etw vokalisieren

to \point a psalm einen Psalm mit Deklamationszeichen versehen

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point [pɔınt]

A s

1. (Nadel-, Messer-, Schwert-, Bleistift- etc) Spitze f:

not put too fine a point upon sth etwas nicht gerade gewählt ausdrücken;

at the point of the pistol mit vorgehaltener Pistole oder Waffe, mit Waffengewalt;

at the point of the sword fig unter Zwang, mit Gewalt

2. obs

a) Dolch m

b) Schwert n

3. TECH spitzes Instrument, besonders

a) Stecheisen n

b) Grabstichel m, Griffel m

c) Radier-, Ätznadel f

d) Ahle f

4. GEOG

a) Landspitze f

b) Bergspitze f

5. JAGD (Geweih)Ende n, Sprosse f

6. pl Gliedmaßen pl (besonders von Pferden)

7. LING Punkt m (am Satzende)

8. TYPO

a) Punktur f

b) (typografischer) Punkt (= 0,376 mm)

c) Punkt m (Blindenschrift)

9. MATH (geometrischer) Punkt: → intersection 2, 3 a

10. MATH (Dezimal) Punkt m, Komma n:

(nought) point three ( in Ziffern: 0.3 oder.3) null Komma drei (0,3);

9 points fig 90%, fast das Ganze;

possession is nine points of the law (Sprichwort) der Besitzende hat fast immer das Gesetz auf seiner Seite

11. auch point of the compass Kompassstrich m

12. Punkt m:

a) bestimmte Stelle

b) PHYS Grad m (einer Skala), Stufe f ( auch TECH eines Schalters):

4 points below zero 4 Grad unter null;

point of action ( oder application) Angriffspunkt (der Kraft);

point of contact Berührungspunkt;

point of impact MIL Aufschlag-, Auftreffpunkt;

point of no return

a) FLUG Gefahrenmitte f, Umkehrgrenzpunkt m,

b) fig Punkt, von dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt;

up to a point fig bis zu einem gewissen Grad; → boiling point, freezing A 1, etc

13. GEOG Himmelsrichtung f

14. Punkt m, Stelle f, Ort m:

point of destination Bestimmungsort;

point of entry WIRTSCH Eingangshafen m;

point of lubrication TECH Schmierstelle f, Schmiernippel m

15. Anschluss-, Verbindungspunkt m, besonders

a) ELEK Kontakt(punkt) m

b) ELEK Br Steckdose f

16. Grenz-, Höhe-, Gipfelpunkt m, Grenze f:

point of culmination Kulminations-, Höhepunkt;

frankness to the point of insult Offenheit, die schon an Beleidigung grenzt;

it gave a point to their day das setzte ihrem Tag ein Glanzlicht auf

17. a) auch point of time Zeitpunkt m, Augenblick m

b) kritischer Punkt, entscheidendes Stadium:

when it came to the point als es so weit war, als es darauf ankam;

at this point in diesem Augenblick, weitS. an dieser Stelle, hier (in einer Rede etc);

at the point of death im Sterben, im Augenblick des Todes;

be on the point of doing sth im Begriff oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

at that point in time US damals;

at this point in time US jetzt

18. Punkt m (einer Tagesordnung etc), (Einzel-, Teil)Frage f:

a case in point ein einschlägiger Fall, ein (typisches) Beispiel;

at all points in allen Punkten, in jeder Hinsicht;

differ on several points in etlichen Punkten nicht übereinstimmen;

point of comparison Vergleichspunkt;

a point of interest eine interessante Einzelheit;

point of order PARL Antrag m zur Geschäftsordnung;

five-point plan Fünfpunkteplan m; → controversy 3, order A 7, question A 2

19. entscheidender oder springender Punkt, Kernpunkt m, -frage f:

come (speak) to the point zur Sache kommen (sprechen);

beside the point

a) nicht zur Sache gehörig, abwegig,

b) unwichtig, unerheblich;

be beside the point auch nichts zur Sache tun;

to the point zur Sache (gehörig), sachdienlich, sachlich, (zu-)treffend;

make a point ein Argument anbringen, seine Ansicht durchsetzen;

the point I’m trying to make is that … was ich sagen will, ist, dass …;

make a point of

a) Wert oder Gewicht legen auf (akk), bestehen auf (dat),

b) sich etwas zum Prinzip machen;

make the point that … bemerken, dass …;

that is the point das ist die Frage oder der springende Punkt;

that’s not the point darum geht es nicht;

the point is that … die Sache ist die, dass …;

that’s the point I wanted to make darauf wollte ich hinaus;

you have a point there es ist etwas dran an dem, was Sie sagen;

I take your point ich verstehe, was Sie meinen;

it hasn’t got much point es ist nicht sehr wichtig

20. Pointe f (eines Witzes etc)

21. auch point of view Stand-, Gesichtspunkt m, Ansicht f:

from a political point of view vom politischen Standpunkt aus (gesehen), politisch gesehen;

make sth a point of hono(u)r etwas als Ehrensache betrachten;

it’s a point of hono(u)r to him das ist Ehrensache für ihn;

in point of hinsichtlich (gen);

in point of fact tatsächlich; → press A 13, stretch A 11

22. Ziel n, Zweck m, Absicht f:

carry ( oder make) one’s point sich oder seine Ansicht durchsetzen;

what’s the point of doing that? was für einen Sinn oder Zweck hat es, das zu tun?;

what’s your point in doing that? was bezweckst du damit?;

there is no point in going there es hat keinen Zweck oder es ist sinnlos hinzugehen

23. Nachdruck m:

give point to one’s words seinen Worten Gewicht oder Nachdruck verleihen

24. (hervorstechende) Eigenschaft, (Charakter)Zug m:

good (bad) points gute (schlechte) Eigenschaften;

a noble point in her ein edler Zug an ihr;

strong point starke Seite, Stärke f;

weak point wunder Punkt, schwache Seite;

it has its points es hat so seine Vorzüge

25. Tierzucht: besonderes Rassenmerkmal

26. Punkt m (eines Bewertungs- oder Rationierungssystems):

point rationing Punktrationierung f

27. WIRTSCH Börsensprache: Punkt m, Point m (bei Kursschwankungen)

28. SPORT Punkt m:

three points from three games drei Punkte aus drei Spielen;

be on five points bei fünf Punkten liegen;

win (lose) on points nach Punkten gewinnen (verlieren);

points defeat Punktniederlage f;

points win Punktsieg m, Sieg m nach Punkten;

winner on points, points winner Punktsieger(in);

beat sb on points jemanden nach Punkten schlagen;

be in the points auf einem Punkterang liegen;

finish out of the points außerhalb der Punkteränge enden;

give points to sb

a) jemandem vorgeben,

b) fig jemandem überlegen sein;

be points better than sb fig jemandem hoch überlegen sein; → score B 1

29. Boxen: Punkt m, Kinnspitze f

30. Würfel-, Kartenspiel: Auge n, Punkt m

31. Handarbeit:

a) Näh-, Nadelspitze f (Ggs Klöppelspitze)

b) Handarbeitsspitze f

c) → point lace

d) Stickstich m

32. MUS

a) Stakkatopunkt m

b) Wiederholungszeichen n

c) charakteristisches Motiv

d) Imitationsmotiv n

e) (Themen) Einsatz m

33. MIL

a) Spitze f (einer Vorhut)

b) Ende n (einer Nachhut)

34. JAGD Stehen n (des Hundes):

make ( oder come to) a point (vor)stehen (vor dem Wild)

35. BAHN

a) Weiche f

b) Br Weichenschiene f

36. Heraldik: Feld n (eines Wappens)

37. potatoes and point sl Kartoffeln mit ohne was dazu

B v/t

1. einen Bleistift etc (an-, zu)spitzen

2. fig seine Worte etc pointieren, betonen

3. eine Waffe etc richten (at auf akk):

point one’s finger at sb

a) (mit dem Finger) auf jemanden deuten oder zeigen,

b) auch point a ( oder the) finger at sb fig mit Fingern oder dem Finger auf jemanden zeigen;

point (up)on seine Augen, Gedanken etc richten auf (akk);

point to den Kurs, jemandes Aufmerksamkeit lenken auf (akk), jemanden bringen auf (akk)

4. zeigen:

point the way den Weg weisen (a. fig);

point out

a) zeigen,

b) fig hinweisen oder aufmerksam machen auf (akk), betonen,

c) fig aufzeigen (auch Fehler), klarmachen,

d) fig ausführen, darlegen;

point out to sb that … jemanden darauf aufmerksam machen, dass …

5. auch point up fig betonen, unterstreichen ( beide:

with mit)

6. MATH Dezimalstellen durch einen Punkt oder ein Komma trennen:

point off places Stellen abstreichen

7. point up

a) ARCH verfugen,

b) TECH eine Fuge glatt streichen

8. JAGD einem Wild vorstehen

C v/i

1. (mit dem Finger) deuten, weisen ( beide:

at, to auf akk)

2. point to nach einer Richtung weisen oder liegen (Haus)

3. point to fig

a) hinweisen, -deuten auf (akk):

everything points to his guilt,

b) ab-, hinzielen auf (akk)

4. SCHIFF hart am Wind segeln

5. JAGD vorstehen (Jagdhund)

6. MED reifen (Abszess etc)

pt abk

1. part T.

2. payment

3. pint ( pints pl)

4. point

5. port

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1. noun
1) (tiny mark, dot) Punkt, der

nought point two — Null Komma zwei

2) (sharp end of tool, weapon, pencil, etc.) Spitze, die

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

3) (single item) Punkt, der

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

be a point of honour with somebody — für jemanden [eine] Ehrensache sein

4) (unit of scoring) Punkt, der

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

5) (stage, degree)

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

beyond a certain point — über einen bestimmten Punkt hinaus

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

6) (moment) Zeitpunkt, der

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

7) (distinctive trait) Seite, die

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

8) (thing to be discussed)

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

be beside the point — unerheblich sein; keine Rolle spielen

point taken — habe verstanden

carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen

a case in point — ein typisches Beispiel

make a point of doing something — [großen] Wert darauf legen, etwas zu tun

make or prove a point — etwas beweisen

to the point — sachbezogen

more to the point — wichtiger

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

9) (tip) Spitze, die; (Boxing) Kinnspitze, die; Kinn, das; (Ballet) Spitze, die

10) (of story, joke, remark) Pointe, die; (pungency, effect) (of literary work) Eindringlichkeit, die; (of remark) Durchschlagskraft, die

11) (purpose, value) Zweck, der; Sinn, der

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

12) (precise place, spot) Punkt, der; Stelle, die; (Geom.) Punkt, der

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

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

point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der

13) (Brit.)

[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die

14) usu in pl. (Brit. Railw.) Weiche, die

15) usu. in pl. (Motor Veh.): (contact device) Kontakt, der

16) (unit in competition, rationing, stocks, shares, etc.) Punkt, der

prices/the cost of living went up three points — die Preise/Lebenshaltungskosten sind um drei [Prozent]punkte gestiegen

17) (on compass) Strich, der
2. intransitive verb
1) zeigen, weisen, [Person auch:] deuten (to, at auf + Akk.)

she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster

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

2)

point towards or to — (fig.) [hin]deuten od. hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)
3. transitive verb
1) (direct) richten [Waffe, Kamera] (at auf + Akk.)

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

2) (Building) aus-, verfugen [Mauer, Steine]

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

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(Typography) n.

typographischer Punkt (Schriftgrößenskala) m. n.

Einzelheit f.

Punkt -e m.

Spitze -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.

Standpunkt m. v.

zeigen v.

English-german dictionary > point
10 point

I 1. [pɔɪnt]
nome

1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.

to have a sharp point — essere molto appuntito

2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.

boiling point — punto di ebollizione

compass point — punto cardinale

embarkation point — luogo di imbarco

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

point of no return — punto di non ritorno

3) (extent) punto m.

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

4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.

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

5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.

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

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 — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

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

6) (central idea) punto m.

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

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

7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.

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

8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.

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

9) sport punto m.

to win by 4 points — vincere per 4 punti

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

10) econ.

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

Smurfit gained 4 points — le Smurfit hanno guadagnato 4 punti

11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico

12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.

13) geogr. promontorio m.
2.
nome plurale points

1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio

2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)

3) (in ballet)

to dance on point(s) — ballare sulle punte
II 1. [pɔɪnt]
verbo transitivo

1) (aim, direct)

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 the car towards — dirigere l'auto verso

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

2) (show)

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

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

3) (in ballet, gym)

to point one's toes — ballare sulle punte

4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (indicate)

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

2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicare

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

3) inform.

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

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- point out

- point up

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

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

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.) punto

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

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

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

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

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

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.) punto

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

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

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) presa
2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) puntare

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.) additare, indicare

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

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- 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
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I 1. [pɔɪnt]
nome

1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.

to have a sharp point — essere molto appuntito

2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.

boiling point — punto di ebollizione

compass point — punto cardinale

embarkation point — luogo di imbarco

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

point of no return — punto di non ritorno

3) (extent) punto m.

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

4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.

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

5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.

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

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 — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

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

6) (central idea) punto m.

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

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

7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.

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

8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.

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

9) sport punto m.

to win by 4 points — vincere per 4 punti

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

10) econ.

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

Smurfit gained 4 points — le Smurfit hanno guadagnato 4 punti

11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico

12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.

13) geogr. promontorio m.
2.
nome plurale points

1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio

2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)

3) (in ballet)

to dance on point(s) — ballare sulle punte
II 1. [pɔɪnt]
verbo transitivo

1) (aim, direct)

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 the car towards — dirigere l'auto verso

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

2) (show)

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

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

3) (in ballet, gym)

to point one's toes — ballare sulle punte

4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (indicate)

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

2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicare

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

3) inform.

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

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- point out

- point up

English-Italian dictionary > point
11 out

[aʊt] adj

inv, pred

1) ( absent) abwesend, nicht da, weg ( fam) workers im Ausstand;

the library book was \out das Buch war [aus der Bücherei] entliehen;

the jury is \out, considering their verdict die Geschworenen haben sich zur Beratung des Urteilsspruchs zurückgezogen;

the workers were \out, demanding higher wages die Arbeiter waren auf der Straße, um für höhere Löhne zu demonstrieren

2) ( outside)

to be \out draußen sein; sun, moon, stars am Himmel stehen;

they are \out in the garden sie sind draußen im Garten;

everyone was \out on deck alle waren [draußen] an Deck;

to be \out of hospital/ prison aus dem Krankenhaus/Gefängnis entlassen worden sein;

he's \out ( prisoner) er ist [wieder] draußen ( fam)

3) ( on the move) unterwegs;

the army was \out die Armee war ausgerückt;

the postman was \out on his rounds der Postbote machte gerade seine Runde;

to be \out and about unterwegs sein;

( after an illness) wieder auf den Beinen sein

4) ( in blossom)

to be \out blühen

5) ( far away) draußen;

the fishing boats were \out at sea die Fischerboote waren draußen auf See;

he lived \out in Zambia er lebte in [o im fernen] Zambia;

\out here hier draußen;

\out west (Am) an der Westküste;

they moved \out west sie an die Westküste gezogen

6) ( available) erhältlich, zu haben ( fam) ( on the market) auf dem Markt; book veröffentlicht, herausgekommen;

this is the best automatic camera \out das ist die beste Automatikkamera auf dem Markt

7) (fam: existing) vorhanden;

I think he's the greatest footballer \out ich halte ihn für den besten Fußballer, den es zur Zeit gibt

8) ( not secret) heraus, raus ( fam)

the secret is \out das Geheimnis ist gelüftet [worden];

once the news is \out,... wenn die Neuigkeit erst einmal bekannt ist,...;

[the] truth will \out die Wahrheit wird ans Licht kommen

9) ( asleep)

to be \out schlafen;

( unconscious) bewusstlos [o ( fam) weg] sein;

to be \out for the count boxing k.o. [o ausgezählt] sein; ( fig) total hinüber [o erledigt] sein ( fam)

to be \out like a light sofort einschlafen [o ( fam) weg sein];

to be \out cold bewusstlos sein

10) ( finished) aus, zu Ende;

school will be \out in June die Schule endet im Juni;

before the drive/ the film/the song is \out bevor die Fahrt/der Film/das Lied vorbei ist;

before the month/year is \out vor Ende [o Ablauf] des Monats/Jahres;

over and \out aviat ≈ Ende der Durchsage, over and out fachspr

11) sports ( not playing) nicht [mehr] im Spiel, draußen ( fam) (in cricket, baseball) aus;

( outside a boundary) ball, player im Aus;

Johnson is \out on a foul Johnson wurde wegen eines Fouls vom Platz gestellt;

Owen is \out with an injury Owen ist mit einer Verletzung ausgeschieden

12) (fam: thrown-out) draußen ( fam)

to be \out ( of school) fliegen ( fam)

to be \out on the streets ( be unemployed) arbeitslos sein, auf der Straße stehen ( fam) ( be homeless) obdachlos sein, auf der Straße leben

13) (fam: unacceptable) unmöglich ( fam) ( unfashionable) aus der Mode, passee ( fam), out ( fam)

14) ( not possible) unmöglich;

that plan is absolutely \out dieser Plan kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage

15) ( off) light, TV aus;

( not burning) fire aus, erloschen

16) ( inaccurate) falsch, daneben ( fam)

to be \out danebenliegen ( fam)

our estimates were \out by a few dollars wir lagen mit unseren Schätzungen um ein paar Dollar daneben;

to be \out in one's calculations sich akk verrechnet haben, mit seinen Berechnungen danebenliegen ( fam)

17) ( in search of)

to be \out for sth auf etw akk aus sein ( fam), es auf etw akk abgesehen haben;

he's just \out for a good time er will sich nur amüsieren;

to be \out to do sth es darauf abgesehen haben, etw zu tun;

they're \out to get me die sind hinter mir her ( fam)

to be \out for trouble Streit suchen

18) ( revealed as homosexual)

to be \out sich akk geoutet haben (sl)

she's been \out for three years now sie hat sich vor drei Jahren geoutet

19) ( at lowest point)

the tide is \out es ist Ebbe;

we had a walk here when the tide was \out bei Ebbe sind wir hier spazieren gegangen

20) ( introduced to society) in die Gesellschaft eingeführt;

Jane isn't \out yet Jane ist noch nicht in die Gesellschaft eingeführt worden adv

inv

1) ( outdoors) draußen, im Freien;

it's bitterly cold \out today es ist heute schrecklich kalt draußen;

“Keep \out!” „Betreten verboten!“

2) ( with outward movement) nach draußen, raus ( fam)

get \out! raus hier! ( fam)

can you find your way \out? finden Sie selbst hinaus?;

\out with it heraus damit! ( fam), [he]raus mit der Sprache! ( fam)

to ask sb \out jdn einladen;

he's asked her \out er hat sie gefragt, ob sie mit ihm ausgehen will;

to eat \out im Restaurant [o auswärts] essen;

to go \out ausgehen, weggehen, rausgehen ( fam)

are you going \out tonight? gehst du heute Abend weg?;

to see sb \out jdn hinausbegleiten;

to turn sth inside \out clothes etw auf links drehen

3) ( removed) heraus, raus ( fam)

I can't get the stain \out ich kriege den Fleck nicht wieder raus ( fam)

to put a fire \out ein Feuer löschen;

to cross \out sth etw ausstreichen [o durchstreichen];

4) ( completely) ganz, völlig;

burnt \out (a. fig) ausgebrannt (a. fig) fuse durchgebrannt; candle heruntergebrannt;

tired \out völlig erschöpft;

\out and away (Am) bei weitem;

she is \out and away the best student I have ever taught sie ist mit Abstand die beste Studentin, die ich jemals hatte

5) ( aloud)

he cried \out in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen auf;

she called \out to him to stop sie rief ihm zu, er solle anhalten;

to laugh \out [loud] [laut] auflachen

6) ( to an end)

to die \out aussterben; ( fig); applause verebben;

to fight sth \out etw [untereinander] austragen [o ausfechten];

7) ( free from prison) entlassen;

to come [or get] \out freikommen;

to let sb \out jdn freilassen

8) ( unconscious)

to go \out like a light ( fig) auf der Stelle einschlafen, sofort weg sein ( fam)

to knock sb \out jdn bewusstlos [o k.o.] schlagen;

to pass \out in Ohnmacht fallen

9) ( dislocated)

to put sth \out etw ausrenken;

when she was in the car accident, it put her back \out sie verrenkte sich bei dem Autounfall den Rücken

10) ( open)

to open \out ausbreiten;

can you open \out the sofa bed for me? kannst du die Schlafcouch für mich ausziehen?;

to open \out a map eine Karte ausbreiten [o auseinanderfalten];

11) ( unfashionable)

to go \out aus der Mode kommen, altmodisch werden;

to have gone \out with the ark völlig altmodisch [o von vorgestern]; [o ( hum) ( fam) von anno Tobak] sein

12) ( time off)

he took ten minutes \out er nahm eine Auszeit von zehn Minuten

13) ( reach lowest point)

the tide is coming \out die Ebbe setzt ein vt

to \out sb

1) ( eject) jdn rausschmeißen ( fam) sports jdn vom Platz stellen

2) boxing jdn k.o. schlagen

3) usu pass ( reveal homosexuality) jdn outen (sl) prep aus +dat;

she ran \out the door sie rannte zur Tür hinaus

English-German students dictionary > out
12 point

[pɔɪnt] n

1) ( sharp end) Spitze f; of a star Zacke f; of deer Ende nt fachspr, Sprosse f fachspr;

the \point of the chin die Kinnspitze;

knife/pencil \point Messer-/Bleistiftspitze f;

to hold sb at gun\point/knife-\point jdn mit vorgehaltener Pistole/vorgehaltenem Messer bedrohen

2) ( dot) Punkt m;

\point of light Lichtpunkt m

3) ( punctuation mark) Punkt;

( in Hebrew) Vokalzeichen nt

4) ( decimal point) Komma;

decimal \point Dezimalpunkt m

5) ( position) Stelle f, Punkt m;

... at London and all \points west... in London und allen Orten westlich davon;

\point of contact Berührungspunkt m;

\point of departure [or starting \point] Ausgangspunkt m (a. fig)

\point of entry ( border) Ort m der Einreise;

( bullet wound) Einschussstelle f;

to reach the \point of no return den Punkt erreichen, an dem man nicht mehr zurück kann;

at this \point an dieser Stelle

6) ( particular time) Zeitpunkt m;

this seems like a good \point dies scheint ein günstiger Zeitpunkt zu sein;

she was on the \point of collapse sie stand kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch;

I was completely lost at one \point an einer Stelle hatte ich mich komplett verlaufen;

when it comes to the \point that... wenn es einmal so weit kommt, dass...;

they tickled him to the \point of torture sie kitzelten ihn so sehr, dass es fast zur Folter wurde;

at no \point did I think our relationship wouldn't work out zu keinem Zeitpunkt hatte ich daran gezweifelt, dass es zwischen uns nicht klappen würde;

to be [or lie] at the \point of death an der Schwelle des Todes stehen ( geh), im Sterben liegen;

at this/that \point in time zu dieser/jener Zeit;

at that \point zu diesem Zeitpunkt;

( then) in diesem Augenblick;

from that \point on... von da an...

7) ( about to do)

to be on the \point of doing sth [gerade] im Begriff sein, etw zu tun;

I was on the \point of ringing you myself actually ich wollte dich auch gerade anrufen!;

she was on the \point of telling him the truth when... sie wollte ihm gerade die Wahrheit sagen, als...;

I was on the \point of handing in my resignation beinahe hätte ich gekündigt;

I was on the \point of leaving him ich war kurz davor, ihn zu verlassen

8) (argument, issue) Punkt m;

ok ok, you've made your \point! ja, ich hab's jetzt verstanden! ( fam)

you made some interesting \points in your speech Sie haben in Ihrer Rede einige interessante Punkte angesprochen;

what \point are you trying to make? worauf wollen Sie hinaus?;

you have a \point there da ist was dran ( fam)

she does have a \point though so ganz Unrecht hat sie nicht;

she made the \point that... sie wies darauf hin, dass...;

( stress) sie betonte, dass...;

my \point was that... ich wollte sagen, dass...;

my \point exactly das sag ich ja ( fam)

ok, \point taken o.k., ich hab schon begriffen ( fam)

that's a \point das ist ein Argument (sl)

I take your \point einverstanden;

I can see your \point ich weiß, was du sagen willst;

the \point under dispute der strittige Punkt;

\point of detail Detailfrage f;

to make [or raise] a \point in favour of/ against sth ein Argument für etw akk /gegen etw akk einbringen;

to drive home the \point seinen Standpunkt klarmachen;

\point of honour Ehrensache f;

\point of law Rechtsfrage f;

a 5-\point plan ein Fünfpunkteplan m;

to make/prove one's \point seinen Standpunkt deutlich machen;

\point by \point Punkt für Punkt

9) no pl ( most important idea)

the \point der springende Punkt;

the \point is... der Punkt ist nämlich der,...;

more to the \point, however,... wichtiger jedoch ist...;

your arguments were very much to the \point deine Argumente waren wirklich sehr sachbezogen;

that's beside the \point [or not the \point] ! darum geht es doch gar nicht!;

to come [or get] to the \point auf den Punkt [o zur Sache] kommen;

to get the \point of sth etw verstehen;

to keep [or stick] to the \point beim Thema bleiben;

to make a \point of doing sth [großen] Wert darauf legen, etw zu tun;

to miss the \point of sth nicht verstehen [o begreifen], worum es geht

10) no pl ( purpose) Sinn m, Zweck m;

but that's the whole \point! aber das ist doch genau der Punkt!;

what's the \point of waiting for them? warum sollten wir auf sie warten?;

there's no \point of talking about it any longer es hat keinen Zweck, sich noch länger darüber zu unterhalten;

I really don't see the \point of going to this meeting ich weiß wirklich nicht, warum ich zu dieser Besprechung gehen sollte;

but that's the whole \point of doing it! aber deswegen machen wir es ja gerade!;

what's the \point anyway? was soll's?

11) ( stage in process) Punkt m;

from that \point on... von diesem Moment an...;

the high \point of the evening... der Höhepunkt des Abends...;

things have reached a \point where I just can't bear it any longer ich bin an einen Punkt angelangt, wo ich es einfach nicht mehr aushalten kann;

it got to the \point where no one knew what was going on irgendwann wusste dann keiner mehr, was Sache war;

... when it came to the \point...... als es so weit war,...;

we'll start again tomorrow from the \point where we left off today wir werden morgen dort da weitermachen, wo wir heute aufgehört haben;

up to a \point bis zu einem gewissen Grad [o Maße];

12) ( important characteristic) Merkmal nt;

being single does have its \points Single zu sein hat auch seine Vorteile;

bad/good \points schlechte/gute Seiten;

the book has its \points das Buch hat auch seine guten Seiten;

sb's strong \points jds Stärken pl;

sb's weak \points jds Schwächen

13) ( in sports) Punkt m;

San Francisco has scored 31 \points San Francisco hat 31 Punkte erzielt;

a win on \points ein Sieg m nach Punkten;

to win on \points nach Punkten siegen

14) ( unit) stockex Punkt m; ( with prices) [Prozent]punkt m;

to have risen seven \points sieben Punkte gestiegen sein

15) ( for diamonds) 0,01 Karat

16) ( on compass) Strich m; ( on thermometer) Grad m

17) ( in bridge) Punkt m

18) boxing Kinnspitze f

19) ( in ballet) Spitze f;

to dance on \points auf Spitzen tanzen

20) (Brit, Aus) ( socket) Steckdose f

21) auto

\points pl Unterbrecherkontakte mpl

22) ( Brit) rail

\points pl Weichen fpl

23) ( promontory) Landspitze f

24) typo Punkt m;

the small letters are in 6 \point die kleinen Buchstaben haben Schriftgröße 6 Punkt

25) ( cricket) Position in der Nähe des Schlagmannes

26) ( extremities)

\points pl of horse, dog Extremitäten pl

27) ( punch line) of a story Pointe f

PHRASES:

to be a good case in \point [für etw akk] ein gutes Beispiel sein;

to not put too fine a \point on sth nicht um den heißen Brei herumreden ( fam)

not to put too fine a \point on it,... ehrlich gesagt...;

sb makes a \point of doing sth für jdn ist es wichtig, etw zu tun;

I know the door was locked because I made a point of checking it ich weiß, dass die Tür abgeschlossen war, weil ich extra nochmal nachgesehen habe vi

1) ( with finger) deuten, zeigen;

to \point at [or to] sth/sb [mit dem Finger] auf etw/jdn zeigen;

it's rude to \point at people man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf Leute

2) ( be directed) weisen;

there was an arrow \pointing to the door ein Pfeil wies den Weg zur Tür;

the needle was \pointing to ‘empty’ die Nadel zeigte auf ‚leer‘;

to \point east/ west nach Osten/Westen weisen [o zeigen];

3) ( indicate)

to \point to sth auf etw akk hinweisen [o hindeuten];

all the signs \point to his reinstatement alles deutet darauf hin, dass er wieder eingestellt wird

4) ( use as evidence)

to \point to sth auf etw akk verweisen

5) hunt dog vorstehen vt

1) ( aim)

to \point sth at sb/ sth weapon etw [auf jdn/etw] richten; stick, one's finger mit etw dat auf jdn/etw zeigen;

to \point the finger [at sb] ( fig) sich akk [über jdn] beschweren

2) ( direct)

to \point sb in the direction of sth jdn den Weg zu etw dat beschreiben;

could you \point me in the direction of the bus station, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Busbahnhof komme?;

to \point the way [to sth] ( fig) den Weg [für etw akk] ebnen

3) ( extend)

to \point one's toes die Zehen strecken

4) ( building)

to \point sth etw verfugen [o ausfugen];

5) hunt

to \point sth dog etw anzeigen

6) ( punctuate)

to \point sth etw interpunktieren fachspr; ( in Hebrew) etw vokalisieren;

to \point a psalm einen Psalm mit Deklamationszeichen versehen

English-German students dictionary > point
13 point

[pɔɪnt] 1. n (also GEOM)
punkt m; ( sharpened tip) czubek m, szpic m; ( purpose) sens m; ( significant part) cecha f, istota f; (subject, idea) kwestia f; ( ELEC) (also: power point) gniazdko nt; (also: decimal point) przecinek m

at this point — w tym momencie

two point five (= 2.5) — dwa przecinek pięć (= 2,5)

good/bad points — mocne/słabe punkty

to be on the point of doing sth — mieć właśnie coś zrobić

to make a point of doing sth — dokładać (dołożyć perf) starań, aby coś zrobić

to get the point — pojmować (pojąć perf) istotę sprawy

to miss the point — nie dostrzegać (nie dostrzec perf) istoty sprawy

to come/get to the point — przechodzić (przejść perf) do sedna sprawy

to make one's point — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) swoje argumenty

that's the whole point! — w tym cały problem!

to be beside the point — nie mieć nic do rzeczy

there's no point (in doing it) — nie ma sensu (tego robić)

you've got a point there! — tu się z tobą zgadzam!

in point of fact — właściwie, w rzeczy samej

point of sale ( COMM) — punkt sprzedaży

- points
2. vt
wskazywać (wskazać perf)

to point sth at sb — celować (wycelować perf) czymś w kogoś, kierować (skierować perf) coś w stronę kogoś
3. vi
( with finger etc) wskazywać (wskazać perf)

to point at — wskazywać (wskazać perf) na +acc

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

- point to

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[point] 1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ostrze, czubek

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

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.) kropka

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

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

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

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

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

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.) kwestia, sedno sprawy

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

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

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) gniazdko
2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) skierować

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.) wskazywać

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

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- 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

English-Polish dictionary > point
14 point *****

[pɔɪnt]
1. n

1) (dot, punctuation mark) Geom punto, (decimal point) virgola

2 point 6 (2.6) — 2 virgola 6 (2,6)

2) (on scale, compass etc) punto

freezing point — punto di congelamento

from all points of the compass — da tutte le parti del mondo

up to a point fig — fino a un certo punto

3) (of needle, pencil, knife) punta

a pencil with a sharp point — una matita appuntita

on points Ballet — sulle punte

at the point of a gun/sword — sotto la minaccia di un fucile/una spada

not to put too fine a point on it fig — parlando chiaro

4) (place) punto

the train stops at Carlisle and all points south — il treno ferma a Carlisle e in tutte le stazioni a sud di Carlisle

point of contact — punto d'incontro

point of departure (also) fig — punto di partenza

a point on the horizon — un punto all'orizzonte

at this point — (spatially) in questo punto, (in time) a questo punto

at that point, we decided to leave — a quel punto abbiamo deciso di andarcene

from that point on — (in time) da quel momento in poi, (in space) da quel punto in poi

to be on the point of doing sth — essere sul punto di or stare (proprio) per fare qc

when it comes to the point — quando si arriva al dunque

when it came to the point of leaving — quando giunse il momento di partire

abrupt to the point of rudeness — brusco al punto di essere villano

5) (counting unit) Sport, (in test) Stock Exchange punto

to win on points — vincere ai punti

they scored five points — hanno segnato cinque punti

the index is down 3 points — l'indice è sceso di 3 punti

6) (purpose) scopo, motivo, (matter) questione f, argomento, (main idea, important part: of argument, joke) nocciolo

there's no point in staying — è inutile or non ha senso restare

I don't see or get the point — (of joke) mi sfugge

I don't see the point of or in doing that — non vedo il motivo di farlo

what's the point? — perché?

what's the point of leaving so early? — perché partire così presto?

the point is that... — il fatto è che...

that's the whole point! — precisamente!, sta tutto lì!

the point at issue — l'argomento in discussione or questione

a 5-point plan — un piano articolato in 5 punti

she described the process point by point — descrisse il processo punto per punto

in point of fact — a dire il vero

to be beside the point — non entrarci

to get off the point — divagare

to come or get to the point — venire al punto or al dunque, arrivare al punto

to keep or stick to the point — restare in argomento

to make a point of doing sth — non mancare di fare qc

to make a point — fare un'osservazione

he made some interesting points — ha fatto delle osservazioni interessanti

to make one's point — dimostrare la propria tesi

I take your point — so che hai ragione

to win one's point — averla vinta

to stretch a point — fare uno strappo (alla regola) or un'eccezione

his remarks were to the point — le sue osservazioni erano pertinenti or a proposito

to get sb's point — capire ciò che qn vuole dire

yes, I get your point — sì, capisco quello che vuoi dire

you've got a point there! — giusto!, hai ragione!

that's a good point! — giusto!

I missed the point of that joke — non ho afferrato quella battuta

you've missed the whole point! — non hai capito niente!

a point of principle — una questione di principio

7) (characteristic) caratteristica, qualità f inv

good/bad points — lati positivi/negativi

tact isn't one of his strong points — il tatto non è il suo forte

what points should I look for? — a cosa devo stare attento?

8) Brit Rail

points npl — scambio msg

9) Auto

points npl — puntine fpl

10) Brit Elec, (also: power point) presa (di corrente)

2. vt

1)

(aim, direct: gun, hosepipe etc) to point sth (at sb/sth) — puntare qc (contro or su qn/qc)

to point a gun at sb — puntare una pistola contro qn

she pointed the car at the gap in the traffic — diresse la macchina verso un varco nel traffico

to point one's finger at sb — indicare qn con il dito, additare

to point one's toes — stendere il piede

2) (indicate, show) indicare, mostrare

to point the way (also) fig — indicare la strada or la direzione da seguire

3) Constr riempire gli interstizi di

3. vi

1) indicare (con il dito), additare

don't point! — non indicare col dito!

to point at or to or towards sth/sb — indicare qc/qn

2) (indicate: signpost, hand) indicare, segnare

everything points to him being guilty — tutti gli indizi fanno pensare che sia colpevole

it points (to the) north — (compass needle) segna or indica il nord

this points to the fact that... — questo fa pensare che...

•

- point out

- point up

English-Italian dictionary > point *****
15 point

n. 1. үзүүр. 2. цэг. 3. газар. a meeting \point уулзах газар. 4. цэг, үе, шат. boiling-\point буцлах цэг/ хэм. 5. зүг, зовхис. the cardinal \points дөрвөн зүг. 6. зураас, хуваарь, нэгж. 7. оноо. 8. хэрэг, асуудал, учир, зүйл. 9. утга санаа, санаа. 10. шинж чанар, давуу тал. 11. өлмий. dancing on \points өлмий дээрээ бүжиглэх. 12. уулын орой, хошуу. 13. үе, агшин. beside the point огт хамаагүй. if/ when it comes to the point хэрэв хэрэг гарвал/ шийдэх болбол. in point of fact үнэндээ, чухамдаа, яг хэрэг дээрээ. make one's point санаагаа хэлэх/ илэрхийлэх. a point of honour нэр төрийн хэрэг. v. 1. \point (at/ to sb/ sth) хуруугаараа заах. It's rude to \point. Хуруугаараа заах бол маш бүдүүлэг. 2. (багаж төхөөрөмжийн) заах. A compass needle \points north. Луужингийн зүү хойд зүгийг заадаг. 3. \point sth (at/ towards sb/ sth) чиглүүлэх, онилох, шагайх. 4. харах, чиглэсэн байх. 5. нүх цоорхойг шавах. 6. заах, сургамжлах. point a/ the finger (at sb) чичих, буруушаах. point the way (to/ towards sth) замы нь тавих/ нээх. point sth out (to sb) анхааруулах. point sth up тод томруунаар харуулах. point-duty n. замын хөдөлгөөн зохицуулах. point of view санал бодол. pointed adj. 1. үзүүртэй, шовх, оройтой, шовх. 2. чиглэгдсэн, хандсан, онцлон тэмдэглэсэн. pointing n. шаваас.

English-Mongolian dictionary > point
16 turn out

turn out

1) (be eventually)

to turn out well, badly — andare a finire bene, male

to turn out differently — avere un esito diverso

to turn out all right — andare bene o per il meglio

it depends how things turn out — dipende da come si mettono le cose

to turn out to be wrong — dimostrarsi falso

it turns out that — risulta che

as it turned out — a conti fatti, in fin dei conti

2) (come out) [crowd, people] affluire, accorrere ( to do per fare; for per)

3) (point outwards)

his toes o feet turn out — ha i piedi in fuori; turn [sth.] out, turn out [sth.]

4) (turn off) spegnere [ light]

5) (empty) svuotare, rovesciare [pocket, bag]; gastr. rovesciare, togliere dallo stampo [ mousse]

6) (produce) produrre, fabbricare [ goods]; formare [scientists, graduates]; turn [sb.] out, turn out [sb.] (evict) buttare fuori, mettere alla porta

* * *

1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) (mandare fuori)

2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) produrre

3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) vuotare

4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) comparire

5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) spegnere

6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) rivelarsi, (venire fuori)

* * *

1. vi + adv

1) (appear, attend: troops, doctor) presentarsi

to turn out for a meeting — presentarsi a un'assemblea

2) (prove to be) rivelarsi

it turned out to be true/a mistake — è risultato essere vero/un errore

things will turn out all right — andrà tutto bene

how did the cake turn out? — come è venuta la torta?

it turned out that... — si è scoperto che...

it turned out that she was right — è risultato che aveva ragione lei

2. vt + adv

1) (light, appliance, gas) chiudere, spegnere

2) (produce: goods) produrre, (novel, good pupils) creare

to be well turned out fig — essere ben vestito (-a)

3) (empty: pockets) vuotare, (tip out: cake) capovolgere

4) (clean out: room) dare una bella pulita a

5) (expel: tenant, employee) mandar via

6) (guard, police) far uscire

* * *

turn out

1) (be eventually)

to turn out well, badly — andare a finire bene, male

to turn out differently — avere un esito diverso

to turn out all right — andare bene o per il meglio

it depends how things turn out — dipende da come si mettono le cose

to turn out to be wrong — dimostrarsi falso

it turns out that — risulta che

as it turned out — a conti fatti, in fin dei conti

2) (come out) [crowd, people] affluire, accorrere ( to do per fare; for per)

3) (point outwards)

his toes o feet turn out — ha i piedi in fuori; turn [sth.] out, turn out [sth.]

4) (turn off) spegnere [ light]

5) (empty) svuotare, rovesciare [pocket, bag]; gastr. rovesciare, togliere dallo stampo [ mousse]

6) (produce) produrre, fabbricare [ goods]; formare [scientists, graduates]; turn [sb.] out, turn out [sb.] (evict) buttare fuori, mettere alla porta

English-Italian dictionary > turn out
17 turn out

1. transitive verb
1) (expel) hinauswerfen (ugs.)

turn somebody out of a room/out into the street — jemanden aus einem Zimmer weisen od. (ugs.) werfen/auf die Straße werfen od. setzen

2) (switch off) ausschalten; abdrehen [Gas]

3) (incline outwards) nach außen drehen [Füße, Zehen]

4) (equip) ausstaffieren

5) (produce) produzieren; hervorbringen [Fachkräfte, Spezialisten]; (in great quantities) ausstoßen

6) (Brit.) (empty) ausräumen; ausschütten [Büchse]; leeren [Inhalt eines Koffers, einer Büchse]; stürzen [Götterspeise, Pudding] ( on to auf + Akk.); (clean) [gründlich] aufräumen; (get rid of) wegwerfen

turn out one's pockets — seine Taschen umdrehen
2. intransitive verb
1) (prove to be)

somebody/something turns out to be something — jemand/etwas stellt sich als jemand/etwas heraus od. erweist sich als jemand/etwas

it turns out that... — es stellt sich heraus, dass...

as it turned out, as things turned out — wie sich [nachher] herausstellte

2) (come to be eventually)

the day turned out wet — der Tag wurde regnerisch

see how things turn out — sehen, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln

turn out to be something — sich zu etwas entwickeln

everything turned out well/all right in the end — alles endete gut

3) (end)

the story turned out happily — die Geschichte ging gut aus

4) (appear) [Menge, Fans usw.:] erscheinen

he turns out every Saturday to watch his team — er kommt jeden Samstag, um seine Mannschaft zu sehen

* * *

1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) entlassen

2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) herstellen

3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) ausräumen

4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) herauskommen

5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) ausschalten

6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) sich herausstellen

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◆ turn out

I. vi

1. (work out) sich akk entwickeln

things didn't really \turn out out the way we wanted die Dinge haben sich nicht so entwickelt, wie wir es uns gewünscht haben

nothing ever \turn outs out right for me bei mir läuft's nie so, wie's laufen soll! fam

how did it \turn out out? wie ist es gelaufen? fam

thank God everything \turn outed out well zum Glück war am Ende alles gut

it depends how things \turn out out das kommt drauf an, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln

the evening \turn outed out pleasant es wurde ein netter Abend

2. (be revealed) sich akk herausstellen

he \turn outed out to be quite a nice guy am Ende war er doch eigentlich ganz nett

it \turn outed out that... es stellte sich heraus, dass...

3. (come to) erscheinen

thousands \turn outed out for the demonstration against the government's new policy Tausende gingen auf die Straße, um gegen die neue Politik der Regierung zu demonstrieren

4. (point) sich akk nach außen drehen

II. vt

1. (switch off)

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth etw ausschalten [o SCHWEIZ abstellen]

to \turn out out the gas das Gas abstellen

to \turn out out a lamp/the radio/the TV eine Lampe/das Radio/den Fernseher ausschalten [o ausmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. abstellen]

to \turn out out the light[s] das Licht ausmachen [o ÖSTERR abdrehen

2. (kick out)

▪ to \turn out sb out [of sth] jdn [aus etw dat] [hinaus]werfen fam

to \turn out sb out on the street jdn auf die Straße setzen fam

3. (empty contents)

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth etw [aus]leeren

he \turn outed out the kitchen cabinet er räumte den Küchenschrank aus

to \turn out out one's pockets die Taschen umdrehen

4. (manufacture, produce)

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth etw produzieren

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sb specialists, experts jdn hervorbringen

he \turn outs out about ten articles a week for the paper er schreibt in der Woche etwa zehn Artikel für die Zeitung

to \turn out out sth by the dozens/hundreds/thousands etw dutzendweise/in großer Zahl/in Unmengen produzieren

5. FOOD

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth cake, jelly etw stürzen

6. (turn outwards)

she \turn outs her feet out sie läuft nach außen

7. (clean)

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth room etw gründlich putzen

8. MIL

to \turn out the guard out die Wache antreten lassen

9. usu passive FASHION (be dressed)

he is normally \turn outed out very smartly meistens zieht er sich sehr schick an

* * *

turn out

A v/t

1. hinauswerfen, wegjagen, vertreiben

2. entlassen (of aus einem Amt etc)

3. eine Regierung stürzen

4. Vieh auf die Weide treiben

5. seine Taschen umdrehen, -stülpen

6. einen Schrank, ein Zimmer etc ausräumen

7. a) WIRTSCH Waren produzieren, herstellen

b) pej Bücher etc produzieren

c) fig Wissenschaftler etc hervorbringen (Universität etc):

Oxford has turned out many statesmen aus Oxford sind schon viele Staatsmänner hervorgegangen

8. → academic.ru/77135/turn_off">turn off A 1

9. die Füße etc auswärts- oder nach außen drehen oder biegen oder stellen

10. ausstatten, herrichten, besonders kleiden:

well turned-out gut gekleidet

11. MIL

a) antreten lassen

b) die Wache heraustreten lassen

B v/i

1. a) hinausziehen, -gehen

b) MIL ausrücken (auch Feuerwehr etc)

c) zur Wahl etc kommen (Bevölkerung)

d) MIL antreten

e) WIRTSCH besonders Br in Streik treten

f) (aus dem Bett) aufstehen

2. herauskommen (of aus)

3. gut etc ausfallen oder gelingen, werden

4. sich gestalten, gut etc ausgehen, ablaufen

5. sich erweisen oder entpuppen als, sich herausstellen:

he turned out (to be) a good swimmer er entpuppte sich als guter Schwimmer;

she turned out to be right es stellte sich heraus, dass sie recht hatte;

it turned out that he had never been there es stellte sich heraus, dass er nie dort gewesen war

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (expel) hinauswerfen (ugs.)

turn somebody out of a room/out into the street — jemanden aus einem Zimmer weisen od. (ugs.) werfen/auf die Straße werfen od. setzen

2) (switch off) ausschalten; abdrehen [Gas]

3) (incline outwards) nach außen drehen [Füße, Zehen]

4) (equip) ausstaffieren

5) (produce) produzieren; hervorbringen [Fachkräfte, Spezialisten]; (in great quantities) ausstoßen

6) (Brit.) (empty) ausräumen; ausschütten [Büchse]; leeren [Inhalt eines Koffers, einer Büchse]; stürzen [Götterspeise, Pudding] ( on to auf + Akk.); (clean) [gründlich] aufräumen; (get rid of) wegwerfen

turn out one's pockets — seine Taschen umdrehen
2. intransitive verb
1) (prove to be)

somebody/something turns out to be something — jemand/etwas stellt sich als jemand/etwas heraus od. erweist sich als jemand/etwas

it turns out that... — es stellt sich heraus, dass...

as it turned out, as things turned out — wie sich [nachher] herausstellte

2) (come to be eventually)

the day turned out wet — der Tag wurde regnerisch

see how things turn out — sehen, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln

turn out to be something — sich zu etwas entwickeln

everything turned out well/all right in the end — alles endete gut

3) (end)

the story turned out happily — die Geschichte ging gut aus

4) (appear) [Menge, Fans usw.:] erscheinen

he turns out every Saturday to watch his team — er kommt jeden Samstag, um seine Mannschaft zu sehen

* * *

v.

ausfallen v.

hinauswerfen v.

produzieren v.

English-german dictionary > turn out
18 turn out

vi

1) ( work out) sich akk entwickeln;

things didn't really \turn out out the way we wanted die Dinge haben sich nicht so entwickelt, wie wir es uns gewünscht haben;

nothing ever \turn outs out right for me bei mir läuft's nie so, wie's laufen soll! ( fam)

how did it \turn out out? wie ist es gelaufen? ( fam)

thank God everything \turn outed out well zum Glück war am Ende alles gut;

it depends how things \turn out out das kommt drauf an, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln;

the evening \turn outed out pleasant es wurde ein netter Abend

2) ( be revealed) sich akk herausstellen;

he \turn outed out to be quite a nice guy am Ende war er doch eigentlich ganz nett;

it \turn outed out that... es stellte sich heraus, dass...

3) ( come to) erscheinen;

thousands \turn outed out for the demonstration against the government's new policy Tausende gingen auf die Straße, um gegen die neue Politik der Regierung zu demonstrieren

4) ( point) sich akk nach außen drehen vt

1) ( switch off)

to \turn out out <-> sth etw ausschalten;

to \turn out out the gas das Gas abstellen;

to \turn out out a lamp/ the radio/ the TV eine Lampe/das Radio/den Fernseher ausschalten [o ausmachen];

to \turn out out the light[s] das Licht ausmachen

2) ( kick out)

to \turn out sb out [of sth] jdn [aus etw dat] [hinaus]werfen ( fam)

to \turn out sb out on the street jdn auf die Straße setzen ( fam)

3) ( empty contents)

to \turn out out <-> sth etw [aus]leeren;

he \turn outed out the kitchen cabinet er räumte den Küchenschrank aus;

to \turn out out one's pockets die Taschen umdrehen

4) (manufacture, produce)

to \turn out sth <-> out etw produzieren;

to \turn out sb <-> out specialists, experts jdn hervorbringen;

he \turn outs out about ten articles a week for the paper er schreibt in der Woche etwa zehn Artikel für die Zeitung;

to \turn out out sth by the dozens/ hundreds/ thousands etw dutzendweise/in großer Zahl/in Unmengen produzieren

5) food

to \turn out sth <-> out cake, jelly etw stürzen

6) ( turn outwards)

she \turn outs her feet out sie läuft nach außen

7) ( clean)

to \turn out sth <-> out room etw gründlich putzen

8) mil

to \turn out the guard out die Wache antreten lassen

9) usu passive fashion ( be dressed)

he is normally \turn outed out very smartly meistens zieht er sich sehr schick an

English-German students dictionary > turn out
19 set out

1. intransitive verb
1) (begin journey) aufbrechen

2)

set out to do something — sich (Dat.) vornehmen, etwas zu tun
2. transitive verb
1) (present) darlegen [Gedanke, Argument]; auslegen [Waren]; ausbreiten [Geschenke]; aufstellen [Schachfiguren]

2) (state, specify) darlegen [Bedingungen, Einwände, Vorschriften]

* * *

1) (to start a journey: He set out to explore the countryside.) sich aufmachen

2) (to intend: I didn't set out to prove him wrong.) beabsichtigen

* * *

◆ set out

I. vt

▪ to \set out out ⇆ sth

1. (arrange) goods etw auslegen; chairs, chess pieces etc. etw aufstellen; (in essay, text) etw anordnen

2. (explain) idea, point etc. etw darlegen [o darstellen

3.

▶ to \set out out one's stall sich akk hervortun

II. vi

1. (begin journey) aufbrechen, sich akk auf den Weg machen; (in car) losfahren

they \set out out for the station ten minutes ago sie haben sich vor 10 Minuten auf den Weg zum Bahnhof gemacht

▪ to \set out out on sth zu etw dat aufbrechen

2. (intend)

▪ to \set out out with sth aim, idea, plan mit etw dat antreten

▪ to \set out out to do sth beabsichtigen, etw zu tun

* * *

set out

A v/t

1. Gemüse etc auspflanzen

2. (ausführlich) darlegen, aufzeigen

3. ein Verzeichnis etc anordnen, anlegen

4. arrangieren, herrichten, auch Schachfiguren etc aufstellen

B v/i

1. aufbrechen, sich aufmachen ( beide:

for nach)

2. sich vornehmen, darangehen, sich daranmachen ( alle:

to do zu tun)

* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (begin journey) aufbrechen

2)

set out to do something — sich (Dat.) vornehmen, etwas zu tun
2. transitive verb
1) (present) darlegen [Gedanke, Argument]; auslegen [Waren]; ausbreiten [Geschenke]; aufstellen [Schachfiguren]

2) (state, specify) darlegen [Bedingungen, Einwände, Vorschriften]

English-german dictionary > set out
20 miss out

miss out perdersi; miss out [sb., sth.], miss [sb., sth.] out saltare [line, verse]; tralasciare [fact, point]; escludere [ person]

* * *

1) (to omit or fail to include: I missed her out (of the list).) omettere

2) ((often with on) to be left out of something: George missed out (on all the fun) because of his broken leg.) perdere

* * *

vt + adv Brit

saltare, omettere

what about Sally? you've missed her out — e Sally? l'hai saltata

* * *

miss out perdersi; miss out [sb., sth.], miss [sb., sth.] out saltare [line, verse]; tralasciare [fact, point]; escludere [ person]

English-Italian dictionary > miss out

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