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to stick to the point

  • 1 to stick to the point

    to stick to the point
    permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto.

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  • 2 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) 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.) ponto
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ponto
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto
    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.) ponto
    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.) traço
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) tomada
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar
    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.) apontar
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) preencher frinchas
    - 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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    [pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo.

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  • 3 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) espetar
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) cravar
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) colar
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) ficar preso
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for
    II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ramo
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) pau
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) pedaço
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick
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    stick1
    [stik] n 1 galho, vara, graveto, talo. 2 bastão, pau, cacete, bordão. 3 bengala. 4 objeto em forma de vara ou de bastão, barra. 5 acha, pedaço de lenha. 6 raquete para hóquei. 7 coll pessoa estúpida ou desajeitada. 8 batuta: varinha de dirigente de orquestra. 9 alavanca de comando (de avião). 10 desempeno de carpinteiro. 11 Typogr componedor. 12 Bot pecíolo. 13 taco de bilhar. 14 arco de violino. 15 porção de bebida alcoólica adicionada a uma bebida sem álcool. 16 sticks Amer interior, distritos afastados. • vt (ps, pp stuck) fixar com vara, colocar vara. a poor stick um pobre coitado. and old stick um sujeito esquisito. a stick of chewing gum um tablete de goma de mascar. eraser stick lápis-borracha. he can swear a good stick ele sabe praguejar. he has got hold of the wrong end of the stick ele começou o negócio errado. in a cleft stick em um dilema. in the sticks no meio do mato. it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog fig é fácil achar um pretexto. right (wrong) end of stick uma compreensão verdadeira (equivocada) da situação. stick and stone com casca e tudo, tudo em conjunto. sticks of furniture coll mobília de pouco valor ou importância. to beat to sticks derrotar e ultrapassar completamente. to give someone stick sl censurar ou punir alguém. up sticks coll mudar-se para um outro lugar. walking stick bengala. with a stick in it coll com um pouco de rum.
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    stick2
    [stik] vt+vi (ps, pp stuck) 1 varar, transpassar, perfurar, espetar, picar, furar. 2 matar, apunhalar. 3 fixar, crivar, fincar, inserir. 4 pôr, colocar. 5 sair, estender-se, salientar. 6 colar, grudar, fazer aderir. 7 ficar junto, apegar-se. 8 estar parado ou atolado, atolar, estar paralisado. 9 paralisar, fazer parar. I’m sticking / vou parar (de jogar cartas). 10 continuar, aferrar-se, agarrar-se, persistir. 11 coll embaraçar, confundir, intrigar. 12 estar confundido ou embaraçado, hesitar. 13 sl embrulhar, enganar, tapear. 14 sl explorar (nos preços), abusar, cobrar os olhos da cara. 15 pregar, prender. 16 suportar, agüentar. I can’t stick him / coll não o tolero. I can’t stick it any longer / não agüento mais. 17 empacar, emperrar, enguiçar. he sticks at nothing ele não tem escrúpulos, não recua diante de nada. he sticks out his chin for more fig ele ainda não está satisfeito. stick-in-the-mud pessoa fleumática e pachorrenta. stick it! agüenta!, força! stick it out! agüenta! stick it upon your mind fixe isso na sua memória. stick no bills! proibido colar cartazes. stick them up mãos ao alto. the word stuck in his throat ele se engasgou, perdeu a fala. to be stuck on coll estar obcecado por, estar apaixonado por, estar gamado em. to get/ take stick coll receber críticas ou chateação. to stick at segurar em, persistir em, agarrar-se em. to stick between hope and fear oscilar entre esperança e medo. to stick by manter-se fiel a, afeiçoar-se, apegar-se. to stick down fixar, grudar, colar. to stick in não ceder, continuar no cargo. to stick indoors ficar em casa, ser caseiro. to stick on ficar colado, ficar grudado, colar, fixar. to stick one’s neck out arriscar o pescoço. to stick out ressaltar, salientar, olhar para fora, estar visível, chamar atenção, pôr para fora, persistir, ficar firme. to stick out for lutar por. to stick to apoiar, aderir a, apegar-se a, agarrar-se em, obedecer (lei, regra), seguir. stick to the point! / não fuja do assunto. he sticks to his principles / ele sustenta os seus princípios. he sticks to his work / ele se dedica ao seu trabalho. to stick together a) colar, juntar com cola. b) fig ter amizade, ser inseparável, manter-se unidos. to stick to one’s guns coll manter-se firme em seus princípios. to stick to one’s knitting cuidar só do que é seu, ficar na sua. to stick up a) salientar-se, sobressair, ressaltar. b) ficar em pé (cabelos). c) sl assaltar (à mão armada), levantar as mãos para o alto (sob ameaça de arma de fogo). to stick up for ficar do lado de, agir em defesa de. he sticks up for him / coll ele o defende. to stick with a) manter, preservar, apegar-se. b) apoiar, defender, ser fiel. to stick around esperar, ficar por aí.

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  • 4 to stick to

    to stick to
    apoiar, aderir a, apegar-se a, agarrar-se em, obedecer (lei, regra), seguir. stick to the point! / não fuja do assunto. he sticks to his principles / ele sustenta os seus princípios. he sticks to his work / ele se dedica ao seu trabalho.

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  • 5 sticking-point

    stick.ing-point
    [st'ikiŋ pɔint] n ponto de partida, ponto de fixação. screw your courage to the sticking-point junte toda sua coragem.

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  • 6 prick

    [prik] 1. verb
    (to pierce slightly or stick a sharp point into: She pricked her finger on a pin; He pricked a hole in the paper.) picar
    2. noun
    1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) picadela
    2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) furo
    3) ((slang, vulgar) a penis.)
    4) ((slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person: He is such a prick!)
    - prick up one's ears
    - prick one's ears
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    [prik] n 1 ponto, punctura. 2 picada, ferroada. 3 ferrão. 4 remorso, escrúpulo. 5 vulg caralho, pau, cacete. 6 sl pessoa metida a besta. • vt+vi 1 picar, pungir, furar. 2 aferroar, aguilhoar. 3 afligir, atormentar, causar remorsos a. his conscience pricks him / ele tem remorsos. 4 espicaçar, incitar. 5 marcar com pontos de agulha. 6 granir (desenho). 7 formigar, sentir comichão. it pricked my hand / senti comichão na mão. to kick against the pricks dar murro em ponta de faca, remar contra a maré. to prick down registrar, marcar. to prick out 1 picotar um molde. 2 escolher, selecionar. 3 transplantar. to prick up the ears aguçar os ouvidos.

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  • 7 prick

    [prik] 1. verb
    (to pierce slightly or stick a sharp point into: She pricked her finger on a pin; He pricked a hole in the paper.) picar
    2. noun
    1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) picada
    2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) furinho, picada
    3) ((slang, vulgar) a penis.)
    4) ((slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person: He is such a prick!)
    - prick up one's ears
    - prick one's ears

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  • 8 cue

    I [kju:] noun
    (the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc: Your cue is `- whatever the vicar says!') deixa
    II [kju:] noun
    (a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.) taco
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    cue1
    [kju:] n 1 sugestão, dica, palpite. he gave me a cue / ele me deu uma sugestão. 2 Theat deixa. • vt dar sugestão, palpite ou dica. I took my cue from him tomei-o como exemplo.
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    cue2
    [kju:] n 1 taco de bilhar. 2 trança de cabelo. • vt entrançar.

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  • 9 cue

    I [kju:] noun
    (the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc: Your cue is `- whatever the vicar says!') deixa
    II [kju:] noun
    (a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.) taco de bilhar

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  • 10 arrow

    ['ærəu]
    1) (a thin, straight stick with a point, which is fired from a bow.) seta
    2) (a sign shaped like an arrow eg to show which way to go: You can't get lost - just follow the arrows.) seta
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    ar.row
    ['ærou] n 1 flecha, seta. 2 qualquer coisa que se assemelhe a flecha (em forma ou velocidade). 3 flecha ou seta indicadora. 4 Arrow Astr Sagitário. straight arrow sl certinho: pessoa que segue as normas sociais.

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  • 11 arrow

    ['ærəu]
    1) (a thin, straight stick with a point, which is fired from a bow.) flecha
    2) (a sign shaped like an arrow eg to show which way to go: You can't get lost - just follow the arrows.) flecha

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  • 12 pointer

    1) (a long stick used to indicate places on a large map etc.) ponteiro
    2) (an indicator on a dial: The pointer is on/at zero.) indicador
    3) (a hint; a suggestion: Give me some pointers on how to do it.) indicação
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    point.er
    [p'ɔintə] n 1 apontador, indicador. 2 ponteiro. 3 Zool pointer, perdigueiro. 4 Amer palpite, sugestão. 5 agulha: chave de via férrea.

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