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1 come to the point / get to the point
Come to the point / get to the pointперейти к делуHe has been talking a long time. I wish he would come to the point.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > come to the point / get to the point
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2 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) ir al grano2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) llegar el momentoexpr.• dejarse de historias expr.• entrar en materia expr.• ir al grano expr. -
3 come to the point
1) дойти до сути дела, до главного‘Come to the point,’ said Miss Sally, ‘And don't talk so much.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. LI) — - Ближе к делу, - сказала мисс Салли. - Не тратьте лишних слов.
‘Almighty God,’ Curtis O'Keefe intoned... ‘We ask thy blessing and thine active help in acquiring this hotel...’ Even when dealing with God, Curtis O'Keefe believed in coming directly to the point. (A. Hailey, ‘Hotel’, ch. 10) — - Всемогущий Боже, - начал Кертис О'Киф... - Мы просим твоего благословения и действенной помощи в приобретении этой гостиницы... Даже обращаясь к Богу, О'Киф переходил к делу без всяких околичностей.
2) назреть, накалиться; приблизиться к решающему моменту, клониться к развязкеI'm not quickly moved. I suppose that's why I've never married. I've liked several men, but when it came to the point they didn't move me. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 24) — Мое сердце не так-то легко затронуть, поэтому я не вышла до сих пор замуж. Мне нравилось несколько мужчин, но, когда доходило до решающего объяснения, сердце мое становилось спокойным.
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4 come to the point
1) дoйти дo cути дeлa, дo глaвнoгo'Come to the point,' said Miss Sally, 'and don't talk so much' (Ch. Dickens). 'Almighty God,' Curtts O'Keefe intoned... 'We ask thy blessing and thine active help in acquiring this hotel...' Even when dealing with God, Curtis O'Keefe believed in coming directly to the point (A. Hailey)2) нaзpeть, нaкaлитьcя; пpиблизитьcя к peшaющeму мoмeнту, клoнитьcя к paзвязкeI'm not quickly moved. I suppose that's why I've never married. I've liked several men, but when it came to the point they didn't move me (J. Lindsay) -
5 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) komme til sagen2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) komme til stykket* * *1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) komme til sagen2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) komme til stykket -
6 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) koma sér að efninu2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) þegar að því kemur -
7 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) rátér a tárgyra2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) a kritikus pillanatban... -
8 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) chegar ao principal2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) chegar o momento -
9 come to the point
sadede gelmek, meseleye gelmek* * *1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) sadede gelmek2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) zamanı gelmek -
10 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) priti do bistva2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) priti do odločilnega trenutka -
11 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) päästä asiaan2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) tarvittaessa -
12 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) komme til poenget2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) komme til stykket -
13 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) venire al punto/dunque2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) (venire il momento) -
14 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) zur Sache kommen2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) darauf ankommen* * *expr.zur Sache kommen ausdr. -
15 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) dojść do sedna2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) dochodzić do decydującego momentu -
16 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) nonākt (runā) pie galvenā2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) sasniegt izšķirošo brīdi -
17 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) prieiti prie reikalo, svarbiausio dalyko2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) iškyla reikalas -
18 come to the point
komma till saken* * *1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) komma till saken2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) komma till kritan -
19 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) dospět k věci2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) dojít k věci* * *• dostat se k věci -
20 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) a trece la subiect2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) a veni momentul
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