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[pɔɪnt]1. n1) (dot, punctuation mark) Geom punto, (decimal point) virgola2 point 6 (2.6) — 2 virgola 6 (2,6)
2) (on scale, compass etc) punto3) (of needle, pencil, knife) puntaon points Ballet — sulle punte
at the point of a gun/sword — sotto la minaccia di un fucile/una spada
4) (place) puntothe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — il treno ferma a Carlisle e in tutte le stazioni a sud di Carlisle
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
5) (counting unit) Sport, (in test) Stock Exchange punto6) (purpose) scopo, motivo, (matter) questione f, argomento, (main idea, important part: of argument, joke) nocciolothere'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
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
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 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
yes, I get your point — sì, capisco quello che vuoi dire
you've got a point there! — giusto!, hai ragione!
7) (characteristic) caratteristica, qualità f invgood/bad points — lati positivi/negativi
8) Brit Rail9) Auto10) Brit Elec, (also: power point) presa (di corrente)2. vt1)(aim, direct: gun, hosepipe
etc) to point sth (at sb/sth) — puntare qc (contro or su qn/qc)to point one's finger at sb — indicare qn con il dito, additare
2) (indicate, show) indicare, mostrareto point the way (also) fig — indicare la strada or la direzione da seguire
3) Constr riempire gli interstizi di3. vi1) indicare (con il dito), additareto point at or to or towards sth/sb — indicare qc/qn
2) (indicate: signpost, hand) indicare, segnareit points (to the) north — (compass needle) segna or indica il nord
this points to the fact that... — questo fa pensare che...
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