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vanishing target

1 vanishing target

1) Военный термин: появляющаяся мишень

2) Техника: скрывающаяся мишень

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > vanishing target
2 vanishing target

скрывающаяся мишень

English-Russian arms dictionary > vanishing target
3 vanishing target

появляющаяся мишень

English-Russian military dictionary > vanishing target
4 target

объект; цель; мишень; задача; задание; норма; заданный показатель [срок]; конечный пункт; пункт назначения; заданное значение; норматив ( боевой подготовки) ; программировать траекторию ( ракеты) ; нацеливать; прицеливать; ставить задачу на удар [стрельбу] по цели; наводить; подготавливать огонь; приводить ( оружие) к нормальному бою, пристреливать; определять разнобой ( орудий) ; засекать ( цель) ;

aerial (training) radio-controlled miniature target — миниатюрная радиоуправляемая воздушная мишень

flare drop tow(ed) target — буксируемая мишень, отстреливающая ИК ловушки

half-silhouette (head and shoulders) target — грудная мишень

lock on(to) the target — захватывать цель

pass the target (to) — передавать цель (напр. в другой сектор)

steer to(ward) the target — наводить(ся) на цель

variable speed aerial (training) target — воздушная мишень с переменной скоростью полета

— accelerating target

— accept the target

— acoustic target

— acquire a target

— active target

— actuai target

— aerial training target

— aerodynamic target

— aerospace target

— agile air target

— air breathing target

— Air Staff target

— air support target

— air target

— aircraft-type target

— airspace target

— air-supported target

— alternate target

— alternative target

— ambush target

— animal target

— antiarmor-capable target

— approximate target

— area complex target

— area materiel target

— area personnel target

— area single target

— area target

— armored target

— assign a target

— assigned target

— AT target

— attacking target

— attainable target

— attractive target

— auxiliary target

— ballistic target

— battlefield target

— beyond visual range target

— bird target

— blending-with-background target

— blinking radiation target

— bomber target

— bow-on target

— CAS target

— chaff target

— charged demolition target

— chemical target

— circuit flying target

— civilian target

— classification target

— clear the target

— close combat evading target

— close in the target

— close on the target

— close with the target

— close-in target

— clutter-masked low-flying target

— co-altitude target

— coast to the target

— cold target

— collapsible target

— combat target

— complex target

— composite target

— concealed target

— concentration target

— contingency target

— contingent target

— contrast target

— controlled target

— conventional target

— convert targets into fire commands

— cooperative target

— corps-developed target

— co-speed target

— counterfire target

— counterforce target

— countervalue target

— cover target

— critical intelligence target

— critical target

— crossing target

— deal with a target

— deception target

— decisive target

— decoy target

— decoy-deploying target

— deep target

— defeat ground targets

— defended target

— defensive posture target

— definable target

— demolition target

— denial target

— depth target

— designate a target

— detect a target

— develop a target

— developed target

— direct to a target

— disappearing target

— discrete target

— division-developed target

— drag-type target

— drone target

— drop-type target

— dubious target

— dummy radar target

— dummy target

— Earth target

— ECM protected target

— ECM target

— eliminate a target

— emitting target

— engage a target

— evading target

— EW target

— expendable target

— exposed target

— extraterrestrial target

— false target

— fast-moving target

— fat target

— favorable target

— field target

— find the target

— fire a target

— first-priority target

— fixed line target

— fixed site target

— fixed target

— flag target

— fleeting target

— follow-on target

— formation target

— fortified target

— fresh target

— futurist target

— General Staff target

— get on to a target

— ground target

— group target

— gun target

— gunnery target

— handle a target

— hardened target

— hard-mobile target

— hard-to-hit target

— haze target

— head for a target

— head-on target

— heat contrast target

— heavily protected target

— high quality target

— high-altitude target

— high-definition target

— highly maneuverable target

— high-priority target

— high-priority time sensitive target

— high-value target

— highway target

— hit a target

— home on the target

— horizontal target

— hot target

— human target

— hypothetical target

— identify a target

— illuminate a target

— inactive target

— inbound target

— incoming target

— indecisive target

— indirect target

— individual target

— infantry area target

— inflatable dummy target

— inland target

— instructional target

— intelligence target

— intended target

— interdiction-type target

— IR target

— IR-augmented target

— isolated target

— jet-propelled remotely-piloted target

— jump a target

— kill a target

— killable silhouette target

— landing target

— laser-illuminated target

— laser-marker target

— laser-spot target

— last-resort target

— lead target

— lead the target

— led target

— linear target

— line-of-sight target

— live target

— localized target

— locate a target

— logistical target

— low-contrast target

— low-flying target

— low-noise target

— low-visibility target

— lucrative target

— major surface target

— make clear a target

— maneuvering target

— manned target

— man-rated air target

— man-sized target

— mappable target

— mark target

— materiel target

— military target

— military-economic target

— missile target

— mobile target

— model target

— monitor a target

— moving target

— multiple target

— nonafter burning air target

— noncommunications ECM target

— nonemitting target

— nonexpendable target

— nonmaneuvering target

— nonman-rated air target

— non-military target

— nonoverhead target

— nonradiating target

— nonrecoverable target

— nonsilo target

— nontime-sensitive target

— nuclear target

— nuclear weapon-carrier air target

— oblique target

— obliterate a target

— obscuration target

— obscured target

— observed target

— obtain a target

— off the target

— offboresight target

— offset target

— on target

— on-call target

— on-coming target

— one-man target

— one-shot target

— on-the-deck flying target

— open target

— operational target

— opportunity target

— optical contrast target

— OTH target

— outbound target

— overhead target

— overkilled target

— overshoot a target

— over-the-hill target

— paper target

— parent target

— passive target

— pay off target

— penetrate to the target

— perishable target

— personnel-type target

— pick out a target

— pinpoint a target

— pinpoint target

— planned nuclear target

— planned target

— point at the target

— point materiel target

— point target

— population target

— pop-up/pop-down target

— potential target

— preplanned target

— present a target

— pre-stored target

— primary target

— prime target

— prioritize targets

— priority target

— profitable target

— prone silhouette target

— propaganda target

— protected target

— psychological operations target

— quasi-staiionary target

— radar contrast target

— radar target

— radiating target

— radioheat contrast target

— random target

— readiness target

— real target

— realistic target

— rear target

— receding target

— reconnaissance target

— record as target

— record target

— recoverable target

— rectangular target

— redundancy target

— reentry target

— registration target

— relocatable target

— remunerative target

— reserved demolition target

— retaliatory target

— rewarding target

— ride the target

— run into a target

— run out of targets

— scheduled nuclear target

— scrub a target

— sea target

— search-type target

— sea-skimming target

— secondary target

— seek out a target

— seen target

— semihardened target

— sense a target

— sensor-acquired target

— sequential target

— serial target

— serve a target

— shell a target

— sheltered target

— shoot up a target

— shoot-back target

— shore-based target

— shoreline target

— side target

— SIGINT target

— silhouette target

— simulated target

— single target

— site target

— sitting target

— skylined target

— small target

— snap target

— soft target

— solid target

— sonar target

— space target

— space-based target

— split target

— spray the target

— staff target

— standoff target

— state-of-the-art target

— stationary target

— straddle the target

— strategic target

— strike target

— submarine target

— superhardened target

— supersonic low altitude target

— supplementary target

— surface target

— surprise target

— suspected target

— synthetic target

— tacair target

— tactical target

— take the target

— tank-type target

— target of interest

— terrestrial target

— thermal target

— time-sensitive target

— time-urgent target

— towed target

— track a target

— training target

— traversing target

— triple-armor target

— type target

— unauthorized target

— uncharged demolition target

— uncooperative target

— underdefended target

— underground target

— underwater target

— unique target

— unmanned target

— unnuclear target

— unobserved target

— unplanned target

— unprofitable target

— unsheltered target

— uprange target

— urban target

— urban-industrial target

— urgent target

— valid target

— validate a target

— value target

— vanishing target

— vehicular target

— vertical target

— visual target

— vital target

— warm target

— waterborne target

— weather obscured target

— widely separated targets

— winged missile carrier target

— within visual range target

— work over a target

— worthwhile target

English-Russian military dictionary > target
5 vanishing

1. n

зникнення

vanishing point — крайня межа

2. adj

що зникає

vanishing cream — крем під пудру

vanishing line — лінія сходу (в перспективі)

vanishing species — вимираючий вид

vanishing target — військ. зникаюча мішень

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a

1) зникаючий

2) фіз. зникаюче малий

English-Ukrainian dictionary > vanishing
6 появляющаяся мишень

1) General subject: jumper

2) Military: bobber, bobbing-target, collapsible target, fleeting objective, fleeting target, flip-up target, pop-up/pop-down target, vanishing target

3) Engineering: bobbing target

4) Arms production: (падающая) collapsible target

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > появляющаяся мишень
7 скрывающаяся мишень

Engineering: disappearing target, vanishing target

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > скрывающаяся мишень
8 perecedero

adj.

1 perishable, caducous.

2 short-living, perishable, short-lived.

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perecedero

► adjetivo

1 perishable

* * *

ADJ (Com) perishable; [vida] transitory; [persona] mortal

géneros no perecederos — non-perishable goods

* * *

- ra adjetivo <producto/artículo> perishable; < ser> mortal; < vida> transitory

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= perishable, vanishing.

Ex. Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.

Ex. Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

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* productos perecederos = perishables.

* racionamiento no perecedero = dry ration.

* * *

- ra adjetivo <producto/artículo> perishable; < ser> mortal; < vida> transitory

* * *

= perishable, vanishing.

Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.

Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

* productos perecederos = perishables.

* racionamiento no perecedero = dry ration.

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perecedero -ra

adjective

1 ‹producto/artículo› perishable

2 ‹ser› mortal; ‹vida› transitory

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perecedero
◊ -ra adjetivo ‹ producto› perishable

perecedero,-a adjetivo
1 perishable: evite acumular productos perecederos, avoid stocking up on perishable goods
son costumbres perecederas, they are transitory customs
2 (vida, cuerpo) transitory, mortal

' perecedero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perecedera
English:
perishable

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perecedero, -a adj

1. [productos] perishable

2. [naturaleza] transitory

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perecedero

adj perishable

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perecedero, -ra adj

: perishable

Spanish-English dictionary > perecedero
9 punto

m.

1 spot, dot (marca).

recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

2 full stop (British), period (United States).

dos puntos (sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico) colon

poner los puntos sobre las íes (figurative) to dot the i's and cross the t's

y punto (informal) and that's that

punto y aparte full stop o (British) period, new paragraph (United States)

punto y coma semicolon

punto final full stop (British), period (United States)

poner punto final a algo (figurative) to bring something to a close

punto y seguido full stop (British), period (United States)

puntos suspensivos (no new paragraph) dots, suspension points

3 point.

ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points

4 point (asunto).

punto débil/fuerte weak/strong point

puntos a tratar matters to be discussed

punto de vista point of view, viewpoint

5 spot, place (place).

este es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happened

punto de apoyo fulcrum; (en palanca) backup, support (figurative)

punto cardinal point of the compass, cardinal point (specialist term)

punto de contacto point of contact

punto de encuentro meeting point

punto negro blackhead; (grano) accident blackspot (en carretera)

punto de venta (commerce) point of sale; retail outlet (tienda)

6 point, moment (momento).

llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…

estando las cosas en este punto things being as they are

punto culminante high point

punto de ebullición/fusión boiling/melting point

punto de inflexión turning point

punto de partida starting point

7 stitch (puntada).

punto de cruz cross-stitch

8 knitting.

hacer punto to knit

un jersey de punto a knitted jumper

punto de ganchillo crochet

9 period, full stop.

10 guy.

11 pixel.

12 punctus, punctum.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.

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punto

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) point

2 (marca) dot

3 (tanto) point

■ nos llevan cinco puntos de ventaja they're five points ahead of us

4 (detrás de abreviatura) dot; (al final de la oración) full stop, US period

5 (lugar) spot

■ ¿en qué punto de la carretera se encuentran? exactly where on the road are they?

6 (tema) point

7 (tejido) knitwear

■ me he comprado una falda de punto I bought a knitted skirt

8 (en costura, sutura) stitch

■ me caí y me dieron tres puntos en la barbilla I fell and needed three stitches on my chin

9 (de libro) bookmark

10 (en la media) ladder, US run

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a punto de caramelo (en repostería) caramelized 2 (en su punto) just right, perfect

■ pídele el aumento ahora que está a punto de caramelo ask him for a rise now that he's in the mood

a punto de nieve stiff

■ tienes que batir las claras a punto de nieve you have to beat the egg whites stiff

al punto (rápidamente) immediately

coger un punto familiar to get tipsy, get merry

con puntos y comas in detail

dar en el punto to hit the nail on the head

de todo punto absolutely

en punto sharp, on the dot

■ son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock

estar a punto to be ready

estar a punto de to be about to, be on the point of

■ ese jarrón está a punto de caerse that vase is about to fall

■ estuvimos a punto de matarnos we nearly got killed

estar en su punto (comida) to be cooked to perfection

■ la pasta está en su punto the pasta is just right

■ este pastel te ha quedado en su punto this cake has turned out perfect

ganar puntos to win points

ganar por puntos to win on points

hacer punto to knit

hasta cierto punto up to a certain point

hasta tal punto que... to such an extent that...

llegar a punto to arrive on time

perder puntos (gen) to lose points 2 (alumno) to lose marks

■ perdió puntos porque su letra era mala he lost marks because of his bad handwriting

poner los puntos sobre las íes to dot one's i's and cross one's t's

poner punto final a algo to put an end to something

¡punto en boca! mum's the word!

punto por punto in detail

dos puntos colon

punto cadena chain stitch

punto cardinal cardinal point

punto culminante climax

punto de apoyo (en palanca) fulcrum 2 (base) cornerstone

punto de arranque beginning

punto de break break point

punto de congelación freezing point

punto de contacto point of contact

punto de cruz cross-stitch

punto de ebullición boiling point

punto de encuentro meeting point

punto de fusión melting point

punto de libro bookmark

punto de media stocking stitch

punto de mira (objetivo) target 2 (en rifle) sight, front sight 3 (punto de vista) viewpoint

punto de partida starting point

punto de partido match point

punto de referencia point of reference

punto de ruptura break point

punto de servicio service point

punto de set set point

punto de sutura stitch

punto de venta sales outlet

punto de vista point of view

punto débil weak point

punto decimal decimal point

punto del revés purl stitch

punto final (en dictado) full stop, US period

punto flaco weak point

punto fuerte strong point

punto muerto (en un coche) neutral 2 (en una negociación) standstill, stalemate, deadlock

■ deja el coche en punto muerto leave the car in neutral

■ las negociaciones ha entrado en punto muerto the negotiations have reached a stalemate

punto negro (en la piel) blackhead 2 (en la carretera) black spot

punto neurálgico nerve centre

punto y aparte (en ortografía) full stop, new paragraph, US period, new paragraph

punto y coma semicolon

punto y seguido full stop, new sentence, US period, new sentence

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noun m.

1) point

2) dot

3) period

4) stitch

•

- dos puntos
- punto final
- punto y coma
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SM

1) (=topo) [en un diseño] dot, spot; [en plumaje] spot, speckle; [en carta, dominó] spot, pip

aparecen en la piel unos puntos rojos — red spots appear on the skin

línea de puntos — dotted line

punto de luz — light

punto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead

2) (=signo) [en la i] dot; [de puntuación] full stop, period (EEUU)

• dos puntos — colon

- con puntos y comas

les contó con puntos y comas lo que había pasado — she told them what had happened down to the last detail

- poner los puntos sobre las íes

le puso los puntos sobre las íes — she corrected him, she drew attention to his inaccuracies

- sin faltar punto ni coma

y punto —

¡lo digo yo y punto! — I'm telling you so and that's that!

punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end

poner punto final a la discusión — to put an end to the argument, draw a line under the argument

puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot

punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre

este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine

punto y coma — semicolon

punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)

3) (Dep) point

con ocho puntos a favor y tres en contra — with eight points for and three against

los dos están empatados a puntos — the two of them are level on points

ganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points

perdieron por tres puntos — they lost by three points

completó la ronda con cero puntos — she had a clear round

- perder muchos puntos

¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *

4) (=tema) [gen] point; [en programa de actividades] item

no quiero extenderme sobre ese punto — I don't wish to elaborate on that point

los puntos en el orden del día son... — the items on the agenda are...

contestar punto por punto — to answer point by point

punto capital — crucial point

puntos a tratar — matters to be discussed

puntos de consulta — terms of reference

5) (=labor) knitting; (=tejido) knitted fabric, knit

prendas de punto — knitwear sing

falda de punto — knitted skirt

chaqueta de punto — cardigan

• hacer punto — to knit

punto del derecho — plain knitting

punto del revés — purl

punto de media — plain knitting

6) (Cos, Med) (=puntada) stitch; [de media] loose stitch

me tuvieron que dar cinco puntos — I had to have five stitches

me van a quitar los puntos — I am having my stitches out

- ¡punto en boca!

punto de costado — (=dolor) stitch

tengo un punto de costado — I've got a stitch, I've got a pain in my side

punto de cruz — cross stitch

punto de sutura — stitch

7) (=lugar) [gen] spot, place; (Geog, Mat) point; [de proceso] point, stage; [en el tiempo] point, moment

al llegar a este punto — at this point o stage

punto cardinal — cardinal point

los cuatro puntos cardinales — the four points of the compass

punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot

punto clave — key point

el punto clave de su razonamiento — the key point of her argument

punto crítico — critical point

punto culminante — high point

llegar a su punto culminante — to reach its climax

punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint

punto débil — weak point o spot

punto de calor — heat source

punto de congelación — freezing point

punto de contacto — point of contact

punto de control — checkpoint

punto de ebullición — boiling-point

punto de encuentro — meeting point

punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point

punto de fuga — vanishing point

punto de fusión — melting-point

punto de inflamación — flashpoint

punto de información — information centre

punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view

estar en el punto de mira de algn —

su comportamiento está en el punto de mira de la prensa — his behaviour has come under scrutiny in the press

el fraude fiscal está en el punto de mira de Hacienda — the Treasury has targeted tax evasion

Tokio está en el punto de mira de sus misiles — their missiles are pointing towards Tokyo

punto de inflexión — turning point

punto de no retorno — point of no return

punto de partida — starting point

punto de penalti — penalty spot

punto de referencia — point of reference

punto de taxis — taxi stand, cab rank

punto de venta — point of sale

terminales punto de venta — point of sale terminals

está presente en 3.000 puntos de venta — it's available at 3,000 outlets

punto de vista — point of view, viewpoint

él lo mira desde otro punto de vista — he sees it differently, he looks at it from another point of view

punto flaco — weak point, weak spot

punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate

las negociaciones están en un punto muerto — the negotiations are deadlocked, the talks have reached a stalemate

punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish

punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point

punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)

8) [otras locuciones]

• a punto — ready

está a punto — it's ready

con sus cámaras a punto para disparar — with their cameras at the ready

llegar a punto — to come just at the right moment

poner un motor a punto — to tune an engine

• al punto — at once, immediately

estar al punto — LAm * to be high **

• bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away

• a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelized

poner el azúcar a punto de caramelo — to caramelize the sugar

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks

estar a punto de hacer algo — to be on the point of doing sth, be about to do sth

estábamos a punto de salir cuando llamaste — we were about to go out when you phoned

estuve a punto de llamarte — I almost called you

estaba a punto de llorar — he was on the verge of tears

estuve a punto de perder el tren — I very nearly missed the train

• en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot

llegó en punto — he arrived right on time

• en su punto — [carne] done to a turn; [fruta] just ripe

el arroz está en su punto — the rice is just right

pongamos las cosas en su punto — let's be absolutely clear about this

• hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extent

hasta tal punto que... — to such an extent that...

la tensión había llegado hasta tal punto que... — the tension had reached such a pitch that...

• subir de punto — (=aumentar) to grow, increase; (=empeorar) to get worse

- coger o ligar o pillar un buen punto

- cogerle o pillarle el punto a algn

darle el punto a algn ** —

si me da el punto, voy — if I feel like it, I'll go

si le da el punto es capaz de cualquier cosa — if he gets it into his head he can do anything

- saber algo a punto fijo

- de todo punto

9) Esp * (=hombre) guy *; pey rogue

¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *

10) (=agujero) hole

darse dos puntos en el cinturón — to let one's belt out a couple of holes

11) (Inform) pixel

punto de parada — break-point

punto de referencia — benchmark

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (señal, trazo) dot

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)

a punto fijo — exactly, for certain

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

- punto decimal

- punto final

- puntos suspensivos

- punto y aparte

- punto y coma

- punto y seguido

2)

a) (momento, lugar) point

en ese punto de la conversación — at that point in the conversation

busca un local en un punto céntrico — he's looking for premises somewhere central

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

b) ( en geometría) point

- punto álgido

- punto cardinal

- punto culminante

- punto de apoyo

- punto débil

- punto de caramelo

- punto de congelación/ebullición/fusión

- punto de mira

- punto de nieve

- punto de partida

- punto de penalty or penalti

- punto de referencia

- punto de venta

- punto de vista

- punto fijo

- punto flaco/fuerte

- punto muerto

- punto neurálgico

3) ( grado) point, extent

hasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point

hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...

4) (asunto, aspecto) point

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

analizar algo punto por punto — to analyze something point by point

5) (en locs)

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

6)

a) (en costura, labores) stitch

se me ha escapado un punto — I've dropped a stitch

artículos de punto — knitwear

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

b) ( en cirugía) tb

punto de sutura — stitch

- punto cruz

- punto del derecho

- punto del revés

- punto elástico

7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) point

vencer por puntos — to win on points

tiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

- punto para partido/set

8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiot

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (señal, trazo) dot

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)

a punto fijo — exactly, for certain

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

- punto decimal

- punto final

- puntos suspensivos

- punto y aparte

- punto y coma

- punto y seguido

2)

a) (momento, lugar) point

en ese punto de la conversación — at that point in the conversation

busca un local en un punto céntrico — he's looking for premises somewhere central

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

b) ( en geometría) point

- punto álgido

- punto cardinal

- punto culminante

- punto de apoyo

- punto débil

- punto de caramelo

- punto de congelación/ebullición/fusión

- punto de mira

- punto de nieve

- punto de partida

- punto de penalty or penalti

- punto de referencia

- punto de venta

- punto de vista

- punto fijo

- punto flaco/fuerte

- punto muerto

- punto neurálgico

3) ( grado) point, extent

hasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point

hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...

4) (asunto, aspecto) point

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

analizar algo punto por punto — to analyze something point by point

5) (en locs)

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

6)

a) (en costura, labores) stitch

se me ha escapado un punto — I've dropped a stitch

artículos de punto — knitwear

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

b) ( en cirugía) tb

punto de sutura — stitch

- punto cruz

- punto del derecho

- punto del revés

- punto elástico

7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) point

vencer por puntos — to win on points

tiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

- punto para partido/set

8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiot

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

* * *

punto¹

¹ = point, pointer.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.

* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.

* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.

* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.

* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.

* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.

* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.

* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.

* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.

* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.

* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.

* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.

* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.

* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.

* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.

* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.

* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.

* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.

* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.

* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.

* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.

* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.

* desde el punto de vista político = politically.

* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].

* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.

* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.

* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.

* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.

* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.

* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.

* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.

* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.

* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.

* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].

* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.

* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.

* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.

* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.

* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.

* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.

* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.

* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.

* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.

* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.

* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.

* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.

* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.

* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.

* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.

* mi punto de vista = in my view.

* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.

* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.

* probar un punto = prove + point.

* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.

* punto a favor = asset.

* punto conflictivo = hot spot.

* punto de la agenda = agenda item.

* punto del orden del día = agenda item.

* punto de una agenda = item of business.

* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.

* punto principal = main point.

* puntos a favor y puntos en contra = pros and cons.

* puntos comunes = common ground.

* puntos principales = key issues.

* puntos secundarios = secondary points.

* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.

* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

punto²

² = bullet point.

Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* en qué punto = at what point.

* en su punto = ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.].

* en su punto más álgido = at its height.

* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.

* fichero de punto de acceso = access-point file.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* llegado este punto = at this juncture.

* llegado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.

* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.

* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.

* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.

* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.

* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.

* puesta a punto = fine tuning [fine-tuning], tuning, tune-up.

* punto álgido = peak.

* punto a punto = point-to-point.

* punto central = focal point.

* punto ciego = blind spot.

* punto clave = key point, watershed, tipping point.

* punto crítico = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* punto culminante = zenith, climax, peak, capstone.

* punto de acceso = access point, entry point, entry term, index entry, retrieval access, search key, access point, service point, point of access, entrance point.

* punto de apoyo = foothold.

* punto débil = downside, weak point, weak link.

* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.

* punto débl = blind spot.

* punto de contacto = point of contact, interface, contact point.

* punto de convergencia = junction point, similarity.

* punto de discusión = bone of contention.

* punto de distribución = outlet.

* punto de divergencia = stepping-off point.

* punto de división = break.

* punto de encuentro = meeting point.

* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.

* punto de equilibrio = break-even, break-even point.

* punto de información = information kiosk.

* punto de interés = point of interest.

* punto de llegada = point of arrival.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* punto de partida = point of departure, starting point, take-off point, baseline [base line], beginning point.

* punto de penalti, el = penalty mark, the.

* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.

* punto de recogida = pick-up point, drop-off point.

* punto de referencia = benchmark, frame of reference, signpost, signposting, point of reference, anchor, anchor point, referral point, switching point, reference point, reference point.

* punto de referencia común = common framework.

* punto de ruptura = breaking point.

* punto de separación = cut-off point, stepping-off point, cut off [cutoff].

* punto de servicio = service point.

* punto de una lista = bullet point.

* punto de venta = outlet, point of sale.

* punto esencial = essential point.

* punto final = end point [endpoint].

* punto flaco = foible, weak point, blind spot, weak link.

* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.

* punto fuerte = strength, upside, forte, strong point.

* punto g, el = G-spot, the.

* punto intermedio = middle ground.

* punto medio = happy medium, mid-point.

* punto muerto = dead end, impasse, stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* punto negro = blackhead.

* punto positivo = asset.

* puntos de acceso = entry vocabulary.

* punto silla = saddle point.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

punto³

³ = dot, full stop (.), period, stop.

Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.

Ex: You have observed the correct use of the facet indicators. (full stop) for S and ' (single inverted comma) for T.

Ex: For instance, to delete the period where the cursor is located, press the < Del> key.

Ex: Such as categorisation may depend rather arbitrarily upon whether stops have been used between letters or not.

* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* arco de punto rebajado = segmental arch.

* dos puntos (:) = colon (:).

* dpi (puntos por pulgada) = dpi (dots per inch).

* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.

* línea de puntos = dotted line.

* matriz de puntos de impacto = impact dot matrix.

* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* punto (.) = point (.).

* puntos por pulgada = dots per inch.

* punto y coma (;) = semi-colon (;).

* subrayar con puntos = underdot.

punto⁴

⁴ = point.

Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* punto de ebullición = boiling point.

* punto de fundición = melting point.

* punto de fusión = melting point, fusion point.

* punto de saturación = saturation point.

* punto porcentual = percentage point.

* sistema de deducción de puntos = points system.

punto⁵

⁵ = stitch.

Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.

* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.

* géneros de punto = knitwear.

* hacer punto = knitting.

* patrón de hacer punto = knitting pattern.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!, shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* * *

punto

masculine

A

1 (señal, trazo) dot

desde el avión la ciudad se veía como un conjunto de puntos luminosos from the plane the city looked like a cluster of pinpoints of light o of bright dots

el barco no era más que un punto en el horizonte the boat was no more than a dot o speck on the horizon

2 ( Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; (signo de puntuación) period ( AmE), full stop ( BrE)

a punto fijo exactly, for certain

no le sabría decir a punto fijo cuándo llegan I couldn't tell you exactly o for certain when they will be arriving

… y punto: si te parece mal se lo dices y punto if you don't like it you just tell him, that's all there is to it

lo harás como yo digo y punto you'll do it the way I tell you and that's that, you'll do it the way I tell you, period ( AmE) o ( BrE) full stop

poner los puntos sobre las íes (dejar algo en claro) to make sth crystal clear; (terminar algo con mucho cuidado) to dot the i's and cross the t's

sin faltar un punto ni una coma down to the last detail

dos¹ (↑ dos (1))

Compuestos:

● punto decimal

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] decimal point

● punto final

period ( AmE), full stop ( BrE)

poner punto final a algo to end sth

decidió poner punto final a sus relaciones he decided to end their relationship

● puntos suspensivos

mpl ellipsis ( tech), suspension points (pl) ( AmE), dot, dot, dot

● punto y aparte

period, new paragraph ( AmE), full stop, new paragraph ( BrE)

● punto y coma

semicolon

● punto y seguido

period ( AmE), full stop ( BrE) ( no new paragraph)

B

1 (momento) point

en ese punto de la conversación at that point in the conversation

su popularidad alcanzó su punto más bajo his popularity reached its lowest ebb o point

2 (lugar) point; (en geometría) point

fijó la mirada en un punto lejano del horizonte she fixed her gaze on a distant point on the horizon

están buscando un local en un punto céntrico they are looking for premises somewhere central

en el punto en que la carretera se divide at the point where the road divides

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happened

Compuestos:

● punto aéreo

( Esp) ( Aviac) air mile

● punto álgido

crucial moment o point

● punto cardinal

cardinal point

● punto ciego

blind spot

● punto crítico

critical point

● punto culminante

high point

● punto de apoyo

(para una palanca) fulcrum

no hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladder

constituía el punto de apoyo de su defensa it formed the cornerstone of his defense

● punto de arranque

punto de partida

● punto débil

weak point

● punto de caramelo

a punto de caramelo ‹almíbar› caramelized

(en su mejor momento) ( fam): este queso está a punto de caramelo this cheese is just right (for eating)

yo no lo encuentro viejo, para mí está a punto de caramelo I don't think he's old, if you ask me he's in his prime o he's just right

la situación está a punto de caramelo para otro golpe militar the situation is ripe for another military coup

● punto de congelación

freezing point

● punto de contacto

point of contact

el movimiento tiene muchos puntos de contacto con el surrealismo the movement has a lot in common with surrealism

● punto de control

checkpoint

● punto de ebullición

boiling point

● punto de fuga

vanishing point

● punto de fusión

melting point

● punto de inflexión

point of inflexion ( on a curve)

● punto de interrupción

( Inf) breakpoint

● punto de libro

( Esp) bookmark

● punto de mira

(de un rifle) front sight; (blanco) target; (objetivo) aim, objective; (punto de vista) point of view

● punto de nieve

batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks

● punto de no retorno

point of no return

● punto de partida

(sitio) starting point; (de un proceso, razonamiento) starting point

esta dramática escalada tiene un claro punto de partida en los sucesos del mes pasado this dramatic escalation clearly has its origins in the events of last month

● punto de penalty or penalti

penalty spot

● punto de referencia

reference point

● punto de reunión

meeting place, assembly point

● punto de turrón

( Méx) punto de nieve

● punto de venta

point of sale, outlet, sales outlet

● punto único de venta

unique selling point

● punto de vista

(perspectiva) viewpoint, point of view; (opinión) views (pl)

desde un punto de vista técnico from a technical viewpoint, from a technical point of view

todos conocen mi punto de vista sobre este asunto you all know my views on this matter

● punto fijo

( Chi) (lugar) permanent or semi-permanent guard post; (vigilante) guard

está en punto fijo toda la noche he is on guard duty all night

● punto flaco

weak point

● punto medio

habrá que esperar a que las cosas lleguen a su punto medio we'll have to wait until things sort themselves out

hay que buscar el punto medio entre las dos cosas you have to strike a balance between the two things

● punto muerto

( Auto) neutral; ( Fin) break even point; (en negociaciones) deadlock

las conversaciones han llegado a un punto muerto the talks have reached deadlock o stalemate

el proceso está en punto muerto the process is deadlocked

● punto negro

(en la carretera) black spot; (en la piel) blackhead

● punto neurálgico

( Anat) nerve center*; (de una organización, un sistema) nerve center*

un accidente en uno de los puntos neurálgicos de la ciudad an accident at one of the busiest spots o points in the city

uno de los puntos neurálgicos de la economía one of the key elements of the economy

C (grado) point, extent

hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point

hasta cierto punto me alegro de que se vaya to a certain extent o in a way I'm glad she's going

claro que fue atento y amable, hasta tal punto que llegó a resultarnos pesado of course he was attentive and kind, so much so that it got a bit much for us

D (asunto, aspecto) point

en ese punto no estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you on that point

los puntos a tratar en la reunión de hoy the matters o items on the agenda for today's meeting

hay algunos puntos de coincidencia entre los dos enfoques the two approaches have some points in common

analizamos la propuesta punto por punto we analyzed the proposal point by point

E ( en locs):

a punto (a tiempo) just in time

( Coc) en su punto

has llegado a punto para ayudarme you've arrived just in time to help me

a punto DE + INF:

estábamos a punto de cenar cuando llamaste we were about to have dinner when you phoned

estuvo a punto de matarse en el accidente he was nearly killed in the accident, he came within an inch of being killed in the accident

estaba a punto de decírmelo cuando tú entraste she was on the point of telling me o she was about to tell me when you came in

se notaba que estaba a punto de llorar you could see she was on the verge of tears

en su punto just right

el arroz está en su punto the rice is just right

la carne estaba en su punto the meat was done to a turn

al punto ( Esp); right away, at once, straightaway ( BrE)

en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp

son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock

llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time, they arrived on the dot o dead on time ( colloq)

de todo punto absolutely, totally

eso es de todo punto inaceptable that is totally o completely unacceptable

se negaba de todo punto a hacerlo she absolutely o flatly refused to do it

F

1 (en costura) stitch

punto en boca ( fam): y ya saben, diga lo que diga él, nosotros punto en boca and remember, whatever he says, we keep our mouths shut

2 (en cirugía) tb

punto de sutura stitch

le tuvieron que poner puntos she had to have stitches

3 (en labores) stitch

se me ha escapado un punto I've dropped a stitch

artículos de punto knitwear

hacer punto ( Esp); to knit

Compuestos:

● punto atrás

backstitch

● punto cadena

chain stitch

● punto cruzado

herringbone stitch

● punto (de) cruz

cross-stitch

● punto de escapulario

herringbone stitch

● punto del derecho

plain stitch

● punto del revés

purl stitch

● punto de media

stocking stitch

● punto elástico

rib, ribbing

● punto jersey

stocking stitch

● punto Santa Clara

garter stitch

● punto sombra

shadow stitch

G

1 (unidad) ( Dep, Jueg) point; ( Educ) point, mark

venció por puntos he won on points

tiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark

pierdes dos puntos por cada falta de ortografía you lose two marks o points for every spelling mistake

anotarse/marcarse un punto ( fam): la paella está exquisita, te has anotado un punto ten out of ten o ( BrE) full marks for the paella, it's delicious

matarle el punto a algn (CS fam); to go one better than sb

subir de punto «ira/admiración» to grow;

«discusión» to heat up, grow heated

2 ( Fin) point

Compuestos:

● punto de or para partido

match point

● punto de ruptura

break point

● punto de or para set

set point

● punto porcentual

percentage point

H

(poco, pizca): es orgulloso, con un punto de bravuconería he's proud, with just a touch o hint of boastfulness about him

I

1 (Per, RPl arg) (tonto) idiot

agarrar or tomar a algn de punto (Per, RPl arg): lo han agarrado de punto (burlándose de él) they've made him the butt of their jokes; (aprovechándose de él) they've taken him for a ride ( colloq)

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto the teacher has it in for me ( colloq)

2 ( RPl arg) (tipo) guy ( colloq)

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punto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (señal, marca) dot

b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot;

( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
◊ punto decimal decimal point ;

punto final period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
puntos suspensivos ellipsis (tech), suspension points (pl) (AmE), dot, dot, dot;
punto y aparte period (AmE) o (BrE) full stop, new paragraph;
punto y coma semicolon;
punto com (Com, Inf) dot.com;
a punto fijo exactly, for certain;
… y punto … and that's that, … period (AmE);
See Also→ dos
2
a) (momento, lugar) point;

◊ en ese punto de la conversación at that point in the conversation;

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happened;
punto cardinal cardinal point ;
punto ciego blind spot;
punto de apoyo ( de palanca) fulcrum;
no hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladder;
punto de vista ( perspectiva) viewpoint, point of view;

( opinión) views;
◊ punto flaco/fuerte weak/strong point;

punto muerto (Auto) neutral;

( en negociaciones) deadlock
b) ( en geometría) point

3 ( grado) point, extent;
◊ hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point;

hasta tal punto que … so much so that …
4 (asunto, aspecto) point;
◊ analizar algo punto por punto to analyze sth point by point;

los puntos a tratar en la reunión the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5 ( en locs)
◊ a punto ( a tiempo) just in time;

estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner;
estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over;
batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks;
en su punto just right;
en punto: a las 12 en punto at 12 o'clock sharp;
son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock;
llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time
6
a) (en costura, labores) stitch;

◊ artículos de punto knitwear;

hacer punto (Esp) to knit;
punto (de) cruz cross-stitch
b) ( en cirugía) tb

◊ punto de sutura stitch

7 ( unidad)
a) Dep, Jueg) point;

◊ punto para partido/set (Méx) match/set point

b) (Educ) point, mark;

(Fin) point
punto sustantivo masculino
1 point
punto de vista, point of view
punto flaco, weak point
punto muerto, (situación sin salida) deadlock, Auto neutral
2 (lugar) place, point: está perdido en algún punto de Marruecos, it's way out somewhere in Morocco
3 (pintado, dibujado) dot
línea de puntos, dotted line
4 (en una competición) point: le dieron tres puntos a Irlanda, Ireland scored three points
5 (en un examen) mark: la pregunta vale dos puntos, the question is worth two marks
6 Cost Med stitch: se le infectó un punto, one of the stitches became infected
7 (grado, medida) point: hasta cierto punto, to a certain extent
8 Ling full stop
dos puntos, colon
punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph
punto y coma, semicolon
puntos suspensivos, dots
♦ Locuciones: hacer punto, to knit
a punto, ready
a punto de, on the point of
en punto, sharp, on the dot: a las seis en punto, at six o'clock sharp
Culin en su punto, just right
' punto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
álgida
- álgido
- aparte
- borde
- cadeneta
- caer
- caramelo
- cardinal
- cerca
- cierta
- cierto
- coincidir
- coma
- concretar
- culminante
- cúspide
- débil
- desde
- distanciarse
- ebullición
- Ecuador
- este
- extrema
- extremo
- flaca
- flaco
- fuerte
- luminosa
- luminoso
- mareada
- mareado
- media
- medio
- muerta
- muerto
- nivel
- novedosa
- novedoso
- para
- puesta
- referencia
- regresar
- relativamente
- respetable
- sazón
- sesgar
- talón
- tanta
- tanto
- tomate
English:
about
- angle
- aspect
- bankrupt
- benchmark
- blackhead
- boiling point
- cardigan
- certain
- chink
- circle
- climax
- close
- cluster
- coast
- conclude
- contention
- cottage industry
- crop up
- cross-stitch
- crossroads
- crunch
- culmination
- cut-off
- deadlock
- degree
- dot
- essential
- extent
- eye
- failing
- feature
- focal point
- follow through
- foothold
- forthcoming
- freezing point
- full stop
- head
- height
- high
- impasse
- interface
- item
- just
- knit
- knitting
- knitting needle
- knitwear
- labour

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punto

♦ nm

1. [marca] dot, spot;
[en geometría] point;
recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

Comp
punto de fuga vanishing point
2. [signo ortográfico] [al final de frase] Br full stop, US period;
[sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico] dot;
dos puntos colon;
Fam
no vas a ir, y punto you're not going, and that's that;

Comp

poner los puntos sobre las íes to dot the i's and cross the t's

Comp
Bol, Perú punto acápite semicolon;
punto y aparte Br full stop o US period, new paragraph;

punto y coma semicolon;

punto final Br full stop, US period;

Comp

poner punto final a algo to bring sth to an end;

punto y seguido Br full stop, US period [no new paragraph];

puntos suspensivos suspension points

3. [unidad] [en juegos, competiciones, exámenes, bolsa] point;

ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points;

ganar por puntos [en boxeo] to win on points;

el índice Dow Jones ha subido seis puntos the Dow Jones index is up six points;

los tipos de interés bajarán un punto interest rates will go down by one (percentage) point

Comp
punto de break break point;
punto de juego game point;

punto de partido match point;

punto porcentual percentage point;

punto de set set point

4. [asunto, parte] point;

pasemos al siguiente punto let's move on to the next point;

te lo explicaré punto por punto I'll explain it to you point by point;

tenemos los siguientes puntos a tratar we have the following items on the agenda

Comp
punto débil weak point;
punto fuerte strong point

5. [lugar] spot, place;

éste es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happened;

hay retenciones en varios puntos de la provincia there are delays at several different points across the province

Comp
punto de apoyo [en palanca] fulcrum; Ling punto de articulación point of articulation;
los puntos cardinales the points of the compass, Espec the cardinal points;

punto ciego [en el ojo] blind spot;

punto de encuentro meeting point;
Dep punto fatídico penalty spot;
punto G g-spot;

punto de inflexión tipping point;

punto de mira [en armas] sight;

Comp

está en mi punto de mira [es mi objetivo] I have it in my sights;

punto negro [en la piel] blackhead;
[en carretera] accident Br blackspot o US hot spot;
punto neurálgico [de ser vivo, organismo] nerve centre;

la plaza mayor es el punto neurálgico de la ciudad the main square is the town's busiest crossroads;

éste es el punto neurálgico de la negociación this is the central issue at stake in the negotiations;

punto de partida starting point;

punto de penalti o penalty penalty spot;

punto de referencia point of reference;

punto de reunión meeting point;
Com punto de venta:
en el punto de venta at the point of sale;

tenemos puntos de venta en todo el país we have (sales) outlets across the country;

punto de venta autorizado authorized dealer;

punto de venta electrónico electronic point of sale;

punto de vista point of view, viewpoint;

bajo mi punto de vista… in my view…;

desde el punto de vista del dinero… in terms of money…

6. [momento] point, moment;

lo dejamos en este punto del debate y seguimos tras la publicidad we'll have to leave the discussion here for the moment, we'll be back after the break;

al punto at once, there and then;

en punto exactly, on the dot;

a las seis en punto at six o'clock on the dot, at six o'clock sharp;

son las seis en punto it's (exactly) six o'clock;

estar a punto to be ready;

estuve a punto de cancelar el viaje I was on the point of cancelling the trip;

estamos a punto de firmar un importante contrato we are on the verge o point of signing an important contract;

estaba a punto de salir cuando… I was about to leave when…;

estuvo a punto de morir ahogada she almost drowned;

llegar a punto (para hacer algo) to arrive just in time (to do sth)

Comp
punto crítico critical moment o point; [de reactor] critical point;
alcanzar el punto crítico [reactor] to go critical

7. [estado, fase] state, condition;

estando las cosas en este punto things being as they are;

llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…;

estar en su punto to be just right;

¿cómo quiere el filete? – a punto o [m5] al punto how would you like your steak? – medium, please;

poner a punto [motor] to tune;
Fig [sistema, método] to fine-tune
Comp
punto de congelación freezing point;
punto culminante high point;

punto de ebullición boiling point;

punto de fusión melting point;

punto muerto [en automóviles] neutral;
Fig [en negociaciones] deadlock;
estar en un punto muerto [negociaciones] to be deadlocked;

ir en punto muerto [automóvil] to freewheel;

punto de nieve: [m5] batir a punto de nieve to beat until stiff

8. [grado] degree;

de todo punto [completamente] absolutely;

hasta cierto punto to some extent, up to a point;

el ruido era infernal, hasta el punto de no oír nada o [m5] de que no se oía nada the noise was so bad that you couldn't hear a thing;

hasta tal punto que to such an extent that

9. [cláusula] clause

10. [puntada] [en costura, en cirugía] stitch;
[en unas medias] hole;
tienes o [m5] se te ha escapado un punto en el jersey you've pulled a stitch out of your jumper, you've got a loose stitch on your jumper;

le dieron diez puntos en la frente he had to have ten stitches to his forehead;

coger puntos to pick up stitches

Comp
punto atrás backstitch;
punto de cadeneta chain stitch;

punto de cruz cross-stitch;

punto del revés purl;
Med punto de sutura suture
11. [estilo de tejer] knitting;

un jersey de punto a knitted sweater;

prendas de punto knitwear;

hacer punto to knit

Comp
punto de ganchillo crochet
12. [pizca, toque] touch;

son comentarios un punto racistas they are somewhat racist remarks

13. Arquit
de medio punto [arco, bóveda] semicircular

14. Esp Fam [borrachera ligera]
cogerse/tener un punto to get/be merry

15. Esp Fam [reacción, estado de ánimo]
le dan unos puntos muy raros he can be really weird sometimes;

le dio el punto generoso he had a fit of generosity

16. Esp Fam [cosa estupenda]
¡qué punto! that's great o fantastic!

17. Comp
RP Fam
agarrar a alguien de punto to tease sb, Br to take the mickey out of sb

♦ punto com nf
[empresa] dotcom
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punto

m

1 point;

punto por punto point by point;

ganar por puntos win on points

2 señal dot;

en punto on the dot;

a las tres en punto at three sharp, at three on the dot

3 signo de punctuación period, Br

full stop;

dos puntos colon;

punto y coma semicolon;

con puntos y comas fig in full detail;

poner punto final a algo fig end sth, put an end to sth;

y punto period;

poner los puntos sobre las íes fam make things crystal clear;

empresa punto.com dot.com (company)

4 en costura, sutura stitch;

hacer punto knit;

de punto knitted

5

:

a punto ( listo) ready; (a tiempo) in time llegar a punto para … arrive just in time to …;

estar a punto be ready;

estar a punto de be about to;

el arroz está en su punto the rice is ready;

poner a punto TÉC tune;

puesta a punto tune-up

6 alcance

:

hasta cierto punto up to a point;

hasta qué punto to what extent;

me pregunto hasta qué punto lo que dice es verdad o una exageración I wonder how much of what he says is true and how much is exaggeration;

hasta tal punto que to such an extent that

7

:

batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks

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punto nm

1) : dot, point

2) : period (in punctuation)

3) : item, question

4) : spot, place

5) : moment, stage, degree

6) : point (in a score)

7) : stitch

8)

en punto : on the dot, sharp

a las dos en punto: at two o'clock sharp

9)

al punto : at once

10)

a punto fijo : exactly, certainly

11)

dos puntos : colon

12)

hasta cierto punto : up to a point

13)

punto decimal : decimal point

14)

punto de vista : point of view

15)

punto y coma : semicolon

16)

y punto : period

es el mejor que hay y punto: it's the best there is, period

17)

puntos cardinales : points of the compass

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punto n

1. (en general) point

una victoria vale tres puntos a win is worth three points

el punto de partida the starting point

2. (señal) dot

la línea de puntos the dotted line

3. (lugar) spot / place

¿en qué punto de la ciudad? where exactly in the city?

4. (puntada) stitch

le dieron cuatro puntos he had four stitches

5. (signo ortográfico) full stop

se debe poner un punto cuando finaliza una frase you must put a full stop at the end of a sentence

a punto ready

tengo todo a punto I've got everything ready

a punto de (en general) about to (por poco) nearly

estoy a punto de salir I'm about to go out

estuvo a punto de caerse he nearly fell

de punto knitted

en punto exactly

estar en su punto to be just right

hacer punto to knit

punto y coma semicolon

punto débil weak point

punto de congelación freezing point

punto de ebullición boiling point

punto de vista point of view

Spanish-English dictionary > punto
10 concept

концепция; замысел; принцип(ы); см. тж. policy, principle, strategy

arresting gear concept (of strategy) — стратегическая концепция постепенного сдерживания наступления противника до полного прекращения его продвижения (по принципу действия аэрофинишера на авианосце)

elevated trunnion concept (for tanks) — принцип конструирования башни танка с повышенным расположением цапф пушки

— "dirty" battlefield concept

— "Two-Way Street" standardization and unification concept

— "wagon wheel" mobility concept

— advanced basing concept

— advanced frontiers concept

— advanced indirect fire system/enhanced self-propelling artillery weapon system concept

— air-land battle concept

— air-land operation concept

— airplane-deployment concept

— alert cadre concept

— armored fist concept

— assured destruction concept

— attrition/fire power concept

— automated control system microcomputer-based distributed computation concept

— automatic battlefield concept

— automatic weapon designing dual cycle concept

— balance of terror concept

— barrier location plan concept

— building block organization concept

— burden-sharing concept

— city plan concept

— closed cycle designing concept

— collocated operating bases concept

— combat service support automation concept

— commander's concept of operation

— concept of operations

— constant recoil concept

— containment ASW concept

— continental US-support base concept

— conventional conflict protracted war concept

— correlation of force concept

— countercity concept

— counterforce concept

— countervailing concept

— countervalue concept

— D to P concept

— damage limitation concept

— defense-in-depth ASW concept

— defense-in-depth concept

— defensive posture concept

— design-for-a price concept

— design-to-cost concept

— design-to-life cycle concept

— direct logistics support concept

— diversified force mix concept

— doctrinal concept

— Dragoon concept

— echelon-above-division logistical support concept

— economic concept of force development

— elevated missile launcher concept

— enclave concept

— ergonomic designing concept

— essential equivalence concept

— Eurostrategic War concept

— extended battlefield concept

— extended security zone concept

— exterritorial recruiting concept

— fail-safe concept

— family of weapons concept

— fighting through concept

— firing fort concept

— first-use of nuclear weapons concept

— fly-before-buy procurement concept

— flying soldier concept

— foam-barrier concept

— force credibility concept

— force oriented defense concept

— forward area defense lines concept

— forward defense concept

— fratricide concept

— fuzeless shell concept

— general concept

— geographic splitting of the world concept

— geographical escalation concept

— global responsibility concept

— graduated pressure concept

— guaranteed destruction concept

— high-low mix concept

— hittile concept

— homing overlay concept

— horizontal escalation concept

— ICBM launch-on-warning strategic concept

— incremental force application concept

— infantry-accompanying weapons weight reduction concept

— integrated battlefield concept

— intermediate stakes concept

— launch-on-warning concept

— launch-under-attack concept

— launch-under-attack deterrent concept

— leader's open door concept

— limited damage concept

— limited nuclear war concept

— massing military forces concept

— massive retaliation concept

— materiel fielding concept

— mature partnership concept

— milestone concept

— military force destabilizing role concept

— military integration concept

— militia-type territorial defense concept

— mobile domination area concept

— mobile sea-base concept

— motivation-in-training concept

— mutual assured destruction concept

— nation-in-arms concept

— neutralization weapon concept

— nuclear superiority concept

— nuclear survival concept

— nuclear threshold lowering concept

— nuclear threshold raising concept

— nuclear utilization target selection concept

— offensive echeloning concept

— oil spot concept

— one round - one hit concept

— one shot - one hit concept

— one-and-a-half war concept

— One-Army Total Force concept

— one-vehicle-plus-kits concept

— operating concept

— partnership concept

— power projection concept

— preemptive action concept

— preemptive nuclear strike concept

— prepositioned ship concept

— prepositioning concept

— preservation of local uncertainty ICBM basing concept

— priority of armored protection designing concept

— random aim points ICBM launch concept

— rear area attack concept

— retaliatory strike concept

— retargeting concept

— safe destruction concept

— scalar concept

— sedentary defense tactical concept

— selective nuclear strike concept

— selective retargeting concept

— selective targeting concept

— shoot-negotiate-shoot concept

— split base concept

— strategic concept

— strategic mobility concept

— surgical nuclear strike concept

— tactical concept

— tail-to-teeth concept

— tanks leading concept

— target plurality concept

— target selectivity concept

— territorial recruiting concept

— three war concept

— total one-Army concept

— total package procurement concept

— tridimensional airborne drop concept

— trip-wire concept

— try-before-buy concept

— tube-within-a-tube interceptor launch concept

— two-and-a-half-war concept

— two-W concept

— unavoidable nuclear escalation concept

— vanishing-man concept

— volunteer concept

— warfare concept

— warranted destruction concept

— war-tested amphibious concept

— win-the-first battle concept

— wooden bomb concept

English-Russian military dictionary > concept
11 temporal2

² = provisional, temporary, temporal, transitional, vanishing, perishable, ad interim.

Ex. Three significant products emerged from the research: provisional rules for classing, based upon a standard citation order....

Ex. A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments.

Ex. At the reference desk there are social and temporal pressures that are more unrelenting than in other areas of the library.

Ex. The period 1850-69 was transitional, with rag slowly giving way to wood.

Ex. Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

Ex. Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.

Ex. The ad interim government of Texas operated from March 16 to October 22, 1836.

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* baja temporal = temporary leave.

* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* corte temporal = time period.

* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.

* desarrollo temporal = temporal development, temporal development, timeline [time line].

* de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.

* dimensión temporal = time dimension.

* embargo temporal = time embargo.

* evolución temporal = timeline [time line].

* marco temporal = time frame [timeframe].

* recorrido temporal = time span [time-span].

* registro temporal de transacciones = time log.

* serie temporal = time series.

* trabajo temporal = casual job.

Spanish-English dictionary > temporal2
12 temporal

adj.

1 temporary (no permanente).

2 time.

el factor temporal the time factor

3 temporal (anatomy & religion).

m.

1 storm (tormenta).

2 temporal bone (anatomy).

3 persistent rain during several days, continuous rain for over several days, persistent rainy weather, rainy weather.

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temporal

► adjetivo

1 ANATOMÍA temporal

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA temporal bone

————————

temporal

► adjetivo

1 (transitorio) temporary, provisional

■ mano de obra temporal temporary labour

2 (seglar) temporal

■ poder temporal temporal power

3 LINGÚÍSTICA temporal

► nombre masculino

1 METEREOLOGÍA storm

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bienes temporales worldly goods

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adj.

1) temporal

2) temporary

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=provisional) temporary; [trabajo] temporary, casual; [en turismo, agricultura] seasonal

empresa de trabajo temporal — temp recruitment agency

2) (Rel) temporal

poder temporal — temporal power

3) (Anat) temporal

2. SM

1) (=tormenta) storm; (=mal tiempo) spell of rough weather

- capear el temporal

temporal de agua, temporal de lluvia — (=tormenta) rainstorm; (=período lluvioso) rainy weather, prolonged rain

temporal de nieve — (=tormenta) snowstorm; (=período de nevadas) snowy weather

2) (Anat) temporal bone

3) Caribe (=persona) shady character

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( transitorio) temporary

2) ( relativo al tiempo) temporal

3) < poder> temporal; < bienes> worldly
II
masculino (Meteo) storm

capear el temporal — to ride out o weather the storm

- temporal de nieve

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I
adjetivo

1) ( transitorio) temporary

2) ( relativo al tiempo) temporal

3) < poder> temporal; < bienes> worldly
II
masculino (Meteo) storm

capear el temporal — to ride out o weather the storm

- temporal de nieve

* * *

temporal¹

¹ = storm.

Ex: In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes.92 floods.93 War, civil war.94 Epidemics.95 Famine.96 fires, conflagrations.

* capear el temporal = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

temporal²

² = provisional, temporary, temporal, transitional, vanishing, perishable, ad interim.

Ex: Three significant products emerged from the research: provisional rules for classing, based upon a standard citation order....

Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments.

Ex: At the reference desk there are social and temporal pressures that are more unrelenting than in other areas of the library.

Ex: The period 1850-69 was transitional, with rag slowly giving way to wood.

Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.

Ex: The ad interim government of Texas operated from March 16 to October 22, 1836.

* baja temporal = temporary leave.

* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* corte temporal = time period.

* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.

* desarrollo temporal = temporal development, temporal development, timeline [time line].

* de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.

* dimensión temporal = time dimension.

* embargo temporal = time embargo.

* evolución temporal = timeline [time line].

* marco temporal = time frame [timeframe].

* recorrido temporal = time span [time-span].

* registro temporal de transacciones = time log.

* serie temporal = time series.

* trabajo temporal = casual job.

temporal³

³ = temporal.

Nota: Referido a la cabeza.

Ex: In particular, it can be observed that the bicycle helmets do not cover the temporal area.

* arteria temporal = temporal artery.

* arteria temporal superficial = superficial temporal artery.

* arteritis temporal = temporal arteritis.

* hueso temporal = temporal bone.

* lóbulo temporal = temporal lobe.

* * *

temporal¹

adjective

A ‹arreglo/disposición› temporary, provisional; ‹contrato/trabajo› temporary; ‹oficinas/locales› temporary

B (relativo al tiempo) temporal

C ‹poder› temporal; ‹bienes› worldly

D ( Anat) temporal

temporal²

masculine

A ( Meteo) storm

capear el temporal to ride out o weather the storm

Compuesto:

temporal de nieve

snowstorm, blizzard

B ( Anat) temporal bone

* * *

temporal adjetivo
1 ( transitorio) temporary
2 ( relativo al tiempo) temporal
■ sustantivo masculino (Meteo) storm;
◊ temporal de nieve snowstorm, blizzard

temporal
I adjetivo
1 (no definitivo, transitorio) temporary, provisional
trabajo temporal, temporary job
2 (secular, profano) temporal
Rel worldly
II sustantivo masculino storm

' temporal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agencia
- arreciar
- capear
- cuando
- diezmar
- eventual
- interina
- interino
- ocasional
- sustitución
- sustituta
- sustituto
- transeúnte
- altura
- amainar
- apaciguar
- descargar
- levantar
- persistir
English:
brave
- gale
- have
- hoarding
- rainstorm
- reprieve
- ride out
- roll
- seasonal
- suspension
- temp
- weather
- temporal
- temporary
- when

* * *

temporal¹

♦ adj

1. [no permanente] [situación, actividad, ubicación] temporary;
[bienes, vida] worldly;
un contrato temporal (de trabajo) a temporary o fixed-term contract;

este trabajo es solamente temporal this job is only temporary

2. [del tiempo] time;

el factor temporal the time factor

3. Rel [poder] temporal

♦ nm
[tormenta] storm; [racha prolongada de lluvias] rainy spell;
temporal de lluvia rainstorm;

temporal de nieve snowstorm

temporal² Anat

♦ adj

temporal

♦ nm
[hueso] temporal
* * *

temporal

I adj

1 ( limitado en el tiempo) temporary

2 REL temporal

3 bienes worldly

II m storm

* * *

temporal adj

1) : temporal

2) : temporary

temporal nm

1) : storm

2)

capear el temporal : to weather the storm

* * *

temporal¹ adj temporary

un trabajo temporal a temporary job

temporal² n (tormenta) storm

Spanish-English dictionary > temporal
13 function

1) функция, действие || функционировать; действовать

- decision-making function
- essential functions - routine function - safety-related functions
2) функциональное назначение; роль

- auxiliary function
- circuit function - intrinsic function - metering function - primary function - robot function
- system function

3) функциональное подразделение ( предприятия)

- maintenance function
- planning function - service function - support function
4) функциональный узел ( машины)

- press function

5) матем. функциональная зависимость, функция

domain of a function — область определения функции, область изменения независимой переменной

function is periodic in — функция периодична по

function onto itself — отображение (функции) на себя

function vanishes — функция обращается в нуль

function with angular limit — функция с угловым пределом

function with vanishing derivative — функция с равной нулю производной

function without zeros — не обращающаяся в нуль функция

to be an explicit function of — зависеть явно от

to be an implicit function of — зависеть неявно от

- Abelian function

- absolute density function
- absolutely additive function - absolutely bounded function - absolutely continuous function - absolutely integrable function - absolutely monotone function - absolutely summable function - absolutely symmetric function
- abstract function

- accuracy function

- acidity function

- acyclic function

- additive random function

- advanced function

- affect function

- affine function

- algebraically definable function

- algebroid function

- almost bounded function
- almost complex function - almost continuous function - almost convex function - almost everywhere defined function - almost everywhere finite function - almost invariant function - almost periodic function - almost recursive function - almost separably-valued function - almost separating function - almost universal function
- alpha function

- alternating function

- ambiguous function

- analytically extended function
- analytically independent function - analytically representable function
- angle function

- antianalytic function

- antiholomorphic function

- antihyperbolic function

- antilinear function

- antiperiodic function

- antisymmetric function

- antitone function

- antitrigonometric function

- aperiodic function

- Appell function

- approximately continuous function
- approximately differentiable function
- arbitrary function

- arcus function

- area function

- arithmetical function

- arithmetically extensible function

- associated function

- asymmetric function

- asymptotic function

- asymptotical distribution function
- asymptotically differentiable function - asymptotically finite function - asymptotically uniformly optimal function
- atomic function

- attainability function

- autocovariance function

- autocovariance generating function

- automorphic function

- auxiliary function

- averaged function

- averaging function

- balayage function

- barrier function

- basis function

- behavioral function

- beta binomial function

- beta incomplete function

- biadditive function

- biaffine function

- bias function

- bicomplex function

- bicubic function

- biharmonic function

- biinvariant function

- bijective function

- bilinear function

- bimodal function

- bimultiplicative function

- binding function

- binomial distribution function

- binonlinear function

- biregular function

- biunique function

- bivariate function

- boundary characteristic function

- boundary characteristic function

- boundary function

- bounded above function
- bounded below function
- bounded function

- bracket function

- broad function

- broken-line function

- bulb function

- bump function

- canonical function

- canonically definable function

- capacity function

- carpeting function

- carrier function

- casino function

- causal function

- cellwise constant function
- cellwise continuous function
- centering function

- certain function

- chain function

- chance function

- chi-square function

- choice function

- chord function

- chromatic function

- circularly symmetric function
- circumferentially mean p-valent function
- class function

- close to convex function

- cluster function

- clutching function

- codimension function

- coefficient function

- coercive function

- cofinite function

- coherence function

- collapsing function

- color function

- combinatorial function

- combined function

- commutator function

- compact function

- compactly supported function

- compact-valued function

- comparative function
- comparison function - complementary error function
- complementary function

- complementary trigonometric function
- complete analytic function - completely additive function - completely computable function - completely monotone function - completely multiplicative function - completely productive function - completely subadditive function - completely symmetrical function - completely undefined function - complex hyperbolic function
- complex-valued function

- complicated function

- component function

- composite function

- computably ambiguous function

- concave-convex function

- concentrated function

- concentration function

- concordant function

- conditional power function
- conditional risk function
- cone function

- confluent function

- confluent hypergeometric function

- congruence function

- conical function

- conjugate function

- connecting function

- consistent function

- constant-preserving function

- constrained function

- constraint function

- constructive function

- constructively nonrecursive function

- consumption function

- content function

- contiguous function

- continuously differentiable function

- continuum function

- contracting function

- contraction function

- contrast transfer function

- convergent function

- converse function

- convex-concave function

- cosecant function

- cosine function

- cospectral function

- cost function

- cosuperharmonic function

- cotangent function

- countably additive function
- countably multiplicative function - countably valued function
- counting function

- course-of-value function

- covariance function
- covariant function
- cramp function

- created function

- creating function

- criterion function

- critical function

- crosscorrelation function

- cross-covariance function

- cross-variance function

- cumulant function

- cumulant generating function
- cumulative distribution function - cumulative frequency function
- cup function

- curvilinear function

- cuspidal function

- cyclically monotone function

- cyclometric function

- cylinder function

- decay function

- decoding function

- decomposable function

- decomposing function

- defect function
- deficiency function
- deficient function

- degenerate function

- delta function

- denumerably-valued function

- dependence function

- depletion function

- derived function

- descriptive function

- design function

- determinate function

- diagonal function

- diagonalization function

- dibeta function

- difference function

- differential function

- digamma function

- dilogarithmic function

- dimensional function

- dimensionless function

- directing function

- discontinuous function

- discrete function

- discriminant function

- disjoined function

- dispersion function

- dissipative function

- distance function

- disturbing function

- ditonic function

- divergence-free vector function

- divergent function

- divisor function

- dominant function

- donor function

- don't care function
- double limit function
- double-spectral function

- double-valued function

- doubly orthogonal function
- doubly periodic function - doubly recursive function
- dual function

- dyadic function

- effective function

- effectively calculable function
- effectively computable function - effectively constant function - effectively decidable function - effectively variable function
- effectiveness function

- efficiency function

- elementarily recursive function
- elementarily symmetric function
- ellipsoidal function

- elliptic cylinder function

- empirical function

- empty function

- encoding function

- endogeneous function

- entire function of finite type
- entire function of maximum type - entire function of mean type - entire function of potential type - entire function of zero type - entire rational function
- entropy function

- enumerating function

- enumeration function

- envelope function

- equal-ripple function

- equibounded function

- equilibrium function

- equivalence function

- essentially bounded function
- essentially increasing function - essentially integrable function - essentially real function - essentially smooth function
- estimable function

- estimating function

- everywhere continuous function
- everywhere differentiable function - everywhere smooth function
- excessive function

- excitation function

- exhaustion function

- expandable function
- expansible function
- expansion function

- expansive function

- expectation function

- expenditure function

- explicitly bounded function
- explicitly definable function - exponentially convex function - exponentially decreasing function - exponentially increasing function - exponentially multiplicative function - exponentially vanishing function
- extendable function

- extended function

- extensional function

- exterior function

- extremal function

- extremized function

- extremum function

- factor function

- factorable function

- factored function

- factorial function

- fatigue function

- feably oscillating function

- featureless function

- field function

- filter function

- filtration function

- final state function

- finitary function

- finite-dimensional function

- finitely additive function
- finitely mean valent function - finitely measurable function
- finite-path function

- fitted function

- flat function

- flow function

- force function

- forcing function

- forecast function

- formally ordered function

- fractional function

- frequency distribution function

- frequency function

- full function

- fully closed function

- function of a single variable
- function of appropriate behavior - function of bounded characteristic - function of bounded type - function of bounded variation - function of complex variable - function of exponential type - function of finite genus - function of finite variation - function of fractional order
- function of function

- function of high smoothness
- function of infinite type - function of integral order
- function of intervals

- function of matrix

- function of maximal growth
- function of maximal type - function of minimal type - function of mixed variables - function of normal type - function of number theory - function of one variable
- function of phase

- function of position

- function of random variable
- function of rapid descent - function of rapid growth - function of real variable
- function of set

- function of several complex variables

- function of singularities

- function of state

- function of support

- function of time

- function of transition

- function of two variables

- fundamental function

- fuzzy function

- gage function

- gage-like function

- game function

- general recursive function
- general universal function - geometric carrier function
- given function

- global defining function

- goniometric function

- grammatical function

- graph-valued function

- greatest-integer function

- group function

- group-reduction function

- growth function

- halo function

- harmonizable function

- height-gain function

- hemicylindrical function

- Herglotz function

- heuristic function

- higher function

- homographic function

- homology function

- homotopic function

- hyperanalytic function

- hyperarithmetical function

- hyperbolic cylinder function

- hypercomplex function

- hyperelliptic function

- hyperharmonic function

- hyperrank function

- hyperspherical function

- hypertranscendental function

- hypoanalytic function

- ideal function

- imaginary function

- immediate successor function
- implicitly definable function
- improper function

- impulse function

- inclusion function

- inclusive function

- incomplete beta function
- incomplete dibeta function - incomplete gamma function - incomplete tribeta function - incompletely defined function
- increment function

- indecomposable function

- indefinite function

- index function

- indicial function

- individual function

- induced function

- inductive function

- inductively definable function
- inductively defined function - inductively integrable function
- infinite function

- infinitely differentiable function
- infinitely divisible function - infinitely many-valued function
- infinitesimal function

- information function

- information-packing function

- initial function

- injective function

- inner function

- input function

- insolvency function

- integrable function

- integral function of mean type
- integral logarithmic function
- integrating function

- intensity function

- interior function

- intermediary function

- interpolating function

- interpolatory function

- interval function

- inverse hyperbolic function
- inverse trigonometric function - inverted beta function
- invertible function

- irrational function

- irreducible function

- irregular function

- isotone function

- iterated function

- iteration function
- iterative function - joint correlation function - joint density function
- kernel function

- kinked function

- knapsack function

- lacunary function

- lambda function

- lattice function

- Lauricella function

- left-continuous function

- left-invariant function

- left-invertible function

- lexical function

- lifting function

- likelihood function

- limit of function

- limitable function

- limiting function

- linear discriminant function

- linearized function

- linearly dependent function
- linearly separable function
- local function

- locally analytic function

- locally approximable function
- locally bounded function - locally constant function - locally holomorphic function - locally homogeneous function - locally integrable function - locally negligible function - locally regular function - locally summable function - logarithmic generating function - logarithmic integral function
- logarithmically concave function

- logarithmically convex function
- logarithmically infinite function - logarithmically plurisubharmonic function - logarithmically subharmonic function
- logarithmico-exponential function

- logical addition function

- logical function

- logical multiplication function

- logistic function

- log-likelihood function

- loss-of-utility function

- lower closed function

- lower function

- lower measurable function
- lower semicontinuous function
- majorizing function

- many-valued function

- mapping function

- marginal distribution function

- mathematical function

- matrix function

- matrix-convex function

- maximal function

- mean-value function

- measurable function

- measure function

- measure-limited function

- mechanically computable function

- member function

- meromorphic function

- mesh function

- metaharmonic function

- metapragmatic function

- metasemantic function

- metaspherical function

- minimal function

- minimizing function

- minimum function

- minority function

- mixing function

- modified function

- modular function

- molecular set function

- moment generating function

- moment-generating function

- monochromatic function

- monodromic function

- monogenic function

- monomial function

- monomially alternating function
- monotone non-decreasing function - monotone non-increasing function
- monotonic function

- multiaffine function

- multiconstrained function

- multidimensional function

- multiextremal function

- multilinear function

- multiplace function

- multiple valued function

- multiplicity function

- multiplier function

- multiply harmonic function
- multiply periodic function - multiply recursive function
- multithreshold function

- multivalent function

- multivalued function

- multivariable function

- multivariant function

- mutual covariance function

- n-ary function

- nearly continuous function
- negative definite function - negative infinite function
- negligible function

- never-decreasing function

- never-increasing function

- next-state function

- nice function

- n-linear function

- n-metacaloric function

- noise function

- nomographic function

- nonanalytic function

- nonanticipative random function

- nonatomic function

- nonbounded function

- nonconstant function

- nondecreasing function

- nondegenerate function

- nondifferentiable function

- nonelementary function

- nonharmonizable function

- nonincreasing function

- noniterated function

- nonlattice function

- nonmonotonic function

- nonnegative definite function

- nonnegative function

- nonpositive function

- nonrandom function

- nonrecursive function

- nonsymmetrical density function
- nontangentially bounded function
- nontrivial function

- nonvanishing function

- norm function

- normalizable function

- normalized coherence function
- normalized function - normed function - nowhere continuous function - nowhere differentiable function - nowhere monotonic function
- n-place function

- n-point function

- n-th order function
- n-times differentiable function - n-tuply periodic function
- null function

- number-theoretical function

- numeralwise decidable function
- numeralwise expressible function - numeralwise representable function - numerical function - numerically valued function - oblate spheroidal function
- observation function

- odd function

- omega function

- one-loop function

- one-parameter function

- one-periodic function

- one-place function

- one-sheeted function

- one-sided function

- one-step function

- one-valued function

- one-variable function

- open propositional function
- operating characteristic function
- operative function

- operator function

- optimal decision function
- optimal policy function
- optimizable function

- optimized function

- order function

- order of function

- order preserving function

- orderable function

- ordered function

- ordering function

- ordinal function

- orientation function

- original function

- orthonormal function

- oscillating function

- oscillatory function

- outcome function

- outer function

- p-adic function

- pair correlation function

- pairing function

- parabolical cylinder function
- parametrically definable function
- parametrization function

- parametrized function

- partially computable function

- partially differentiable function

- partially recursive function
- partially symmetric function
- partition function

- partition preserving function

- partitionable function

- patch function

- pattern function

- peaked function

- peakless function

- Pearcey function

- penalty function

- pentagamma function

- permanent function

- perturbation function

- phase function

- phi function

- picture function

- piecewise analytic function
- piecewise constant function - piecewise continuously differentiable function
- piecewise continuously differentiable function

- piecewise expanding function
- piecewise linear function - piecewise monotonic function - piecewise polynomial function - piecewise quadratic function - piecewise regular function - piecewise smooth function
- plotted function

- pluriharmonic function

- plurisubharmonic function

- plurisublinear function

- plurisuperharmonic function

- point spread function
- pointwise approximated function
- pointwise bounded function

- pointwise discontinuous function

- policy function

- polyanalytic function

- polydromic function

- polygamma function

- polygenic function

- polygonal function

- polyhedral function

- polymorphic function

- polynomial clutching function

- polynomial function

- polynomially bounded function

- portfolio function

- posinomial function

- positive definite function
- positive homogeneous function - positive infinite function - positive monotone function - positive monotonic function - positive semidefinite function - potentially calculable function - potentially recursive function - power series function
- predetermined function

- predicate function

- predicate preserving function

- predual function

- premeromorphic function

- prescribed function

- primal function

- primary function

- prime-divisor function

- primitively recursive function

- principal function

- probability density function
- probability generating function
- process function

- product function

- production function

- productive function

- profit function

- projection function

- projective function

- propagation function

- proximally continuous function

- proximity function

- pseudoanalytic function

- pseudoconcave function

- pseudoconjugate function

- pseudoconvex function

- pseudodifferentiable function

- pseudoelliptic function

- pseudoharmonic function

- pseudohyperanalytic function

- pseudolikelihood function

- pseudolinear function

- pseudoperiodic function

- pseudopotential function

- pseudoproper function

- pseudorandom function

- pure quadratic function

- quadratic function

- quadratically integrable function
- quadratically summable function
- quantile function

- quasiaffine function

- quasialgebraic function

- quasianalytic function

- quasibounded function

- quasiconcave function

- quasiconformal function

- quasicontinuous function

- quasiconvex function

- quasidifferentiable function

- quasidoubly periodic function

- quasielliptic function

- quasiexcessive function

- quasiexponential function

- quasiharmonic function

- quasihomogeneous function

- quasiinterpolating function

- quasimonotonic function

- quasiperiodic function

- quasipolynomial function

- quasiradial function

- quasirecursive function

- quasiseparable function

- quasismooth function

- quasistandard function

- quasistar function

- quasisummation function

- quasiuniformly continuous function

- quasiunimodal function

- quaternion function

- radially symmetric function

- ramification function

- ramified function

- randomized decision function
- rapidly damped function - rapidly decreasing function - rapidly oscillatory function
- ray function

- Rayleigh dissipation function

- real-definite function

- real-valued function

- recession function

- reciprocal function

- recover function

- rectangle function

- recursively calculable function
- recursively continuous function - recursively convergent function - recursively defined function - recursively differentiable function - recursively divergent function - recursively extensible function
- reduced function

- regression function

- regret function

- regularized function

- regularly varying function

- regulated function

- relation reserving function
- relative distribution function - relative frequency function
- remuneration function

- renewal function

- renormalized function

- repeatedly differentiable function

- representable function

- representative function
- representing function - reproducing kernel function - residual function - residue function
- resolutive function

- resolvent function

- restricted function

- restricting function

- retarded function

- retracting function

- ridge function

- Riemann zeta function

- right-continuous function

- right-invariant function

- roof function

- root-mean-square function

- rudimentary function

- ruin function

- ruled function

- saddle function

- saltus function

- sample distribution function

- sampling function

- sandwich function

- scalar analytical function
- scalarwise integrable function - scalarwise measurable function
- scedastic function

- scheme function

- schlicht function

- search function

- section of function

- sectionally continuous function
- sectionally smooth function
- selective function

- self-dual function

- self-indexing function

- self-reciprocal function

- semiarithmetical function

- semicoercive function

- semicontinuous function

- semicylindrical function

- semidefinite function

- semiintegrable function

- semiinvariant function

- semimodular function

- semimultiplicative function

- semiproductive function

- semispectral function

- semisymmetric function

- sentential function

- separably valued function

- separately continuous function

- separation function

- sequence function

- sequential function

- sequentially continuous function

- set-preserving function

- set-valued function

- shape function

- sharp function

- shifted function

- sifting function

- sigma function

- signaling function

- simple function

- simply measurable function
- simply periodic function
- single-humped function

- singly periodic function
- singly recursive function
- singular function

- singularity function

- sinusoidal function

- skew-symmetric function

- slowly decreasing function
- slowly increasing function - slowly oscillating function - slowly varying function - smoothly varying function - solid spherical harmonic function - solid zonal harmonic function
- source function

- sourcewise representable function

- space-dependent function

- space-time function

- spannable function

- spheroidal function

- spinor-valued function

- spline function

- square-integrable function

- square-sine function

- square-summable function

- stability function

- stable function

- starlike function

- star-shaped function

- stationary random function

- statistical function

- status function

- steadily decreasing function
- steadily increasing function
- stiff function

- stochastic function

- stochastic transition function
- stopped random function
- straight-line function

- stream function

- streamline function

- strength function

- stretch function

- strictly concave function
- strictly convex function - strictly decreasing function - strictly increasing function - strictly integrable function - strictly monotone function
- stroke function

- strongly continuous function
- strongly differentiable function - strongly holomorphic function - strongly integrable function - strongly measurable function - strongly plurisubharmonic function
- structure function

- subadditive function

- subdifferentiable function

- subintegral function

- subinvariant function

- submultiplicative function

- suboperative function

- suboptimized function

- subordinated function

- subparabolic function

- subregular function

- success function

- sufficiently differentiable function

- sum function

- summatory function

- superadditive function

- supercaloric function

- supercontinuous function

- supermedian function

- supermultiplicative function

- superparabolic function

- superregular function

- surface function

- surjective function

- switching function

- symbolic function

- symmetrizable function

- symmetrized function

- tabulated function

- tame function

- tangential function

- target function

- temperate function

- temperature function

- tempered function

- tensor function

- ternary function

- tesseral function

- tetrachoric function

- tetragamma function

- time-limited function

- time-varying function

- tissue function

- toroidal function

- torus function

- total function

- total recursive function
- totally additive function - totally continuous function - totally measurable function - totally multiplicative function - totally positive function
- totient function

- tower function

- trace function

- transferable function

- transfinite function

- transformation function

- transition probability function

- translation function

- translation invariant function

- transmission function

- trapezoidal function

- trend function

- trial function

- triangle function
- triangular function
- tribeta function

- trigamma function

- trilinear function

- true function

- truncated function

- truncation function

- twice differentiable function

- twistor function

- two-parameter function

- two-place function

- two-point function

- two-sided function

- typically real function

- ultradifferentiable function

- ultraspherical function

- unbounded function

- uncertainty function

- uncomputable function

- unconditionally summable function

- unconstrained function

- undecomposable function

- undefined function

- uneven function

- uniform function

- uniformizing function

- uniformly approximable function
- uniformly best decision function - uniformly bounded function - uniformly definable function - uniformly differentiable function - uniformly homotopic function - uniformly integrable function - uniformly limited function - uniformly measurable function - uniformly smooth function
- unimodular function

- uniquely nomographic function

- unisolvent function

- unit function

- unit impulse function
- unit step function - unitary divisor function
- univalent function

- univariate function

- universally measurable function

- unknown function

- unramified function

- upper closed function
- upper measurable function - upper semicontinuous function
- valuation function

- vector-valued function

- vertex function

- voting function

- weakly additive function
- weakly analytic function - weakly continuous function - weakly differentiable function - weakly holomorphic function - weakly measurable function - weakly singular function - weighted random function
- well-behaved function

- well-integrable function

- window function

- wrapping function

- wurzelfrei function

- zero function

- zonal spherical function

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14 point

point [pwɛ̃]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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   a. point

• point d'ébullition boiling point

• point de congélation freezing point

• point de détail point of detail

• sa cote de popularité a baissé de trois points his popularity rating has fallen by three points

• gagner aux points (Boxing) to win on points

• nous abordons maintenant un point capital we now come to a crucial point

• exposé en trois points three-point presentation

• ils sont d'accord sur ce point they agree on this point

• passons au point suivant de l'ordre du jour let us move on to the next item on the agenda

   b. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) point

• pour aller d'un point à un autre to get from one place to another

   c. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position

• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport strike

   d. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot

• mettre les points sur les i (figurative) to spell it out

• point, à la ligne new paragraph ; (figurative) full stop (Brit) period (US)

• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to it

   e. (sur devoir) mark

• enlever un point par faute (sur devoir) to take a mark off for every mistake

• bon point good mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) plus

• mauvais point bad mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) minus

• c'est un bon point pour vous that's a point in your favour!

   f. [de couture, tricot] stitch

   g. (locutions) avoir des points communs to have things in common

• nous en sommes toujours au même point we're no further forward

► faire le point to take a bearing

• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium

• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment

• cela tombe à point (nommé) that comes just at the right moment► à ce point, à tel point

• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)

• vous voyez à quel point il est généreux you see the extent of his generosity

• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected

• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that

• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there

• tirer sur une corde au point de la casser to pull on a rope so hard that it breaks► au point que

• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où

• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...

• au point où nous en sommes considering the situation we're in

• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely

• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize

• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification

• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect

► jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

► point par point point by point

► être sur le point de faire qch to be about to do sth

2. <

► point d'appui [de levier] fulcrum ; [de personne] support

• chercher un point d'appui to look for something to lean on ► points cardinaux cardinal points

► point chaud trouble spot

► point de chute

• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun

• nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common ► point de côté stitch

► point critique critical point

► point de croix cross-stitch

► point culminant [de montagne] peak ; [de carrière] height

► point de départ point of departure

• revenir à son point de départ to come back to where one started

• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet

► point de droit point of law

► point d'eau ( = source) watering place ; [de camping] water point

► point d'exclamation exclamation mark (Brit) or point (US)

► point faible weak point

► point final full stop (Brit), period (US)

► point fort strong point

► point d'honneur

• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark

► point d'intersection point of intersection

► point de jersey stocking stitch

► point lumineux spot of light

► point mort (dans véhicule) neutral ; (Finance) break-even point

• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch

► point névralgique (figurative) sensitive spot

► point noir ( = comédon) blackhead ; ( = problème) problem

► point de non-retour point of no return

► point de rassemblement meeting point

► point de ravitaillement (en nourriture) refreshment point ; (en essence) refuelling point

► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension

► point sensible (sur la peau) tender spot ; (figurative) sore point

► point stratégique key point

► points de suspension suspension points ; (en dictant) dot, dot, dot

► point de suture stitch

• faire des points de suture à qch to stitch sth up ► point de vente sales outlet

• liste des points de vente list of retailers ► point de vue viewpoint ; (figurative) point of view

• du point de vue moral from a moral point of view

• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?

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pwɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( endroit) point

un point de rencontre — a meeting point

point de vente — (sales) outlet

2) ( situation) point; Nautisme position

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing

j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)

au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!

faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation

3) ( degré)

il m'agace au plus haut point — he annoys me intensely

je ne le pensais pas bête à ce point — I didn't think he was that stupid

‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’

si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! — if you only knew how much he annoys me!

au point que — to the extent that

à tel point que — to such an extent that

douloureux au point que — so painful that

il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!

jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent

4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point

un programme en trois points — a three-point plan

un point de détail — a minor point

en tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way

5) ( marque visible) dot

un point de colle — a spot of glue

un point de rouille — a speck of rust

6) Jeux, Sport point

marquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points

compter les points — to keep (the) score

un point partout! — one all!

gagner aux points — to win on points

7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US

avoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind

obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40

être un bon point pour — to be a plus point for

être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something

8) ( dans un système de calcul) point

la livre a perdu trois points — the pound lost three points

le permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points

9) Mathématique point

point d'intersection — point of intersection

10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US

point à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph

point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop

mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something

je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!

tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!

11) Musique dot

12) ( en typographie) point

13) Médecine ( douleur) pain

avoir un point à l'aine — to have a pain in the groin

14) (en couture, tricot) stitch

faire un point à quelque chose — to put a few stitches in something

dentelle au point de Venise — Venetian lace

2.

(dated) adverbe not

tu ne tueras point — thou shalt not kill

3.

à point locution adverbiale

1) ( en temps voulu) just in time

à point nommé — just at the right moment

2) Culinaire

(cuit) à point — medium rare

le camembert est à point — the camembert is ready to eat

4.

au point locution

être au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together

leur système n'est pas encore très au point — their system still needs some working on

le prototype n'est pas encore au point — the prototype isn't quite ready yet

mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust

finir de mettre quelque chose au point — to put the finishing touches to something

mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement

faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus

faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)

Phrasal Verbs:

- point d'ancrage

- point d'appui

- point d'attache

- point cardinal

- point chaud

- point de chute

- point commun

- point de côté

- point de départ

- point d'eau

- point d'exclamation

- point de fuite

- point de fusion

- point d'interrogation

- point du jour

- point de mire

- point mort

- point noir

- point d'orgue

- point de penalty

- point de repère

- point de suture

- point de vue

- points de suspension

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être mal en point — to be in a bad way

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pwɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= marque, signe) dot

2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA

3) (= moment) point

à ce point de la conversation — at that point in the conversation

Nous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.

à point (nommé) — just at the right time

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do

J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.

4) (= degré)

à ce point (avec adjectif) — so

à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...

au point que; à tel point que — so much so that

5) (au score) point

6) (= aspect) point

Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.

en tout point — in every respect

7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point

point de départ — point of departure

point d'arrivée — arrival point

8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitch

point de croix — cross stitch

point de tige — stem stitch

point de chaînette — chain stitch

point mousse — garter stitch, plain

point jersey — purl

9) CUISINE

à point (= bien mûr) — just right, (viande) medium

"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."

10) (autres locutions)

faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock

faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of

mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus

2. adv

lit (= pas) not

point n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...

point de... — no...

il n'est point de liberté sans contraintes — there is no freedom without constraints

3. vb

See:

poindre

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point ⇒ Les points cardinaux

A nm

1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;

2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;

3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;

4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;

5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;

6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;

7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;

8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;

9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;

10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;

11 Mus dot;

12 Imprim point;

13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;

14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.

B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.

C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.

D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.

Composés

point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.

Idiome

être mal en point to be in a bad way.

I

[pwɛ̃] adverbe

(littéraire)

1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

je ne l'ai point encore vu I haven't seen him yet

point n'est besoin de there's no need to

2. [employé seul]

du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagne

il eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found

point de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize

3. [en réponse négative]

point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!

II

[pwɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [marque] point, dot, spot

[sur un dé, un domino] pip, spot

un corsage à petits points bleus a blouse with blue polka dots

la voiture n'était plus qu'un point à l'horizon the car was now no more than a speck on the horizon

point lumineux spot ou point of light

point de rouille speck ou spot of rust

2. [petite quantité] spot, dab, blob

un point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder

3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dot

MATHÉMATIQUES point

point d'exclamation exclamation mark ou (US) point

point d'interrogation (sens propre & figuré) question mark

points de suspension ellipsis, suspension points (US)

point final full stop (UK), period (US) (at the end of a piece of text)

j'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!

mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an end

point, à la ligne! (sens propre) new paragraph!

il a fait une bêtise, point à la ligne! (figuré) he did something stupid, let's leave it at that!

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE & NAUTIQUE [position] position

point estimé/observé estimated/observed position

point fixe run-up

faire le point

a. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's position

b. (figuré) to take stock (of the situation)

à 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your life

et maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic news

5. GÉOMÉTRIE point

point d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential point

6. [endroit] point, spot, place

en plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet

point de contrôle checkpoint

point névralgique

a. MÉDECINE nerve centre

b. (figuré) sensitive spot

point de rencontre meeting point

point de vente retail outlet

7. [douleur] twinge, sharp pain

MÉDECINE pressure point

j'ai un point au poumon I can feel a twinge (of pain) in my chest

point de côté stitch

8. [moment, stade] point, stage

à ce point de la discussion at this point in the discussion

les pourparlers en sont toujours au même point the negotiations haven't got any further

9. [degré] point

porter quelque chose à son plus haut point to carry something to extremes

si tu savais à quel point je te méprise! if you only knew how much I despise you!

il est radin, mais à un point! (familier) you wouldn't believe how tightfisted he is!

point de saturation (sens propre & figuré) saturation point

10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, trait

le second point à l'ordre du jour the second item on the agenda

un programme social en trois points a three-point social programme

voici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in history

point d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement

point commun common feature

nous n'avons aucun point commun we have nothing in common

un point de droit DROIT a point of law

11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) point

ÉDUCATION mark (UK), point

JEUX & SPORT point

sa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three points

il me manquait 12 points pour avoir l'examen I was 12 marks short of passing the exam

battu aux points [en boxe] beaten on points

faire le point [le gagner] to win the point

bon point

a. ÉDUCATION [image] cardboard card or picture given to schoolchildren as a reward

b. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)

un bon point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) good on (UK) ou for you!, you get a brownie point!

mauvais point ÉDUCATION black mark (against somebody's name)

un mauvais point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) go to the back of the class!

marquer un point (sens propre & figuré) to score a point

12. COUTURE

faire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches in

bâtir à grands points to tack

point de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch

point de jersey stocking stitch

point mousse garter stitch

point de riz moss stitch

petit point: tapisserie au petit point petit point tapestry

13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot

[emplacement]

point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point

14. ART & JOAILLERIE point

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à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbiale

[tellement] so, that

ton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?

j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?

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à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctive

so much so that, to such a point that

les choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...

elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore

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à point locution adjectivale

[steak] medium

[rôti] done to a turn

[fromage] ripe, just right

[poire] just ou nicely ripe

ton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape

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à point locution adverbiale

1. CUISINE

le gâteau est cuit à point the cake is cooked (through)

2. [au bon moment]

tomber à point

a. [personne] to come (just) at the right time

b. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely

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à point nommé locution adverbiale

arriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of time

au plus haut point locution adverbiale

[énervé, généreux, irrespectueux] extremely, most

[méfiant] highly, extremely

je le respecte au plus haut point I have the utmost respect for him

je le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him

elle m'inquiète au plus haut point I'm really worried about her

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au point locution adjectivale

PHOTOGRAPHIE in focus

[moteur] tuned

[machine] in perfect running order

[technique] perfected

[discours, plaidoyer] finalized

[spectacle, artiste] ready

ton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yet

le son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right

quand ma technique sera au point when I've perfected my technique

mon texte n'est pas encore au point I haven't finished my text yet

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au point locution adverbiale

mettre au point

a. [texte à imprimer] to edit

b. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches to

c. [spectacle] to perfect

d. [moteur] to tune

e. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focus

f. [affaire] to settle, to finalize

mettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straight

mettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundays

après cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight

tu devrais mettre les choses au point avec lui you should sort things out between you

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au point de locution prépositionnelle

méticuleux au point d'en être agaçant meticulous to the point of being exasperating

il n'est pas stupide au point de le leur répéter he's not so stupid as to tell them

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au point du jour locution adverbiale

(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreak

au point où locution conjonctive

nous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...

au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry on

au point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)

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au point que locution conjonctive

so much that, so... that

il était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run away

point par point locution adverbiale

point by point

sur le point de locution prépositionnelle

être sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing something

j'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leave

sur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying

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point d'ancrage nom masculin

1. AUTOMOBILE seat-belt anchorage

2. (figuré) cornerstone

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point d'appui nom masculin

1. [d'un levier] fulcrum

2. MILITAIRE strongpoint

3. (figuré) [soutien] support

point de chute nom masculin

1. ARMEMENT point of impact

2. (figuré)

j'ai un point de chute à Milan I have somewhere to stay in Milan

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point culminant nom masculin

ASTRONOMIE zenith

GÉOGRAPHIE peak, summit, highest point, (figuré) acme, apex

quel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?

les investissements sont à leur point culminant investment has reached a peak

point de départ nom masculin

starting point

nous voilà revenus au point de départ (sens propre & figuré) now we're back where we started

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point faible nom masculin

weak spot

son point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point

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point fort nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point

[d'un joueur de tennis] best shot

les maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point

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point mort nom masculin

AUTOMOBILE

neutral

au point mort

a. AUTOMOBILE in neutral

b. (figuré) at a standstill

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point noir nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE blackhead

2. [difficulté] difficulty, headache (figuré)

un point noir de la circulation

a. [encombré] a heavily congested area

b. [dangereux] an accident blackspot

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point sensible nom masculin

1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot

2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target

3. (figuré)

toucher un point sensible

a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spot

b. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > point

15 elusive

adjective

1) (avoiding grasp or pursuit) schwer zu erreichen [Person]; schwer zu fassen [Straftäter]; scheu [Fuchs, Waldbewohner]

2) (short-lived) flüchtig [Freude, Glück]

3) (hard to define) schwer definierbar

* * *

[-siv]

adjective (escaping or vanishing, often or cleverly: an elusive criminal.) schwer faßbar

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elu·sive

[ɪˈlu:sɪv]

adj

1. (evasive) ausweichend

he was a very \elusive person er war so jemand, der ständig ausweicht

2. (difficult to obtain) schwer fassbar

\elusive meaning schwer definierbare Bedeutung

\elusive memory schlechtes Gedächtnis, schwache Erinnerung

\elusive thought flüchtiger Gedanke

3. (avoiding pursuit) schwer zu fassen

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[I'luːsɪv]
adj

1) truth schwer fassbar; goal, target, success schwer erreichbar; (= unattainable) unerreichbar

happiness seems to be an elusive state for some people — Glück scheint für manche Menschen ein unerreichbarer Zustand zu sein

there was an elusive quality about Robert — Robert hatte etwas schwer Fassbares an sich (dat)

financial success proved elusive — der finanzielle Erfolg wollte sich nicht einstellen

his answer to my question was elusive — er antwortete mir ausweichend

2) person schwer zu erreichen; animal scheu; prey schwer zu fangen

he remained elusive — er blieb unauffindbar

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elusive [-sıv] adj (adv elusively)

1. schwer fassbar (Dieb etc), ausweichend (Antwort)

2. schwer (er)fassbar oder bestimmbar oder definierbar

3. unzuverlässig, schlecht (Gedächtnis)

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adjective

1) (avoiding grasp or pursuit) schwer zu erreichen [Person]; schwer zu fassen [Straftäter]; scheu [Fuchs, Waldbewohner]

2) (short-lived) flüchtig [Freude, Glück]

3) (hard to define) schwer definierbar

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adj.

trügerisch adj.

unglaublich adj.

English-german dictionary > elusive

16 fleeting

1. a быстрый; мимолётный, скоротечный

2. a быстро исчезающий

fleeting target — быстропроходящая цель; появляющаяся мишень

Синонимический ряд:

1. passing quickly (adj.) brief; cursory; ephemeral; evanescent; flitting; fugacious; fugitive; impermanent; lively; momentaneous; momentary; passing; passing quickly; short; short-lived; sudden; temporal; temporary; transient; transitory; vanishing; volatile

2. hurrying (verb) barreling; bucketing; bustling; flitting; flying; hastening; hasting; hurrying; hustling; pelting; rocketing; rocking; running; rushing; sailing; scooting; scouring; skinning; smoking; speeding; staving; sweeping; whirling; whisking; whizzing; winging; zipping

3. whiling (verb) beguiling; whiling; wiling

Антонимический ряд:

lasting

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