Bedeutung von point auf Englisch

• 0 the sharp end of anything -- die Spitze

  • the point of a pin

  • a sword point

  • at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).

• 1 a piece of land that projects into the sea etc -- die Landspitze

  • The ship came round Lizard Point.

• 2 a small round dot or mark (.) -- der Punkt

  • a decimal point

  • five point three six (= 5.36)

  • In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.

• 3 an exact place or spot -- der Punkt

  • When we reached this point of the journey, we stopped to rest.

• 4 an exact moment -- der Punkt

  • Her husband walked in at that point.

• 5 a place on a scale especially of temperature -- der Punkt

  • the boiling point of water.

• 6 a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc. -- der Kompassstrich

• 7 a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc -- der Punkt

  • He has won by five points to two.

• 8 a particular matter for consideration or action -- der Punkt

  • The first point we must decide is, where to meet

  • That’s a good point

  • You’ve missed the point

  • That’s the whole point

  • We’re wandering away from the point.

• 9 (a) purpose or advantage -- der Zweck

  • There’s no point (in) asking me – I don’t know.

• 10 a personal characteristic or quality -- die Eigenschaft

  • We all have our good points and our bad ones.

• 11 an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put -- der Kontakt

  • Is there only one electrical point in this room?

• 12 to aim in a particular direction -- richten

  • He pointed the gun at her.

• 13 to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction -- zeigen

  • He pointed (his finger) at the door

  • He pointed to a sign.

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