point Significado & definición

Significado de point en español

• 0 a unit used for showing who is winning in a game -- punto

  • Our team is five points ahead.

• 1 an opinion, idea, or fact that someone says or writes -- punto de vista, perspectiva

  • He made some interesting points about the election.

  • He explained his point by drawing a diagram.

• 2 a quality that someone has -- atributo, cualidad

  • I know she’s bossy, but she has lots of good points too.

• 3 the thin, sharp end of something -- punta

  • the point of a needle

• 4 a particular time in an event or process -- momento, instante

  • At this point in the day, I’m too tired to think.

• 5 the reason for or purpose of something -- sentido

  • What’s the point of going to college if you can’t get a job afterwards?

• 6 an opinion or fact that should be considered seriously -- buen argumento, buen motivo

  • ‘She’s always complaining that the office is cold.’ ‘Well, she has a point (= that is true).’

  • ‘How are we going to get there if there are no trains?’ ‘That’s a good point.’

• 7 the most important part of what has been said or written -- el meollo del asunto

  • Come on, get to the point!

  • The point is, if you don’t claim the money now, you might never get it.

• 8 partly -- hasta cierto punto

  • What he says is true up to a point.

• 9 the mark (.) that is used to separate the two parts of a decimal -- punto

  • One mile equals one point six (= 1.6) kilometres.

• 10 one of the marks on a compass -- punto

  • the points of the compass

• 11 a particular place -- punto

  • This is the point where the pipes enter the building.

• 12 a device connected to an electricity system that a plug fits into in order to supply electricity to something -- toma, enchufe

• 13 to be going to do something very soon -- estar a punto de hacer algo

  • Amy was on the point of crying.

• 14 to be certain that you always do a particular thing -- asegurarse de hacer algo

  • He made a point of learning all the names of his staff.

• 15 to show where someone or something is by holding your finger or a thin object towards it -- señalar

  • She pointed to a bird in the tree.

• 16 to hold something so that it faces towards someone or something -- apuntar

  • She pointed her gun at them.

• 17 to face towards a particular direction -- apuntar

  • The road sign points left.

• 18 a particular moment in time -- instante [ masculine, singular ]

  • At that point I was feeling pretty nervous. En ese momento me sentía bastante nervioso.

  • We should call them at some point soon. Deberíamos llamarlos en algún momento pronto.

• 19 a particular place or position -- punto [ masculine, singular ]

  • Choose a point on the map and circle it. Elije un punto en el mapa y rodeálo.

• 20 a stage in a process -- punto [ masculine, singular ]

  • boiling point punto de ebullición

  • At what point do children start losing their baby teeth? ¿En qué punto los niños comienzan a perder sus dientes de leche?

• 21 [ singular ] a goal or intention -- sentido [ masculine, singular ]

  • What’s the point of this discussion? ¿Qué sentido tiene esta discusión?

  • I don’t see the point of asking when we know she’ll say “no.” No veo el sentido de preguntarle cuando sabemos que ella dirá que “no”.

  • There’s no point in complaining. Quejarse no tiene sentido.

• 22 an opinion or idea -- punto de vista [ masculine, singular ]

  • There are several important points in the report. Hay varias ideas importantes en el informe.

• 23 what sb is trying to explain -- caso [ masculine, singular ]

  • My point is that none of this will help the situation. El caso es que nada de esto ayudará la situación.

  • You’re missing the point. I didn’t say I wanted to start again. No lo comprendes. No he dicho que quisiera empezar de nuevo.

• 24 a quality or feature -- punto [ masculine, singular ]

  • There are good points and bad points to each option. Hay cualidades buenas y malas de cada opción.

  • Communication is one of your strong points. La comunicación es uno de tus puntos fuertes.

• 25 a unit that shows the score in sports and games -- punto [ masculine, singular ]

  • How many points do you need to win? ¿Cuántos puntos necesitas para ganar?

  • to score a point marcar un punto

• 26 the end or tip of a sharp object -- punta [ feminine, singular ]

  • the point of the knife la punta del cuchillo

• 27 a unit used to measure -- punto [ masculine, singular ]

  • The stock market fell by 1 point today. El mercado de valores ha caído en 1 punto hoy.

• 28 used to indicate a decimal point when you speak -- punto [ masculine, singular ]

  • ninety-nine point nine percent (99.9%) noventa y nueve coma nueve por ciento (99.9%)

• 29 to intend or be sure to do sth -- poner empeño en

  • She makes a point of stopping to talk to her employees every morning. Ella pone empeño en pararse para hablar con sus empleados cada mañana.

• 30 about to -- a punto de

  • She was on the point of leaving when he arrived. Ella estaba a punto de irse cuando él llegó.

• 31 an opinion or judgment -- punto de vista

  • other people’s points of view puntos de vista de otras personas

  • From my point of view, it’d be better to meet in the morning. Desde mi punto de vista, sería mejor reunirse por la mañana.

• 32 expressing sth without unnecessary detail -- al grano

  • I’ll be brief and to the point. Seré breve e iré al grano.

• 33 to some degree, but not entirely -- hasta cierto punto

  • He’s right up to a point, but I don’t agree with everything he says. Tiene razón hasta cierto punto, pero no estoy de acuerdo con todo lo que dice.

• 34 to indicate with your finger or a long object -- apuntar

  • Don’t point, it’s rude. No señales, es de mala educación.

  • He was pointing at/to the door. Él estaba señalando a/hacia la puerta.

• 35 to be in a position that indicates a particular direction -- marcar

  • The big hand is pointing to the five. La manecilla grande marca los cinco.

• 36 to aim sth at sb or sth -- apuntar

  • He was pointing the gun at the man’s head. Estaba apuntando el arma a la cabeza del hombre.