point Signification, définition

Signification de point en français

• 0 a particular moment in time -- moment [ masculine ]

  • At that point I was feeling pretty nervous. A ce moment, je me sentais drôlement nerveux.

  • We should call them at some point soon. Nous devrions bientôt les appeler à un moment donné.

• 1 a particular place or position -- point [ masculine ]

  • Choose a point on the map and circle it. Choisissez un point sur la carte et entourez-le.

• 2 a stage in a process -- point [ masculine ]

  • boiling point point d’ébullition

  • At what point do children start losing their baby teeth? A quel stade les enfants commencent-ils à perdre leurs dents de lait ?

• 3 [ singular ] a goal or intention -- intérêt [ masculine ]

  • What’s the point of this discussion? Quel est l’intérêt de cette discussion ?

  • I don’t see the point of asking when we know she’ll say “no.” Je ne vois pas l’intérêt de / à quoi bon le lui demander quand nous savons qu’elle dira “non”.

  • There’s no point in complaining. Cela ne sert à rien de se plaindre.

• 4 an opinion or idea -- point [ masculine ]

  • There are several important points in the report. Il y a plusieurs points importants dans le compte-rendu.

• 5 [ singular ] what sb is trying to explain -- ce que qqn veut dire

  • My point is that none of this will help the situation. Ce que je veux dire, c’est que rien de tout cela n’améliorera la situation.

  • You’re missing the point. I didn’t say I wanted to start again. Vous ne comprenez pas. Je n’ai pas dit que je voulais recommencer.

• 6 a quality or feature -- point [ masculine ]

  • There are good points and bad points to each option. Il y a des bons points et des mauvais points dans chaque option.

  • Communication is one of your strong points. La communication est l’un de vos points forts.

• 7 a unit that shows the score in sports and games -- point [ masculine ]

  • How many points do you need to win? De combien de points avez-vous besoin pour gagner ?

  • to score a point marquer un point

• 8 the end or tip of a sharp object -- pointe [ feminine ]

  • the point of the knife la pointe du couteau

• 9 a unit used to measure -- point [ masculine ]

  • The stock market fell by 1 point today. La Bourse a chuté d’un point aujourd’hui.

• 10 [ singular ] used to indicate a decimal point when you speak -- virgule [ feminine ]

  • ninety-nine point nine percent (99.9%) quatre-vingt-dix-neuf virgule neuf pour cent (99,9%)

• 11 to intend or be sure to do sth -- mettre un point d’honneur à

  • She makes a point of stopping to talk to her employees every morning. Elle met un point d’honneur à arrêter de parler à ses employés chaque matin.

• 12 about to -- sur le point de

  • She was on the point of leaving when he arrived. Elle était sur le point de partir quand il arriva.

• 13 an opinion or judgment -- point [ masculine ] de vue

  • other people’s points of view les points de vue des autres personnes

  • From my point of view, it’d be better to meet in the morning. De mon point de vue, ce serait mieux de se retrouver le matin.

• 14 expressing sth without unnecessary detail -- au fait

  • I’ll be brief and to the point. Je serai bref et j’irai au fait.

• 15 to some degree, but not entirely -- jusqu’à un certain point

  • He’s right up to a point, but I don’t agree with everything he says. Il a raison jusqu’à un certain point mais je ne suis pas d’accord avec tout ce qu’il dit.

• 16 to indicate with your finger or a long object -- montrer/indiquer du doigt

  • Don’t point, it’s rude. Ne montre pas du doigt, c’est impoli.

  • He was pointing at/to the door. Il indiquait la porte du doigt.

• 17 to be in a position that indicates a particular direction -- indiquer

  • The big hand is pointing to the five. La grande aiguille indiquait cinq heures.

• 18 to aim sth at sb or sth -- pointer

  • He was pointing the gun at the man’s head. Il pointait/braquait le revolver sur la tête de l’homme.

• 19 the sharp end of anything -- pointe

  • the point of a pin

  • a sword point

  • at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).

• 20 a piece of land that projects into the sea etc -- pointe

  • The ship came round Lizard Point.

• 21 a small round dot or mark (.) -- point

  • a decimal point

  • five point three six (= 5.36)

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

• 22 an exact place or spot -- point

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

• 23 an exact moment -- moment précis

  • Her husband walked in at that point.

• 24 a place on a scale especially of temperature -- point

  • the boiling point of water.

• 25 a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc. -- point

• 26 a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc -- point

  • He has won by five points to two.

• 27 a particular matter for consideration or action -- point, propos

  • 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.

• 28 (a) purpose or advantage -- sens, raison

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

• 29 a personal characteristic or quality -- qualités, défauts

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

• 30 an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put -- prise électrique

  • Is there only one electrical point in this room?

• 31 to aim in a particular direction -- pointer

  • He pointed the gun at her.

• 32 to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction -- montrer du doigt

  • He pointed (his finger) at the door

  • He pointed to a sign.

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