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a particular moment in time
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tidspunkt [ neuter ]
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At that point I was feeling pretty nervous.
På det tidspunktet var jeg ganske nervøs.
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We should call them at some point soon.
Vi bør ringe dem en gang snart.
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a particular place or position
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punkt [ neuter ]
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Choose a point on the map and circle it.
Velg et punkt på kartet og sett ring rundt det.
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a stage in a process
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punkt [ neuter ]
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boiling point
kokepunkt
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At what point do children start losing their baby teeth?
På hvilket tidspunkt begynner barn å miste melketennene sine?
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[ singular ] a goal or intention
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poeng [ neuter ]
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What’s the point of this discussion?
Hva er poenget med denne diskusjonen?
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I don’t see the point of asking when we know she’ll say “no.”
Jeg ser ikke poenget med å spørre når vi vet at hun vil si nei.
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There’s no point in complaining.
Det er ingen vits å klage.
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an opinion or idea
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poeng [ neuter ]
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There are several important points in the report.
Det er flere viktige poenger i rapporten.
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[ singular ] what sb is trying to explain
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poeng [ neuter ]
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My point is that none of this will help the situation.
Poenget mitt er at ikke noe av dette vil bedre situasjonen.
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You’re missing the point. I didn’t say I wanted to start again.
Du forstår ikke poenget. Jeg sa ikke at jeg ville begynne igjen.
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a quality or feature
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side [ masculine ]
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There are good points and bad points to each option.
Det er gode og dårlige sider ved hvert alternativ.
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Communication is one of your strong points.
Kommunikasjon er en av dine sterke sider.
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a unit that shows the score in sports and games
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poeng [ neuter ]
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How many points do you need to win?
Hvor mange poeng trenger du for å vinne?
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to score a point
å score et poeng
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the end or tip of a sharp object
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spiss [ masculine ]
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the point of the knife
knivspissen
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a unit used to measure
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poeng [ neuter ]
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The stock market fell by 1 point today.
Aksjemarkedet falt med ett poeng i dag.
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[ singular ] used to indicate a decimal point when you speak
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komma [ neuter ]
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ninety-nine point nine percent (99.9%)
nittini komma ni prosent (99,9 %)
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to intend or be sure to do sth
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være nøye med
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She makes a point of stopping to talk to her employees every morning.
Hun passer på å stoppe for å snakke med sine ansatte hver morgen.
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about to
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på nippet til å
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She was on the point of leaving when he arrived.
Hun var på nippet til å dra da han kom.
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an opinion or judgment
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synspunkt [ neuter ]
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other people’s points of view
andre folks synspunkter
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From my point of view, it’d be better to meet in the morning.
Sett fra mitt synspunkt, ville det være bedre å møtes om morgenen.
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expressing sth without unnecessary detail
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konsis
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I’ll be brief and to the point.
Jeg skal være kort og konsis.
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to some degree, but not entirely
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til en viss grad
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He’s right up to a point, but I don’t agree with everything he says.
Han har til en viss grad rett, men jeg er ikke enig i alt han sier.
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to indicate with your finger or a long object
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peke
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Don’t point, it’s rude.
Ikke pek, det er uhøflig.
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He was pointing at/to the door.
Han pekte mot/på døren.
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to be in a position that indicates a particular direction
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peke
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The big hand is pointing to the five.
Den store viseren peker på fem.
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to aim sth at sb or sth
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rette
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He was pointing the gun at the man’s head.
Han rettet pistolen mot mannens hode.
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the sharp end of anything
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spiss
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the point of a pin
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a sword point
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at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).
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a piece of land that projects into the sea etc
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nes, odde, pynt
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The ship came round Lizard Point.
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a small round dot or mark (.)
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tilsvarer desimalkomma; punktum
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a decimal point
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five point three six (= 5.36)
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In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.
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an exact place or spot
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punkt, sted
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When we reached this point of the journey, we stopped to rest.
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an exact moment
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tidspunkt
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Her husband walked in at that point.
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a place on a scale especially of temperature
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(koke-/fryse osv.)punkt
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the boiling point of water.
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a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.
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strek
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a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc
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poeng
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He has won by five points to two.
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a particular matter for consideration or action
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poeng, sak
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The first point we must decide is, where to meet
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That’s a good point
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You’ve missed the point
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That’s the whole point
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We’re wandering away from the point.
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(a) purpose or advantage
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vits, hensikt
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There’s no point (in) asking me – I don’t know.
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a personal characteristic or quality
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egenskap; side
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We all have our good points and our bad ones.
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an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put
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stikkontakt
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Is there only one electrical point in this room?
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to aim in a particular direction
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sikte/rette mot
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He pointed the gun at her.
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to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction
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peke (på)
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He pointed (his finger) at the door
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He pointed to a sign.
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to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.
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fuge, spekke