point Significado & Definição

Significado de point em português

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

  • Our team is five points ahead.

• 1 an opinion, idea, or fact that someone says or writes -- ideia, opinião

  • He made some interesting points about the election.

  • He explained his point by drawing a diagram.

• 2 a quality that someone has -- qualidade

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

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

  • the point of a needle

• 4 a particular time in an event or process -- hora

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

• 5 the reason for or purpose of something -- razão, motivo

  • 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 -- argumento, 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 -- o ponto principal/relevante

  • Come on, get to the point!

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

• 8 partly -- até um ponto

  • What he says is true up to a point.

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

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

• 10 one of the marks on a compass -- ponto cardeal

  • the points of the compass

• 11 a particular place -- ponto

  • 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 -- tomada

• 13 to be going to do something very soon -- estar prestes a fazer algo

  • Amy was on the point of crying.

• 14 to be certain that you always do a particular thing -- fazer questão de fazer 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 -- apontar

  • She pointed to a bird in the tree.

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

  • She pointed her gun at them.

• 17 to face towards a particular direction -- apontar

  • The road sign points left.