point (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “point”

sg. point, pl. points or uncountable
  1. Punkt
    On the white paper, the artist's pencil left a small point where the drawing would begin.
  2. Ort
    The treasure map indicated the X marking the point where the treasure was buried.
  3. Zeitpunkt
    At the point when the clock struck midnight, the party really started to come alive.
  4. Argument
    His main point during the meeting was the need for better communication within the team.
  5. Hauptpunkt (im Sinne von Hauptgedanke)
    The point of what I said is that we should communicate more.
  6. Zweck
    The point of studying hard is to get good grades and learn new things.
  7. Dezimalzeichen
    The temperature dropped to seven point three (7.3) degrees.
  8. Diakritische Zeichen
    In Hebrew, adding points to the letters can change the word's meaning entirely.
  9. Punktiertes Notenzeichen (im Sinne von Musiknotation)
    To extend the note's duration, the composer added a point next to it on the score.
  10. Punkt (im mathematischen Sinne)
    In geometry, we learned that a point marks an exact location on a plane, but it has no size or shape.
  11. Detail
    She highlighted the most important points in her presentation to keep the audience engaged.
  12. Stärke (im Sinne von jemandes Stärke)
    Her patience is truly her strong point.
  13. Punkt (im Sinne von Spielstand)
    She scored three points in the last minute, securing the victory for her team.
  14. Punkt (im Börsenkontext)
    The stock market report showed that Apple's shares went up by 5 points yesterday.
  15. Punkt (im typografischen Sinne)
    When designing her business card, Maria specified the font size as 12 points to ensure the text was easily readable.
  16. Steckdose
    Before vacuuming, she made sure to plug the cleaner into the nearest power point.
  17. Spitze
    He pricked his finger on the point of a needle.
  18. Himmelsrichtung
    The captain instructed the crew to steer the ship toward the northeast point on the compass.

Verb “point”

point; he points; past pointed, part. pointed; ger. pointing
  1. zeigen
    When she asked where the bathroom was, I pointed towards the hallway.
  2. ausrichten (im Sinne von in eine Richtung ausgerichtet sein)
    The compass needle pointed north, guiding us through the forest.
  3. zielen
    She pointed her flashlight into the dark attic to find the old photo album.
  4. andeuten
    All clues point towards him being the culprit.
  5. weisen
    When she looked lost, I pointed her to the nearest bus stop.
  6. positionieren (im Sinne von Mauszeiger positionieren)
    To select the icon, simply point your mouse arrow at it and click.
  7. leiten (im Sinne von Internetverkehr leiten)
    After purchasing the domain, we pointed it to our server's IP address to make our website accessible.