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point (EN)
nom, verbe

nom “point”

sg. point, pl. points ou indén.
  1. point
    On the white paper, the artist's pencil left a small point where the drawing would begin.
  2. endroit
    The treasure map indicated the X marking the point where the treasure was buried.
  3. moment
    At the point when the clock struck midnight, the party really started to come alive.
  4. point (dans une discussion)
    His main point during the meeting was the need for better communication within the team.
  5. idée principale
    The point of what I said is that we should communicate more.
  6. but
    The point of studying hard is to get good grades and learn new things.
  7. virgule (dans les nombres décimaux)
    The temperature dropped to seven point three (7.3) degrees.
  8. points diacritiques
    In Hebrew, adding points to the letters can change the word's meaning entirely.
  9. point (en musique)
    To extend the note's duration, the composer added a point next to it on the score.
  10. point (en géométrie)
    In geometry, we learned that a point marks an exact location on a plane, but it has no size or shape.
  11. détail
    She highlighted the most important points in her presentation to keep the audience engaged.
  12. qualité (dans le sens de "point fort")
    Her patience is truly her strong point.
  13. point (dans les jeux)
    She scored three points in the last minute, securing the victory for her team.
  14. point (en bourse)
    The stock market report showed that Apple's shares went up by 5 points yesterday.
  15. point (en typographie)
    When designing her business card, Maria specified the font size as 12 points to ensure the text was easily readable.
  16. prise
    Before vacuuming, she made sure to plug the cleaner into the nearest power point.
  17. pointe
    He pricked his finger on the point of a needle.
  18. direction
    The captain instructed the crew to steer the ship toward the northeast point on the compass.

verbe “point”

infinitif point; il points; prét. pointed; part. passé pointed; gér. pointing
  1. pointer
    When she asked where the bathroom was, I pointed towards the hallway.
  2. être orienté
    The compass needle pointed north, guiding us through the forest.
  3. viser
    She pointed her flashlight into the dark attic to find the old photo album.
  4. suggérer
    All clues point towards him being the culprit.
  5. guider
    When she looked lost, I pointed her to the nearest bus stop.
  6. pointer (avec un curseur)
    To select the icon, simply point your mouse arrow at it and click.
  7. rediriger
    After purchasing the domain, we pointed it to our server's IP address to make our website accessible.