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nip point (point of convergence with a rolling part) noun | angle rentrantnom {m} |
not to put too fine a point on it (used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement) phrase [UK: nɒt tuː ˈpʊt tuː faɪn ə pɔɪnt ɒn ɪt] [US: ˈnɑːt ˈtuː ˈpʊt ˈtuː ˈfaɪn ə ˈpɔɪnt ɑːn ˈɪt] | pardonnez-moi l'expressionphrase passez-moi l'expressionphrase |
pain point (difficult aspect) noun | irritantnom {m} |
percentage point (unit of the difference of two percentages) noun [UK: pə.ˈsen.tɪdʒ pɔɪnt] [US: pər.ˈsen.tɪdʒ ˈpɔɪnt] | point de pourcentage◼◼◼nom {m} |
saddle point (geometry) noun [UK: ˈsæd.l̩ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈsæd.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt] | point col◼◼◼nom {m} |
set point [set points] (tennis) noun | balle de set◼◼◼nom {f} |
setpoint (command signal or value) noun | consigne◼◼◼nom {f} |
standpoint [standpoints] (point of view) noun [UK: ˈstændpɔɪnt] [US: ˈstænd.ˈpɔɪnt] | point de vue◼◼◼nom {m} |
starting point (first steps when commencing an activity) noun [UK: ˈstɑːt.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈstɑːrt.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt] | point de départ◼◼◼nom {m} commencement◼◻◻nom {m} |
starting point (place where a journey starts) noun [UK: ˈstɑːt.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈstɑːrt.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt] | point de départ◼◼◼nom {m} |
stationary point (A point on a curve where the gradient is zero) noun [UK: ˈsteɪ.ʃən.ri pɔɪnt] [US: ˈsteɪ.ʃə.ˌne.ri ˈpɔɪnt] | point stationnaire◼◼◼nom |
take point (to be the first, to lead in the combat) verb | passer devant◼◼◼verbe |
talking point (specific topic raised in a conversation or argument) noun [UK: ˈtɔːk.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈtɔːk.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt] | élément de langage◼◼◼nom {m} |
there's no point crying over spilt milk phrase | |
tipping point (the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible) noun [UK: ˈtɪp.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈtɪp.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt] | point de bascule◼◼◼nom {m} point critique◼◼◼nom {m} |
triple point [triple points] (the temperature and pressure at which a substance is in equilibrium) noun [UK: ˈtrɪp.l̩ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈtrɪp.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt] | point triple◼◼◼nom {m} |
Trojan point ((astrophysics) any L4 and L5 Lagrange points) noun | point troyen◼◼◼nom {m} |
Trojan point ((astrophysics) the L4 and L5 Lagrange points of the Sun-Jupiter orbital configuration) noun | point troyen◼◼◼nom {m} |
turning point [turning points] (decisive point) noun [UK: ˈtɜːn.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈtɝːn.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt] | tournant◼◼◼nom {m} moment charnière◼◻◻nom {m} |
up to a point (to a certain extent) adverb [UK: ʌp tuː ə pɔɪnt] [US: ʌp ˈtuː ə ˈpɔɪnt] | dans une certaine mesure◼◼◼adverbe |
vanishing point (point in perspective drawing) noun [UK: ˈvæ.nɪʃ.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈvæ.nɪʃ.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt] | point de fuite◼◼◼nom {m} |
vantage point [vantage points] (place or position affording a good view) noun [UK: ˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈvæn.tədʒ ˈpɔɪnt] | point de vue privilégié◼◼◼nom {m} |