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point meaning in French

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appoint [appointed, appointing, appoints] verb
[UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt]
[US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt]

attribuer◼◼◻verbe

appoint [appointed, appointing, appoints] (to fix with power or firmness)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt]
[US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt]

déterminer◼◼◻verbe

fixer◼◼◻verbe

poser◼◼◻verbe

appoint [appointed, appointing, appoints] (to fix (the time and place of))
verb
[UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt]
[US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt]

fixer◼◼◻verbe

(date) poserverbe

appointing [UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt.ɪŋ]
[US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt.ɪŋ]

appointant

appointment [appointments] (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt.mənt]
[US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt.mənt]

nomination◼◼◼nom {f}He was late to the appointment due to a traffic accident. = Il fut en retard à la nomination en raison d'un accident de la circulation.

appointment [appointments] (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt.mənt]
[US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt.mənt]

rendez-vous◼◼◼nom

[France◼◼◻nom

slang] rencardnom {m}

at gunpoint (under coercion by someone with a firearm)
preposition

à bout portant◼◼◼preposition

at some point (at an indefinite time)
preposition
[UK: ət sʌm pɔɪnt]
[US: ət ˈsəm ˈpɔɪnt]

à un moment donné◼◼◼preposition

un jour◼◼◻preposition

à un moment ou à un autre◼◼◻preposition

ballpoint pen [ballpoint pens] (pen)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔːl.pɔɪnt pen]
[US: ˈbɒl.pɒjnt ˈpen]

stylo à bille◼◼◼nom {m}

bic◼◻◻nom {m}

crayon à bille◼◻◻nom {m}

basis point (one hundredth of one percentage point)
noun

point de base◼◼◼nom {m}

biting point ((automotive) point where the clutch engages when the pedal is released)
noun

point de patinage◼◼◼nom {m}

boiling point [boiling points] (temperature at which a liquid boils)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔɪl.ɪŋ pɔɪnt]
[US: ˌbɔɪl.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt]

point d'ébullition◼◼◼nom {m}

break-even point (The point where total costs equal total sales revenue)
noun
[UK: breɪk ˈiːv.n̩ pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈbreɪk ˈiːv.n̩ ˈpɔɪnt]

seuil de rentabilité◼◼◼nom {m}

break point (situation in which if the receiver wins the next point, (s)he will win the game)
noun

balle de break◼◼◼nom {f}

breakpoint [breakpoints] ((computing) point in a program where operation may be interrupted)
noun
[UK: breɪk pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈbreɪk ˈpɔɪnt]

point d'arrêt◼◼◼nom {m}

brownie point noun

bon point◼◼◼nom {m}

bullet point (symbol that marks each item in a bullet list)
noun

puce◼◼◼nom {f}

cardinal point noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.dɪn.l̩ pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈkɑːr.dɪn.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt]

point cardinal◼◼◼nom {m}

case in point [cases in point] (example that illustrates a point)
noun
[UK: keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈkeɪs ɪn ˈpɔɪnt]

parfait exemple◼◼◼nom {m}

cas d'école◼◼◻nom {m}

cas d'exemplenom {m}

checkpoint [checkpoints] (point along a road or on a frontier)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃekpɔɪnt]
[US: ˈtʃek.ˈpɔɪnt]

point de contrôle◼◼◼nom {m}

checkpoint [checkpoints] (video games)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃekpɔɪnt]
[US: ˈtʃek.ˈpɔɪnt]

sauvegarde◼◻◻nom {f}

checkpoint [checkpoints] (computing)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃekpɔɪnt]
[US: ˈtʃek.ˈpɔɪnt]

point de sauvegardenom {m}

code point (numerical offset in a character set)
noun

point de code◼◼◼nom {m}

compass point (any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌm.pəs pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈkʌm.pəs ˈpɔɪnt]

point cardinal◼◼◼nom {m}

counterpoint [counterpoints] ((music) a melody added to an existing one)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊn.təpɔɪnt]
[US: ˈkaʊn.tər.ˈpɔɪnt]

contrepoint◼◼◼nom {m}

critical point [critical points] (in mathematics)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt]

point critique◼◼◼nom {m}

critical point [critical points] (in thermodynamics)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt]

point critique◼◼◼nom {m}

decimal point (the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue)
noun
[UK: ˈde.sɪm.l̩ pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈde.səm.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt]

virgule◼◼◼nom {f}

decimal point (the point used in English mathematics)
noun
[UK: ˈde.sɪm.l̩ pɔɪnt]
[US: ˈde.səm.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt]

point◼◼◼nom {m}

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