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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] | |
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} |