Francia | Angol |
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pointilleux nom {m} | nitpicking [nitpickings]◼◻◻(any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors) |
pointillisme nom {m} | pointillism◼◼◼(painting technique) |
points de suspension nom {m} | ellipsis◼◼◼(typographic mark) |
pointu adjectif | sharp [sharper, sharpest]◼◼◼(pointed, able to pierce easily) |
pointu adjectif {m} | pointed◼◼◼(sharp at one end) pungent◼◻◻(having a sharp and stiff point) |
pointure nom {f} | shoe size◼◼◼(size of shoe) |
[archaic] point nom | point [points](archaic: condition, state) |
[colloquial] se pointer verbe | turn out(to attend; show up) |
[coloquial] point barre phrase | I rest my case(the previous encapsulates my view) |
à bon vin point d'enseigne phrase | good wine needs no bush◼◼◼(something good does not need to be advertised) |
à brûle-pourpoint adjectif | point-blank◼◼◼(disconcertingly straightforward or blunt) |
à brûle-pourpoint adverbe | point-blank◼◼◼(in a direct manner, without hesitation) bluntly(In a blunt manner) straightforward(In a straightforward manner) |
à point adjectif | medium rare◼◼◼(cooked somewhat lightly) |
à point adverbe | conveniently◼◻◻(in a convenient manner) |
à tel point que conjunction | so much so◼◼◼conjunction |
appointant | appointing[UK: ə.ˈpɔɪnt.ɪŋ] [US: ə.ˌpɔɪnt.ɪŋ] |
arriver à un point critique verbe | come to a head◼◼◼(to rapidly reach a turning point or climax) |
attaquant de pointe nom {m} | centre forward(most central of the strikers) |
back to their starting point verbe | walk [walked, walking, walks](to take for a walk) |
bête à manger du foin ("dumb to the point of eating hay") adjectif | thick as a brickadjective |
bon point nom {m} | brownie point◼◼◼noun house points(Points awarded to a member of a grammar school for some achievement) |
bouton de pointage nom {m} | pointing stick(computing device) |
carte de pointage nom {f} | scorecard [scorecards]◼◼◼(card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress) |
carte de points nom | raster graphics(structure representing grid of pixels) |
chaussures à pointes nom {f pl} | spikes◼◼◼(A pair of shoes equipped with spikes on the sole) |
contrepoint nom {m} | counterpoint [counterpoints]◼◼◼((music) a melody added to an existing one) |
contrôle ou pointage de présence nom | timekeeping(the measurement of time) |
courtepointe [archaic] nom {f} | quilt [quilts]◼◼◼(bed covering) |
de pointe adjectif | state of the art◼◼◼(at the highest level of development) |
désappointer verbe | disappoint [disappointed, disappointing, disappoints]◼◼◼(to displease by underperforming etc.) |
deux points nom {m pl} | colon [colons]◼◼◼(punctuation mark) |
embonpoint nom {m} | embonpoint◼◼◼(plumpness) stoutness◼◼◻(a state or quality of being stout) |
en pointe adverbe | up front(in an attacking position) |
être/tourner au point mort verbe | idle [idled, idling, idles](to run at a slow speed, or out of gear) |
heure de pointe nom {f} | rush hour◼◼◼(times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting) |