Francia | Angol |
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il faut partir à point phrase | slow and steady wins the race◼◼◼(patient work will conquer any problem) |
il n’y a point de laides amours phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
jusqu'à quel point adverbe | how far◼◼◼(what distance) |
Lapointe nom propre | Lapointe◼◼◼proper noun |
lunette de pointage nom {m} | spotting scope(compact high-power monocular telescope for observing wildlife or targets) |
mal en point adjectif | beleaguered◼◼◼(beset by trouble or difficulty) |
marcher sur la pointe des pieds verbe | tiptoe [tiptoed, tiptoeing, tiptoes]◼◼◼(to walk quietly) |
marquer un point verbe | have a point◼◼◼(to express a correct or valid idea) |
mettre au point verbe | focus [focussed, focussing, focusses]◼◼◼(to adjust (a lens, an optical instrument)) |
mettre les points sur les i verbe | set the record straight◼◼◼(to correct a previous error) |
mettre un point d'honneur à verbe | make a point◼◼◼(to take care in doing something) |
micropoint nom | microdot [microdots]◼◼◼(image that has been reduced in size to that of a dot) |
mise au point nom | manifest [manifests]◼◼◼(obsolete: public declaration) |
ne... verb ...point [literary verbe | don't(do not) |
nombre de points nom {m} | score [scores]◼◼◼(number of points earned) |
pourpoint nom | doublet [doublets]◼◼◼(article of men's clothing) |
rattrapage de point nom {m} | pull-focus(filming technique whereby the focal point is drawn towards the viewer; also a shot (as part of an edit) in which such a technique is used) |
relier les points verbe | connect the dots◼◼◼(to make connections in one's mind, arriving at a more holistic understanding of a situation) |
rond-point nom {m} | roundabout [roundabouts]◼◼◼(road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) |
se faire un point d'honneur de verbe | make a point◼◼◼(to take care in doing something) |
se montrer se pointer verbe | show up(to appear) |
se pointer verbe | turn up◼◼◼(to appear unexpectedly) pop up◼◼◻(to appear without warning) |
sur la pointe des pieds preposition | on tiptoe◼◼◼(moving carefully) |
sur le point preposition | about◼◼◼(on the point or verge of) |
sur le point de phrase | about to◼◼◼(indicating imminence) |
sur le point de preposition | on the verge of◼◼◻(almost at the beginning of doing sth.) |
technologies de pointe nom {f pl} | high technology◼◼◼(specialized technological application) |
tout vient à point à qui sait attendre phrase | good things come to those who wait◼◼◼(patience is a virtue) |
trackpoint nom {m} | pointing stick(computing device) |
un point c'est tout interjection | period◼◼◼(Interjection) |
un point c'est tout phrase | that's that◼◼◼(there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter) I rest my case(the previous encapsulates my view) |
un point c’est tout interjection | full stop(Interjection) |
un point fait à temps en épargne cent phrase | a stitch in time saves nine(a timely effort can prevent larger problems) |
vigne vierge à trois pointes nom {f} | Boston ivy(Parthenocissus tricuspidata) |