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point d'arrêt nom {m}

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

point d'articulation nom {m}

place of articulation◼◼◼(point of contact)
noun

point d'ébullition nom {m}

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

point d'exclamation nom {m}

exclamation mark◼◼◼(punctuation "!")
noun
[UK: ˌek.sklə.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩ mɑːk] [US: ˌek.sklə.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩ ˈmɑːrk]

bang [bangs]◼◻◻(The symbol !)
noun
[UK: bæŋ] [US: ˈbæŋ]

point d'expérience nom {m}

experience points◼◼◼(set of points accumulated by a player character)
noun

point d'inflammabilité nom {m}

flash point◼◼◼(temperature)
noun

point d'inflammation nom {m}

fire point◼◼◼(the lowest temperature at which the vapour of a fuel will continue to burn)
noun

point d'inflexion nom

inflection [inflections]◼◼◼noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈflek.ʃn̩] [US: ˌɪn.ˈflek.ʃn̩]

point d'interrogation nom {m}

question mark◼◼◼(punctuation mark)
noun
[UK: ˈkwes.tʃən mɑːk] [US: ˈkwes.tʃən ˈmɑːrk]

point d'orgue nom {m}

fermata◼◼◼(holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it)
noun
[UK: fɜːmˈɑːtə] [US: fɜːmˈɑːɾə]

point de bascule nom {m}

tipping point◼◼◼(the point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible)
noun
[UK: ˈtɪp.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈtɪp.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt]

point de base nom {m}

basis point◼◼◼(one hundredth of one percentage point)
noun

point de bon outil phrase

a bad workman always blames his tools(not the tools but how they're employed)
phrase

point de code nom {m}

code point◼◼◼(numerical offset in a character set)
noun

point de congélation nom {m}

freezing point [freezing points]◼◼◼(temperature)
noun
[UK: ˈfriːz.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈfriːz.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt]

point de contrôle nom {m}

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

point de côté nom {m}

stitch [stitches]◼◼◼(an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
noun
[UK: stɪtʃ] [US: ˈstɪtʃ]

point de croix nom {m}

cross-stitch [cross-stitches]◼◼◼(embroidery or needlework)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɒs stɪtʃ] [US: ˈkrɒs stɪtʃ]

point de débat nom {m}

issue [issues]◼◼◼(contested point in a dispute or debate)
noun
[UK: ˈɪ.ʃuː] [US: ˈɪ.ʃuː]

point de départ nom {m}

starting point◼◼◼(first steps when commencing an activity)
noun
[UK: ˈstɑːt.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈstɑːrt.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt]

starting point◼◼◼(place where a journey starts)
noun
[UK: ˈstɑːt.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈstɑːrt.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt]

point de départ nom

point of departure◼◼◻noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv dɪ.ˈpɑː.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv də.ˈpɑːr.tʃər]

point de drisse nom {m}

head [heads](nautical: top edge of a sail)
noun
[UK: hed] [US: ˈhed]

point de fuite nom {m}

vanishing point◼◼◼(point in perspective drawing)
noun
[UK: ˈvæ.nɪʃ.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈvæ.nɪʃ.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt]

singularity [singularities](point where all lines meet)
noun
[UK: ˌsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.ˈlæ.rɪ.ti] [US: ˌsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.ˈlæ.rɪ.ti]

point de fusion nom {m}

melting point [melting points]◼◼◼(temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium)
noun
[UK: ˈmelt.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈmelt.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt]

point de Lagrange nom {m}

Lagrange point◼◼◼(point in an orbital configuration)
noun

point de libration nom {m}

libration point(synonym of Lagrange point)
noun

point de mire nom

cynosure◼◼◼(something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.nəˌz.jʊə(r)] [US: ˈsɪ.nəˌz.jʊər]

point de non-retour nom {m}

point of no return◼◼◼((aviation) the point in a flight when there is insufficient fuel to return to the origin)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv nəʊ rɪ.ˈtɜːn] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈnoʊ rə.ˈtɝːn]

point of no return◼◼◼((idiomatic) the point when it is no longer possible to stop the process)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv nəʊ rɪ.ˈtɜːn] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈnoʊ rə.ˈtɝːn]

point de patinage nom {m}

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

point de pourcentage nom {m}

percentage point◼◼◼(unit of the difference of two percentages)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈsen.tɪdʒ pɔɪnt] [US: pər.ˈsen.tɪdʒ ˈpɔɪnt]

point de rebroussement nom {m}

cusp [cusps]◼◼◼(point of a curve where it has no tangent)
noun
[UK: kʌsp] [US: ˈkəsp]

point de référence nom {m}

benchmark [benchmarks]◼◼◼(surveyor's mark)
noun
[UK: ˈbent.ʃmɑːk] [US: ˈbenʧ.ˌmɑːrk]

point de rencontre nom {m}

haunt [haunts](place at which one is regularly found)
noun
[UK: hɔːnt] [US: ˈhɒnt]

point de repère nom {m}

landmark [landmarks]◼◼◼(recognizable feature)
noun
[UK: ˈlænd.mɑːk] [US: ˈlænd.ˌmɑːrk]

point of reference◼◼◻(A particular point from which to measure or compare the changes in some quantity)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv ˈre.frəns] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈre.fə.rəns]

point de rosée nom {m}

dew point [dew points]◼◼◼(temperature)
noun
[UK: djuː pɔɪnt] [US: ˈduː ˈpɔɪnt]

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