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point de sauvegarde nom {m}

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

point de vente nom {m}

point of sale◼◼◼(location at which payment for goods is made)
noun

point de vie nom {f}

health◼◼◼((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand)
noun
[UK: helθ] [US: ˈhelθ]

point de vie nom {m}

hit point◼◼◻(A unit of damage)
noun

point de vue nom {m}

view [views]◼◼◼(point of view)
noun
[UK: vjuː] [US: ˈvjuː]

point [points]◼◼◼(opinion which adds to the discussion)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt] [US: ˈpɔɪnt]

point of view◼◼◼(position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv vjuː] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈvjuː]

stance [stances]◼◼◻(opinion or point of view)
noun
[UK: stæns] [US: ˈstæns]

standpoint [standpoints]◼◼◻(point of view)
noun
[UK: ˈstændpɔɪnt] [US: ˈstænd.ˈpɔɪnt]

angle [angles]◼◼◻(viewpoint)
noun
[UK: ˈæŋ.ɡl̩] [US: ˈæŋ.ɡl̩]

outlook [outlooks]◼◻◻(attitude, point of view)
noun
[UK: ˈaʊt.lʊk] [US: ˈaʊˌt.lʊk]

vista [vistas]◼◻◻(site offering such a view)
noun
[UK: ˈvɪ.stə] [US: ˈvɪ.stə]

point de vue nom

point of view◼◼◼(attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv vjuː] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈvjuː]

point de vue privilégié nom {m}

vantage point [vantage points]◼◼◼(place or position affording a good view)
noun
[UK: ˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈvæn.tədʒ ˈpɔɪnt]

point décimal nom {m}

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

point du jour nom {m}

daybreak◼◼◼(dawn)
noun
[UK: ˈdeɪ.breɪk] [US: ˈdeɪ.ˌbrek]

point du mari nom {m}

husband stitch(an extra stitch made by a doctor after an episiotomy in order to make the opening of the vagina smaller, supposedly to increase the pleasure of a male partner during sex)
noun

point d’auto-inflammation nom {m}

autoignition temperature◼◼◼(lowest temperature of spontaneous combustion)
noun

point d’inflexion nom {m}

point of inflection(point on a curve)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt əv ɪn.ˈflek.ʃn̩] [US: ˈpɔɪnt əv ˌɪn.ˈflek.ʃn̩]

point en haut nom {m}

interpunct(punctuation mark)
noun

point exclarrogatif nom {m}

interrobang◼◼◼(the punctuation mark ‽)
noun

point faible nom {m}

weakness [weaknesses]◼◼◼(fault)
noun
[UK: ˈwiːk.nəs] [US: ˈwiːk.nəs]

weak spot◼◼◻(location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great)
noun
[UK: wiːk spɒt] [US: ˈwiːk ˈspɑːt]

soft spot◼◼◻(point of vulnerability)
noun
[UK: sɒft spɒt] [US: ˈsɑːft ˈspɑːt]

point final interjection

period◼◼◼(Interjection)
interjection
[UK: ˈpɪə.rɪəd] [US: ˈpɪ.riəd]

full stop◼◼◻(Interjection)
interjection
[UK: ˈfʊl.stɒp] [US: ˈfʊl.stɒp]

point fixe nom {f}

fixed point◼◼◼(value unchanged by a mapping)
noun
[UK: fɪkst pɔɪnt] [US: ˈfɪkst ˈpɔɪnt]

point focal nom {m}

focal point◼◼◼((optics) a focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊk.l̩ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈfoʊk.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt]

point fort nom

strength [strengths]◼◼◼(positive attribute)
noun
[UK: streŋθ] [US: ˈstreŋkθ]

point fort nom {m}

strong suit◼◼◻(field in which one is quite capable)
noun

point G nom {m}

G-spot [G-spots]◼◼◼(sensitive, erogenous zone on the anterior wall of the vagina)
noun
[UK: dʒiː spɒt] [US: ˈdʒiː ˈspɑːt]

point médian nom {m}

interpunct◼◼◼(punctuation mark)
noun

point mort nom {m}

neutral [neutrals]◼◼◼(position of gears)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.trəl] [US: ˈnuː.trəl]

point noir nom {m}

blackhead [blackheads]◼◼◼(skin blemish)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.hed] [US: ˈblæk.hed]

point quantique nom

quantum dot◼◼◼(fluorescent nanoparticle)
noun

point stationnaire nom

stationary point◼◼◼(A point on a curve where the gradient is zero)
noun
[UK: ˈsteɪ.ʃən.ri pɔɪnt] [US: ˈsteɪ.ʃə.ˌne.ri ˈpɔɪnt]

point triple nom {m}

triple point [triple points]◼◼◼(the temperature and pressure at which a substance is in equilibrium)
noun
[UK: ˈtrɪp.l̩ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈtrɪp.l̩ ˈpɔɪnt]

point troyen nom {m}

Trojan point◼◼◼((astrophysics) any L4 and L5 Lagrange points)
noun

Trojan point◼◼◼((astrophysics) the L4 and L5 Lagrange points of the Sun-Jupiter orbital configuration)
noun

point-virgule nom {m}

semicolon◼◼◼(punctuation mark ';')
noun
[UK: ˌse.mɪˈk.əʊ.lən] [US: ˌse.mɪˈko.ʊ.lən]

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