Italienska | Engelska |
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energia di punto zero noun {f} | zero-point energy(lowest possible energy of a quantum mechanical system) |
essere punto e a capo adjective | back to square one(located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure) |
fare punto verb | score [scored, scoring, scores](to earn points in a game) |
in punto preposition | on the dot(exactly) |
l'una in punto adverb | o'clock(indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")) |
messa a punto noun {f} | timing [timings](synchronization of the spark plugs) tune [tunes](informal: act of tuning) |
mettere a punto verb | debug [debugged, debugging, debugs](to search for malfunctioning elements) set up(to ready something for use) tune [tuned, tuning, tunes](to adjust (e.g. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally) |
spunto di riflessione noun {m} | food for thought(information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation) |
spuntone noun {m} | outcrop [outcrops](part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) spike [spikes](very large nail) spur [spurs](any protruding part) |
sul punto di phrase | about to(indicating imminence) |
trapunto adjective | studded(having many of some specified thing) |
venire al punto verb | get to the point(State directly) |
vestito di tutto punto adjective | dressed to the nines(very fancily or formally dressed) |