| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| point | vtr | (direct) | diriger⇒ vtr |
| She pointed us to the door. |
| Elle nous a dirigés vers la porte. |
| point | vi | (indicate position) | indiquer⇒ vtr |
| She pointed to show where we should stand. |
| Elle a indiqué où nous devrions nous placer. |
| point | n | (tip) stylo, crayon | pointe nf |
| There's a sharp point on this pencil. |
| La pointe de ce crayon est bien taillée. |
| point | n | (objective) | but nm |
| We mustn't forget the point of the exercise. |
| Nous ne devons pas oublier le but de cet exercice. |
| point | n | (number) nombre décimal | virgule nf |
| | mathématiques, géométrie | points nmpl |
| The value of pi is about three point one four. |
| Pi étale trois virgule quatorze. |
| * Il faut relier les points A et B du cercle pour former une droite. |
| point | n | (characteristic) fort, faible | point nm |
| Plot is not the film's strong point. |
| L'intrigue, ce n'est pas le point fort du film. |
| point | n | (motive) figuré | objet nm |
| I didn't grasp the point of what he was saying. |
| Je n'ai pas compris l'objet de son propos ? |
| point | n | (detail) essentiel : figuré | point nm |
| My speech is divided into three points. |
| Mon discours se divise en trois points. |
| point | n | (intersection) géométrie | point nm |
| The line crosses the circle at two separate points. |
| La droite traverse le cercle en deux points distants. |
| point | n | (time) précis dans le temps | moment nm |
| At that point I realized the danger of the situation. |
| C'est à ce moment que j'ai réalisé le danger de la situation. |
| point | n | (score) jeu | point nm |
| The king is worth four points, the jack three and the queen two. |
| Le roi vaut quatre points, le valet trois et la dame deux. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| point | n | UK (dot) motif | point nm |
| There were points all over the surface of the paper. |
| * J'ai acheté un joli foulard rose, tacheté de petits points noirs. |
| point | n | (degree, level) stade d'un processus | point nm |
| The water reached boiling point. |
| L'eau a atteint le point d'ébullition. |
| point | n | (geography) géographie : lieu imprécis | endroit nm |
| This train serves Birmingham and all points south. |
| Ce train dessert Brimingham et tous les endroits allant vers le sud. |
| point | n | (circumstances) figuré | point nm |
| She was on the point of leaving when he finally arrived. |
| Elle était sur le point de partir quand il est finalement arrivé. |
| point | n | (conclusion) discussion, dispute | terme nm |
| | | conclusion nf |
| Let's bring this discussion to a point. |
| Mettons un terme à cette discussion. |
| * La conclusion de cette histoire n'a aucun sens. |
| point | n | (finance: hundredth of a cent) finance : centième | point nm |
| The dollar fell by eighty points against the yen. |
| Le dollar a chuté de quatre-vingts points face au yen. |
| point | n | (finance: index measure) finance : indice, action | point nm |
| The Dow Jones lost thirty-two points today. |
| L'indice Dow Jones a perdu trente-deux points aujourd'hui. |
| point | n | (printing: 1/72 inch) typographie | corps nm |
| The main text should be twelve point; titles should be sixteen point. |
| Le texte principal doit être en corps douze et les titres en seize. |
| point | n | (outlet) électrique | prise nf |
| There aren't enough power points for all our equipment. |
| Il n'y a pas assez de prises électriques pour tout notre matériel. |
| point | n | UK (railway junction) transport ferroviaire | aiguillage nm |
| Points allow the train to pass from one track to another. |
| Les aiguillages permettent au train de changer de voie. |
| point | vi | (call attention to) | indiquer⇒ vi |
| Everything points to his being involved. |
| Tout semble indiquer qu'il est impliqué. |
| point | vi | (tend towards) géographiquement | se diriger⇒ v pron |
| The road points southerly. |
| La route se dirige vers le sud. |
| point | vi | (face a direction) | faire face vi |
| Their house points towards the sea. |
| Leur maison fait face à la mer. |
| point | vi | (aim) | viser⇒ vi |
| Lift the gun, point and fire. |
| Lève le fusil, vise et tire. |
| point | vtr | (aim) | braquer⇒ vtr |
| Don't point that knife at me. |
| Ne braque pas ce couteau sur moi. |
| point | vtr | (fill) construction | jointoyer⇒ vtr |
| He has pointed all the brickwork. |
| Il a jointoyé tout le briquetage. |
| point | vtr | (show) | souligner⇒ vtr |
| | figuré | montrer⇒ vtr |
| The survey points to his deep unpopularity. |
| Le sondage souligne son manque de popularité. |
| * L'étude a montré que le taux de naissance est en baisse depuis quelques années. |
| point | vtr | (note) | faire remarquer⇒ vtr |
| He pointed out that we didn't have the money for that. |
| Il nous a fait remarquer que nous n'avions pas l'argent pour cela. |
| point | vtr | (sharpen) crayon | tailler⇒ vtr |
| These pencils need pointing. |
| Ces crayons ont besoin d'être taillés. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| 5-point | | | de 5 points |
| 5-point | | | à 5 pointes adj |
| 6-point | | | à 6 pointes adj |
| 6-point | | | de 6 points |
| 7-point | | | à 7 pointes adj |
| 7-point | | | de 7 points |
| 8-point | | | à 8 pointes adj |
| 8-point | | | de 8 points |
| 9-point | | | à 9 pointes adj |
| 9-point | | | de 9 points |
| a ten-point | | | de dix points |
| a twelve-point | | | de douze points |
| as a case in point | | | à titre d'exemple |
| at one point | adv | (at a given moment) | à un moment adv |
| At one point, I thought we might even get married. |
| Je me souviens qu'à un moment il était question de mariage entre eux. |
| at some point | adv | (at an unspecified moment) | à un moment adv |
| at the point of | prep | (on the verge of, about to) | sur le point de loc prép |
| Honestly, I am really at the point of showing him the door. |
| | | à deux doigts de loc prép |
| Très franchement, je suis à deux doigts de le mettre à la porte. |
| at this point | | | à cet endroit |
| away from the point | | | hors sujet |
| ball point pen | | | stylo à bille |
| ball-point | | | à bille adj |
| ball-point pen | | | stylo à bille nm |
| ball-point pen | | | stylo-bille nm |
| base point | | | point de référence |
| beside the point | | | hors sujet |
| blue point | | (Siamese cat) | siamois bleu nm |
| boiling point | n | (temperature at which sth boils) | point d'ébullition nm |
| bonus point | | | point de bonus nm |
| boundary point | | | pixel de contour |
| boundary point | | (Mathematics) Mathématiques | point limite nm |
| branch point | | | point de bifurcation |
| branch point | | | point de branchement |
| branch point | | | point de ramification |
| break point | | | balle de break |
| break point | | | point d'arrêt |
| break point | | | point de coupure nm |
| break point | | | point de rupture nm |
| break-even point | | | seuil de rentabilité nm |
| breaking point | n | literal (point at which pressure is too great) | point de rupture nm |
| breaking point | n | figurative (critical moment) | instant critique nm |
| Nous arrivons à l'instant critique du film où tout le scénario bascule. |
| brownie point | | | bon point nm |
| bullet point | n | (dot before item in a list) | puce nf |
| The boss would prefer a simple list of items with bullet points, rather than long descriptions. |
| Pour créer une liste à puces, cliquez sur l'icône correspondante. |
| burning point | | | point d'inflammation |
| cardinal point | | | point cardinal |
| case in point | n | (helpful example) | illustrer parfaitement vtr |
| Movies can encourage children to read. The Harry Potter series is a case in point. |
| | | être une bonne illustration v |
| Les films peuvent encourager les enfants à lire. La série des Harry Potter en est une bonne illustration. |
| | | parfait exemple nm |
| Les films peuvent encourager les enfants à lire. La série des Harry Potter en est un parfait exemple. |
| cash point | | UK | distributeur nm |
| choke point | | | point d'étranglement |
| come to a point | | | en venir au point v |
| come to the point | | | en venir au fait v |
| compass point | n | (North, South, East or West) | point cardinal nm |
| Nord, Sud, Est et Ouest sont les quatre points cardinaux. |
| critical point | | | point critique |
| critical point | | | point crucial |
| crucial point | | | point crucial |
| cut-off point, cut-off point | n | (limit) | limite nf |
| She likes tequila, but two drinks is her cutoff point in order to drive home safely. |
| | | maximum nm |
| Boire deux verres de vin, c'est son maximum avant d'être soûle. |
| decimal point | n | (dot between unit and decimal fraction) | virgule nf |
| Pi = environ trois virgule quatorze. |
| dew point | n | (temperature at which water vapour condenses) | point de rosée nm |
| It was so humid this morning that the dew point was above 10 degrees Celcius. |
| dew-point | | | point de rosée |
| dew-point temperature | | | température du point de rosée nf |
| diamond point | | | pointe de diamant |
| diamond point | | | pointe naïve nf |
| drop-off point | n | (place where vehicle will set down sb or sth) | point, lieu de déchargement nm |
| There is a warehouse at the port that serves as a drop-off point, we collect the merchandise there. |
| | | point, lieu de débarquement nm |
| end point | n | (extremity) | bout nm |
| The end points are several hundred metres apart. |
| | | extrémité nf |
| end point | n | (finish) | bout nm |
| The proposed diversion alters the end point of the footpath. |
| entry point, point of entry | n | (place where a bullet went in) | point de pénétration nm |
| The entry point of the bullet is below the exit wound suggesting that a short person fired the gun at Mr. Jones. |
| Le point de pénétration de la balle est situé sous son point de sortie, ce qui laisse penser que le meurtrier de M. Jones était de petite taille. |
| exclamation point, UK: exclamation mark | n | US (punctuation used after interjection) | point d'exclamation nm |
| In writing, it is not considered good style to use too many exclamation points. |
| exit point | | | sortie nf |
| fine point | | | pointe fine nf |
| fire point | | | point de combustion |
| fire point | | | point de feu |
| fixed point | | | point de repère nm |
| fixed point | | | point fixe nm |
| flash point, flashpoint | n | (volatile area or situation) | poudrière nf |
| The imprisonment of the rebel leader was the flashpoint for the country's civil war. |
| focal point | n | (where perspective lines converge) | point de fuite nm |
| In order to look realistic, three-dimensional drawings on a two-dimensional medium must have a single focal point. |
| focal point | n | (focus of attention) | point de mire nm |
| The Monet painting was the focal point of the room. |
| Ce vaniteux aime bien être le point de mire dans les soirées mondaines. |
| freezing point | n | (temperature at which liquid turns to solid) | point de congélation nm |
| Every liquid has a different freezing point; that of pure water is zero Celsius. |
| from this point | adv | (starting now) | à partir de maintenant adv |
| The rest of the climb will be much easier from this point. |
| | | à partir d'ici adv |
| from this point forward | adv | (starting from now) | à partir de maintenant adv |
| From this point forward, I am going to stop smoking! |
| À partir de maintenant, j'arrête de fumer. |
| | | à partir d'ici adv |
| get off the point | v | informal, figurative (digress) | faire une digression vtr |
| get to the point! | interj | informal (expressing impatience with sb) | viens-en au fait, venez-en au fait interj |
| Get to the point! We haven't got all day, you know. |
| Arrête de tourner autour du pot et viens-en au fait ! |
| | | va (droit) au but interj |
| Arrête de tourner autour du pot et va au but ! |
| | | accouche interj |
| Accouche ! On va pas y passer toute la nuit. |
| gold point | | | gisement d'or |
| grade point average | n | US (numerical value of average grade) | moyenne (des notes) nf |
| She had gotten straight As all through high school so she had a 4.0 grade point average. |
| Sa moyenne en français n'a jamais dépassé 11 sur 20 tout au long de l'année. |
| great point | | | point important |
| great point | | | remarque importante nf |
| grid point | n | (intersection of criss-cross pattern) | intersection du quadrillage nf |
| growing point | | | point végétatif |
| growing point | | | point de croissance |
| halfway point | | | mi-chemin |
| high point | n | (greatest moment) | point culminant nm |
| The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip. |
| Le point culminant de nos vacances a été d'aller voir les baleines. |
| | | summum nm |
| | | clou nm |
| Le clou du spectacle a été le feu d'artifice. |
| highest point | | | le point le plus haut |
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