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point noun

  /pɔɪnt/
  • (mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.]
  • A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. [from 14th c.]
  • Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc. [from 17th c.]
  • Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. [from 15th c.]
  • A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. [from 14th c.]
  • (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.]
  • (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). [from 19th c.]
  • (automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
 punto
  • A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
 punto, argumento, fondo, razón
  • The sharp tip of an object. [from 14th c.]
 punta
  • A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. [from 14th c.]
 propósito, chiste, motivo, objetivo, porqué, punto
  • A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. [from 13th c.]
 momento, punto

point verb

  /pɔɪnt/
  • (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
 indicar, apuntar
asestar, baraustar, encarar, encañonar, orientar
  • (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
 dirigir, empuntar, encaminar, encarrilar

points noun

  /pɔɪnts/
  • (rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
 chucho, suiche

pointed adjective

  /ˈpɔɪntɪd/ , /ˈpɔɪnɪd/<a:<<US>> in fast speech>
  • (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
  • (comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
  • (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
 puntiagudo, cortopunzante, punzante, punzocortante
point out
indicar, señalar, apercibir, puntualizar, apuntar
point of view
punto de vista, punto observacional, vertiente, óptica
bullet point
punto enumerativo, punto numerador, viñeta, punto, punto enumerado, punto numerado
point blank
a bocajarro, a quemarropa, de punta en blanco, punto, sin paños calientes
point-blank
a bocajarro, a quemarropa, bocajarro, quemarropa
turning point
punto de inflexión
point guard
base
vantage point
atalaya, mirador, descubridero, divisadero, miradero, miranda
moot point
futilidad, inutilidad, irrelevancia, por gusto, por las [puras] huevas, por las puras
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