point

intérêt, but

La raison de faire quelque chose ou le résultat qu’on espère obtenir.

En anglais simple : The reason for doing something, or what you hope to achieve by doing it.

• What is the point of this meeting?
• There is no point in waiting longer.
• The whole point is to save time.

Comment l'utiliser : the point of something/doing something (What is the point of buying another car?); no point in doing something (There is no point in arguing.); the point is to do something (The point is to help people learn.)

Synonymes : purpose, reason

Expressions courantes : point of something, no point, whole point

point

Un endroit exact, ou un petit signe rond qui indique un endroit.

En anglais simple : An exact place or a small dot showing a place.

• The two lines meet at this point.
• Mark three points on the map.
• We returned to our starting point.

Comment l'utiliser : a point on something (Choose a point on the circle.)

Synonymes : spot, location, position

Expressions courantes : meeting point, starting point, point on something

point

Une unité qui sert à compter le score dans un jeu ou une compétition.

En anglais simple : A unit used to count a score in a game or competition.

• Our team needs one more point.
• She scored ten points in the game.
• How many points did you win?

Expressions courantes : score a point, win a point, point for something

pointe

Le bout étroit et pointu d’un objet.

En anglais simple : The narrow, sharp end of an object.

• The pencil has a sharp point.
• She touched the point of the needle.
• Both knives had broken points.

Comment l'utiliser : the point of something (The point of the knife pierced the bag.)

Synonymes : tip

Expressions courantes : sharp point, point of something, pencil point

point décimal

Le point qui, dans la notation anglaise, sépare la partie entière d’un nombre de sa partie décimale.

En anglais simple : The dot in a number that separates whole units from smaller parts.

• Put a point between the two digits.
• You forgot the decimal point.
• Moving the point changes the value.

Synonymes : decimal point

Expressions courantes : decimal point, point between numbers

point

Un signe placé à la fin d’une phrase, surtout le point final.

En anglais simple : A mark at the end of a sentence, especially a full stop.

• The printer added a point after the sentence.
• A final point was missing from the text.
• The old guide calls a full stop a point.

Synonymes : full stop, period

Expressions courantes : final point, terminal point, punctuation point

montrer, désigner

Montrer où se trouve quelque chose en dirigeant un doigt ou un objet semblable vers cet endroit.

En anglais simple : To show where something is by holding a finger or similar object towards it.

• She pointed at the door.
• Can you point to your house on the map?
• He pointed us toward the station.

Comment l'utiliser : point at/to someone/something (The child pointed at a bird.); point someone toward something (She pointed me toward the exit.)

Synonymes : indicate

Expressions courantes : point at something, point to something, point someone toward

indiquer

Montrer une direction ou attirer l’attention sur quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To show a direction or draw attention to something.

• The arrow points north.
• All the signs point toward the station.
• The results point to a serious problem.

Comment l'utiliser : point to/toward something (The evidence points to a different explanation.)

Synonymes : indicate, show

Expressions courantes : point north, point to something, point toward something