noun🔗SharePoint, élémentA discrete division of something."The presentation had five key points. "La présentation comportait cinq points clés.partpointessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePointeA sharp extremity."The knife's sharp point pierced the apple. "La pointe acérée du couteau perça la pomme.partthingessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePartie, élémentOne of the several different parts of the escutcheon."The family crest has three points, each with a different symbol. "Les armoiries familiales comportent trois éléments, chacun avec un symbole différent.heraldrypartessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePointA short piece of cordage used in reefing sails."The sailor used a point to secure the sail during the storm. "Le marin a utilisé un point pour fixer la voile pendant la tempête.nauticalsailingessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLacet, cordonA string or lace used to tie together certain garments."The dress needed a new point to fasten it properly at the neck. "La robe avait besoin d'un nouveau lacet pour bien l'attacher au cou.wearitemessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDentelleLace worked by the needle."point de Venise; Brussels point"Dentelle de Venise ; dentelle de BruxellesartmaterialstyleessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIndice, tuyauAn item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer."My sister gave me a point about the upcoming history test—she said the teacher will focus on the French Revolution. "Ma sœur m'a donné un tuyau sur le prochain contrôle d'histoire : elle a dit que le professeur se concentrerait sur la Révolution française.communicationinfoitemessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArrêtThe attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game."The dog came to a point."Le chien s'est mis à l'arrêt.animalattitudesportgameessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe point de montée perpendiculaire d'un faucon au-dessus de l'endroit où sa proie s'est mise à couvertThe perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover."The hawk's point was directly above the hiding spot of the mouse. "Le point de montée du faucon était directement au-dessus de la cachette de la souris.animalbirdnaturesportessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePointéThe act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions."The ballet dancer's point of her foot was precise and elegant. "Le pointé du pied de la danseuse de ballet était précis et élégant.dancepositionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe geste, indiquerThe gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something."The teacher made a point with her finger to show the students the correct answer on the board. "La professeure a fait un geste avec son doigt pour montrer aux élèves la bonne réponse au tableau.actioncommunicationsignpointdirectionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoint de vaccinationA vaccine point."The health clinic set up a vaccine point in the school gym. "La clinique de santé a installé un point de vaccination dans le gymnase de l'école.medicinevirusessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoste, positionIn various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position."The basketball team's star player, the point guard, dribbled the ball expertly. "Le meneur de l'équipe de basket-ball, le point guard, dribblait le ballon avec expertise.sportpositionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIndiquer, montrer du doigtTo extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it."The teacher pointed to the map and explained where Rome was located. "Le professeur a indiqué la carte et a expliqué où se trouvait Rome.actioncommunicationdirectionsignpointessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIndiquer, montrerTo draw attention to something or indicate a direction."The arrow of a compass points north"La flèche d'une boussole indique le nord.directioncommunicationsignpointactionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePointer, indiquerTo face in a particular direction."The hiker pointed the compass north to find their way. "Le randonneur a pointé la boussole vers le nord pour trouver son chemin.directionpositionpointessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePointer, viser(sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim."to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort"Pointer une arme sur un loup, ou un canon sur un fort.directionactionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffûter, aiguiser, tailler en pointeTo give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end."to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral"Affûter une fléchette, un crayon ou (au sens figuré) une morale.technicalactionmachineessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIndiquer, suggérerTo indicate a probability of something."The doctor pointed to a high probability of recovery for the patient. "Le médecin a indiqué une forte probabilité de guérison pour le patient.possibilitypointessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJointoyerTo repair mortar."The stonemason will point the cracks in the old brick wall. "Le maçon va jointoyer les fissures dans le vieux mur de briques.architecturebuildingessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJointoyerTo fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface."The construction workers pointed the cracks in the new classroom wall to make it smooth. "Les ouvriers ont jointoyé les fissures du nouveau mur de la salle de classe pour le lisser.architecturebuildingessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePointer, tailler(stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool."The sculptor carefully pointed the marble block, shaping it into a smooth, elegant form. "Le sculpteur a soigneusement taillé le bloc de marbre, le façonnant en une forme lisse et élégante.technicalworkactionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDiriger, orienterTo direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction."If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator."S'il demande de la nourriture, dirigez-le vers le réfrigérateur.directionactioncommunicationessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSéparer un entier d'un décimal avec un point décimalTo separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point."My teacher asked me to point the decimal in the number 3.14. "Mon professeur m'a demandé de séparer la décimale dans le nombre 3,14.mathcomputingessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePonctuer, marquer de diacritiquesTo mark with diacritics."The teacher pointed the vowel sounds in the word "opinion" on the board. "Le professeur a marqué les sons vocaliques du mot « opinion » au tableau avec des diacritiques.languagewritinggrammarlinguisticsessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePonctuerTo supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate."to point a composition"ponctuer une compositiongrammarwritinglanguagecommunicationessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePointer, dirigerTo direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory."The computer program points to the specific cell in memory holding the student's grade. "Le programme informatique pointe vers la cellule spécifique de la mémoire contenant la note de l'étudiant.computingtechnologyelectronicsessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePointer versTo direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name."The school website's domain name needs to be pointed to the correct IP address so students can access the online learning platform. "Le nom de domaine du site web de l'école doit être pointé vers la bonne adresse IP afin que les élèves puissent accéder à la plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne.internetcomputingtechnologycommunicationessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVirer de prèsTo sail close to the wind."The sailboat was expertly pointed into the wind, making its way smoothly toward the harbor. "Le voilier virait avec expertise de près, se dirigeant en douceur vers le port.nauticalsailingessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePointer, arrêterTo indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do."The hunting dog pointed at the rabbit, its eyes fixed on the hidden prey. "Le chien de chasse a arrêté le lapin, les yeux fixés sur la proie cachée.animalsportgamenatureessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMûrir, percer(of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head."The infected pimple on my forehead started to point, pushing a white head toward the surface of my skin. "Le bouton infecté sur mon front a commencé à mûrir, poussant une tête blanche vers la surface de ma peau.medicinebiologyphysiologyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSouligner, mettre en évidenceTo give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to."The teacher pointed out the mistake in the student's essay, giving it more weight and importance. "Le professeur a souligné l'erreur dans la dissertation de l'élève, lui donnant ainsi plus de poids et d'importance.communicationlanguageessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNommer, désignerTo appoint."The teacher pointed a new student leader. "Le professeur a nommé un nouveau chef d'élève.governmentpoliticsjoborganizationessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading