points
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"The heraldry book explained that the escutcheon's points, such as the fess point and honor point, each represent a specific area of the shield. "
Le livre d'héraldique expliquait que les éléments de l'écu, tels que le point de la fasce et le point d'honneur, représentent chacun une zone spécifique de l'écu.
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Indiquer, montrer du doigt
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Jointoyer
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Diriger vers
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"The doctor explained that the abscess on my skin was starting to point, meaning it was getting closer to the surface and would soon be ready to drain. "
Le médecin a expliqué que l'abcès sur ma peau commençait à percer, ce qui signifiait qu'il se rapprochait de la surface et serait bientôt prêt à se vider.
Contacts
The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.