punta1

English translation of punta

1 a (de lengua, dedos) tip; (de nariz) end, tip; (de pan) end; (de pincel) tip vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad = I live on the other side o at the other end of town con la punta del pie = with the print of one's foot la punta del iceberg = the tip of the iceberg tener algo en la punta de la lengua = to have sth on the tip of one's tongue Definition of tip in the British & World English dictionary Definition of tip in the US English dictionary Translate tip | into French | into German | into Italian b (del pelo) ends (pl) Definition of ends in the British & World English dictionary Definition of ends in the US English dictionary

2 a (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip punta de lanza = spearhead sácale punta al lápiz = sharpen the pencil de punta = point first en punta = pointed por un extremo acaba en punta = it's pointed at one end Definition of point in the British & World English dictionary Definition of point in the US English dictionary Translate point | into French | into German | into Italian b a punta de
(AmL) (fam) a punta de repetírselo mil veces = by telling him it a thousand times a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer = they beat him until he did as he was told

3 (de pañuelo) corner Definition of corner in the British & World English dictionary Definition of corner in the US English dictionary Translate corner | into French | into German | into Italian

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