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• 1 a (señal, marca) dot Definition of dot in the British & World English dictionary Definition of dot in the US English dictionary Translate dot | into French | into German | into Italian b [Ling] (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; (signo de puntuación) period (AmE) full stop (BrE) punto decimal = decimal point punto final = period (AmE) full stop (BrE) puntos suspensivos = ellipsis (tech) suspension points (pl) (AmE) dot, dot, dot punto y aparte = period (AmE) o (BrE) full stop, new paragraph punto y coma = semicolon punto com [Com, Inf] = dot.com a punto fijo = exactly, for certain … y punto = … and that's that, … period (AmE) dos Definition of dot in the British & World English dictionary Definition of dot in the US English dictionary Translate dot | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 a (momento, lugar) point en ese punto de la conversación = at that point in the conversation el punto donde ocurrió el accidente = the spot o place where the accident happened punto cardinal = cardinal point punto ciego = blind spot punto de apoyo (de palanca) = fulcrum no hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera = there is nowhere to lean the ladder punto de vista (perspectiva) = viewpoint, point of view; (opinión) = views punto flaco/fuerte = weak/strong point punto muerto [Auto] = neutral; (en negociaciones) = deadlock 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 (en geometría) point 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

• 3 (grado) point, extent hasta cierto punto tiene razón = she's right, up to a point hasta tal punto que … = so much so that … 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

• 4 (asunto, aspecto) point analizar algo punto por punto = to analyze sth point by point los puntos a tratar en la reunión = the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting 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

• 5 (en locs) a punto (a tiempo) = just in time estábamos a punto de cenar = we were about to have dinner estuvo a punto de caerse = he almost fell over batir las claras a punto de nieve = beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks en su punto = just right

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  a las 12 en punto = at 12 o'clock sharp son las tres en punto = it's exactly three o'clock llegaron en punto = they arrived exactly on time

• 6 a (en costura, labores) stitch artículos de punto = knitwear hacer punto (Esp) = to knit punto (de) cruz = cross-stitch Definition of stitch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of stitch in the US English dictionary Translate stitch | into French | into German | into Italian b (en cirugía) tb punto de sutura = stitch

• 7 (unidad) a [Dep, Jueg] point punto para partido/set (Méx) = match/set point 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 [Educ] point, mark; [Fin] point 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