Значення

значень: 4
  1. (розмовне)Excellent; bold; performing well.

  2. (США)Having a direct application to the case or topic under consideration; apposite, relevant.

  3. On the tips of the toes; en pointe.

  4. Having taken point; responsible for leading an operation; more generally, deployed and alert.

Приклади

речень: 106
  1. We agree on this point.

    Ми згодні по цьому пункту. — Anjy

    ruВ этом мы согласны. — odexed

    deBezüglich dieses Punktes stimmen wir überein. — Tamy

  2. I was on the point of leaving home when a light rain started to fall.

    Я вже збирався вийти з дому, коли почався невеликий дощик. — anastasishko

  3. I agree with you on this point.

    ruВ этом я с тобой согласен. — al_ex_an_der

    deIn diesem Punkte stimme ich dir zu. — wolfgangth

  4. He is on the point of death.

    deEr liegt im Sterben. — al_ex_an_der

  5. She was on the point of leaving.

    ruОна была готова уйти. — sharptoothed

    deSie war gerade im Begriff, aufzubrechen. — xtofu80

Походження

Possibly from the French en pointe meaning to be on the tip of the toes in ballet and refl

Possibly from the French en pointe meaning to be on the tip of the toes in ballet and reflects a higher degree of skill. On point also describes a degree of competence and in the military the man on point was at the front and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. In recent American youth (especially hip hop) culture, the idiom on point refers either to someone who possesses abundant and various qualities of competence, leadership or style, or to specific acts which demonstrate such qualities.

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Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 1
Пов’язаніen pointe

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
on point — значення, приклади, форми, синоніми | Krumeto