punto

/ˈpunto/, [ˈpũn̪.t̪o]

point


Noun punto m (plural puntos) (diminutive puntillo or puntito)

  1. point (unit of measurement)
    Tienes cinco puntos.
    You have five points.
    Ese artículo cuesta tres puntos.
    That item costs three points.
  2. decimal, point (arithmetic symbol), period
  3. (punto de encuentro) point, location, place
  4. stitch
  5. great surprise

Interjection ¡punto!

  1. that's it!

Verb punto

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of puntar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Al final de la frase hay que añadir un punto.

    At the end of the sentence, you should add a period.

  • Estaba a punto de salir de mi casa.

    I was about to leave my house.

  • Éste es un punto de suma importancia.

    This is an extremely important point.

  • Son casi las seis en punto.

    It's almost six o'clock.

  • No quiero que vayas sola y punto.

    I don't want you to go alone; this is final.

  • Ella regresará del colegio a las seis en punto.

    She will come back from school by six o'clock.

  • La película está a punto de empezar.

    The movie's about to start.

  • Estamos a punto de salir de aquí.

    We are about to leave here.

  • Estábamos a punto de irnos cuando empezó a llover.

    We were just about to leave when it rained.

  • Tienes pinta de estar a punto de llorar.

    You look like you're about to cry.

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