Pointing in spanish
pronunciation: senjɑlɑndoʊ part of speech: adjective
point6 = apuntar, señalar, indicar.
Example: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.more:
» as was pointed out in = según quedó indicado en, como se indicó en.
Example: As was pointed out in chapter 2, when we refer to information retrieval, we are usually thinking of citation or document retrieval.» be on point duty = dirigir el tráfico, dirigir la circulación, dirigir el tránsito.
Example: He was fatally injured when run over by an army lorry while on point duty.» counterpoint = contraponer.
Example: The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.» evidence + points towards = evidencia + apuntar a.
Example: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.» pinpoint = identificar.
Example: Critical abstracts are especially effective in pinpointing documents of excepcional interest.» point + a finger at = apuntar con el dedo, señalar con el dedo.
Example: I love the bit when the guy points the fingers at the people and shoots them the wink.» point + Nombre + in the right direction = indicar el camino correcto, marcar el camino correcto, orientar.
Example: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.» point out = indicar, señalar, apuntar, precisar, sacar a relucir.
Example: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.» point out + differences = señalar diferencias, indicar diferencias.
Example: This article points out the similarities and differences between the 2 countries as they both strive to develop national information policies and improve information services.» point out + similarities = indicar similitudes, señalar similitudes.
Example: This article points out the similarities and differences between the 2 countries as they both strive to develop national information policies and improve information services.» point + (the) finger(s) at = señalar, acusar, criticar, culpar.
Example: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.» point + the way forward = indicar el camino a seguir, mostrar el camino a seguir.
Example: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments.» point + the way to = apuntar a, indicar a, mostrar el camino para, indicar el camino a seguir para, servir de punto de partida.
Example: Several divisions are already taking advantage of these capabilities in their daily work and their experience has pointed the way to refinements in the system.» point to + differences = indicar diferencias, señalar diferencias.
Example: This article points to a major difference emerging between the provision of patent information by the United States Patent and the European Patent Office.» point to + the fact that = apuntar el hecho de que.
Example: She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.» point to + the same conclusion = apuntar a la misma conclusión.
Example: all indications point to the same general conclusion, that an appreciable amount of all books sold are bought as gifts for other people.» point to(wards) = apuntar a, indicar, señalar, resaltar.
Example: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.» point to + ways (of/in which) = indicar las formas (de/en que).
Example: This article points to ways in which information technology can be of assistance to healthcare professionals.» point up = resaltar, enfatizar, acentuar.
Example: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.pointing = reparación de las juntas de los ladrillos.
Example: The final unit deal with cleaning, pointing, caulking and rendering.more:
» pointing device = dispositivo de señalización.
Example: Computers with graphics screens and pointing devices such as the mouse provide the opportunity for highly interactive user interfaces.» pointing finger = dedo acusador.
Example: I feel at the time I needed a helping hand, not for my career but as a person, instead of her pointing fingers.» pointing trowel = paleta punta aguda.
Example: Use a pointing trowel or putty knife to apply daubs of adhesive, each about walnut size.