Punta in english
pronunciation: tɪp part of speech: noun
punta = apex ; barb ; end ; tip.
Example: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.Example: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Example: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Example: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.more:
» acabado en punta = pointed .
Example: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.» adelantarse a la hora punta = beat + the rush .
Example: Football fans are divided into two camps -- those who like to get to their cars and beat the rush and those who would stay until the bitter end.» a punta de cuchillo = at knifepoint .
Example: Police are hoping security camera images will lead them to the suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint Thursday night.» a punta de navaja = at knifepoint .
Example: Police are hoping security camera images will lead them to the suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint Thursday night.» a punta de pistola = at gunpoint .
Example: With their worldwide history of forcing people at gunpoint to march to their orders, whether they want to or not, you can never be too sure with them.» asaltar a punta de pistola = hold up at + gunpoint .
Example: Someone told me that there was a 9 in 10 chance of getting shot if one is held up at gunpoint.» atracar a punta de pistola = hold up at + gunpoint .
Example: Someone told me that there was a 9 in 10 chance of getting shot if one is held up at gunpoint.» caer chuzos de punta = rain + cats and dogs ; rain + stair rods ; rain + buckets ; rain + come down + by the bucketful ; rain + come down + in buckets ; rain + come down + in/like stair rods ; rain + pitchforks ; rain + pour down ; rain + torrents ; rain by + the bucketful ; bucket it down (with rain) .
Example: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event. Example: If it's not blowing a gale and raining stair rods then it's three foot of snow and minus three... which isn't bad for a British summer!. Example: It's raining buckets again today, so as soon as we get more sun breaks, I'll head back out. Example: The time of year has come upon us where the darkness sets in a little earlier every evening and the rain comes down by the bucketful. Example: I woke up to the wind howling and the rain coming down in buckets, and from all indications, it's going to continue along those lines most of the day. Example: He hadn't a clue what the time was and the rain was coming down like stair rods. Example: It was raining pitchforks with the tines down, and it was no good walking unless you had fins. Example: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego. Example: On Saturday it was cold and raining torrents but people showed up. Example: It was raining by the bucketful and when I came home my pants were dripping water for ages. Example: It was another five hour journey, and despite being summer, it bucketed it down with rain for at least two hours of that.» chuzos de punta = cats and dogs [Generalmente referido a la lluvia] .
Example: It was hailing cats and dogs the other day, and I was still tailgated by a moron in a large SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).» con la punta envenenada = poison-tipped .
Example: Her Cheshire cat grin masks the poison-tipped claws of a lethal adversary = Su sonrisa de oreja a oreja esconde las garras con las puntas envenenadas de un adversario letal.» con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.] ; nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.] ; on edge ; overwrought .
Example: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations. Example: The article 'Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation. Example: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge. Example: I had become quite overwrought about this problem and, of course, there was nobody to turn to.» de punta a rabo = from nose to tail .
Example: Mice are fastidious, regularly cleansing their bodies from nose to tail.» de punta cerrada = closed-toe .
Example: When paired with a black belt and black closed-toe pumps, leggings can be worn to work if a strict dress code is not a must.» de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines ; spic(k)-and-span ; in full regalia .
Example: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert. Example: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug = "De punta en blanco" es una comedia que examina cómo los individuos se enfrentan a la muerte en una sociedad que prefiere ocultar las cosas. Example: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.» de una punta a la otra = from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail .
Example: This exhibition features objects worn from head to toe and is divided into sections representing different accessories, cultures, and periods. Example: The child was covered with scabies from head to foot, had fungal infection, was severely dehydrated and was suffering from septicaemia. Example: Mice are fastidious, regularly cleansing their bodies from nose to tail.» de una punta a otra = end to end .
Example: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.» de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town .
Example: The average speed of cross-town traffic has dropped to 5.2 miles per hour (from 5.6 mph five years ago).» durante las horas punta = during peak hours ; at peak hours .
Example: If you drive by, you will notice two students in uniform controlling the traffic during peak hours. Example: Many demonstrations also suffered from the time delay which plagues Internet use at peak hours in the USA.» durante las horas puntas = at peak periods .
Example: All telephone lines to the computer may be engaged at peak periods.» en la punta de lanza (de) = at the leading edge (of) ; on the leading edge (of) .
Example: This process is likely to be doomed in a discipline at the leading edge of the changes of the information society. Example: Academic libraries have been on the leading edge in the provision of services, navigation aids, and user training for the Internet = Las bibliotecas académicas han estado a la vanguardia de la provisión de servicios, herramientas de navegación y formación de usuarios de Internet.» en una punta ... en la otra = at one end ... at the other .
Example: The article describes how an unwanted library building was moved by barge from Belfair, a community at one end of Hood Canal in Washington State, to Hoodsport, at the other end.» golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers [Generalmente en señal de impaciencia] .
Example: Some reference librarians tapp their finger(s) on the counter when a request is made and twitch their mouth upon movement to fulfil the request.» grabado a la punta seca = drypoint [En imprenta, método usado a finales del siglo quince para gravar planchas de impresión utilizando un buril y un martillo] .
Example: Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.» hora punta = peak period ; peak hour ; rush hour .
Example: Libraries which had to cope with peak periods of borrowing faced the embarrassing prospect of queues of irate readers waiting at the discharge side of the issue desk. Example: During the summer, peak hours are 2 to 7 p.m. weekdays, and prices during those hours vary based on demand. Example: The prospect of transporting more than 2600 individuals through a capital city, in the middle of rush hour, would daunt even the most experienced conference organizers.» hora punta de entrada al trabajo = commute .
Example: Hundreds of train riders were marooned during the Wednesday morning commute.» hora punta del almuerzo, la = lunch rush, the .
Example: I arrived around 2pm so the lunch rush had slowed down by that point.» hora punta de salida del trabajo = commute .
Example: Hundreds of train riders were marooned during the Wednesday morning commute.» horas no punta = off-peak times .
Example: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.» la punta de la lengua = the tip of + Posesivo + tongue .
Example: The way his words roll off the tip of his tongue is like music to her ears.» levantarse con los pelos de punta = have + a bad hair day .
Example: Sure, there are worse things in life, but let's face it, having a bad hair day can make you downright cranky.» llover chuzos de punt = rain by + the bucketful .
Example: It was raining by the bucketful and when I came home my pants were dripping water for ages.» llover chuzos de punta = rain + cats and dogs ; rain + stair rods ; rain + come down + in/like stair rods ; rain + pitchforks ; bucket it down (with rain) ; rain + buckets ; rain + torrents ; rain + come down + in buckets ; rain + come down + by the bucketful ; rain + pour down .
Example: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event. Example: If it's not blowing a gale and raining stair rods then it's three foot of snow and minus three... which isn't bad for a British summer!. Example: He hadn't a clue what the time was and the rain was coming down like stair rods. Example: It was raining pitchforks with the tines down, and it was no good walking unless you had fins. Example: It was another five hour journey, and despite being summer, it bucketed it down with rain for at least two hours of that. Example: It's raining buckets again today, so as soon as we get more sun breaks, I'll head back out. Example: On Saturday it was cold and raining torrents but people showed up. Example: I woke up to the wind howling and the rain coming down in buckets, and from all indications, it's going to continue along those lines most of the day. Example: The time of year has come upon us where the darkness sets in a little earlier every evening and the rain comes down by the bucketful. Example: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.» paleta punta aguda = pointing trowel .
Example: Use a pointing trowel or putty knife to apply daubs of adhesive, each about walnut size.» poner los pelos de punta = bristle ; scare + the (living) daylights out of ; frighten + the (living) daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; make + Posesivo + hair stand on end ; scare + the hell out of ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; get + the willies ; frighten + the hell out of ; frighten + the shit out of ; scare + the shit out of ; scare + the wits out of ; scare + the life out of ; frighten + the life out of ; frighten + the pants off ; scare + the pants off ; make + Posesivo + flesh creep ; make + Posesivo + flesh crawl ; give + Nombre + the jim-jams ; give + Nombre + the shudders ; scare + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + wits ; set + Posesivo + teeth on edge .
Example: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint. Example: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers. Example: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by. Example: He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away. Example: He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end. Example: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist. Example: The romance fizzled -- Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies. Example: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps. Example: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within. Example: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps. Example: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Example: She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors. Example: What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others. Example: I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me. Example: I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating. Example: The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times. Example: If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people. Example: I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!. Example: But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same -- to frighten the pants off the viewer. Example: If this does not scare the pants off you, nothing will. Example: The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep. Example: The odor got worse as she went closer, to the point that it make her flesh crawl with every breath. Example: She declined his invitation and afterward remarked 'that he gave her the Jim-jams'. Example: Even just being near him gave her the shudders -- his breath smelt like a mix of alcohol and cigarettes. Example: Scared out of her wits, she stepped back and fell into her bougainvillea bush, yelling her lungs out as she fell. Example: His controlling and demanding nature set her teeth on edge and she found him to be a pain in her rear.» ponerse de punta = stand out .
Example: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.» punta de espárrago = asparagus tip .
Example: Steam asparagus tips in 1/4 inch boiling water for 3 minutes and drain.» punta de flecha = arrowhead ; arrow tip .
Example: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past. Example: Just like in the old paintings, devils often have horns and a tail with a sharp, pointy or arrow tip-like end.» punta de lanza = spearpoint ; spear tip ; spearhead .
Example: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past. Example: These intricately carved spear tips were made from human bones. Example: The article carries the title 'HDTV as a spearhead of European industrial policy'.» punta del dedo = fingertip .
Example: Fingertip injuries are one of the more common injuries in the hand.» punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: The queries that are actually broadcast or printed are merely, the tip of the iceberg.» punta de trazar = scribe .
Example: The guide provides step-by-step instructions for completing each instructional objective (e.g., use a square and scribe to mark lines on metal, use a hand drill and rivet gun).» puntas abiertas = split ends .
Example: Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.» robar a punta de pistola = hold up at + gunpoint .
Example: Someone told me that there was a 9 in 10 chance of getting shot if one is held up at gunpoint.» sacar punta = sharpen .
Example: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.» senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts .
Example: Breast tissue is very delicate and while you may have small and pert breasts now if you don't support them properly during exercise the ligaments that hold them up will elongate and you will end up with saggy boobs.» ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead .
Example: STN International is a host arrangement being spearheaded by Chemical Abstracts Services.» tecnología punta = cutting edge technology .
Example: Over the past 5 years Drew University has invested $3.5 million in cutting edge technology and installed an on-line library system.» tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero ; be filthy rich ; be loaded with money ; be made of money ; be rolling in money ; have + money to burn ; be loaded rich .
Example: The article is entitled 'Our other customers -- the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'. Example: If your main source of information is that magazine, you might think that everyone in Hollywood is filthy rich. Example: In other words, the guy's so loaded with money he doesn't even know what to do with it all. Example: The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy. Example: Saddam did not suffer from the sanctions, he was still rolling in money and politicians like Galloway profited from such sanctions. Example: Companies promoting 'weight loss breakthroughs' can spend six figures on commercials and still have money to burn. Example: Yet, as far as monetary control, the white privileged people are loaded rich.» tener dinero a punta palar = be stinking rich .
Example: Nicknamed 'Richie' by his friends, the 41-year-old is, well, stinking rich.» tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach .
Example: It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship. Example: She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.» vestir de punta en blanco = doll up .
Example: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.» vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out ; tog up .
Example: Coach Franny Kelly and all players are requested to be togged out and on he pitch by 8pm on both nights. Example: Many guards view the detainees as criminals and get togged up in riot gear prepared to use force in situations best controlled by simply talking to people.