1 the sharp end of anything: “the point of a pin”
punt

2 a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: “The ship came round Lizard Point.”
kaap

3 a small round dot or mark (.): “a decimal point”
punt

4 an exact place or spot: “When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.”
punt

5 an exact moment: “Her husband walked in at that point.”
ogenblik

6 a place on a scale especially of temperature: “the boiling-point of water.”
punt

7 a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.
streek

8 a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: “He has won by five points to two.”
punt

9 a particular matter for consideration or action: “The first point we must decide is, where to meet”
punt

10 (a) purpose or advantage: “There's no point (in) asking me †“ I don't know.”
zin

11 a personal characteristic or quality: “We all have our good points and our bad ones.”
punt, kant

12 an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: “Is there only one electrical point in this room?”
stopcontact

1 to aim in a particular direction: “He pointed the gun at her.”
richten

2 to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: “He pointed (his finger) at the door”
wijzen

3 to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.
voegen

'pointed (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

having a sharp end: “a pointed nose”
puntig

'pointer (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

1 a long stick used to indicate places on a large map etc.
aanwijsstok

2 an indicator on a dial: “The pointer is on/at zero.”
wijzer

3 a hint; a suggestion: “Give me some pointers on how to do it.”
aanwijzing

'pointless (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

having no meaning or purpose: “a pointless journey.”
zinloos

'pointlessly (Bijwoord)

zinloos

points (noun plural)

1 a movable section of rails which allow a train to cross over other lines or pass from one line to another: “The points had to be changed before the train could continue.”
wissel

2 the solid tips in the toes of ballet shoes: “She can dance on her points.”
verharde punt van de tenen in balletschoenen (`spitzen`)

be on the point of

to be about to (do something): “I was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.”
op het punt staan

come to the point

1 (alsoget to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: “He talked and talked but never came to the point.”
ter zake komen

2 (only withitas subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: “He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.”
erop aankomen

make a point of

to be especially careful to (do something): “I'll make a point of asking her today.”
zorgen dat

make one's point

to state one's opinion persuasively.
als zijn mening te kennen geven

point out

to indicate or draw attention to: “He pointed out his house to her”
aanwijzen, erop wijzen

point one's toes

to stretch the foot out, shaping the toes into a point, when dancing etc.
zijn tenen spitsen
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to point	wijzen naar (ww.) ; aanduiden (ww.) ; aangeven (ww.) ; aanscherpen (ww.) ; ad rem (ww.) ; attenderen (ww.) ; gevat (ww.) ; iets aanwijzen (ww.) ; indiceren (ww.) ; pointe (ww.) ; richten (ww.) ; spitsen (ww.) ; voegen (ww.) ; wijzen (ww.)
the point	spits (znw.) ; de punt ; het onderdeel
Point (Afkorting)	Point (Afkorting)
point	piek ; aanwijzen door persoon ; afstandspunt ; kop ; landingsplaats ; naald ; neus ; oog ; op punctuur drukken ; (v. cultivator) schaar ; point ; punt ; spikkel ; spits ; stip ; tip ; top ; topje

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EN: barb
EN: draw attention to
EN: prickle
EN: spear
EN: spike
EN: spine
EN: thorn
EN: tine

EN: point to point NL: wedren met hindernissen
EN: possession is nine points of the law NL: hebben is hebben, krijgen is de kunst
EN: give points to NL: (figuurlijk) overtreffen
EN: give point to NL: doen uitkomen
EN: when it comes to the point NL: als het puntje bij het paaltje komt
EN: to the point NL: ter zake
EN: he was very much to the point NL: hij was zeer ad rem
EN: the letter was brief and to the point NL: de brief was kort en zakelijk
EN: stick to the point NL: voet bij stuk houden
EN: he is selfsufficient to the point of pride NL: hij is zó zelfverzekerd dat je hem bijna trots zou kunnen noemen
EN: he made a point of going there every week NL: hij stond er op om er iedere week heen te gaan
EN: at last he had carried his point NL: ten slotte had hij zijn doel bereikt
EN: I don't see the point NL: ik zie de aardigheid ervan niet in NL: ik zie het nut er niet van in
EN: his remarks lack point NL: zijn opmerkingen zijn niet scherp
EN: point of view NL: gezichtspunt
EN: there are points in your proposal NL: