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talking point SUBST

talking point

sujet m de conversation

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I.talk [Brit tɔːk, americ tɔk] SUBST

1. talk (talking, gossip):

talk U

propos mpl

there is talk of sth/of doing

il est question de qc/de faire, on parle de qc/de faire

there is talk of me doing

il est question que je fasse

there is talk that …

on dit que, le bruit court que …

there is (a lot of) talk about sth

il est (beaucoup) question de qc

he's all talk

il parle beaucoup mais agit peu

it's nothing but or a lot of talk

ce ne sont que de belles paroles

it's just talk

ce ne sont que des paroles en l'air

such talk is dangerous/ridiculous

de tels propos sont dangereux/ridicules

he dismissed talk of problems/defeat

il a refusé de parler des problèmes/de la défaite

they are the talk of the town

on ne parle que d'eux

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversation f

talk

discussion f

to have a talk with sb

parler à qn

to have a talk about sth/sb

parler de qc (with avec)

to have a talk about sth/sb

avoir une discussion à propos de qc (with avec)

3. talk:

talk (speech)

exposé m (about, on sur)

talk (more informal)

causerie f

to give a talk

faire un exposé

radio talk

exposé m à la radio

II.talks SUBST

talks subst pl (formal discussions):

talks (between governments)

discussions fpl (between entre)

talks (between several groups, countries)

conférence f

talks (between management and unions)

négociations fpl

talks (between management and unions)

discussions fpl (beween entre)

to hold talks

tenir une conférence

arms talks

conférence sur le désarmement

pay talks

négociations salariales

trade talks

négociations commerciales

talks about talks

négociations pour mettre sur pied une conférence

III.talk [Brit tɔːk, americ tɔk] VERBO trans

1. talk (discuss):

to talk business/sport

parler affaires/de sport

2. talk (speak):

talk French, Spanish etc

parler

to talk nonsense

raconter n'importe quoi

she's talking sense

ce qu'elle dit est plein de bon sens

we're talking £2 million/three years coloq

il faut compter deux millions de livres sterling/trois ans

we're talking a huge investment/a major project coloq

il s'agit d'un investissement énorme/d'un projet important

we're talking big money here coloq (discussing large sums of money)

il s'agit ici de sommes considérables

we're talking big money here (discussing wealthy people)

nous parlons ici de gens très riches

3. talk (persuade):

to talk sb into doing

persuader qn de faire

to talk sb out of doing

dissuader qn de faire

you've talked me into it!

vous m'avez convaincu!

he talked his way out of it (out of doing a chore)

il y a échappé grâce à son bagou coloq

he talked his way out of it (out of a difficult situation)

il s'en est tiré grâce à son bagou coloq

IV.talk [Brit tɔːk, americ tɔk] VERBO intr

1. talk (converse):

talk

parler , discuter

to talk to or with sb

parler à or avec qn

to talk to oneself

parler tout seul

to talk about sth/about doing

parler de qc/de faire

to talk at sb

parler à qn sans l'écouter

to keep sb talking

faire parler qn aussi longtemps que possible

I'm not talking to him (out of pique)

je ne lui parle plus

talking of films/tennis…

à propos de films/tennis…

he knows/he doesn't know what he's talking about

il sait/il ne sait pas de quoi il parle

it's easy or all right for you to talk, but you don't have to do it!

tu peux parler, mais ce n'est pas toi qui dois le faire!

who am I to talk?

remarque, je peux parler!

look or listen who's talking! you're a fine one to talk!, you can talk!

tu peux parler!

now you're talking!

eh bien voilà!

talk about stupid/expensive coloq!

comme idiotie/comme prix élevé, ça se pose un peu là! coloq

talk about laugh/work coloq!

qu'est-ce qu'on a ri/travaillé!

2. talk (gossip):

talk

parler, bavarder

talk pej

jaser

to give people sth to talk about

donner aux gens matière à jaser

3. talk (give information):

talk person, prisoner, suspect:

parler

I.talking [Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋ, americ ˈtɔkɪŋ] SUBST

there's been enough talking

assez de paroles!

I'll do the talking

c'est moi qui parlerai

‘no talking!’

‘silence!’

II.talking [Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋ, americ ˈtɔkɪŋ] ADJ

talking bird, doll:

talking

qui parle

I.point [Brit pɔɪnt, americ pɔɪnt] SUBST

1. point (tip):

point (of knife, needle, pencil, tooth)

pointe f

point (of star)

branche f

the knife has a sharp point

le couteau a la pointe très acérée

the pencil has a sharp point

le crayon est très bien taillé

the tree comes to a point at the top

l'arbre se termine en pointe

to threaten sb at knife point

menacer qn avec un couteau

2. point (place):

point (precise location, position on scale)

point m

point (less specific)

endroit m

embarkation point

lieu m d'embarquement

the furthest/highest point

le point le plus éloigné/le plus élevé

at the point where the path divides

à l'endroit où le chemin bifurque

the road swings north at this point

à cet endroit la route se dirige vers le nord

point of entry (into country)

point d'arrivée

point of entry (of bullet into body)

point d'impact

point of entry (into atmosphere)

point d'entrée

point of no return

point de non-retour

3. point (extent, degree):

point

point m

the rope had been strained to breaking point

la corde avait été tendue au point qu'elle pouvait se rompre

his nerves were strained to breaking point

il était très tendu

to be driven to the point of exhaustion

être poussé jusqu'à l'épuisement

I've got to the point where I can't take any more

j'en suis arrivé au point où je n'en peux plus

to push sth to the point of absurdity

pousser qc jusqu'à l'absurde

she was frank to the point of brutality or of being brutal

elle était franche au point d'en être brutale

to reach a point in sth when…

atteindre un stade dans qc où…

up to a point

jusqu'à un certain point

4. point (moment):

point (precise)

moment m

point (stage)

stade m

to be on the point of doing

être sur le point de faire

to be on the point of bankruptcy

être au bord de la faillite

at this point I gave up

à ce stade-là j'ai abandonné

at this point in her career

à ce stade-là de sa carrière

at what point do we cease to feel sorry for him?

à quel moment cesse-t-on de le plaindre?

at some point in the future

plus tard

at one point

à un moment donné

the judge intervened at this point

le juge est intervenu à ce moment-là

it's at this point in the story that …

c'est à ce stade de l'histoire que …

there comes a point when…

il arrive un moment où…

when it came to the point of deciding

quand il a fallu décider

at this point in time

dans l'état actuel des choses

5. point:

point (question, matter, idea)

point m

point (contribution in discussion)

remarque f

to make a point

faire une remarque (about sur)

to make the point that …

faire remarquer que …

you've made your point, please let me speak

vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler

to make a point of doing (make sure one does)

s'efforcer de faire

to make a point of doing (do proudly, insistently)

mettre un point d'honneur à faire

to make a point of doing (do obviously)

faire [qc] de manière visible

to raise a point about sth

soulever la question de qc

my point was that …

ce que je voulais dire, c'était que …

to take up or return to sb's point

revenir sur un point soulevé par qn

this proves my point

cela confirme ce que je viens de dire

are we agreed on this point?

sommes-nous d 'accord sur ce point?

a three/four-point plan

un plan en trois/quatre points

to go through a text point by point

examiner un texte point par point

the point at issue

le sujet de la discussion

that's a good point

c'est une remarque judicieuse

I take your point (agreeing)

je suis d'accord avec vous

I take your point, but

je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais

all right, point taken!

très bien, j'en prends note

good point!

très juste!

you've got a point there

vous n'avez pas tort

in point of fact

en fait

as a point of information

pour information

6. point (central idea):

point

point m essentiel

the point is that …

le point essentiel, c'est que …

the point is, another candidate has been selected

malheureusement, un autre candidat a été sélectionné

to come straight to the point

aller droit au fait

he never got to the point

il n'est jamais entré dans le vif du sujet

to keep to or stick to the point

rester dans le sujet

to miss the point

ne pas comprendre

I missed the point of what she said

je n'ai pas compris ce qu'elle a voulu dire

to the point

pertinent

what she said was short and to the point

ce qu'elle a dit était bref et pertinent

that's beside the point

là n'est pas la question

what you're saying is beside the point

ce que vous dites est à côté de la question

to wander off the point

s'écarter du sujet

to see the point

saisir

to get the point

comprendre

that's not the point

il ne s'agit pas de cela

7. point (purpose):

point

objet m

what was the point of her visit?

quel était l'objet de sa visite?

the exercise does have a point

l'exercice n'est pas gratuit

what's the point?

à quoi bon?

what's the point of doing…?

à quoi bon faire…?

there's no point in doing

ça ne sert à rien de faire

I see little point in doing, I don't see the point of doing

je ne vois pas l'intérêt de faire

8. point (feature, characteristic):

point

point m

point

côté m

his good/bad points

ses bons/mauvais côtés

what points do you look for when buying a car?

que recherchez-vous lorsque vous achetez une voiture?

punctuality is not her strong point

la ponctualité n'est pas son point fort

the points of similarity/difference between

les points communs/de divergence entre

it's a point in their favour

c'est un point en leur faveur

it has its points

il/elle n'est pas mauvais/-e

9. point (in scoring):

point DESP, FINAN

point m

to win/to be beaten by 4 points

gagner/être battu à 4 points près

to win on points (in boxing)

remporter une victoire aux points

the FT 100 was up/down three points FINAN

l'indice FT 100 a gagné/perdu trois points

Smurfit gained 4 points FINAN

les actions Smurfit ont gagné 4 points

to evaluate sth on a 5-point scale

évaluer qc d'après une échelle à 5 degrés

match/championship point (in tennis)

balle f de match/championnat

10. point:

point (dot)

point m

point (decimal point)

virgule f

point (diacritic)

signe m diacritique

a point of light

un point lumineux

11. point MAT (in geometry):

point

point m

12. point TIPOGR, COMPUT:

point, a. point size

corps m (de caractère)

13. point GEOGR (headland):

point

pointe f

II.points SUBST subst pl

1. points Brit FERROVIA:

points

aiguillages mpl

points

aiguilles fpl

2. points MOTOR:

points

électrodes fpl

3. points (in ballet):

to dance on point(s)

faire des pointes fpl

III.point [Brit pɔɪnt, americ pɔɪnt] VERBO trans

1. point (aim, direct):

to point sth at sb camera, gun

braquer qc sur qn

to point one's finger at sb

montrer qn du doigt

to point the finger at sb (accuser)

accuser qn

just point the camera and press

tu n'as qu'à viser avec l'appareil photo et appuyer

to point sth towards (of car, boat)

diriger qc vers

to point sb in the right direction literal, fig

mettre qn dans la bonne direction

2. point (show):

to point the way to literal

indiquer la direction de

to point sb the way to

indiquer à qn la direction de

the report points the way to a fairer system

le rapport ouvre la voie à un syst ème plus équitable

3. point (in ballet, gym):

to point one's toes

faire des pointes

4. point CONSTR:

point wall

jointoyer

IV.point [Brit pɔɪnt, americ pɔɪnt] VERBO intr

1. point (indicate):

point

indiquer or montrer (du doigt)

it's rude to point

ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt

she pointed over her shoulder

elle a indiqué derrière elle

she pointed in the direction of

elle a indiqué du doigt la direction de

to point at sb/sth

montrer qn/qc du doigt

he was pointing with his stick at something

il indiquait quelque chose de son bâton

to point to

désigner

2. point (be directed, aligned):

point signpost, arrow:

indiquer

to point at sb or in sb's direction gun, camera:

être braqué sur qn

the needle points north

l'aiguille indique le nord

the gun was pointing straight at me

l'arme était braquée sur moi

3. point (suggest):

to point to evidence, facts:

sembler indiquer

all the evidence points to murder

les preuves semblent indiquer qu'il s'agit d'un meurtre

everything points in that direction

tout semble indiquer que c'est ainsi

4. point:

to point to (cite)

citer

to point to sth as evidence of success

citer qc comme preuve d'une réussite

5. point COMPUT:

to point at sth

mettre le pointeur sur qc

6. point dog:

point

se mettre à l'arrêt

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talking point SUBST

talking point

sujet m de discussion

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I.talking ADJ

1. talking (that can talk):

talking

qui parle

2. talking (expressive):

talking

expressif(-ive)

II.talking SUBST no pl

talking

bavardage m

I.talk [tɔ:k] SUBST

1. talk (discussion):

talk

discussion f

there's talk of a new school

on parle d'une nouvelle école

talks about peace

pourparlers de paix

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversation f

to have a talk with sb

avoir une conversation avec qn

3. talk (private):

talk

entretien m

4. talk (lecture):

talk

exposé m

5. talk no pl (things said):

talk

paroles fpl

too much talk and no action

trop de parlotte et pas d'action

you're all talk pej

tout ce que tu fais c'est parler

to make small talk

parler de choses et d'autres

II.talk [tɔ:k] VERBO intr

1. talk (speak):

talk

parler

everybody's talking

tout le monde fait des commentaires

to talk to oneself

se parler à soi-même

to talk about a job

parler d'un travail

we're talking about six million

il s'agit de six millions

talking about [or of] cats

puisqu'on parle de chats

2. talk (speak privately):

talk

s'entretenir

Expressões:

to talk dirty to sb

parler crûment à qn

III.talk [tɔ:k] VERBO trans

1. talk (speak):

talk English, Arabic

parler

to talk sb into/out of doing sth

convaincre qn de faire qc/de ne pas faire qc

2. talk coloq (discuss):

talk

discuter

we're talking big changes

il s'agit de grands changements

Expressões:

to be able to talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey Brit coloq

être bavard comme une pie

to talk nonsense [or rubbish] Brit pej

dire n'importe quoi

to talk some sense into sb's head

faire entendre raison à qn

to talk a blue streak americ

être un moulin à paroles

to talk turkey americ coloq

mettre cartes sur table

I.point [pɔɪnt] SUBST

1. point (sharp end):

point

pointe f

knife point

pointe d'un couteau

pencil point

pointe d'un crayon

2. point (promontory):

point

promontoire m

rocky point

promontoire rocheux

3. point (particular place):

point

endroit m

at the point where ...

à l'endroit où ...

4. point (intersection):

point

point m

5. point (particular time):

point

moment m

point in a process

point m

to be at the point of death

être à l'article de la mort

at this point in time

à ce stade

at the point where she leaves the house

au moment où elle quitte la maison

they'd reached a point where war was inevitable

ils avaient atteint un seuil à partir duquel la guerre était inévitable

the point of no return

le point de non-retour

saturation/boiling point

point de saturation/d'ébullition

starting point

point de départ

to do sth up to a point

faire qc jusqu'à un certain point

6. point (sth expressed, main idea):

point

point m

that's a good point

ça, c'est un point intéressant

to come to the point

en venir au fait

to make a point in favour of/against sth

faire une remarque en faveur de/contre qc

to drive home a point

insister sur un point

to be beside the point

être hors sujet

to get to the point

aller à l'essentiel

to get the point of sth

saisir qc

to miss the point of sth

ne pas comprendre qc

to make one's point

dire ce qu'on a à dire

to prove one's point

démontrer qu'on a raison

to see sb's point

voir ce que qn veut dire

7. point (purpose):

point

intérêt m

no/little point (in) doing sth

pas/peu d'intérêt à faire qc

what's the point of sth/ of doing sth?

quel est l'intérêt de qc/de faire qc?

8. point (aspect):

a weak/strong point

un point faible/fort

9. point (unit of counting or scoring):

point

point m

10. point MAT:

point

virgule f

two point three

deux virgule trois

11. point (dot):

point

point m

12. point Brit, Aus (socket):

(power) point

prise f de courant

13. point pl Brit (rail switch or junction):

point

aiguillage m

14. point pl (toes of ballet shoes):

point

pointes f

Expressões:

a case in point

un bon exemple

to make a point of doing sth

tenir absolument à faire qc

you should make a point of checking the oil regularly

vous devriez vous astreindre à vérifier l'huile régulièrement

II.point [pɔɪnt] VERBO intr

1. point (show with one's finger):

to point at sb/sth

montrer du doigt qn/qc

2. point (use as evidence or proof):

to point to sth

attirer l'attention sur qc

3. point (indicate):

to point to sth

indiquer qc

everything points to you as the murderer

tout vous désigne comme le meurtrier

4. point COMPUT:

to point to an icon

pointer sur une icône

III.point [pɔɪnt] VERBO trans

1. point (aim):

to point sth at sb/sth

diriger qc sur qn/qc

to point a finger at sb

pointer le doigt sur qc

to point the finger at sb

montrer qn du doigt

2. point (direct, show position or direction):

to point sb in the right direction

montrer le chemin à qn

to point sb/sth towards sb/sth

diriger qn/qc vers qn/qc

to point the way to sth

indiquer la direction de qc

to point the way to sth fig

montrer la voie à suivre pour qc

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Love them or hate them, you can't deny that they were the talking point of the series.

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The fierce fire was clearly visible from the train and it was a talking point in the village for months.

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His snail farm in the basement of the new restaurant became quite a talking point.

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It will be a great talking point for people.

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Its 7th hole has become a talking point among golfers worldwide.

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He now plans to hang the frying pan on the wall as a talking point.

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The release of the first white-washed posters established the film's main talking point early and that never changed.

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But the talking point had to be her incredible veil, also made from silk organza, that trailed almost five metres long.

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Widely accepted for several years, the gap was used as a political talking point in order to justify greatly increased defense spending.

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Unlike their replacement they were not used to select fields for tournaments, and served no real purpose other than as a talking point.

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