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The Italian word for to point is
indicare





to point

Italian Definition


point
     1. sost. (matematica) (geometria) punto
     2. sost. (matematica) virgola (come separatore decimale)
           10.5‎ (ten point five; ten and a half)
           10,5 (dieci virgola cinque; dieci e mezzo)
     3. sost. regolare
     4. sost. punta
           cut the skin with the point of the knife
           taglia la pelle con la punta del coltello
     5. sost. (araldica) punto che indica una posizione sullo scudo araldico
     6. sost. (araldica) punta
     7. verb. (intransitivo) indicare
           it's rude to point at other people.‎
           è scortese indicare gli altri.
     8. verb. (intransitivo) puntare
           The arrow of a compass points north‎
           la freccia di una bussola punta a nord
     9. verb. (intransitivo) guardare in una direzione particolare
     10. verb. (transitivo) puntare un'arma verso qualcosa
           to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort‎
           puntare una pistola a un lupo, o un cannone ad un forte
     11. verb. rendere appuntito, temperare
           to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral‎
     12. verb. (transitivo) (matematica) separare le unità dai decimi con il punto



Translations for point and their definitions

indicare
     1. v. to point out, point to
     2. v. to show, mean, signpost, mark
     3. v. to recommend, advice, need
     4. v. to indicate


punto
     1. n. all senses, jot, iota
     2. n. full stop, period
     3. n. dot
     4. n. instant (point in time)
     5. n. (in the plural) points, score
     6. n. (Tuscany) none
     7. n. (baseball) run
     8. v. first-person singular present of puntare
     9. v. past participle of pungere


puntare
     1. v. to push, lean, rest, plant, brace
     2. v. to point, direct, aim, sight, set
     3. v. to bet, stake, gamble
     4. v. to point (of a gun dog)
     5. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to head
     6. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to aim
     7. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to count on


additare
     1. v. to point out (especially with the finger)


momento
     1. n. moment
     2. n. (physics) momentum


virgola
     1. n. comma
     2. n. comma, point
           tre virgola cinque (3,5) - three point five (3.5)
           zero virgola sei (0,6) - zero point six (0.6)
     3. n. (fashion) (synonym of vergola, (thread))


scambio
     1. n. exchange, interchange, swap
     2. n. mix up, mistake
     3. n. (economy, finance) exchange, trade, trading, dealings, swap, bargain
     4. n. (railways) points, frog, railroad switch
     5. v. first-person singular present of scambiare


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