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The evidence pointed in different and sometimes opposite directions.
La preuve pointe dans des directions différentes et parfois opposées.
In Nordenfelt, Lord Macnaghten pointed out that there is greater freedom to contract between buyer and seller than between employer and employee.
Dans Nordenfelt, lord Macnaghten a souligné qu'il existe une plus grande liberté de contracter entre l'acquéreur et le vendeur qu'entre l'employeur et l'employé.
The man pointed to his lasso.
L'homme montra son lasso.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Then, having grown a great deal taller since the morning, and standing upright on the hill, she pointed with her hand to heaven, saying to her people : " Thank Jesus; thank Mary."
Alors, ayant beaucoup grandi depuis le matin, debout sur le coteau, elle leva la main au ciel, disant à son peuple : – Remerciez Jésus, remerciez Marie.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
He pretended to be a good-natured fellow, made scathing allusions with exquisite politeness, enjoying, like a connoisseur, the bitterness of the double-pointed words that he addressed to her, words the refined cruelty of which he alone understood.
Il faisait le bonhomme, l’égratignait au sang avec une exquise politesse, goûtait en gourmet l’amertume des paroles à double sens qu’il lui adressait et dont lui seul comprenait la fine cruauté.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Here, Natalie, is the voice which echoed through the silence of that night. Behold the noble figure which stood before me and pointed to the right path among the cross-ways at which I stood.
Voici, Natalie, l’adorable voix qui tout à coup retentit dans le silence de la nuit, voici la sublime figure qui se dressa pour me montrer du doigt le vrai chemin dans le carrefour où j’étais arrivé.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
The dealer in imitation jewelry pointed out the emaciated profile of the young widow to each of her customers, as an interesting and lamentable curiosity.
La marchande de bijoux faux montrait à chacune de ses clientes le profil amaigri de la jeune veuve comme une curiosité intéressante et lamentable.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Very scarce are the scholars who, following the example of the illustrious mathematician Henri Poincare, have discovered its weakness and pointed out its uncertainties.
Très rares sont les savants qui, à l'exemple de l'illustre mathématicien Poincare, en ont pénétré les faiblesses et signalé les incertitudes.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
This was pointed out in Schwartz, supra.
Cette observation a été faite dans l'arrêt Schwartz, précité.
As Medvedev pointed out, a raw materials-based economy is always vulnerable to volatile commodity prices.
Et comme l'a précisé Medvedev, une économie centrée sur ses matières premières demeure toujours vulnérable à la volatilité des prix.
Skidelsky, RobertSkidelsky, Robert
idelsky, Robert
Skidelsky, Rober
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
idelsky, Robert
Skidelsky, Rober
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
They also pointed out that many of the arguments are not raised within the context of the product concerned but within the context of the like product determination, and that the exporting producers are confusing these two issues.
Elle a également signalé que de nombreux arguments n'avaient pas été invoqués dans le cadre du produit concerné, mais dans celui de la détermination du produit similaire et que les producteurs-exportateurs confondaient ces deux notions.
At one time we saw semi-globular shapes like the domes of churches; at another, Gothic turrets rose before us; and the next opening brought in view sharp needle-pointed peaks, shooting upward into the blue sky.
Là, nous apercevions des formes hémisphériques comme des dômes d'église; ici, des tours gothiques se dressaient devant nous; ailleurs, c'étaient des aiguilles gigantesques dont la pointe semblait percer la voûte bleue.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The guide pointed into the gap, as we rode forward to our halting-place.
Le guide montra cette ouverture, pendant que nous nous avancions vers le lieu de notre halte.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
With extended arm, he pointed to the dark corner where he perceived the sinister face of Camille.
Le bras tendu, il montrait le coin d'ombre dans lequel il apercevait le visage sinistre de Camille.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
This shows, as our sub-commission pointed out in 1999, that Olympic Family leaders are often in as much need of Olympic education and intercultural counsel as our young people.
Cela prouve, et notre sous-commission l'avait indiqué en 1999, que les dirigeants de la famille olympique ont souvent tout autant besoin d'une éducation olympique et de conseils dans le domaine interculturel que nos jeunes.
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Collocations

sharp-pointed
pointu
match point
balle de match
saturation point
point de saturation
flash point
point d'éclair
break-even point
seuil de rentabilité
point of sale
point de vente
basis point
point de base
break-even point
point mort
completion point
point d'achèvement
decision point
point de décision
intervention point
point d'intervention
breaker point
plot de rupteur
point of reference
point de repère
starting point
point de départ
critical point
point critique

Word forms

point

verb
Basic forms
Pastpointed
Imperativepoint
Present Participle (Participle I)pointing
Past Participle (Participle II)pointed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pointwe point
you pointyou point
he/she/it pointsthey point
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pointingwe are pointing
you are pointingyou are pointing
he/she/it is pointingthey are pointing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pointedwe have pointed
you have pointedyou have pointed
he/she/it has pointedthey have pointed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pointingwe have been pointing
you have been pointingyou have been pointing
he/she/it has been pointingthey have been pointing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pointedwe pointed
you pointedyou pointed
he/she/it pointedthey pointed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pointingwe were pointing
you were pointingyou were pointing
he/she/it was pointingthey were pointing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pointedwe had pointed
you had pointedyou had pointed
he/she/it had pointedthey had pointed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pointingwe had been pointing
you had been pointingyou had been pointing
he/she/it had been pointingthey had been pointing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pointwe shall/will point
you will pointyou will point
he/she/it will pointthey will point
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pointingwe shall/will be pointing
you will be pointingyou will be pointing
he/she/it will be pointingthey will be pointing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pointedwe shall/will have pointed
you will have pointedyou will have pointed
he/she/it will have pointedthey will have pointed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pointingwe shall/will have been pointing
you will have been pointingyou will have been pointing
he/she/it will have been pointingthey will have been pointing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pointwe should/would point
you would pointyou would point
he/she/it would pointthey would point
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pointingwe should/would be pointing
you would be pointingyou would be pointing
he/she/it would be pointingthey would be pointing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pointedwe should/would have pointed
you would have pointedyou would have pointed
he/she/it would have pointedthey would have pointed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pointingwe should/would have been pointing
you would have been pointingyou would have been pointing
he/she/it would have been pointingthey would have been pointing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pointedwe are pointed
you are pointedyou are pointed
he/she/it is pointedthey are pointed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pointedwe are being pointed
you are being pointedyou are being pointed
he/she/it is being pointedthey are being pointed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pointedwe have been pointed
you have been pointedyou have been pointed
he/she/it has been pointedthey have been pointed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pointedwe were pointed
you were pointedyou were pointed
he/she/it was pointedthey were pointed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pointedwe were being pointed
you were being pointedyou were being pointed
he/she/it was being pointedthey were being pointed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pointedwe had been pointed
you had been pointedyou had been pointed
he/she/it had been pointedthey had been pointed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pointedwe shall/will be pointed
you will be pointedyou will be pointed
he/she/it will be pointedthey will be pointed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pointedwe shall/will have been pointed
you will have been pointedyou will have been pointed
he/she/it will have been pointedthey will have been pointed