freezing point in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.freezing [Am ˈfrizɪŋ, Brit ˈfriːzɪŋ] ADJ

II.freezing [Am ˈfrizɪŋ, Brit ˈfriːzɪŋ] N U

I.point [Am pɔɪnt, Brit pɔɪnt] N

3.1. point C (in space):

point
punto m
the southernmost/highest point of the island
el punto más meridional/alto de la isla
the points of the compass
los puntos cardinales
meeting point
punto de encuentro
customs point
aduana f
point of contact
punto de contacto
point of departure
punto de partida
point of entry (of bullet)
orificio m de entrada
point of entry (of immigrant, goods)
punto de entrada
I've reached the point where I just don't care
he llegado a un punto en que ya no me importa
things have reached such a point that …
las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que …
the point of no return we've reached the point of no return
ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
the point of no return we've reached the point of no return lit
ahora tenemos que seguir adelante
the point of no return we've reached the point of no return lit
ahora ya no nos podemos volver

3.2. point C (on scale):

point
punto m
freezing/boiling point
punto de congelación/ebullición
the index rose three points
el índice subió tres enteros or puntos
his nerves were at breaking point
estaba a punto de estallar
the trains were at bursting point
los trenes iban repletos
the children have reached saturation point
los niños ya están saturados
you're right, up to a point
hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness
es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
his writing is untidy to the point of being illegible
tiene tan mala letra, que lo que escribe resulta ilegible
we worked to the point of exhaustion
trabajamos hasta quedar agotados
they tormented her to the point where her life became unbearable
la atormentaron hasta tal punto, que la vida se le hizo insoportable

6.1. point C (item, matter):

point
punto m
we discussed various points
tratamos diversos puntos or diversas cuestiones
agreement was reached on the following points
se llegó a un acuerdo en los siguientes puntos
the main points of the news
un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día
point of honor
cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order
moción f de orden
to bring up or raise a point
plantear una cuestión
as a point of principle
por principio
a point of law
una cuestión de derecho
in point of fact
en realidad
in point of fact
de hecho
in point of fact
a decir verdad
not to put too fine a point on it
hablando en plata or en buen romance
to make a point of sth/-ing , she always made a point of talking to everyone
siempre se preocupaba por or se proponía conversar con todo el mundo
I'll make a point of watching them closely
me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca
to stretch a point
hacer una excepción

6.2. point C (argument):

Mike's point was a good one
Mike tenía razón en lo que dijo
it was a point which had never occurred to me
era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido
to make a point , what point are you trying to make?
¿qué estás tratando de decir?
that was a very interesting point you made
lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante
I'd like to make one more point, if I may
quisiera hacer otra observación or señalar otra cosa, si me permiten
she made the point that …
observó que …
all right, you've made your point!
sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir
all right, you've made your point! (conceding)
sí, bueno, tienes razón
I see your point about it being boring!
ya veo lo que querías decir con lo de que era aburrido
I take your point that …
acepto que …
point taken
de acuerdo
I think he has a point
yo creo que tiene razón or que no está tan errado
you have a point there
tienes razón (en lo que dices)
to prove a point , that proves my point that we need more staff
eso me da la razón en que necesitamos más personal
she's doing it simply to prove a point
no lo hace más que para demostrar que tiene razón

7.1. point (central issue, meaning):

to come/get to the point
ir al grano
to keep or stick to the point
no irse por las ramas
to keep or stick to the point
no salirse del tema
now, to get back to the point, …
bueno, volviendo al tema, …
she was brief and to the point
fue breve y concisa
I don't need a car and, more to the point …
no necesito coche, y lo que es más …
that's beside the point
eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that it should have been ready yesterday
el hecho es que debería haber estado listo ayer
that's not the point
no se trata de eso
that's just the point!
¡justamente!
that's just the point!
¡precisamente!
Mr Mercer seems to have entirely missed the point
el señor Mercer parece no haber entendido en absoluto de qué se trata

II.point [Am pɔɪnt, Brit pɔɪnt] VB trans

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III.point [Am pɔɪnt, Brit pɔɪnt] VB intr

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I.freeze <pt froze, pp frozen> [Am friz, Brit friːz] VB intr

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II.freeze <pt froze, pp frozen> [Am friz, Brit friːz] VB trans

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III.freeze [Am friz, Brit friːz] VB impers

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IV.freeze [Am friz, Brit friːz] N

freezing point in the PONS Dictionary

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I.freeze [fri:z] VB intr froze, frozen

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Crystallization starts at one end of the tube which is kept near the freezing point of adamantane.
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As the cumulonimbus cloud in a thunderstorm grows vertically, the liquid water droplets freeze when the air temperature reaches the freezing point.
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This is because very small droplets of water can remain liquid well below the freezing point, a state known as supercooled water.
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The laboratory value measures the freezing point depression, properly called osmolality while the calculated value is given in units of osmolarity.
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Winters get quite chilly and temperature drops even below freezing point during nights.
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The minimum temperature falls to or below the freezing point an average of 116 days per year.
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Melting points are typically moderately high, but some combinations of molecular cations and anions yield an ionic liquid with a freezing point below room temperature.
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Third, the icephobic surfaces should repel incoming small droplets (e.g., of rain or fog) at the temperatures below the freezing point.
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Another way to determine the activity of a species is through the manipulation of colligative properties, specifically freezing point depression.
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The concentration of the remaining liquid sugar mixture increases due to water removal, hence the freezing point is further lowered.
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