point of no return in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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.return [Am rəˈtərn, Brit rɪˈtəːn] VB intr

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II.return [Am rəˈtərn, Brit rɪˈtəːn] VB trans

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III.return [Am rəˈtərn, Brit rɪˈtəːn] N

See also number

I.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] N

2.1. number (for identification):

number
número m
telephone number
número de teléfono
wrong number
número equivocado
license or Brit registration number
número de matrícula
license or Brit registration number
número de placa LatAm
license or Brit registration number
número de patente CSur
identity number
número de identificación
page/room number
número de página/de habitación
I'm in number 17
estoy en la (habitación) 17
she lives at number 48
vive en el número 48
the England number 11 Brit
el número once inglés or de Inglaterra
he was wearing number 9
llevaba el dorsal 9
her/my number is up
le/me ha llegado la hora
I thought my number was up
creí que me había llegado la hora
to do a number on sb Am sl
hacérsela buena a alguien inf
to do a number one/number two inf
hacer pis/caca inf
to do a number one/number two inf
hacer del uno/del dos Mex Peru inf, euph
to do sth by the numbers Am
hacer algo como Dios manda
to have sb's number esp Am inf
tener calado a alguien inf

3.1. number C (amount, quantity):

number
número m
student numbers
el número de estudiantes
in a large number of cases
en un gran número de casos
in a small number of cases
en unos pocos casos
in a small number of cases
en contados casos
guess the number of beads in the jar
adivina cuántas cuentas hay en el frasco
there are a number of reasons why you shouldn't go
hay una serie de razones por las que no deberías ir
I've mentioned it a number of times
lo he mencionado varias veces
on a number of occasions
en varias ocasiones
on a number of occasions
varias veces
any number of things could go wrong
hay (una) cantidad de cosas or hay (una) infinidad de cosas que podrían fallar
any number can play
puede jugar cualquier número de personas
times without number liter
innumerables veces
actors of his talent are few in number
actores como él hay pocos
their superior numbers made victory certain
su superioridad numérica les aseguró la victoria
can you give me some idea of (the) numbers?
¿me puede dar una idea de cuántas personas serán?

II.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] VB trans

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III.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] VB intr

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I.no [Am noʊ, Brit nəʊ] ADJ

II.no [Am noʊ, Brit nəʊ] ADV

III.no [Am noʊ, Brit nəʊ] INTERJ

IV.no <pl noes> [Am noʊ, Brit nəʊ] N

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

point of no return in the PONS Dictionary

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I.return [rɪˈtɜ:n, Am -ˈtɜ:rn] N

II.return [rɪˈtɜ:n, Am -ˈtɜ:rn] ADJ

III.return [rɪˈtɜ:n, Am -ˈtɜ:rn] VB intr

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IV.return [rɪˈtɜ:n, Am -ˈtɜ:rn] VB trans

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I.no [nəʊ, Am noʊ] -(e)s ADJ

II.no [nəʊ, Am noʊ] -(e)s N N (denial, refusal)

III.no [nəʊ, Am noʊ] -(e)s INTERJ

See also number

I.number [ˈnʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

II.number [ˈnʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

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of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

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An incident pit may or may not have a point of no return such as an event horizon.
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This is the point of no return.
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After a point of no return, utilization of natural resources will outpace the natural ability of the eco-system to replenish itself.
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This scared them, it made them feel there was a strong, deep wave that may become stronger, more developed, possibly to the point of no return.
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This, in fact, was the point of no return.
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She knows she shouldn't give in, but seems past the point of no return, he explained.
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This is the point of no return for computer games.
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That was the point of no return in their cooperation.
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The test of proximity was that the defendant must have... crossed the rubicon, burnt his boats, or reached a point of no return.
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As a result, the public has no idea that we are already at a point of no return in terms of staving off climate chaos.
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