talking point 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.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] VB intr

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2. talk:

talk (speak)
hablar
talk (converse)
hablar
talk (converse)
platicar esp AmC Mex
to talk in English/in a whisper
hablar en inglés/en susurros
she talks very fast/with a French accent
habla muy rápido/con acento francés
we talked on the phone
hablamos por teléfono
we talked on the phone
platicamos por teléfono AmC Mex
everyone stopped talking
todo el mundo se calló
stop talking!
¡silencio!
don't talk with your mouth full!
¡no hables con la boca llena!
he never stops talking
no para de hablar
he never stops talking
habla hasta por los codos inf
they talked and talked
hablaron largo y tendido
you'd think she was a monster the way they talk
oyéndolos a ellos, cualquiera diría que es un monstruo
I wish he were dead! — you shouldn't talk like that!
¡ojalá se muriera! — ¡no digas eso!
to talk about sb/sth
hablar de alguien/algo
we talked about you/the weather
hablamos de ti/del tiempo
he doesn't know what he's talking about
no sabe lo que dice
the year's most talked-about event
el acontecimiento más comentado del año
you ate it all? talk about greedy! inf
¿te lo comiste todo? ¡hay que ser glotón!
for a basic kit you're talking about $900 inf
para un equipo básico hay que pensar en unos 900 dólares
to talk of sth
hablar de algo
she's talking of retiring next year
está hablando de jubilarse el año que viene
talking of food, when's dinner?
hablando de comida or a propósito de comida ¿a qué hora se cena?
the much talked-of project has come to nothing
el proyecto del que tanto se ha hablado ha quedado en agua de borrajas
to talk to sb are you talking to me ?
¿me hablas a mí?
I wasn't talking to you
yo no estaba hablando contigo or no te estaba hablando a ti
who was that you were talking to?
¿con quién hablabas?
don't talk to me about buses!
¡me vas a decir a mí lo que son los autobuses!
aren't you two talking to each other?
¿ustedes no se hablan?
he wanted someone to talk to
necesitaba a alguien con quien hablar
to talk to oneself
hablar solo
I was only talking to myself
estaba hablando solo
he was talking at rather than to us
se estaba escuchando a sí mismo, más que hablando con nosotros
they talked right past each other
hablaron sin entenderse
to talk with sb
hablar con alguien
to talk with sb
platicar con alguien AmC Mex
to get talking
entablar conversación
to get talking
ponerse a hablar
to get talking
ponerse a platicar AmC Mex
how did you get talking to or with him?
¿cómo fue que entablaste conversación or que te pusiste a hablar con él?
she kept him talking while I escaped
ella lo entretuvo hablando mientras yo me escapé
they talked away for hours
estuvieron horas charlando
they talked away for hours
estuvieron horas platicando AmC Mex
they talk in millions of dollars
hablan de millones de dólares
don't talk daft! Brit inf
¡no digas bobadas! inf
to talk dirty or filthy sl
decir vulgaridades
it's easy for you to talk!
¡es fácil decirlo or hablar!
you're just lazy! — you can talk! or you can't talk! or look who's talking! inf
¡es que eres un vago! — ¡mira quién habla!
now you're talking! inf
¡así se habla!
money talks
poderoso caballero es don dinero

II.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] VB trans

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III.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] N

talking [Am ˈtɔkɪŋ, Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋ] N U

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Indeed, it would have been a big talking point, and we would have had to decide what to do with such material.
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It can be confronting, but that's what makes art such an interesting talking point.
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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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But that was far from the only talking point.
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She later became a bit of a talking point both in the music press and on the fan forums.
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It will be a great talking point for people.
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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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A covered market remained a talking point.
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He now plans to hang the frying pan on the wall as a talking point.
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In the last group match a controversial goal became the talking point of the match.
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