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point to

1 (v + prep) indicate, suggest TRANSITIVEit all points to the fact that ... tugann sé seo go léir le fios go ... 2 (v + prep) cite, refer to TRANSITIVEluaigh verb c m utagair do PhrV c m uto point to sth as evidence of good practice rud a lua mar fhianaise ar dhea-chleachtasI could point to numerous examples d'fhéadfainn go leor samplaí a lua → see point

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accrue »

to accrue penalty points pointí pionóis a charnadh
angle »

to score a point from an angle cúilín a scóráil ón taobh
argue »

to argue the point with sb an pointe a dhéanamh le duine
boiling point »

to reach boiling pointthings have reached boiling point now tá an lasair sa bharrach i gceart anois
breaking point »

bent to breaking point lúbtha go dtí an brisphointe
bullheaded »

you're so bullheaded, there's no point in talking to you tá tú chomh meáite ar do shlí féin a fháil nach fiú labhairt leat
chalk »

to chalk up points pointí a scóráil, pointí a ghnóthú
close¹ »

that closed the gap to two points laghdaigh sé sin an bhearna go dtí dhá chúilín
come to »

I've come to my next point táim tagtha chuig mo chéad phointe eile
compass point »

he pointed out the four compass points to us thaispeáin sé ceithre hairde an chompáis dúinn
conclude »

I'll return to that point in my concluding remarks fillfidh mé ar an bpointe sin ag deireadh mo chuid cainte
counter »

his counter to these points an freagra a bhí aige ar na pointí seo
elucidate »

to elucidate a point pointe a shoiléiriú
exemplify »

she did it to exemplify the point rinne sí é chun an pointe a léiriú
fine »

not to put too fine a point on it gan fiacail a chur ann, gan dul anonn ná anall leis
finger »

to point the finger of blame at sb/sth (also to point the finger of suspicion at sb/sth, to point the finger at sb/sth) an locht a chur ar dhuine, an milleán a chur ar dhuine
get over »

to get a point over to sb pointe a chur in iúl do dhuine, pointe a chur ina luí ar dhuine
go down »

they went down by three points to Galway chaill siad le trí chúilín in aghaidh na Gaillimhe
illustrate »

use examples to illustrate the point úsáid samplaí chun an pointe a léiriú
labour »

to labour the point paidir chapaill a dhéanamh de, dul i bhfadscéal leis, dul chun seanbhróg leis, seanbhailéad a dhéanamh dewe get it, there's no need to labour the point tuigimid, ní gá paidir chapaill a dhéanamh de

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