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Detailed Translations for pointer from English to French

pointer:

pointer [the ~] noun

  1. the pointer (hand)
    l'aiguille
  2. the pointer (tip; hint; lead; )
    la suggestion; le tuyau; l'éclaircissement; le signe de tête; le signe du doigt; la trace; le bout; le signe; le coin
  3. the pointer (starting point; indication; lead; suggestion)
    le point de repère; le point de départ; le tuyau; le point de contact; le soutien; l'appui; l'indices; l'indication; le secours; l'aide; le support
  4. the pointer
    – A graphical image displayed on the screen that indicates the location of a pointing device. 1
    pointeur
  5. the pointer
    – A needle, marker, or bar that indicates a single value displayed against a scale on a report. 1
    pointeur

Translation Matrix for pointer:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aide indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion aid; anchor; assistance; assistant; auxiliairy staff; bystander; clerk; crutch; footman; hand; help; helper; helpful; helpfulness; mainstay; maintenance service; provision of services; relief; second servant; services; social work; support; valet; welfare work
aiguille hand; pointer commerotative column; diamond needle; memorial pillar; needle; obelisk; sepulchral obelisk; switch; track
appui indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion aid; anchor; assistance; buttress; crutch; help; mainstay; rest; support; window-sill
bout clue; cue; hint; lead; pointer; tip; tip-off board; butt; end; far end; final; part; piece; portion; section; segment; share; small part; stub; stump; terminus; tip; toe cap
coin clue; cue; hint; lead; pointer; tip; tip-off angle; cleat; clothes pin; clothes-peg; corner; fishery; fishing ground; fishing place; fishing water; hook; key; nook; peg; place; quoin; street-corner; wedge
indication indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion allusion; assignment; clue; command; evidence; hint; indicating; indication; innuendo; instruction; lead; omen; order; pointing out; reference; showing; sign; symptom; tip
indices indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion clue; hint; indication; lead; omens; tip
point de contact indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion interface; matter of mutual interest; mutual interest; point of contact; point of mutual interest; point of support; station of support; tangent place
point de départ indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion basic assumption; basic principle; basis; departure area; fundamental idea; jumping off point; motivation; point of departure; principle; start point; starting point
point de repère indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion guide point
pointeur pointer
secours indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion aid; allaying; appeasement; appeasing; assistance; benefit; bliss; calming; calming down; delight; deliverance; happiness; help; helpfulness; liberation; maintenance service; pacifying; quieting; redemption; release; relief; relieve; rescue; salvation; social assistance; social security; social work; soothing; steadying; support; unemployment benefit; welfare; welfare work
signe clue; cue; hint; lead; pointer; tip; tip-off attribute; badge; blink; body of evidence; character; characteristic; characterizing someone; decoration; evidence; feature; font; gesture; honor; honour; identification mark; identifying mark; knighthood; licence number; licence plate; mark; medal; number plate; order; piece of evidence; proof; property; registration number; sign; sign of the Zodiac; signal; token; trait; type; typeface; wink
signe de tête clue; cue; hint; lead; pointer; tip; tip-off nod; sign; signal
signe du doigt clue; cue; hint; lead; pointer; tip; tip-off
soutien indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion aid; anchor; assistance; cheers; crutch; encouragement; encouraging; help; helpfulness; mainstay; maintenance service; prop; putting on; relief; shore; stay; stimulation; support; switching on; turning on; turning up; urging; urging on
suggestion clue; cue; hint; lead; pointer; tip; tip-off allusion; hint; innuendo; reference
support indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion aid; assistance; basal area; bogie; buttress; chassis; cheers; encouragement; encouraging; help; landing gear; leg; lower part; prop; putting on; rest; shore; stand; stay; stimulation; stipule; substructure; support; switching on; turning on; turning up; undercarriage; urging; urging on
trace clue; cue; hint; lead; pointer; tip; tip-off footmark; footprint; gleam; trace dependency
tuyau clue; cue; hint; indication; lead; pointer; starting point; suggestion; tip; tip-off drainage; draining off; flowing off; quill; roof gutter
éclaircissement clue; cue; hint; lead; pointer; tip; tip-off announcements; bright interval; brightning up; clarification; clearing; communication; elucidation; enlightenment; explaining; explanation; information; lighting up; notice; report
- Spanish pointer; arrow; cursor
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aide guidance; help; online help

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Synonyms for "pointer":


Related Definitions for "pointer":

  1. a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game2
  2. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions2
  3. an indicator as on a dial2
  4. a mark to indicate a direction or relation2
  5. A graphical image displayed on the screen that indicates the location of a pointing device.1
  6. In programming and information processing, a variable that contains the memory location (address) of some data rather than the data itself.1
  7. A needle, marker, or bar that indicates a single value displayed against a scale on a report.1

Wiktionary Translations for pointer:

pointer
noun
  1. anything that points or is used for pointing
  2. of a timepiece or measuring device
  3. computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable
pointer
noun
  1. (term, zootechnie) Une des races de chien d’arrêt originaires du continent européen, à oreilles pendantes et le plus souvent à poil court, parfois à poil dur, excellent pour la chasse en plaine.
  2. Artilleur qui pointe le canon
  3. Informatique : variable
  4. Pointeur de souris
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• pointer → pointeur ↔ pointer — een staande jachthond
• pointer → pointeur ↔ Pointer — Informatik: Variable, die eine Speicheradresse enthält, also eine Referenz auf einen Wert
• pointer → pointeur ↔ Zeiger — Informatik: Verweis auf eine Variable

pointer form of point:

to point verb (points, pointed, pointing)

  1. to point (point out; draw attention to; indicate; signal; show)
    indiquer; montrer; signaler; attirer l'attention sur; appeler l'attention sur
    • indiquer verb (indique, indiques, indiquons, indiquez, )
    • montrer verb (montre, montres, montrons, montrez, )
    • signaler verb (signale, signales, signalons, signalez, )
  2. to point
    pointer; appointer
    • pointer verb (pointe, pointes, pointons, pointez, )
    • appointer verb (appointe, appointes, appointons, appointez, )
  3. to point (pinpoint; indicate; point out; )
    indiquer quelquechose; désigner; montrer; signaler
    • désigner verb (désigne, désignes, désignons, désignez, )
    • montrer verb (montre, montres, montrons, montrez, )
    • signaler verb (signale, signales, signalons, signalez, )
  4. to point (indicate; show)
    montrer; indiquer
    • montrer verb (montre, montres, montrons, montrez, )
    • indiquer verb (indique, indiques, indiquons, indiquez, )
  5. to point
    – To move a pointer (for example, an arrow) to a particular position on the screen, by using a pointing device such as a mouse or pen. 1
    pointer
    • pointer verb (pointe, pointes, pointons, pointez, )

Conjugations for point:

present
  1. point
  2. point
  3. points
  4. point
  5. point
  6. point
simple past
  1. pointed
  2. pointed
  3. pointed
  4. pointed
  5. pointed
  6. pointed
present perfect
  1. have pointed
  2. have pointed
  3. has pointed
  4. have pointed
  5. have pointed
  6. have pointed
past continuous
  1. was pointing
  2. were pointing
  3. was pointing
  4. were pointing
  5. were pointing
  6. were pointing
future
  1. shall point
  2. will point
  3. will point
  4. shall point
  5. will point
  6. will point
continuous present
  1. am pointing
  2. are pointing
  3. is pointing
  4. are pointing
  5. are pointing
  6. are pointing
subjunctive
  1. be pointed
  2. be pointed
  3. be pointed
  4. be pointed
  5. be pointed
  6. be pointed
diverse
  1. point!
  2. let's point!
  5. pointed
  6. pointing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

point [the ~] noun

  1. the point
    la pointe
  2. the point (peak; tip)
    – a V shape 2
    la pointe
  3. the point (dot)
    – a very small circular shape 2
    le point
  4. the point
    – A unit of measure referring to the height of a printed character. A point equals 1/72 of an inch, or approximately 1/28 of a centimeter. 1
    le point
  5. the point (p)
    – A value that is used in Microsoft Points to enable efficient micropayments and prepaid purchase for cash based consumers (including kids/teens, as well as emerging and developing markets) and provide a mechanism to directly reward loyal customers. 1
    le point; p

Translation Matrix for point:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
point dot; p; point blot; dirt-mark; dot; spatter; speck; speckle; spot; stain
pointe peak; point; tip a dig at somebody; apex; blot; burin; crest; culmination; dirt-mark; engraver; etching needle; gleam; graver; mountain top; peak; pinnacle; process; projecting part; projection; protrusion; protuberance; side hit; spatter; speck; spike; spot; stain; summit; tip; top; vertex; wire nail
- breaker point; compass point; decimal point; degree; detail; distributor point; full point; full stop; gunpoint; head; item; level; percentage point; period; point in time; pointedness; power point; spot; stage; stop
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
appeler l'attention sur draw attention to; indicate; point; point out; show; signal
appointer point sharpen
attirer l'attention sur draw attention to; indicate; point; point out; show; signal
désigner define; indicate; pinpoint; point; point out; point to; show appoint; define; establish; instal; install; institute; state precisely
indiquer draw attention to; indicate; point; point out; show; signal apply; dictate; enrol for; order; register; report oneself
indiquer quelquechose define; indicate; pinpoint; point; point out; point to; show
montrer define; draw attention to; indicate; pinpoint; point; point out; point to; show; signal be on show; bring out; come forward with; come to light; cough up; demonstrate; display; exhibit; expose; illustrate; issue; justify; make your point; offer; parade; present; produce; prove; publish; show; show what you mean; take out; turn out; verify; witness
pointer point brand; clock in; clock off; die; hover; mark; mark with a cross; nozzle; seal; spout; stamp
signaler define; draw attention to; indicate; pinpoint; point; point out; point to; show; signal add; announce; inform; locate; make a signal; notice; observe; place; put; put down; signal; situate
- aim; bespeak; betoken; charge; designate; direct; indicate; level; luff; orient; place; repoint; sharpen; show; signal; taper; target
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
p p; point
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- corner; points; sharpen
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
point no; none; not a; not any; not one

Related Words for "point":


Synonyms for "point":


Antonyms for "point":

  • unpointedness

Related Definitions for "point":

  1. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs2
  2. sharp end2
    • he stuck the point of the knife into a tree2
    • he broke the point of his pencil2
  3. a wall socket2
  4. the gun muzzle's direction2
    • he held me up at the point of a gun2
  5. an outstanding characteristic2
    • his acting was one of the high points of the movie2
  6. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic2
    • he knows my bad points as well as my good points2
  7. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip2
  8. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole2
    • a point of information2
  9. a geometric element that has position but no extension2
    • a point is defined by its coordinates2
  10. the object of an activity2
    • what is the point of discussing it?2
  11. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list2
    • the main point on the agenda was taken up first2
  12. a brief version of the essential meaning of something2
    • get to the point2
    • he missed the point of the joke2
    • life has lost its point2
  13. the dot at the left of a decimal fraction2
  14. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer2
    • the point of the arrow was due north2
  15. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations2
  16. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location2
    • she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street2
  17. a promontory extending out into a large body of water2
    • they sailed south around the point2
  18. one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan2
  19. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest2
    • he scored 20 points in the first half2
    • a touchdown counts 6 points2
  20. a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch2
  21. a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect2
  22. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass2
    • he checked the point on his compass2
  23. a V shape2
    • the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points2
  24. a very small circular shape2
    • a row of points2
  25. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process2
  26. an instant of time2
    • at that point I had to leave2
  27. repair the joints of bricks2
    • point a chimney2
  28. give a point to2
  29. be a signal for or a symptom of2
    • Her behavior points to a severe neurosis2
  30. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively2
    • He pointed to the empty parking space2
  31. indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle2
    • the dog pointed the dead duck2
  32. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal2
  33. direct into a position for use2
    • point a gun2
  34. be positionable in a specified manner2
    • The gun points with ease2
  35. mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes2
  36. mark with diacritics2
    • point the letter2
  37. mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics2
  38. sail close to the wind2
  39. be oriented2
    • The weather vane points North2
    • the dancers toes pointed outward2
  40. To move a pointer (for example, an arrow) to a particular position on the screen, by using a pointing device such as a mouse or pen.1
  41. A unit of measure referring to the height of a printed character. A point equals 1/72 of an inch, or approximately 1/28 of a centimeter.1
  42. A value that is used in Microsoft Points to enable efficient micropayments and prepaid purchase for cash based consumers (including kids/teens, as well as emerging and developing markets) and provide a mechanism to directly reward loyal customers.1

Wiktionary Translations for point:

point
noun
  1. particular moment in an event or occurrence
  2. archaic: condition, state
  3. opinion which adds to the discussion
  4. tiny amount of time
  5. location or place
  6. geometry: zero-dimensional object
  7. purpose or objective
  8. full stop
  9. distinguishing quality
  10. something tiny
  11. tenth part
  12. mark or stroke above letter
  13. unit of scoring in a game or competition
  14. arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.)
  15. economics: unit of change
  16. typography: unit of size
  17. electric power socket
  18. sharp tip
  19. any projecting extremity
  20. object with sharp tip
  21. backgammon: one of the twelve triangular positions
  22. peninsula
  23. compass point
  24. railroad switch
verb
  1. to extend finger
point
  1. -
noun
  1. partie extrême d’une chose.
  2. La partie la plus haute d’une montagne, d’un rocher, d’un arbre, etc.
  3. Ce qui importe aux personnes concernées
  4. couture|fr action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfiler ou résultat de cette action, piqûre.
  5. extrémité piquante et aiguë de quelque chose que ce être.
  6. interrogation, demande que l’on faire pour s’informer de quelque chose.
  7. Séparateur décimal
verb
  1. Tourner de façon à placer dans une direction déterminée, pointer
  2. faire voir ; exposer aux regards.
  3. Diriger quelque instrument vers un point en visant.
adverb
  1. À propos, à pic.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• point → lier; jointoyer ↔ voegen — afwerken van metselwerk
• point → pointe ↔ punt — een positie in de ruimte
• point → indiquer; montrer ↔ wijzen — (inergatief) met de (wijs)vinger, hand of arm in een richting duiden
• point → signaler ↔ deuten — auf etwas hinweisen, zeigen
• point → montrer ↔ zeigen — di(transitiv): jemanden etwas sehen lassen







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