* "In point of composition," said Mary, "the letter does not seem
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that, in point of true beauty, Miss de Bourgh is far superior to the
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to the oddities of her cousin, and to point him out to her particular
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I consider the clerical office as equal in point of dignity with
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perform what I look on as a point of duty. Pardon me for neglecting to
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her and that he should therefore make a point of remaining close to her
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girls had been upon the point of marriage, and after all there was
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expressed herself on every point exactly as she might have foreseen. She
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admire the view, Mr. Collins attending them to point out its beauties,
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verdure of the early trees. She was on the point of continuing her walk,
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pausing on this point a considerable while, she once more continued to
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niece Georgiana went to Ramsgate last summer, I made a point of her
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that your friend has drawn an unfortunate--but on this point it will be
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in, Maria followed, and the door was on the point of being closed,
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is one point on which I want your advice. I want to be told whether I
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some other point on which her wishes and hopes might be fixed, and by
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every remarkable spot and point of view. They gradually ascended for
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a point should admit of doubt. But, really, I know not what to say.
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* "If I had been able," said she, "to carry my point in going to Brighton,
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library; their father was in neither; and they were on the point of
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of her wishes since Jane was sixteen, was now on the point of
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it. That his anger could be carried to such a point of inconceivable
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* But to live in ignorance on such a point was impossible; or at least
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uncivil. She looked forward to their entrance as the point on which all
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Elizabeth was on the point of going away again, when Bingley, who as
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sister was on the point of being most advantageously married, but that
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to come to the point at last. What made you so shy of me, when you first
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humbug in a Pickwickian point of view. (Hear, hear.)
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coachman, to announce that 'the Commodore' was on the point of starting. ( Dickens The Pickwick papers )
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impressions of their appearance differ in any material point from those
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It has been conjectured that Mr. Pickwick was on the point of delivering
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is but mortal; and there is a point beyond which human courage cannot
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extreme point of the centre claw of his fourth foot. There were, within
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to his lips, and was on the very point of opening his mouth for the
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oblong silver box, and was apparently on the point of renewing the
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and trivial in itself, but when considered in this point of view, not
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Mr. Slumkey's behalf; but the force and point of whose arguments were
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placid countenance, who always made it a point to agree with everybody. ( Dickens The Pickwick papers )
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'Tom Smart was just on the point of protesting that he hadn't tasted a
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* '"Which press did you point to?--you can tell me that," said Tom. Devil
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What, if we were even to point out, and comment on, facts and
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the ground. He was on the point of congratulating Mr. Wardle on his
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at having found another point of view in which to place his favourite
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on the point of giving up the search in despair, he opened the door of
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lasted long; and just as the executive were on the point of overcoming
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* 'I will come to the point at once, sir,' said Mr. Pickwick; 'it affects
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adventurous gentlemen were on the point of desisting, when they all at
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rather upon the very point of his sugar-loaf hat, on the narrow edge of
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on the slide, with his face towards the point from which he had started;
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The prim man arrived at this point just as the glasses came back, when
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* At this point the remainder of the guests interposed, and remonstrated
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Mr. Pickwick was on the point of inquiring, with great abhorrence of the
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inclinations did not happen to point to the same quarter as their own. ( Dickens The Pickwick papers )
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At this point the conversation was interrupted by the arrival of a
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the Royal Hotel, he found a coach on the point of starting for Bristol,
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add force and point to the remark. ( Dickens The Pickwick papers )
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the information left Sam at exactly the old point of wisdom at which he
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* 'Wy, that's just the wery point as nobody never know'd,' replied Sam. ( Dickens The Pickwick papers )
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in every point of decoration and convenience, several hundred degrees
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was still engaged in relating a long story, the chief point of which
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personal, Mr. Pickwick deemed it a fit point at which to interpose. ( Dickens The Pickwick papers )
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those young men, in every point of view, that they should not remain
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only point on which he persevered in demanding an explanation, was, the
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At this point of the conversation, a sound, indecorously approaching
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or to both, was on the point of becoming infinitely worse, when Mr.
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are said to filch away the memory. At this point of his discourse,
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the fare, which, terminating at this point in favour of the cabman, Mrs.
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with legal point and shrewdness that Mr. Winkle, senior, was still
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friend, I must beg to add, that in every point of worldly advantage he
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* 'I have always considered it a great point in my uncle's character,
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the point of his sword right through the crown, squeezed the sides
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* 'Of course,' replied Bob. 'It's the whole point of the thing, you
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* Mr. Pickwick was on the point of replying to the question, and reciting
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At this point of the reconciliation, Mr. Ben Allen allowed his feelings
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the point of turning round to renew the conversation, when the fat boy,
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* 'She is right on one point at all events,' said the old gentleman
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sufficient. This important point being despatched, Mr. Pell refreshed
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argued the point with him, and laid great stress on the fact that Mary
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were the old man's sentiments on a point in which he would naturally
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of honour, even a point of vanity, to succeed without any killing. It
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devil; isn't that swagger of stoicism the whole point of the Byronic
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* He began to draw rough designs with the point of his stumpy umbrella on
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for some reason, until he reached the point of feeling that the
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seems obvious you have a right to an answer on that point before you
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was just the point of it--that it wasn't social."(Chesterton The secret of father Brown )
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particular point upon the grassy slope.(Chesterton The secret of father Brown )
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with the same air of coming fearlessly to the point which had marked his
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* At this point Lady Mounteagle seemed to catch sight of somebody she
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The point about private property wouldn't occur primarily to him at all.
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secretly. And the last point is, that James Mair instantly disappeared
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aap
= applications access point , american academy of pediatrics , american academy of psychoanalysis , aap ,
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aapdi
= anisotropic atom point dipole , aapdi ,
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accidental point
= punto di fuga ,
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accumulation point
= punto di accumulazione ,
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anchorage point
= punto di ancoraggio ,
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arguable point of view
= punto di vista sostenibile , punto di vista discutibile ,
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argue one's point
= sostenere il proprio punto di vista ,
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argued one's point
= sostenuto il proprio punto di vista ,
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argues one's point
= sostiene il proprio punto di vista ,
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arguing one's point
= sostenendo il proprio punto di vista ,
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assembly point
= punto di riunione ,
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at bayonet point
= in punta di baionetta ,
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at the point of death
= in punto di morte ,
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at the point of the sword
= con la spada puntata contro , sotto la minaccia di gravi violente , con la spada alla gola ,
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ate to point of satiety
= mangiato a sazietà ,
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basing point
= punto base , punto di riferimento ,
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basing point pricing
= prezzo per punto base ,
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basing point pricings
= prezzi per punto base ,
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basing point rate
= tariffa di punto base ,
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basing point rates
= tariffe di punto base ,
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basing point system
= sistema del punto base ,
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basis point
= punto base ,
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beside the point
= incongruo , non pertinente , lontano dal vero , estraneo ,
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boiling point
= punto di ebollizione , stato d'eccitazione ,
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breaking point
= limite di rottura , punto di rottura , limite di sopportazione ,
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bull point
= punto di vantaggio ,
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came straight to the point
= venuto subito al punto, venuto subito al dunque, entrato subito in argomento ,
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came to a point
= terminato a punta ,
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came to the point
= venuto al dunque, venuto al sodo ,
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cardinal point
= punto cardinale ,
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carried one's point
= fatto prevalere il proprio punto di vista, spuntatola ,
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carries one's point
= fa prevalere il proprio punto di vista, la spunta ,
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carry one's point
= far prevalere il proprio punto di vista, spuntarla ,
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carrying one's point
= facendo prevalere il proprio punto di vista, spuntandola ,
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case in point
= esempio calzante ,
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cases in point
= esempi calzanti ,
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cede the point
= concedere il punto di discussione, ammettere il punto di discussione ,
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ceded the point
= concesso il punto di discussione, ammesso il punto di discussione ,
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cedes the point
= concede il punto di discussione, ammette il punto di discussione ,
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ceding the point
= concedendo il punto di discussione, ammettendo il punto di discussione ,
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come straight to the point
= venire subito al punto, venire subito al dunque, entrare subito in argomento ,
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come to a point
= terminare a punta ,
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come to the point
= venire al dunque, venire al sodo ,
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comes straight to the point
= viene subito al punto, viene subito al dunque, entra subito in argomento ,
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comes to a point
= termina a punta ,
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comes to the point
= viene al dunque, viene al sodo ,
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coming straight to the point
= venendo subito al punto, venendo subito al dunque, entrando subito in argomento ,
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coming to a point
= terminando a punta ,
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coming to the point
= venendo al dunque, venendo al sodo ,
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cpc
= constant point calculation, cpc ,
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crucial point
= punto cruciale ,
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datum point
= punto di riferimento ,
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dead point
= punto morto ,
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decimal point
= puntino che separa l'intero dalla parte decimale, punto di numero decimale ,
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detached point of view
= punto di vista obiettivo ,
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dew point
= punto di rugiada, punto di condensazione ,
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diamond point
= punta di diamante ,
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different point of view
= punto di vista differente ,
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distributor point
= puntina dello spinterogeno, contatto dello spinterogeno ,
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do not point to the speck in your brother's eye when there is a beam in your own
= non vedere la trave nel proprio occhio ,
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don't get away from the point
= stai al punto! non divagare! ,
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eat to point of satiety
= mangiare a sazietà ,
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eaten to point of satiety
= mangiato a sazietà ,
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eating to point of satiety
= mangiando a sazietà ,
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eats to point of satiety
= mangia a sazietà ,
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focal point
= punto focale ,
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fpc
= floating point calculation, fpc ,
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fpp
= fixed path protocol, floating point processor, fpp ,
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fpu
= floating point unit, fpu ,
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get to the point
= venire al dunque, venire al sodo,
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gets to the point
= viene al dunque, viene al sodo,
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getting to the point
= venendo al dunque, venendo al sodo,
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got to the point
= venuto al dunque, venuto al sodo,
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in point of fact
= effettivamente, in realtà, invero, in verità, in effetti,
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lens point of focus
= punto di messa a fuoco ,
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lens principal point
= fuoco principale della lente ,
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mflops
= million floating point operations per second, mflops,
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nodal point
= punto nodale,
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nodal point of head
= punto nodale della testata ,
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nodal point of lens
= punto nodale dell'obiettivo ,
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on point duty
= di servizio al traffico ,
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on the point of
= sul punto di, per,
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pco
= point of control and observation, pco,
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poc
= point of contact, poc,
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pop
= esplodere, impegnare, colpire, scoppio, gazzosa, pegno, di botto, point of presence, pop, babbo,
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pos
= point of sale, positive, programmable object select, pos,
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pov
= punto di vista, point of view, soggettiva ,
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principal point of focus
= punto focale principale, fuoco principale,
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reverse point of view
= controcampo soggettivo ,
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sap
= linfa , energia , indebolire , scavo , galleria , sgobbare , sgobbone , second audio program , service access point , service advertising protocol , sap ,
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short and to the point
= conciso e pertinente ,
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ssap
= source service access point , ssap ,
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sscp
= systems service control point , sscp ,
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stp
= stp , secure transfer protocol , signal transfer point , synchronized transaction processing ,
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to the point of absurdity
= ai limiti dell'assurdità ,
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vaccine point
= punta di vaccinazione , vaccinostilo ,
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