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Terms for subject Cliche / convention containing the Point | all forms | exact matches only | in specified order only
| English | Russian |
| before moving to the next point I need to | Прежде чем перейти к следующему вопросу, мне необходимо ... |
| ... isn't the point | дело не в ("Don't you trust me?" "Trust isn't the point, people can have infections without realising it." ART Vancouver) |
| it got to the point where | дошло до того, что (It got to the point where I really didn't want to go out and meet people. I would panic if the phone rang. It was scary. ART Vancouver) |
| keep to the point | говорите по существу |
| terse and to the point | кратко и по существу ("Terse and to the point." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)) ART Vancouver) |
| that is not the point | не в этом дело (That is not the point. What I'm saying is that some bus drivers should not be on the road. I just saw a near-accident caused by a transit bus travelling in the right turn lane and blowing straight through the intersection. The guy turning left was almost T-boned. ART Vancouver) |
| to the point that | до такой степени, что (The city said that after receiving two third-party engineering reports on the current fire and structural risks, it became clear the hotel has deteriorated to the point that it poses a danger to the public and adjacent buildings.  vancouverisawesome.com ART Vancouver) |
| to the point where | до такой степени, что (A close friend's spouse is in business real estate downtown and they're seeing a huge drop in interest for new leases, to the point where they're looking at changing their career focus. reddit.com ART Vancouver) |
| what is the point of a ...? | в чём смысл ...? (What is the point of an election here in Canada if the losers can gang up and toss out the winner? I don't think this is what democracy is about. ART Vancouver) |
| you have missed the point of the story | вы не поняли сути рассказа |