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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTo-the-point
/ˌtuː ðə ˈpɔɪnt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Expressing something clearly and directly without unnecessary details or digression.
"Her presentation was remarkably to-the-point and saved a lot of time." - 2
Relevant and strictly applicable to the matter at hand.
"He made several to-the-point remarks during the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the idiomatic phrase 'to the point', which emerged in the late 16th century, combining the prepositional direction towards a specific target or objective with the noun 'point' (from Old French 'point' and Latin 'punctum', meaning a prick, dot, or main idea). Over time, the attributive hyphenated form developed to describe concise and relevant communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "To-the-point" is said worldwide
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succinct
Transliteration: syk.sɛ̃kt
"Sa réponse était succincte et claire."
treffend
Transliteration: ˈtʁɛfənt
"Seine Bemerkungen waren sehr treffend."
conciso
Transliteration: konˈtʃiːzo
"Il suo discorso è stato conciso e mirato."
conciso
Transliteration: konˈsiso
"Sus comentarios fueron muy concisos y directos."
conciso
Transliteration: kõˈsi.zu
"A explicação foi direta e concisa."
सटीक
Transliteration: sateek
"उसकी बात बिल्कुल सटीक थी।"
切中要害的
Transliteration: qiè zhòng yào hài de
"他的发言很切中要害。"
핵심을 찌르는
Transliteration: haek-sim-eul jji-reu-neun
"그의 설명은 매우 핵심을 찔렀다."
要を得た
Transliteration: you o eta
"彼女の説明は要を得ていた。"
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