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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

punto de ruptura

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpunto de ruˈtura

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Turning-point/ˈtɜːr.nɪŋˌpɔɪnt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La firma del tratado de paz fue un punto de ruptura en la guerra."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs, especially one with beneficial results.

    "The signing of the peace treaty was a turning point in the war."
  2. 2

    A moment in a narrative or story where the direction changes significantly.

    "In the novel, the protagonist's discovery of the truth serves as a turning point in the plot."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb turn (from Old English tyrnan, ultimately from Latin tornare) and point (from Old French point, from Latin punctum). Established in the English language during the late 17th century to signify a crucial juncture or moment where a significant and often irreversible change in course occurs.

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