punta
/ˈpunta/, [ˈpũn̪.t̪a]point, tip
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Estoy solo parado en la punta del año que agoniza, el universo se rompe en olas a mis pies, los planetas giran en torno a mi cabeza, y me despeinan al pasar con el viento que desplazan, sin dar una respuesta que llene los abismos.
I'm alone standing at the tip of the slow-dying year, the universe breack in waves at my feet, planets whirl about my head, rumpling my hair in the wind that rushes by, whithout giving an answer that would fill the abyss.
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Esta pluma tiene una punta muy fina.
This pen has a very fine point.
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La noticia me ha puesto los pelos de punta.
The news made my hair stand on end.
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Si gritas de la punta de un precipicio, puedes oír el eco de tu voz.
If you shout from the top of a cliff, you can hear the echo of your voice.
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Es ese, ya sabes, eh, el comosellame. Está en la punta de la lengua, pero simplemente ¡no puedo recordar el nombre!
It's that, you know, um, whatchamacallit. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't remember the name!
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¿Quién es la persona sentada en la otra punta de la mesa?
Who's the person sitting at the other end of the table?
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Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua.
It's on the tip of my tongue.
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Tengo su nombre en la punta de la lengua.
His name is on the tip of my tongue.
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Con el horror se me pusieron los pelos de punta al ver la escena.
My hair stood on end with horror when I saw the scene.
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Hubo un accidente en cadena durante la hora punta.
There was a chain-reaction crash during rush hour.
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Ponga el libro de punta.
Stand the book on end.
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Desgraciadamente me topé con el horario punta de la mañana.
Unfortunately I hit the morning rush hour.
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Es casi hora punta.
It's almost rush hour.
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Josh me invitó a salir, pero yo lo mandé a la punta del cerro.
Josh asked me out, but I told him where to go.
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El tráfico está congestionado en hora punta.
The traffic is bumper-to-bumper during rush hour.
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Tenía su nombre en la punta de la lengua, pero no lograba recordarlo.
His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.
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La punta de la lanza fue bañada en un veneno mortal.
The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
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El cuchillo tenía la punta muy afilada.
The knife had a very sharp point.
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Lo que se ve sobre la superficie del mar no es más que la punta de un iceberg.
What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Llegué tarde porque el atasco de la hora punta me retraso dos horas.
A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.
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