punta

/ˈpunta/, [ˈpũn̪.t̪a]

point, tip


Examples
  • ¿Puedes hacer girar una bola de baloncesto en la punta de un dedo?

    Can you spin a basketball on your fingertip?

  • Es la hora punta.

    It's rush hour.

  • Tom le sacó punta a un lápiz.

    Tom sharpened a pencil.

  • Tienes crema en la punta de la nariz.

    You have cream on the tip of your nose.

  • Tengo la palabra en la punta de la lengua.

    The word is on the tip of my tongue.

  • Está en la punta de mi lengua.

    It's on the tip of my tongue.

  • Creo que es hora de que le saque punta a mi lápiz.

    I think it's time for me to sharpen my pencil.

  • Me gustan los bolígrafos con punta fina.

    I like a pen with a fine point.

  • Una juanita de color rojo brillante se posó en la punta de mi dedo.

    A bright red ladybug landed on my fingertip.

  • ¡Los malditos adelantos me dejan todos los pelos de punta!

    The freakin' previews scare the crap out of me!

  • El característico pelo rizo de la señora Tanaka estaba de punta tras su oreja.

    Mrs Tanaka's characteristic curly hair was sticking up behind her ear.

  • A medida que los tres hombres entraban al callejón, un pájaro similar a un cuervo salió volando de la punta de una gran haya como si se hubiera atemorizado.

    As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top a large beech tree as if he had been frightened.

  • Ir al colegio en horario punta es cansador y desagradable.

    Going to school during the rush hour is tiring and unpleasant.

  • Él usa un lápiz de punta fina.

    He uses a pencil with a fine point.


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