ponto final — meaning in English

English meaning

• period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
• point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
• stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

ponto final is used for these senses in English:

• full stop (colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.
• period (chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.
• period (now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
• point A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. [from 14th c.]
• stop A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.

period — full definition

1. noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
2. noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
3. noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
4. noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
5. intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.

point — full definition

1. noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
2. noun The main idea or purpose of something said or done.
3. noun A unit used for scoring in a game or contest.
4. noun A specific place or moment.
5. verb To extend a finger toward something to indicate its location.

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