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To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I don't have much time, so could you please get to the point.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cut to the chase, get on with, come to the point
Antonyms: beat around the bush
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, to, the, point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We got to the point where we don't know how to continue.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
изплю вам ка мъчето
(izplju vam ka mǎčeto)
— state directly
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Catalan:
anar al gra
— state directly
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Chinese Mandarin:
言歸正傳 /言归正传
(yán guī zhèngzhuàn)
— state directly
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Chinese Mandarin:
直奔主題 /直奔主题
(zhíbèn zhǔtí)
— state directly
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Chinese Mandarin:
開門見山 /开门见山
(kāiménjiànshān)
— state directly
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Danish:
komme til sagen
— state directly
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Finnish:
mennä asiaan
— state directly
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Finnish:
mennä asian ytimeen
— state directly
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Finnish:
sanoa suoraan
— state directly
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French:
aller à l'essentiel
— state directly
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French:
en venir au fait
— state directly
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French:
aller droit au but
— state directly
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German:
auf den Punkt kommen
— state directly
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German:
zur Sache kommen
— state directly
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Italian:
venire al punto
— state directly
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Italian:
venire al sodo
— state directly
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Italian:
venire al dunque
— state directly
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Jamaican Creole:
mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow
— state directly
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Japanese:
要点に触れる
(yōten ni fureru)
— state directly
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Korean:
거두절미(去頭截尾)하다
(geodujeolmihada)
— state directly
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Norwegian:
komme til poenget
— state directly
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Polish:
przechodzić do rzeczy
— state directly
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Polish:
przejść do rzeczy
— state directly
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Portuguese:
ir direto ao assunto
— state directly
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Russian:
перейти́ к де́лу
(perejtí k délu)
— state directly
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Russian:
бли́же к де́лу!
(blíže k délu!)
— state directly
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Spanish:
ir al grano
— state directly
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Swedish:
komma till saken
— state directly