a punto



WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
a punto loc adv (preparado, listo)ready adj
 Sentaos a la mesa porque la comida está a punto.
 Sit down at the table because the food is ready.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
a punto de caramelo expr figurado (momento clave) (figurative)ripe for the picking expr
  primed for expr
  ready adj
 La empresa está a punto de caramelo para una absorción.
 Business is ripe for the picking, it's time for a takeover.
a punto de nieve loc adj (claras: batidas) (culinary: egg whites)until stiff, to form peaks expr
 Añada cuidadosamente las claras a punto de nieve y mezcle con una espátula.
 Carefully add the egg whites until stiff and mix with a spatula.
batir a punto de nieve,
montar a punto de nieve
loc verb
(batir claras de huevo) (egg whites)beat to form peaks v expr
 Para hacer la torta hay que batir las claras a punto de nieve.
 To make the cake you have to beat the whites to form peaks.
estar a punto de hacer algo v cop + loc prep (acción próxima)be about to do [sth] expr
  be at the point of doing [sth] expr
  (formal)be poised to do [sth] expr
 El ladrón estaba a punto de escapar cuando llegó la policía.
 The man was about to jump when the police officers saved him.
montar las claras a punto de nieve loc verb (cocina: batir claras de huevo)whip the egg whites to stiff peaks v expr
  beat the egg whites to stiff peaks v expr
 Para hacer el merengue debes montar las claras a punto de nieve.
 To make a meringue you need to whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.
puesta a punto nf (revisión, reparación)tune-up, tuning, fine-tuning n
 Siempre llevo el coche al taller para una puesta a punto antes de vacaciones.
 I always take the car to the garage for a tune-up before going on holiday.
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