| Principales traductions |
| pointer⇒ vi | (être dirigé vers le ciel) | point⇒ vi |
| | Les flèches de Notre-Dame pointent vers le firmament. |
| | The spire of Notre Dame points to the heavens. |
| pointer vi | (faire saillie) | stick out vi phrasal |
| | Le pistolet du garde du corps pointait sous sa veste. |
| | The bodyguard's pistol stuck out under his jacket. |
| pointer vi | (enregistrer un horaire) | clock in, punch in vi phrasal |
| | (UK) | clock on vi phrasal |
| | L'employée pointe dès qu'elle arrive sur son lieu de travail. |
| | The employee clocks in as soon as she arrives at work. |
| pointer [qch] sur/vers [qqn] vtr | (diriger) | point [sth] at [sb], aim [sth] at [sb] vtr + prep |
| | Le bandit pointa son revolver sur moi. |
| | The robber aimed his revolver at me. |
| pointer [qch] vtr | (dresser) (ears) | prick up vtr phrasal sep |
| | Le chat pointe ses oreilles pour mieux entendre. |
| | The cat pricks up its ears in order to hear better. |
| pointer [qch] vtr | (montrer) | point [sth] out vtr phrasal sep |
| | | highlight⇒ vtr |
| | | indicate⇒ vtr |
| | Le professeur a pointé le point faible de leur démonstration. |
| | Il a pointé un problème très intéressant. |
| | The teacher pointed out the weak point in their demonstration. |
| | He highlighted a very interesting issue. |
| pointer [qch] vtr | (Comptabilité : confirmer, vérifier) | check [sth] off vtr phrasal sep |
| | Le comptable a pointé toutes les dépenses. |
| | The accountant checked off all the expenses. |
| pointer [qch/qqn] vtr | (viser) | aim at [sth/sb] vi + prep |
| | Les artilleurs pointèrent les positions de l'ennemi avec le plus de précision possible. |
| | The gunners aimed at the enemy's positions with as much accuracy as they could. |
| se pointer⇒ v pron | familier (arriver) (informal) | turn up, show up, roll up, rock up vi phrasal |
| | | arrive⇒ vi |
| | Nous l'attendions à midi mais il s'est pointé à onze heures. |
| | We were expecting him at midday, but he turned up at 11 o'clock. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| pointer vi | littéraire (poindre) (sun) | come up vi phrasal |
| | (day) | dawn⇒, break⇒ vi |
| | Le soleil pointe à l'horizon. |
| | The sun is coming up over the horizon. |
| pointer vi | littéraire (monter vers le ciel) | thrust upwards vi + adv |
| | Le concorde pointa fièrement de toute la puissance de ses réacteurs. |
| | Concorde thrust upwards proudly with the full power of its jet engines. |
| pointer vi | (commencer à pousser) | come up vi phrasal |
| | Les crocus pointent souvent au mois de mars. |
| | Crocuses often come up in March. |
| pointer vi | littéraire (apparaître brusquement) | flash⇒ vi |
| | Je vis l'étonnement pointer dans son regard. |
| | I saw astonishment flash in his eyes. |
| pointer vi | (pétanque : s'approcher du cochonnet) | point⇒ vi |
| | Alors, tu tires ou tu pointes ? |
| | Right, are you shooting or pointing? |
| pointer vi | (réaliser un point de soudure) | spot-weld⇒ vi |
| | Le soudeur pointait. |
| | The welder was spot-welding. |
| pointer [qqn/qch] vtr | (marquer comme présent) (UK) | tick off vtr + adv |
| | (mainly US) | check off vtr + adv |
| | Le professeur pointe les élèves présents. |
| | The teacher ticked off the pupils who were present. |