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Have a point

by Hyperboreus, April 8, 2012

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Hyperboreus (User's profile) April 8, 2012, 12:03:21 AM

Forigite

starjelly (User's profile) April 8, 2012, 3:00:28 AM

I think that "point" is "celo". (At least, that's how I've seen it used.) So, the first part could be "Se vi havas celon, mi sugestias..." I don't know how to say "getting to it", though.

Hyperboreus:How would you say in Esperanto:

"If you've got a point, I suggest getting to it?"

cFlat7 (User's profile) April 8, 2012, 6:17:21 AM

Perhaps:

Se vi intencas atingi celon, tiam vi iru gxis tion.

sudanglo (User's profile) April 8, 2012, 10:14:54 AM

Se vi havas konkludon, estus bone ĝin jam aŭdi.

Miland (User's profile) April 8, 2012, 10:22:46 AM

Here's one suggestion: Faru vian punkton rapide, mi petas.

Hyperboreus (User's profile) April 8, 2012, 2:07:16 PM

Forigite

sudanglo (User's profile) April 8, 2012, 5:21:38 PM

HB, NPIV is now online and consultable at vortaro.net. I think it's definition 7. that answers your query. See the thread in this forum (PIV online) for a link to the dictionary.

Hyperboreus (User's profile) April 8, 2012, 5:26:59 PM

Forigite

opalo (User's profile) April 12, 2012, 9:06:25 PM

Hyperboreus:
Miland:Here's one suggestion: Faru vian punkton rapide, mi petas.
Ah thank you. I was doubting if the Esperanto "punkto" was merely a geometrical item or a punctuation sign, or if like in your sentence, I could use it also figuratively.
It is generally best to avoid importing "dead metaphors" into Esperanto. A listener who does not speak a European language may wonder about the significance of "possessing a dot". In this case a large dictionary helps, but one shouldn't have to look up a reference work to understand so ordinary a sentence.

LoadaLudo (User's profile) April 12, 2012, 9:21:44 PM

Here you've got a point, opalo. okulumo.gif

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