Point

"Point" in Portuguese

agulha

(railroad switch)

direção

(compass point)

décimo

(tenth part — see also tenth)

instante

(tiny amount of time)

milésimo

(tiny amount of time)

momento

(particular moment in an event or occurrence)

objetivo

(purpose or objective)

península

(peninsula or promontory)

pingo

(smallest quantity of something)

ponta

(sharp tip)

ponta

(any projecting extremity)

ponta

(position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force)

pontinha

(something tiny)

pontinho

(something tiny)

ponto

(element in larger whole)

ponto

(opinion which adds to the discussion)

ponto

(location or place)

ponto

(geometry: zero-dimensional object)

ponto

(distinguishing quality)

ponto

(unit of scoring in a game or competition)

ponto

(typography: unit of size)

ponto final

(full stop)

propósito

(purpose or objective)

significado

(a focus of conversation or consideration)

tento

(unit of scoring in a game or competition)

vírgula

(arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.))

apontar

(to direct, aim)

apontar para

(to extend finger)

indicar

(to extend finger)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.