Usage examples of "pointing" in English with translation to Spanish

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Translations: all23 señalar13 apuntar10

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Are you pointing at me? ¿Me estás apuntando a mí?

Tom pointed out some problems. Tom señaló algunos problemas.

Compass needles point to the north. La aguja de la brújula apunta al norte.

Everything points to his guilt. Todo señala su culpabilidad.

Tom pointed a gun at Mary. Tom apuntó un arma hacia Mary.

Mr Kennedy pointed out our mistakes. El Sr. Kennedy señaló nuestros errores.

I pointed my camera at her. Apunté mi cámara hacia ella.

It is rude to point at others. Es de mala educación señalar a los demás.

The teacher pointed to the blackboard. El profesor apuntó a la pizarra.

It is bad manners to point at people. Es de mala educación señalar a la gente.

She pointed her finger at him. Ella lo apuntó con el dedo.

The child pointed out her mother to me. La niña me señaló su madre.

The alibi points to her innocence. La coartada apunta su inocencia.

The teacher pointed out the pupil's mistakes. El profesor señaló los errores del alumno.

All the evidence points to his guilt. Todas las pruebas apuntan a que es culpable

I was abashed when my mistakes were pointed out. Me sentí avergonzado cuando señalaron mis errores.

I want to point out that I am open to ideas for improvement, but first will sleep it off. Quiero apuntar que estoy abierto a propuestas de mejoramiento, pero ahora voy a dormir la mona.

We pointed out to him the error in his reasoning. Le señalamos el error en su razonamiento.

Once, when I went to my friend Kawai's house, he fired a pistol. He thought it was not loaded and pointed it at my mouth, but it was and the bullet grazed my ear before hitting the closet. Una vez, cuando fui a la casa de mi amigo Kawai, éste disparó una pistola. Pensó que no estaba cargada y me apuntó a la boca, pero lo estaba y la bala rozó mi oreja antes de impactar contra el armario.

The teacher pointed out the grammatical errors made by the students. El maestro señaló los errores gramaticales cometidos por los alumnos.

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