Usage examples of "à point nommé" in French with translation to English

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Ça arrive à point nommé. That comes in handy.
Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point. Slow and steady wins the race.
Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre. Everything comes to those who wait.
Un steak à point, s’il vous plaît. I like my steak medium.
On devra prendre un soin spécial sur ce point. Special care should be taken on this point.
Le bébé fut nommé Pierre, d'après son grand-père. The baby was named Peter after his grandfather.
Les Français sont vraiment un peuple bizarre : parmi ceux qui lisent cette phrase, un sur deux va vérifier si l'espace avant le double point est bien fine et insécable. The French are a really strange people: every other person who reads this sentence will check if the space before the colon is really thin and non-breaking.
Il a eu un fils nommé Qian. He had a son named Qian.
Ce travail est simple au point que même une enfant peut l'accomplir. This work is simple enough that even a child can do it.
Le bébé fut nommé Ichiro après son oncle. The baby was named Ichiro after his uncle.
Il met un point d'honneur à faire dix pompes avant d'aller se coucher. He makes a point of doing ten push-ups before going to bed.
L'empereur romain Caligula avait un cheval nommé «Incitatus», qui veut dire rapide. Roman Emperor Caligula had a horse called Incitatus which means fast.
Fais juste ce que tu as à faire, un point c'est tout. Just do what you have to do, no questions asked.
Il est le premier politicien d'envergure nationale à avoir été nommé dans un scandale de corruption qui s'avère grandissant. He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.
Du point de vue de la santé, Tokyo n'est pas tellement un bon endroit pour vivre. From the viewpoint of health, Tokyo is not such a good place to live.
Un homme nommé Slim a été tué lors de l'accident. A man called Slim was killed in the accident.
La maison était sur le point de s'effondrer. The house was on the verge of collapse.
On m'a nommé d'après lui. My name was called after his name.
Je suis sur le point de partir. I'm about to leave.
Ils ont nommé M. White manager. They appointed Mr. White as manager.
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