Sentence examples of "starting point" in English

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I’ll use the top concepts as a starting point for our continued ideation, sketches, sketch models, etc… J'utiliserai les concepts de haut niveau comme point de départ pour notre réflexion permanente, nos croquis, nos maquettes, etc.

Strasbourg is also an ideal starting point for excursions across the Rhine, to châteaux nestling in the heart of vineyards, villages perching on the mountainside between lakes and forests, and other delights. Strasbourg est aussi un point de départ rêvé pour des excursions outre-Rhin : châteaux nichés au coeur de vignobles, villages accrochés à la montagne, entre lacs et forêts et de nombreuses autres attractions.

Your remarks are off the point. Ta remarque est hors sujet.

I'm starting to get old! Je commence à vieillir !

I didn't get the point of his speech. Je n'ai pas saisi l'intérêt de son discours.

I am starting this evening. Je commence dès ce soir.

Using Esperanto with him, I feel that we are both at the same level, at least from a lingual point of view. Utilisant l'espéranto avec lui, je sens que nous sommes tous les deux au même niveau, au moins du point de vue linguistique.

Starting off, first on the agenda is about this morning's two-in-a-bed ruckus. Pour commencer, le premier point à l'ordre du jour est ce remue-ménage au sujet des lits partagés de ce matin.

He seems to have missed the point. Il semble qu'il n'ait pas tout saisi.

Classes are starting again soon. Les cours reprennent bientôt.

This lake is deepest at this point. Le lac est le plus profond à cet endroit.

The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour. La cheminée manquant de bois de chauffage, les flammes ont déjà commencé à perdre de leur vigueur.

You have a point there. Tu tiens là un argument.

You're starting to warm up now. Tu commences à t'échauffer maintenant.

There's no point arguing about what's true and what's false. Il n'y a pas d'intérêt à discuter de ce qui est vrai et ce qui est faux.

We're starting to question what we thought we knew. Nous commençons à douter de ce que nous pensions savoir.

He uses a pencil with a fine point. Il utilise un crayon avec une pointe fine.

Starting next week, I'll be working the late shift. Dès la semaine prochaine, je ferai partie de l'équipe du soir.

He'll be out at lunch now, so there's no point phoning straight away. Il sera sans doute sorti déjeuner, à l'heure qu'il est, il est donc inutile d'appeler tout de suite.

His long absences were starting to provoke suspicion. Ses absences prolongées commencèrent à éveiller la suspicion.

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