Usage examples of "pointed" in English with translation to French

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I pointed my camera at her. J'ai pointé mon appareil photo sur elle.
I pointed to the factory. Je montrai la fabrique.
She pointed her finger at him. Elle pointa le doigt sur lui.
He frankly pointed out my faults. Il m'a montré mes fautes avec franchise.
He pointed to the tower over there. Il a pointé la tour, là-bas.
She pointed her finger at him accusingly. Elle pointa son doigt vers lui d'un air accusateur.
We pointed out to him the error in his reasoning. Nous lui pointâmes l'erreur de son raisonnement.
Tom kept his gun pointed at Mary and told her not to move. Tom gardait son fusil pointé vers Mary et lui dit de ne pas bouger.
He uses a pencil with a fine point. Il utilise un crayon avec une pointe fine.
Please point out my mistake. Veuillez me montrer où j'ai commis une faute.
I beg to point out that your calculation is wrong. Je m'excuse d'indiquer que votre calcul est faux.
The point of the pencil has become dull. La pointe du crayon s'est émoussée.
Point your finger at your choice. Montre ton choix du doigt.
All she does is point fingers at the neighbours. Tout ce qu'elle sait faire, c'est pointer les voisins du doigt.
It is rude to point at others. Il est impoli de montrer les autres du doigt.
He whittled the stick to a sharp point with his hunting knife. Il tailla le bâton en une pointe acérée, à l'aide de son couteau de chasse.
It's rude to point at anyone. C'est malpoli de montrer les gens du doigt.
I thought the little boy who was staring and pointing at the foreigner was very rude. Je songeais que le petit garçon qui fixait et pointait l'étranger du doigt était très grossier.
It is not polite to point at others. Il n'est pas poli de montrer les autres du doigt.
A woman can fail to notice a hundred things you did right, and point out only the one thing you haven't done right. Une femme est capable de ne pas remarquer la centaine de choses que vous avez bien faites, et de ne pointer que celle que vous n'avez pas bien faite.
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