Usage examples of "ponto básico" in Portuguese with translation to English

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O filme está a ponto de começar. The movie's about to start.
Este livro é básico para o entendimento da biologia. This book is basic to an understanding of biology.
Deste ponto em diante, a história fica tão distorcida e grotesca que eu não consigo mais parar de lê-la. From this point on, the story becomes so twisted and grotesque that I can't stop reading it anymore.
Claro que me lembro de você, éramos melhores amigos quando estávamos no ensino básico. Of course I remember you, we used to be best friends when we went at elementary school!
Eu não faço ideia até que ponto é que é aceitável usar de tradução livre no exame. On tests, I don't know how free a translation would be allowed.
Vocês têm que aprender inglês básico. You have to learn standard English.
Ela foi gentil o bastante a ponto de me acompanhar até a estação. She was kind enough to accompany me to the station.
Quero enfatizar esse ponto. I want to stress this point.
Com licença, poderia me dizer o caminho para o ponto de ônibus? Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the bus stop?
Eles aceitaram o meu ponto de vista. They accepted my point of view.
Minha casa é perto de um ponto de ônibus. My house is close to a bus stop.
Eu queria poder me importar mais com minhas notas, mas parece que, em um certo ponto da minha vida, eu decidi que isso não seria mais tão importante. I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided it wouldn't be so important anymore.
Como é que chegamos a este ponto? How did we reach this point?
Eu entendo o seu ponto de vista, mas ainda não estou de acordo. I get your point, but I still don't agree.
Como a gente chegou a este ponto? How did we reach this point?
Ela não é tão tola a ponto de não saber disso. She is not so foolish that she does not know it.
Meu ponto de vista é contrário ao seu. My point of view is contrary to yours.
Tem um ponto de ônibus aqui. There's a bus stop here.
O ponto de ônibus é perto da nossa escola. The bus stop is near our school.
Você está certo nesse ponto. Será que eles vão entendê-lo? You're right about that. I wonder if they are going to understand you.
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