 German |
 English |
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| Pointe {f} (eines Witzes); Clou {m} | punchline; punch line; payoff (of a joke) | |
| Pointen {pl} | punchlines; punch lines; payoffs | |
| Jetzt hast du mir die Pointe verdorben! | You have spoiled the joke now! | |
| Pointe {f} (einer Geschichte) | (main) point (of a story) ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "point {noun}"){kind=small} |
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| Pointen {pl} | (main) points |
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| Wo bleibt die Pointe? | So what was the point (of the story)? | |
| (ins Schwarze) treffen {vt} |
to hit home [fig.] | |
| Seine Bemerkungen trafen ins Schwarze. | His remarks hit home. | |
| Das hat gesessen! (hat seine Wirkung erreicht) | This/That hit home! | |
| Da sitzt jeder Witz/jede Pointe. | Every joke/punch line hits home! |