pinpoint

pinpoint
verb (to place or show very exactly: He pinpointed the position on the map.) indicar con toda precisión, concretar
pinpoint
tr['pɪnpɔɪnt]
transitive verb
1 (position) localizar; (cause, origin, time) establecer con exactitud, precisar exactamente; (fact) señalar
noun
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pinpoint accuracy precisión nombre femenino milimétrica
pinpoint ['pɪn.pɔɪnt] vt
: precisar, localizar con precisión
pinpoint
v.
• indicar con precisión v.

I 'pɪnpɔɪnt
transitive verb
a) (determine) \<\<position/aircraft\>\> localizar* or (AmL tb) ubicar* con exactitud

to pinpoint the causes of the problem — establecer* con exactitud cuáles son las causas del problema

b) (pick out) \<\<fact\>\> señalar

II
noun puntito m
['pɪnpɔɪnt]
1.
N [of light] puntito m
2.
VT (=identify) [+ location, source, problem] identificar, determinar; [+ cause] precisar, señalar con precisión

it's difficult to pinpoint when it first started happening — resulta difícil precisar cuándo empezó a ocurrir por primera vez

we pinpointed the issues that need priority attention — determinamos qué cuestiones necesitan atención prioritaria

3.
CPD

pinpoint accuracy N — (=extreme accuracy) precisión f milimétrica

the pinpoint accuracy of the bombing campaign — la precisión milimétrica de la campaña de atentados

* * *

I ['pɪnpɔɪnt]
transitive verb
a) (determine) \<\<position/aircraft\>\> localizar* or (AmL tb) ubicar* con exactitud

to pinpoint the causes of the problem — establecer* con exactitud cuáles son las causas del problema

b) (pick out) \<\<fact\>\> señalar

II
noun puntito m

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