faire le point

French

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan far lo punt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ lə pwɛ̃/
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Verb

faire le point

  1. to review, to take stock of, to get a fix on [with sur ‘something, e.g. a situation’]
    faire le point sur la situation ― to review the situation, to make an assessment of the situation
    • 2023, Fabcaro, Didier Conrad, L'iris blanc [Asterix and the White Iris] (Asterix), Vanves: Hachette, →ISBN, page 28:
      Mais le point de quoi ? C'est quoi ça, le point ? On aurait pu le faire tous les deux, le point ! Ou même tous ensemble, autour d'un banquet en mangeant du sanglier, en rigolant et en se mettant des baffes !
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