en pointe

English

Etymology

From French en pointe.

Pronunciation

See en and pointe.

Adverb

en pointe (not comparable)

  1. (ballet) On the tips of one's toes.

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

By surface analysis, en (“in, at”) +‎ pointe (“point, tip”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ pwɛ̃t/

Adjective

en pointe (invariable)

  1. pointed, sharp
    Synonym: acéré
    La critique était particulièrement en pointe dans son analyse du film.
    The criticism was particularly sharp in its analysis of the film.
  2. state-of-the-art, leading-edge, cutting-edge
    Synonym: de pointe
    Ce superordinateur a les processeurs les plus en pointe d'Intel.
    This supercomputer has the most cutting-edge processors from Intel.
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