Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

give point to advice

Spanish translation:

dar sentido a los consejos

Added to glossary by Ana Juliá
Nov 24, 2003 18:05
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English term

give ... point to advice

English to Spanish Art/Literary Religion religion
Pray for a great outpouring of the Spirit. He alone can give edge to sermons, and point to advice, and power to rebukes, and can cast down the high walls of sinful hearts.

Proposed translations

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darle ...sentido a los consejos

From the Oxford for *point*:
[u] (purpose): what’s the point of going on? ¿qué sentido
tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?; I’m not voting:
what’s the point? yo no voto ¡para qué! or ¿qué sentido
tiene?; the whole point of my trip was to see you
justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que
para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti;
there’s no point o there isn’t any point (in) feeling sorry
for yourself no sirve de nada compadecerse; I can’t see
much point in a resumption of talks no veo de qué va a
servir que se reanuden las conversaciones; there is some
point to it tiene su sentido or su razón de ser
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inculcar/dar consejo

point: inculcar

Collins dict
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