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

• en pointe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• epitenon

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.