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picar o ponto

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to punch the point.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈka(ɾ) u ˈpõ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈka(ɾ) o ˈpõ.to/
 

Verb

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picar o ponto (first-person singular present pico o ponto, first-person singular preterite piquei o ponto, past participle picado o ponto)

  1. (Portugal) (arriving) to clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card)
    Synonym: (Brazil) bater ponto

Conjugation

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Further reading

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