ponctuer
French → English
(writing) To punctuate: to use standard marks in writing to separate sentences and clarify meaning
Il est important de bien ponctuer ses phrases pour faciliter la lecture.
(English) It is important to punctuate your sentences well to make reading easier.
Elle ne sait pas comment ponctuer correctement ses dialogues dans son roman.
(English) She doesn't know how to correctly punctuate her dialogues in her novel.
(sound) To punctuate: to emphasize or interrupt something with recurring sounds or actions
Les coups de tonnerre venaient ponctuer le silence de la nuit pluvieuse.
(English) Thunderclaps came to punctuate the silence of the rainy night.
Le professeur ponctuait son discours de grands gestes de la main.
(English) The teacher punctuated his speech with large hand gestures.
Entry ID: fr:en:ponctuer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary