point barre

Meaning

period; full stop, end of discussion

Concepts

full stop

period

stop

🛑

full point

point

Synonyms

époque

période

point

temps

⌚

un point c’est tout

Point

point final

Translations

ponto final

ponto

punto

e basta

punto fermo

punt uit

ponto-final

Ponto final

punt

punto

τελεία και παύλα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pwɛ̃ baʁ/

Etymology

Compound of point (“period”) + barre (“bar”) On the model of French point final, an allusion to a typewriter or computer keyboard, the period being followed by a space.
Alternatively, some place the expression's origin as referring to a period following a slash, used for marking the end of a message transmitted by telex.