German term
auf den Punkt garen
von Speisen, die „auf den Punkt“ gegart werden sollen, ist ein Vorheizen dennoch
empfehlenswert, um den Garzeitpunkt exakt bemessen zu können.
| 3 +5 | à point |
Penny Hewson (X)
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| 4 +3 | to perfection |
Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
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| 2 -2 | final boil |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Dec 20, 2009 16:38: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Dec 20, 2009 17:50: writeaway changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Other"
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Proposed translations
à point
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
final boil
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Kim Metzger
: "auf den Punkt" means exact. Garen is to cook until it is well done./Figuratively it means "to get to the heart of something." But the literal meaning is required here: to the precise point. Nothing to do with "final." Kochen isn't restricted to boiling.
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So cook until well done? Doesn't auf den Punkt figuratively mean "do the final finish"? Thank you Kim, for the detailed explanation.
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Jumplanguage
: Kim is right: this is a special expression in cooking, nothing to do with the usual "auf den Punkt" in different sorts of context.
1 hr
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Cilian O'Tuama
: "final finish"? doesn't make much sense here. But don't hide your answer, could still be helpful.
11 hrs
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Thanks for your comment, Cilian. I'll leave it as it is.
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Austria
Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Creative and conscientious
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English
to perfection
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Cetacea
: That's what I'd say, too.
9 hrs
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Ursula W
: yes, this works best
1 day 7 hrs
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
: This is better.
12 days
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