¿qué significa "sacar un punto"?

Question

context: Mi profesora me preguntó si no megustaba su clase cuando saqué el punto durante la clase de conversación.

Answer 1

Let's not confuse punta y punto.

sacar punta: sharpen a pencil or be rude

punto here: point, like our reputation points

the teacher asked if you didn't like her conversation class in spite of her giving you the extra point in her class.

• Gracias, I am often confused! which is what I apparently did here - cheeseisyumm Nov 23, 2009

Answer 2

Hi Malishka. Welcome to the forum.

In the dictionary I found this:

Punta

1. Sacar punta = to find fault with

• Hello Marianne. Thank's for answering ) But to be honest I still can't understand the meaning of the whole phrase - Malishka_Mu Nov 22, 2009

Answer 3

sacar un punta = to take a tip

Answer 4

significa que ganaste un punto extra para tu nota ( grade)

Answer 5

remove a point, take out a point...

Answer 6

I don't know if this is true, but a teacher told me once that it can also mean to sharpen your pencil...

Answer 7

sacar punta: sharpen a pencil or be rude

El Estudiante: No estaba sacando punta, solo estaba sacando punta.

La Profesora: Estabas sacando punta porque estabas sacando punta.

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The Student: I was not being rude; I was just sharpening my pencil.

The Teacher: You were being rude because you were sharpening your pencil.

• 'sacando" (in all cases) - Mokay Nov 22, 2009
• thanks. - webdunce Nov 22, 2009
• wow, what a play of words! Me gusta mucho) Gracias ) - Malishka_Mu Nov 23, 2009

Answer 8

"Sacar el punto".. it might mean "to bring a theme up",

There is an expression: sacar el punto a relucir = "to introduce a topic into the conversation"