strong point
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- noun
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punto fuerte
- One of her strong points as a teacher is her ability to engage students.
And I think that was that was a strong point on the application for sure.
- And I think that was that was a strong point on the application for sure.
- So those are the things that I think are, are strong points of the work.
- So this is, you know, this is a real strong point I think of the work.
- So let's just say you know your weaknesses and you know your strong points in life.
- There's a lot of really good examples in here with analysis of them, and I think that's a strong point to the work helping you understand what's going on.
- But if you've seen the movie, you might have got a sense that his social skills were not his strong point.
- No highfalutin theory with Bernie, but that was one of his strong points.
- That's my strong point as we're waiting for this new counter offensive.
Examples
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Being able to communicate clearly is a strong point for any successful manager.
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The teacher should be encouraged to give attention to both strong points and deficiencies.
Academic text (1998) -
So this is, you know, this is a real strong point I think of the work.
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So those are the things that I think are, are strong points of the work.
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And I think that was that was a strong point on the application for sure.
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Taste in women was not one of your brother's strong points.
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I feel like I have a lot of strong points in my writing.
Academic text (1998) -
"But that kind of heavy math was never my strong point."
Fiction book (1996) -
Socializing is not your strong point.
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They all have different strong points and weaknesses.
Synonyms
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A skill or quality someone has that helps them do well
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An area of work or study that someone knows a lot about
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4.4
A skill or area that a person is very good at
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A skill or activity someone is very good at
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A type of work or skill someone does best
A skill or area where a person is very good
A thing a person or team does especially well
Antonyms
How Strong
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an area in which a person excels' is directly derivable from combining 'strong' (powerful, effective) with 'point' (aspect or feature) — i.e. a feature that is strong. This adjective+noun composition is common and has clear cross-linguistic parallels (e.g. Spanish 'punto fuerte', French 'point fort'), so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely understand it.
Etymology
Strong point may come from old soldiers who used the word point for an important place in their battle line and strong for the part that held firm. That image of a powerful spot that holds the line helps explain why strong point means an area where someone 'is best'.