point-blank

See also: pointblank and point blank

English

Etymology

French point blanc, white point, originally referring to the white spot to be aimed at on a target.

Adjective

point-blank (not comparable)

(forensics) very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
(ballistics) the distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.
Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt.
a point-blank assertion

Derived terms

point-blank range

Translations

so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target

French: de but en blanc (fr), à bout portant (fr)
Galician: a boca de cano (gl)
Italian: a bruciapelo (it)

Portuguese: a queima-roupa
Russian: в упо́р (v upór)
Spanish: a bocajarro, a quemarropa (es)

disconcertingly straightforward or blunt

French: à brûle-pourpoint (fr)
Italian: a bruciapelo (it)

Russian: напрями́к (ru) (naprjamík), напряму́ю (ru) (naprjamúju)
Swedish: rättfram (sv), direkt (sv)

Adverb

point-blank (not comparable)

In a direct manner, without hesitation.

Translations

in a direct manner, without hesitation

French: à brûle-pourpoint (fr), de but en blanc (fr)
Italian: a bruciapelo (it)

Spanish: a bocajarro, a quemarropa (es)

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} bocajarro, ^{(please verify)} quemarropa (es)

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