bater ponto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • bater o ponto

Etymology

Literally, to beat the point.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈte(ʁ) ˈpõ.tu/ [baˈte(h) ˈpõ.tu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /baˈte(ɾ) ˈpõ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˈte(ʁ) ˈpõ.tu/ [baˈte(χ) ˈpõ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈte(ɻ) ˈpõ.to/

Verb

bater ponto (first-person singular present bato ponto, first-person singular preterite bati ponto, past participle batido ponto)

  1. (Brazil) (arriving) to clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card)
    Synonym: (Portugal) picar o ponto

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