English-Spanish translations for point of reference

• punto de referencia
  Para nuestro grupo, el consumidor medio sigue siendo el punto de referencia. To our group, the average consumer remains the point of reference.
  Eso es comprensible: todos necesitamos un punto de referencia del que partir. That is understandable: we all need a point of reference to work from.
  Asimismo sirve como punto de referencia, por supuesto, para el debate de hoy. It also serves as a point of reference, of course, for today's discussion.
• referente
  Ese es nuestro referente principal e inmediato para afrontar las exigencias de la globalización en su doble dimensión, externa e interna. This must be our principal and immediate point of reference for tackling the demands of globalisation in its dual external and internal dimensions.
  Probablemente creo en las instituciones que marcan les pautas del futuro, y seguramente el Parlamento Europeo es un referente no sólo para Europa. I suppose I believe in the institutions which are shaping the future, and the European Parliament is certainly a point of reference and not just for Europe.

Definition of point of reference

• A particular point in space which is used as an endpoint to measure a distance from or chart a map from

Related words

• point of comparison
• point of view
• point of inflection
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