pinpoint

to find or identify the exact position of something

localizar, identificar, señalar

• pinpoint a problem

Collocations pinpoint a location · pinpoint an issue

• Scientists are trying to pinpoint the source of the virus.

  Los científicos están tratando de localizar la fuente del virus.

to explain or identify something clearly and exactly

explicar, identificar claramente

• pinpoint a reason

Collocations pinpoint the cause · pinpoint the issue

• She pinpointed the problem as lack of communication.

  Ella identificó el problema como una falta de comunicación.

to indicate or mark a particular point on something

marcar, señalar

• pinpoint a location

Collocations pinpoint a spot · pinpoint an area

• The map pinpointed the exact location of the campsite.

  El mapa marcó la ubicación exacta del campamento.

to estimate or calculate something with great accuracy

estimar, calcular con precisión

• pinpoint a time

Collocations pinpoint an estimate · pinpoint a measurement

• They pinpointed the arrival time to within five minutes.

  Estimaron el tiempo de llegada con precisión hasta cinco minutos.