Similar words
moyen
Close — à point and moyen both relate to a "medium" degree.
cuit
Worth distinguishing: cuit means cooked in general; à point specifically means medium doneness.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
intermedio
Close — medium (meat) relates to intermediate.
German
gemäßigt
Close — medium (cooking doneness) relates to moderate, temperate (gemäßigt).
Practice
1 What does à point mean?
medium (meat)
2 Fill the gap: Elle préfère sa viande à ___.
Full sentence: Elle préfère sa viande à point. (She prefers her meat medium.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches à point?
à point: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.