peak; cutting-edge
Je veux éviter les heures de pointe.
I want to avoid rush hour.
Mais je débute l'agriculture de pointe un an en avance.
But I’m getting into cutting-edge agriculture a year early.
— Interstellar (2014)
Je vais devoir traverser la ville à l'heure de pointe.
I'm going to have to cross the city during rush hour.
— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)
Pendant l'heure de pointe, la circulation à Tokyo est dense.
During rush hour, traffic in Tokyo is heavy.
Notre technologie de pointe ne doit pas tomber entre leurs mains.
Our cutting-edge technology must not fall into their hands.
— Salyut-7 (2017)
L'heure de pointe commence à pointer son nez.
Rush hour is starting to rear its head.
— Bullet Train (2022)