they aimed, they pointed, they noted down, they wrote down
Tom y Mary se apuntaron a la marina.
Tom and Mary joined the navy.
Los cazadores apuntaron con sus rifles al elefante.
The hunters aimed their rifles at the elephant.
Apuntaron.
They pointed.
— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)
Apuntaron sus armas hacia ella.
They pointed their weapons at her.
No, nos apuntaron.
No, they pointed a gun at us.
— Tropa de élite (2007)