A JOINT

Maybe "changing moment" is ok

We can reach a turning point in an ongoing process. That is a common expression, probably the commonest of its type. We can also arrive at a pivotal moment, somewhat bombastically. More figuratively, we can come to a crossroads or even a fork in the road.

Thank you very much. You are very useful. It is very rare to find nowdays.

There is also "juncture", a bit more like your "joint".

How would you translate "la charnière "? Literally, it is "joint" or "juncture" but in the text it is more a turning-point and the beginning of something completely new.

I have found also a "watershed moment" but it doesn't fit I think.

Denisa 0610How would you translate "la charnière "? Literally, it is "joint" or "juncture" but in the text it is more a turning-point and the beginning of something completely new.

I am not fluent in French, but I know the word a bit. It is literally "hinge", and we don't use "hinge" that way (though Churchill did in the title of one of his volumes in the S

Denisa 0610I have found also a "watershed moment" but it doesn't fit I think.

I was still writing. "Juncture" carries little import. It is simply the word for a moment in time of some importance. It is more neutral than "turning point".

"Negotiations have reached a critical juncture. Whether this will be a turning point in the affair remains to be see

This is exactly what I was looking for. Is it correct to say; "...then we reach one of those watershed moments that introduces us in a new dimension...."? And again is it "a" watershed moment when speaking of one particular, historical change? Why not "the"...?

Denisa 0610Is it correct to say; "...then we reach one of those watershed moments that introduces us in a new dimension...."?

You have used "watershed" well enough, but "introduces us in a new dimension" is strange, and you should be careful—I smell a mixed metaphor lurking in there. Also, if you use "watershed", there is no need to go on to define it.