aim

1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.

   to take aim

   Take time with the aim of your gun.

   Zielen

   прице́лpricél

2. The level of accuracy of a weapon.

   A rifle has more precise aim than a shotgun.

3. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

   Ziel, Zielscheibe, Schießscheibe

   цельcelʹ, мише́ньmišénʹ

   цільcilʹ, міше́ньmišénʹ

   the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

4. Intention or goal.

   My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings, and kids happy.

   Ziel

   цельcelʹ, наме́рениеnamérenije

   мета́metá, на́мірnámir, цільcilʹ

5. The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.

   The police officer has excellent aim, always hitting the bullseye in shooting practice.

   He has a bad aim, so he decided to join archery classes.

6. (obsolete)Conjecture; guess.

1. This TV show is aimed at children.

   Це телешоу призначене для дітей. — rozmaita

   ruЭто телешоу предназначено для детей. — Hayabusa

   CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. His aim is to become a lawyer.

   Його мета — стати адвокатом. — deniko

   ruЕго цель — стать адвокатом. — Hellerick

   deSein Ziel ist, Anwalt zu werden. — MUIRIEL

   CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. The hunter aimed at the bird, but missed.

   Мисливець цілив в птаха, але не влучив. — ascolto

   ruОхотник целился в птицу, но промахнулся. — marafon

   deDer Jäger visierte den Vogel an, verfehlte ihn aber. — Sudajaengi

   CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. I aimed at the tiger and fired, but missed him.

   Я прицілився у тигра і вистрелив, але не влучив. — deniko

   CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. I aim to be a doctor when I grow up.

   Я планую стати лікарем, коли виросту. — deniko

   ruЯ планирую стать врачом, когда вырасту. — odexed

   deWenn ich groß bin, möchte ich Arzt werden. — Wolf

   CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular