target
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or…A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
» I see the target.
Я вижу цель. — marafon
Я бачу мету. — deniko
Я бачу ціль. — deniko
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19 sensesA butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
Take careful aim at the target.
Zielscheibe, Schießscheibe, Ziel
мише́ньmišénʹ, цельcelʹ
міше́ньmišénʹ, цільcilʹ
A goal or objective.
They have a target to finish the project by November.
Ziel
цельcelʹ, наме́рениеnamérenije
цільcilʹ, мета́metá, на́мірnámir
An object of criticism or ridicule.
A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
A kind of shield:
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
мише́ньmišénʹ, цельcelʹ
A bearing representing a buckler.
The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
He made a good target.
The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
The number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
The tenor of a metaphor.
The codomain of a function; the object at which a morphism points.
Coordinate term: source
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
- a reference point to shoot at
- the location of the target that is to be hit
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
Examples
302 sentencesI see the target.
Я бачу мету. — deniko
ruЯ вижу цель. — marafon
She aimed at the target.
Вона прицілилася. — deniko
ruОна прицелилась. — marafon
deSie visierte das Ziel an. — al_ex_an_der
I can see the target.
Я бачу мету. — deniko
ruЯ вижу цель. — marafon
This is our primary target.
Це наша основна мета. — deniko
ruЭто наша основная цель. — paul_lingvo
You're aiming too low to hit the target.
Ви цілитеся занизько, щоб влучити. — deniko
deDu zielst zu niedrig auf das Ziel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old FrenFrom Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old French, from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), akin to Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)), Spanish tarjeta (“card”).
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Forms
plural: targetsSynonyms
11 synonyms- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at:butt
- a reference point to shoot at:mark
- the location of the target that is to be hit:target area
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence:preyquarryfair game
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable):aimobjectobjective
Word family
54 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- missed the target
- hit the target
- at the target