A2verb · transitive · frequent

target

tar·get

target · targets · targeted · targeting

поставити, ставити, покласти

направить, направлять, целиться, прицелиться

zielen

To aim something, especially a weapon, atTo aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).

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UK/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/US/ˈtɑɹ.ɡɪt/

» I see the target.

Я вижу цель.

Я бачу мету.

Я бачу ціль.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
zielen
це́литьсяcélitʹsja, прице́литьсяpricélitʹsja, наце́литьсяnacélitʹsja
(figuratively, transitive)To aim for as an audience or demographic.
The advertising campaign targeted older women.
(transitive)To produce code suitable for.
This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors.

More definitions

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

Examples

302 sentences

I see the target.
Я бачу мету. — deniko
ruЯ вижу цель. — marafon
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She aimed at the target.
Вона прицілилася. — deniko
ruОна прицелилась. — marafon
deSie visierte das Ziel an. — al_ex_an_der
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I can see the target.
Я бачу мету. — deniko
ruЯ вижу цель. — marafon
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This is our primary target.
Це наша основна мета. — deniko
ruЭто наша основная цель. — paul_lingvo
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You're aiming too low to hit the target.
Ви цілитеся занизько, щоб влучити. — deniko
deDu zielst zu niedrig auf das Ziel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to aim something (especially a weapon) at a target:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to aim something (especially a weapon) at a target:

Origin

From Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old Fren

From 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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