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target

/tɑːɡɪt/ /ˈtɑɹɡɪt/

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noun

Cible

A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.

Examples :

"Take careful aim at the target."

Visez attentivement la cible.

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noun

Objectif, but

A goal or objective.

Examples :

"They have a target to finish the project by November."

Ils ont pour objectif de terminer le projet d'ici novembre.

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noun

Bouclier

A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

Examples :

"The knight held his target high, deflecting the blow from the enemy's sword. "

Le chevalier tenait son bouclier haut, déviant le coup de l'épée de l'ennemi.

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noun

Cible

A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.

Examples :

"The Roman soldier carried a large target for practice, much bigger than the small buckler used by the auxiliary troops. "

Le soldat romain portait une grande cible pour s'entraîner, beaucoup plus grande que le petit bouclier utilisé par les troupes auxiliaires.

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noun

Cible

A bearing representing a buckler.

Examples :

"The archer aimed at the target, a small wooden shield, during practice. "

L'archer visait la cible, un petit bouclier en bois, pendant l'entraînement.

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noun

Cible

The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.

Examples :

"He made a good target."

Il a fait une bonne cible.

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noun

Mire, cible

The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

Examples :

"The surveyor used the target on his leveling staff to measure the height of the building. "

L'arpenteur a utilisé la mire sur sa mire de nivellement pour mesurer la hauteur du bâtiment.

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noun

Cible, signal

A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

Examples :

"The target on the dimmer switch showed it was set to low. "

Le signal sur le variateur indiquait qu'il était réglé sur bas.

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noun

Objectif, nombre de points nécessaires

The number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win

Examples :

"The target for the final baseball game was 5 runs. "

L'objectif pour le dernier match de baseball était de 5 points.

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noun

Le sens, le cœur

The tenor of a metaphor.

Examples :

"The target of the teacher's metaphor about the classroom being a jungle was the students' active learning. "

Le cœur de la métaphore du professeur sur la classe étant une jungle était l'apprentissage actif des élèves.

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noun

Cible, langue cible

The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.

Examples :

"Do you charge by source or target?"

Facturez-vous par langue source ou par langue cible ?

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noun

Cible

A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.

Examples :

"The marketing team is focusing on young adults as their target for the new phone app. "

L'équipe marketing cible les jeunes adultes pour la nouvelle application téléphonique.

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noun

Tranche, coupe

A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.

Examples :

"The butcher carefully sliced the lamb target into thin pieces for the stew. "

Le boucher a soigneusement tranché la coupe d'agneau en fines pièces pour le ragoût.

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noun

Grelot, pompon

A tassel or pendant.

Examples :

"The teacher's desk had a beautiful, colorful target hanging from the top. "

Le bureau du professeur avait un magnifique pompon coloré suspendu en haut.

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noun

Lambeau, haillon

A shred; a tatter.

Examples :

"The old, worn flag had many targets, small pieces of fabric ripped from it. "

Le vieux drapeau usé avait de nombreux lambeaux, de petits morceaux de tissu déchirés.

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verb

Viser

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

Examples :

"The archer targeted the bullseye on the archery range. "

L'archer a visé le centre de la cible au pas de tir.

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verb

Cibler

To aim for as an audience or demographic.

Examples :

"The advertising campaign targeted older women."

La campagne publicitaire ciblait les femmes plus âgées.

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verb

Cibler, produire pour

To produce code suitable for.

Examples :

"This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors."

Ce compilateur multiplateforme peut produire du code pour n'importe lequel de plusieurs processeurs.

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