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1) (a marked board or other object aimed at in shooting practice, competitions etc with a rifle, bow and arrow etc: His shots hit the target every time.) blanco2) (any object at which shots, bombs etc are directed: Their target was the royal palace.) blanco3) (a person, thing etc against which unfriendly comment or behaviour is directed: the target of criticism.) blancotarget n blanco / objetivotr['tɑːgɪt]1 (of missile, goal, aim) objetivo2 (in shooting, of criticism) blanco3 (board) diana1 (aim at target) apuntar2 (cause to have effect on) dirigir a, destinar a1 (date, figure) fijado,-a; (audience, market) objetivo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on target ir de acuerdo a lo previstotarget language idioma nombre masculino de destinotarget practice prácticas nombre femenino plural de tiromoving target blanco móviltarget ['tɑrgət] vt: fijar como objetivo, dirigir, destinartarget n1) : blanco mtarget practice: tiro al blanco2) goal, objective: meta f, objetivo mn.• blanco s.m.• hito s.m.• mira s.f.• mirilla s.f.• objetivo s.m.
I 'tɑːrgət, 'tɑːgɪt1)a) ( thing aimed at) blanco m, objetivo m; ( Mil) objetivo m; ( board) ( Sport) diana fthe shot was right on/way off target — el tiro dio de lleno en el blanco/se desvió mucho
b) (of criticism, protest) blanco mhis criticisms were right on/way off target — sus críticas dieron en el blanco/iban totalmente desencaminadas
target FOR/OF something — blanco de algo
2) (objective, goal) objetivo mto set oneself a target — fijarse un objetivo or una meta
above/below target — por encima/debajo del objetivo previsto
to be on target — ir* de acuerdo a lo previsto (or al plan de trabajo etc); (before n) <date/figure> fijado; <area/zone> ( Mil) objetivo adj inv; <audience/market> ( Marketing) objetivo adj inv
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a) ( select as target)ten mines have been targeted for closure — diez minas han sido identificadas como candidatas al cierre
b) (direct, aim) \<\<publicity/advertising\>\> dirigir*['tɑːɡɪt]1. N1) (Sport) blanco m, diana f ; (Mil) objetivo mhe missed the target — no dio en el blanco or la diana
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an easy target — (lit, fig) un blanco fácil•
a fixed target — un blanco fijo•
a moving target — un blanco móvil•
the shot was off target — (Ftbl, Hockey etc) el tiro iba desviado a gol•
the shot was on target — (Ftbl, Hockey etc) el tiro iba directo a gol•
a soft target — (lit, fig) un blanco fácil2) (=person on receiving end) [of criticism, remark] blanco m ; [of advertising] objetivo mhe has been the target of criticism over his handling of the affair — ha sido el blanco de las críticas por su manejo del asunto
this made him a prime target for blackmail — esto le convirtió en un blanco perfecto para el chantaje
3) (=objective) objetivo m, meta fproduction targets for 1980 — los objetivos or las metas de producción para 1980
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the project is on target for completion — el proyecto lleva camino de terminarse dentro del plazo previsto•
to set a target for sth — fijar un objetivo para algoto set o.s. a target — fijarse un objetivo
2. VT1) (Mil) [+ positions, installations] fijar como objetivo2) (=select, single out)cigarette companies seem to be targeting children intentionally — las tabacaleras parecen estar dirigiendo su publicidad a los niños deliberadamente
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to target sth/sb for sth, the government will target high earners for tax increases — el gobierno hará recaer la subida de los impuestos particularmente sobre aquellos con sueldos elevados3) (fig) (=aim)•
to target sth at sb/sth, products targeted at children — productos dirigidos a los niñosprograms targeted at reducing infant deaths — programas que tienen como objetivo reducir el número de muertes infantiles
3.CPDtarget area N — (Mil) zona f objetivo
target audience N — público m objetivo
target date N — fecha f límite
target group N — grupo m objetivo, grupo m destinatario
target language N — lengua f de destino
target market N — mercado m objetivo
target practice N — tiro m al blanco, prácticas fpl de tiro
target price N — precio m indicativo
target weight N — peso m ideal
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I ['tɑːrgət, 'tɑːgɪt]1)a) ( thing aimed at) blanco m, objetivo m; ( Mil) objetivo m; ( board) ( Sport) diana fthe shot was right on/way off target — el tiro dio de lleno en el blanco/se desvió mucho
b) (of criticism, protest) blanco mhis criticisms were right on/way off target — sus críticas dieron en el blanco/iban totalmente desencaminadas
target FOR/OF something — blanco de algo
2) (objective, goal) objetivo mto set oneself a target — fijarse un objetivo or una meta
above/below target — por encima/debajo del objetivo previsto
to be on target — ir* de acuerdo a lo previsto (or al plan de trabajo etc); (before n) <date/figure> fijado; <area/zone> ( Mil) objetivo adj inv; <audience/market> ( Marketing) objetivo adj inv
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a) ( select as target)ten mines have been targeted for closure — diez minas han sido identificadas como candidatas al cierre
b) (direct, aim) \<\<publicity/advertising\>\> dirigir*
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