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aim [eɪm]1 noun(a) (intention, purpose) but m;∎ with the aim of afin de, dans le but de;∎ she came to the meeting with the aim of causing trouble elle est venue à la réunion dans le but de faire des histoires;∎ his aim is to get rich quickly il a pour but ou il s'est donné comme but de s'enrichir rapidement;∎ her ultimate aim is to beat the world record son but final est de battre le record du monde;∎ her aim in going to London was to find a job elle était allée à Londres dans le but de trouver du travail;∎ you need an aim in life il faut un but dans la vie∎ to take aim (at sb/sth) viser (qn/qch);∎ Military take aim! en joue!;∎ to have a good aim bien viser;∎ your aim isn't very good vous ne visez pas très bien;∎ to miss one's aim manquer la cible ou son but∎ he aimed his gun at the man's head il a braqué son pistolet sur la tête de l'homme;∎ he was aiming stones at the tree il lançait des cailloux sur l'arbre;∎ there are missiles aimed at all the major cities des missiles ennemis sont pointés sur toutes les grandes villes;∎ the man aimed a kick at the dog l'homme donna un coup de pied au chien∎ was that remark aimed at me? est-ce que cette remarque m'était destinée?;∎ the programme is aimed at a teenage audience l'émission est destinée à un public d'adolescents;∎ these measures are aimed at reducing unemployment ces mesures visent une réduction du chômage∎ to aim at sb/sth viser qn/qch;∎ he aimed at the target il visait la cible;∎ she aimed at or for the post, but missed elle a visé le poteau, mais elle l'a manqué∎ she's aiming to become a millionaire by the age of thirty son but, c'est d'être millionnaire à trente ans;∎ we aim to arrive before midnight nous avons l'intention ou nous nous sommes fixés d'arriver avant minuit;∎ he's aiming at quick promotion il vise une promotion rapide;∎ we're aiming for Rouen before stopping nous nous sommes fixés Rouen comme but avant de nous arrêter;∎ to aim high viser haut
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ultimate — I UK [ˈʌltɪmət] / US adjective [only before noun] ** 1) happening at the end of a process or activity The incident affected the ultimate outcome of the war. ultimate goal/aim/objective: Independence remains their ultimate political goal. 2) if… … English dictionary
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