What does cible in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cible in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cible in French.

The word cible in French means target, objective, target, target, target, hit your target, hit the mark, target cell, core target, be the target of, be 's target, be the target of, be made a target, target, target audience, miss the target, miss the mark, not make the grade. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cible

target

nom féminin (tir : chose à atteindre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tir sur cible mouvante est plus dur que celui sur cible fixe.
Shooting at a moving target is harder than shooting at a stationary target.

objective

nom féminin (objectif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cible des réorganisations est normalement d'améliorer l'efficacité.
The objective of reorganisations is usually to improve efficiency.

target

nom féminin (point de mire) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement a été la cible de violentes attaques de la part de l'opposition.
The government has been the target of violent attacks from the opposition.

target

adjectif (visé)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Le traducteur traduit d'une langue source à la langue cible.
Translators translate from a source language into a target language.

target

verbe transitif (choisir une cible)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce produit n'a pas ciblé les bons clients.
This product hasn't targeted the right customers.

hit your target, hit the mark

locution verbale (faire mouche)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les bombardiers ont atteint leur cible.

target cell

nom féminin (cellule possédant un récepteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une hormone est une substance chimique sécrétée par une glande endocrine, agissant à distance et par voie sanguine sur des récepteurs spécifiques d'une cellule cible.

core target

nom masculin (but, objectif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be the target of

locution verbale (être visé par [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce nouveau ministre est la cible des critiques.

be 's target, be the target of

locution verbale (être le centre d'intérêt de [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce ministre est la cible préférée de ce député de l’opposition.

be made a target

locution verbale (être l'objet d'une attaque)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce député a été pris pour cible par ces associations mécontentes.

target

locution verbale (attaquer [qqn/qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les braqueurs ont pris pour cible la boulangerie.

target audience

nom masculin (clients visés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le public cible des annonceurs est la ménagère de moins de 50 ans.

miss the target, miss the mark

locution verbale (manquer son objectif)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le chasseur rata sa cible et le lièvre déguerpit.

not make the grade

locution verbale (figuré (échouer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lors de cet entretien, il rata sa cible.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Unfortunately, his answer was wide of the mark.

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