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feminine

/sibl/

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Translation

target

Word origin

From Swiss German Schibe ('a disc, a target for shooting'), related to modern German Scheibe. The word entered French through military and shooting contexts.

Origin: Germanic
Root: Schibe

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcibles

Examples

The arrow hit the centre of the target.

cette .

Young people are the main target of this advertisement.

centimètres.

He missed the target by a few centimetres.

doubler cette .

Our target is to double sales this year.

This product aims at a very specific target group of customers.

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This word is part of lesson 22.