target
/ˈtɑɹ.ɡɪt/ sustantivo A2En español: blanco, diana, objetivo, hito
- A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. · Take careful aim at the target.
- A goal or objective. · They have a target to finish the project by November.
- An object of criticism or ridicule.
- A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
- A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
- A bearing representing a buckler.
- The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark. · He made a good target.
- The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
Plural targets
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I heard a little sigh of satisfaction as he cuddled the butt into his shoulder; and saw that amazing target, the black man on the yellow ground, standing clear at the end of his foresight.
“Come in, my lord,” said Philip in a low tone, “and I will show you something droll.” Morcerf entered, and in place of the usual target, he saw some playing-cards fixed against the wall.
In going up to the target Morcerf picked up two or three swallows that had been rash enough to come within the range of the count’s pistol.
The translator must therefore abandon the literal meaning in favor of the comedic effect, searching the target language for a comparable, yet entirely different, joke.
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