French Conversation · Level 87
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French word
cible
Pronunciation
IPA/sibl/
Meaning
- feminine nountarget audience
Example
Cette publicité vise une nouvelle cible.
This advertisement targets a new audience.
More examples
Il est la cible de nombreuses critiques.
He is the target of numerous criticisms.
Core concept
A defined target that focuses effort in a strategy or campaign.
Common phrases
être la cible de
be the target of
la cible principale
the main target
Similar words
public: A group of people who receive a product or information.
audience: People who listen to a talk or watch a performance.
objectif: A specific goal that must be achieved.
Definition in French
But ou objectif précis que l'on cherche à atteindre dans une action, une stratégie ou une campagne.
Word origin
From the older sense of a marked stake, cible acquired its modern meaning of a target through historical French development from Latin cippus.
Usage tips
- With viser, cible normally takes a direct object: viser une cible, not *viser à une cible.
Other meanings
- goalnoun
Related words
- ciblertargetverb
- ciblagetargetingnoun
- ciblétargetedadjective