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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszielgenau
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈtsiːlɡəˌnaʊ/
"Die Maßnahmen waren zielgenau."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Fulfilling expectations or achieving a planned goal; accurately directed toward an objective.
"The company's quarterly revenue figures are right on-target." - 2
Accurate or fitting precisely to the circumstances.
"Her assessment of the market trend was completely on-target."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the preposition 'on' combined with 'target', which originates from the Middle French 'targe' meaning a light shield. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a physical shield marked for practice to any designated goal, objective, or aim that is successfully met.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "On-target" is said worldwide
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visé
Transliteration: /vi.ze/
"Nos efforts sont bien visés."
zielgenau
Transliteration: /ˈtsiːlɡəˌnaʊ/
"Die Maßnahmen waren zielgenau."
mirato
Transliteration: /miˈra.to/
"Il nostro intervento è mirato."
acertado
Transliteration: /a.瑟rˈta.ðo/
"Su pronóstico fue muy acertado."
certeiro
Transliteration: /seʁˈtej.ɾu/
"O palpite dele foi certeiro."
लक्ष्य पर
Transliteration: lakshya par
"हमारी परियोजना लक्ष्य पर है।"
切中要害的
Transliteration: qiè zhòng yào hài de
"他的预测十分切中要害。"
적중한
Transliteration: jeokjunghan
"그의 예측은 완전히 적중했습니다."
的確な
Transliteration: tekikaku na
"彼女の分析は的確だった。"
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