cible
Pronunciation: /sibl/
“cible” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In French
- Sorte de planche servant de but pour le tir à l’arc ou avec des armes à feu.
- Objet soumis intentionnellement à un bombardement de particules.
- But d’un tir sans arme, d’une malveillance, etc.
- But, objectif, public visé, particulièrement par une campagne publicitaire.
- Point de mire, personne ou objet concentrant l’attention, les moqueries, etc.
Etymology
Attested from 1671, originally as sible. Originally Swiss French, borrowed from Alemannic German Schiibe or rather the diminutive Schiibli; compare German Scheibe.
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More French words
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- ciblage publicitaire
- cible biologique
- cible de fusion inertielle
- cible de spallation
- cible thérapeutique
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