aim

aim

A n

1 (purpose) but m (of de ; to do, of doing de faire) ; with the aim of doing dans le but de faire ;

2 (with weapon) to take (careful) aim viser (avec soin) ; to take aim at sth/sb viser qch/qn ; to miss one's aim manquer sa cible ; his aim is bad il vise mal.

B vtr

1 to be aimed at sb [campaign, product, insult, remark] viser qn ; to be aimed at doing [effort, action] viser à faire ; we are aiming the campaign at the young, the campaign is aimed at the young dans cette campagne nous visons les jeunes ;

2 braquer [gun] (at sur) ; lancer [ball, stone] (at sur) ; tenter de donner [blow, kick] (at à) ; diriger [vehicle] (at contre) ; well-aimed [blow, kick] bien placé.

C vi to aim for sth, to aim at sth lit, fig viser qch ; to aim at doing, to aim to do (try) s'efforcer de faire ; (intend) avoir l'intention de faire qch ; to aim high fig viser haut.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.