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bersaglio

target

noun behr-SAH-lyoh Less Common

Also means

aim

Usage Note

Bersaglio is both the literal target you shoot at and a figurative one, as in essere il bersaglio delle critiche ('to be the target of criticism'). Like other masculine nouns in -glio, its plural drops to bersagli.

Examples

"Ha colpito il bersaglio al primo tiro."

Natural Translation

He hit the target on the first shot.

Literal Translation

He hit the target at-the first shot.

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