target language
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target language
noun target languages
- The language a learner is attempting to acquire.
- The language into which a translation is done.
- The machine language into which source code is to be compiled.
Opposite: source language
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noun
Opposite: source language
Translations
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noun language into which a translation is done
| Español | idioma objetivo/destinatario/meta/deseado/estudiado, lengua objetivo/destinataria/meta/deseada/estudiada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목표어 mokpyoeo |
| 日本語 | 目標言語 mokuhyō gengo, 目的言語 mokuteki gengo |
| 中文 | 目的語 /目的语 mùdìyǔ, 譯入語 /译入语 yìrùyǔ |
| Français | langue d'arrivée, langue cible |
| Deutsch | Zielsprache |
| Italiano | lingua di arrivo |
| Ελληνικά | γλώσσα μεταφοράς glóssa metaforás, γλώσσα-στόχος glóssa-stóchos |
| Română | limbă țintă |
| Русский | язы́к перево́да jazýk perevóda |
| العربية | لُغَة هَدَف |
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@misc{target_language_2026,
title = {target language},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/target%20language},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
