"target language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: target languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} target language (plural target languages)
  1. (linguistics) The language a learner is attempting to acquire. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-target_language-en-noun-0hzManv8 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (translation studies) The language into which a translation is done. Categories (topical): Translation studies Translations (language into which a translation is done): 目的語 (Chinese Mandarin), 目的语 (mùdìyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 譯入語 (Chinese Mandarin), 译入语 (yìrùyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), målsprog [neuter] (Danish), doeltaal [feminine] (Dutch), sihtkeel (Estonian), kohdekieli (Finnish), langue d’arrivée [feminine] (French), langue cible [feminine] (French), სამიზნე ენა (samizne ena) (Georgian), Zielsprache [feminine] (German), γλώσσα μεταφοράς (glóssa metaforás) [feminine] (Greek), γλώσσα-στόχος (glóssa-stóchos) [feminine] (Greek), célnyelv (Hungarian), sprioctheanga [feminine] (Irish), lingua di arrivo [feminine] (Italian), 目標言語 (mokuhyō gengo) (alt: もくひょうげんご) (Japanese), 目的言語 (mokuteki gengo) (alt: もくてきげんご) (Japanese), 목표어 (mokpyoeo) (alt: 目標語) (Korean), bahasa sasaran (Malay), język docelowy [masculine] (Polish), limbă țintă [feminine] (Romanian), язы́к перево́да (jazýk perevóda) [masculine] (Russian), målspråk [neuter] (Swedish), мо́ва пере́кладу (móva perékladu) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-target_language-en-noun-EygxLGiL Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies Disambiguation of 'language into which a translation is done': 11 64 24
  3. (computing) The machine language into which source code is to be compiled. Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: target text
    Sense id: en-target_language-en-noun-6ItUM7QI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 64 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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          "sense": "language into which a translation is done",
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      "sense": "language into which a translation is done",
      "word": "სამიზნე ენა"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "language into which a translation is done",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Zielsprache"
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      "sense": "language into which a translation is done",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "móva perékladu",
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