"point de mire" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pwɛ̃ d(ə) miʁ/ Forms: points de mire [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} point de mire m (plural points de mire)
  1. target, point of aim Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-point_de_mire-fr-noun-zL82aRTb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (figuratively) focal point, cynosure Tags: figuratively, masculine Related terms: ligne de mire
    Sense id: en-point_de_mire-fr-noun-iVe-OWdc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
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