target language
Americannoun
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the language into which a text is to be translated from another language.
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a language, especially a foreign language, that one is in the process of learning.
noun
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the language into which a text, document, etc, is translated
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a language that is being or is to be learnt
Etymology
Origin of target language
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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I definitely recommend that you start doing this in your target language once you’re at a point where you feel that you can understand it.
From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2022
Your fictional conversation partner speaks to you in the target language, you’ll respond in that language, and then a native speaker will say the correct answer, which you’ll repeat a couple times after them.
From The Verge ● Feb. 15, 2022
Usually, half the day is taught in English and half in the target language, e.g.,
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2014
Then, the broader context might help your algorithm choose how to render the phrase in the target language.
From Slate ● May 11, 2012
However, the task of translating a poem is much more than that of taking the words of the source language and replacing them with equivalent words from the target language.
From Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse by Cropley, Arthur
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