No. 9,007 in French

cibler

"To target."

In a sentence

L'entreprise vise à cibler un nouveau segment de marché avec son produit innovant.
The company aims to target a new market segment with its innovative product.
In this sentence, 'cibler' is used in a commercial context, meaning to target or direct efforts towards a specific group for marketing purposes.
Le groupe décide de cibler ses ressources sur les projets les plus prometteurs.
The group decides to focus its resources on the most promising projects.
Here, 'cibler' is employed metaphorically to mean 'focus on' or 'allocate attention or resources to specific priorities'.
Pour le tir à l'arc, il faut bien cibler la cible avant de tirer.
For archery, you must aim well at the target before shooting.
In this context, 'cibler' refers to the literal action of aiming at a physical target as part of a sport or activity.

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