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off target en · ADP

Meanings

1. Inaccurate, or inaccurately predicted.
   • The second quartile's figures were off target by 30%.
2. With a lack of accuracy.
   • There was a last-ditch quality to England’s defending and when Pierre-Emile Højbjerg shaped a curler for the far corner in the 85th minute, England’s hearts were in their mouths. The shot was off target. 2024 June 20, David Hytner, “Hjulmand rocket earns Denmark draw as England struggle after Kane opener”, in The Guardian:
   • Both shots landed off target.

Forms

Antonyms

on target

Translations (16)

es lejos de la marca (inaccurate) · it inappropriato (inaccurate) · de auf dem falschen Dampfer (inaccurate) · es equivocado (inaccurate) · sv vara ute och cykla (inaccurate) · pl niecelny (with a lack of accuracy) · pl błędny (inaccurate) · fr à côté de la plaque (inaccurate) · ja 的外れ (inaccurate) · pl mylny (inaccurate) · pl nietrafny (inaccurate) · ga i bhfad ón sprioc (inaccurate) · es fuera de la marca (inaccurate) · fi asian vierestä (inaccurate) · nl de plank misslaan (inaccurate) · is vera úti að aka (inaccurate)