faint

to suddenly lose consciousness, often because of illness or lack of oxygen

desmayarse, perder el conocimiento

• sb faints

Collocations faint with shock · faint from hunger

• She fainted when she saw the blood.

  Ella desmayó al ver la sangre.

to intend to do something, often used in negative sentences or questions

pretender hacer algo, tener intención de (hacer algo)

• sb doesn't take the trouble to do sth

Collocations take the trouble to answer a question · take the time to read a book

• Why don't you take the trouble to learn Spanish?

  ¿Por qué no te tomas la molestia de aprender español?

not clear or definite; not easy to see, hear, understand, etc.

vago, borroso, difuso

• a faint sound/shape/smell

Collocations faint smell of smoke · faint outline of a building

• There was a faint noise coming from the kitchen.

  Había un ruido débil que venía de la cocina.

a person or thing that is being aimed at, attacked, criticized, etc.

objetivo, blanco

• the target of criticism/attack

Collocations target audience · target market

• The new policy is the target of much criticism.

  La nueva política es blanco de muchas críticas.

to aim at or direct something towards a particular person, place, or thing

dirigir hacia, apuntar a

• sb/sth targets sb/sth

Collocations target an audience · target a market

• The company is targeting young people.

  La empresa está dirigiéndose a jóvenes.

to reduce something to a particular level or amount, especially by making an effort

reducir a, disminuir a

• sb/sth targets sth

Collocations target a reduction in costs · target an increase in sales

• The government is targeting inflation at 2%.

  El gobierno está reduciendo la inflación al 2%.

to fire a gun or other weapon, especially in battle

disparar, disparar un arma

• sb targets sb/sth

Collocations target an enemy position · target a military base

• The soldiers targeted the enemy's tanks.

  Los soldados dispararon contra los tanques del enemigo.

a false idea or belief that is not based on reality; an illusion

ilusión, engaño

• sb's target

Collocations target of a deception · target of a delusion

• His target was that he could fly.

  Su ilusión era que podía volar.