goal

a thing that you are trying to achieve or do

objetivo, meta, propósito

• achieve a goal
• set a goal

Collocations career goals · personal goals

• Her main goal is to become an engineer.

  Su principal objetivo es convertirse en ingeniera.

the area between two goalposts where a player must kick or hit the ball to score points in games such as football, hockey, and soccer

portería, meta (de fútbol)

• score a goal against somebody

Collocations goalkeeper · own goal

• He scored the winning goal in the last minute of the game.

  Marcó el gol ganador en el último minuto del partido.

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

objetivo (de un ataque)

• be a target for something

Collocations target audience · target market

• The company's new product is aimed at young people.

  El nuevo producto de la empresa está dirigido a jóvenes.

to score a goal in sports such as football, hockey, and soccer

marcar un gol

• score against somebody

• He scored twice in the first half.

  Marcó dos veces en la primera mitad.

to aim at or attack a person or thing

atacar, dirigirse a

• target sb/sth for something

• The government has targeted the country's poorest citizens.

  El gobierno ha dirigido sus esfuerzos hacia los ciudadanos más pobres del país.