mos

BrE /mɒs/ AmE /mɑːs/

noun en → es

1 PLANT B2

a green plant that grows on trees, rocks, walls, etc.

musgo

Collocations on the wall · in the forest

  • The old tree was covered in moss.

    El viejo árbol estaba cubierto de musgo.

2 GOAL B1

a person or thing that is the aim of an action or activity

objetivo, meta, blanco

  • the target of something
  • The company's main target is to increase sales.

    El objetivo principal de la empresa es aumentar las ventas.

3 SPORT C1

a small ball used in some sports, such as tennis or table tennis

pelota pequeña

Collocations in a game of tennis

  • The player hit the ball across the net.

    El jugador golpeó la pelota sobre la red.

4 MILITARY C1

a person or place that is attacked in a war or battle

objetivo militar, blanco

  • the target of an attack
  • The city was the main target for enemy bombers.

    La ciudad fue el principal objetivo de los bombarderos enemigos.

5 STATISTICS C1

a group of people or things that are studied in a survey or experiment

muestra, grupo de estudio

  • the target population
  • The study focused on the target group of young people.

    El estudio se centró en el grupo objetivo de jóvenes.

6 MARKETING C1

a particular type of customer that a company wants to sell its products or services to

cliente objetivo, público meta

  • the target market
  • The new product is aimed at the young professional market.

    El nuevo producto está dirigido al mercado de profesionales jóvenes.

7 ARCHERY C1

a circular piece of material that archers aim to hit with their arrows

blanco en arquería

Collocations hit the target

  • The archer missed the target by a few inches.

    El arquero falló el blanco por unos centímetros.

8 VIDEO GAMES C1

a character or object in a video game that the player must hit, shoot at, etc.

objetivo en un juego de video

Collocations in a shooting game

  • The player must destroy all the targets to win.

    El jugador debe destruir todos los objetivos para ganar.