Meanings
nountarget text (plural target texts)
plural target texts
- human sciencesThe finished product of a translated text.
[S]tudents in their first year believe that source text and target text should be identical in content, that the TT should be a reproduction of the ST in another language, and that the TT should read well and be understandable.
2004, Christina Schäffner, edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 119Synonyms: TT · Antonyms: source text
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 目的語文獻 /目的语文献, 譯文 /译文
- 目的語文獻 /目的语文献 (mùdìyǔ wénxiàn)finished product of a translation
- 譯文 /译文 (yìwén)finished product of a translation
Finnish kohdeteksti
- kohdetekstifinished product of a translation
German Zieltext
- Zieltextfinished product of a translation
Polish tekst docelowy
- tekst docelowyfinished product of a translation
Russian текст перево́да
- текст перево́да (tekst perevóda)finished product of a translation
Spanish texto traducido
- texto traducidofinished product of a translation
Swedish måltext
- måltextfinished product of a translation
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APA
target text. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/target%20text
MLA
“target text.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/target%20text. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “target text,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/target%20text.
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