Also means
aim
Usage Note
Bersaglio is both the literal target you shoot at and a figurative one, as in essere il bersaglio delle critiche ('to be the target of criticism'). Like other masculine nouns in -glio, its plural drops to bersagli.
Examples
"Ha colpito il bersaglio al primo tiro."
Natural Translation
He hit the target on the first shot.
Literal Translation
He hit the target at-the first shot.
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