off target

fuori bersaglio

Senza raggiungere il punto a cui erano diretti un tiro, un lancio o un altro movimento.

In inglese semplice: Away from the place that a shot, throw, or other action was meant to reach.

• The ball went off target.
• Both arrows landed off target.
• He fired again, but the shot flew off target.

Sinonimi: wide, wide of the mark

Contrari: on target

Espressioni comuni: shoot off target, land off target, go off target

inesatto, sbagliato

Sbagliato o diverso da ciò che ci si aspettava, si era programmato o si voleva ottenere.

In inglese semplice: Wrong or different from what was expected, planned, or intended.

• Your estimate is off target.
• The sales forecast was off target by ten percent.
• Their assessment of the problem proved badly off target.

Come si usa: off target by + amount (Our estimate was off target by twenty percent.)

Sinonimi: inaccurate, wrong

Contrari: accurate

Espressioni comuni: estimates off target, figures off target, way off target