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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHit-List
/ˈhɪt.lɪst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A list of individuals or entities that are targeted for some action, often negative or harmful.
"The detective discovered a hit-list containing the names of several witnesses." - 2
A list of people or things that are favored or prioritized for attention or action.
"The marketing team created a hit-list of potential clients to approach for the new campaign."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hit-list' originated in the mid-20th century, combining 'hit', which comes from Old English 'hyttan' meaning 'to strike', and 'list', from Old English 'liste', meaning 'a series of names or items'. The phrase evolved to denote a list of targets, particularly in criminal contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hit-List" is said worldwide
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liste noire
Transliteration: list nohr
"La police a trouvé une liste noire avec les noms de plusieurs témoins."
Ziel-Liste
Transliteration: tsil-liste
"Die Ermittler fanden eine Ziel-Liste mit den Namen von Zeugen."
lista nera
Transliteration: lista nera
"La polizia ha scoperto una lista nera con i nomi di diversi testimoni."
lista de objetivos
Transliteration: lista de objetivos
"La policía encontró una lista de objetivos con los nombres de varios testigos."
lista de alvos
Transliteration: lista de alvos
"A polícia encontrou uma lista de alvos com os nomes de várias testemunhas."
हिट-लिस्ट
Transliteration: hit-list
"पुलिस ने कई गवाहों के नामों की हिट-लिस्ट खोजी।"
目标名单
Transliteration: mùbiāo míngdān
"警方发现了一份包含多个证人姓名的目标名单。"
타겟 목록
Transliteration: tageot mongnok
"경찰은 여러 증인의 이름이 포함된 타겟 목록을 발견했습니다."
ヒットリスト
Transliteration: hittoristo
"警察は複数の証人の名前が含まれたヒットリストを発見しました。"
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