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focalizzare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • concentrate verb To focus one's full attention on something.
  • focus noun The main center of attention, activity, or interest.
  • steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.

Senses

focalizzare is used for these senses in English:

  • concentrate (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).
  • focus (transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
  • focus (transitive, optics) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
  • steal (transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.

concentrate — full definition

  1. verb To focus one's full attention on something.
  2. verb To bring together into one place, or to reduce something to a stronger, smaller form.
  3. noun A substance that has been reduced and strengthened, with excess liquid removed.

focus — full definition

  1. noun The main center of attention, activity, or interest.
  2. noun The point at which light rays or an image converge to appear sharp, especially in photography or optics.
  3. verb To direct one's attention or effort toward something specific.
  4. verb To adjust a lens or the eye so that an image appears sharp.

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