- focus
- 'foukəs
1. plurals - focuses, foci; noun1) (the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.) foco2) (a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed: She was the focus of everyone's attention.) foco, centro
2. verb1) (to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture: Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.) enfocar2) (to direct (attention etc) to one point: The accident focussed public attention on the danger.) centrar, concentrar•- focal- in
- out of focus
focus n focofocustr['fəʊkəs]noun (pl focuses o foci tr['fəʊsaɪ] )1 foco2 (centre) centro■ she's always the focus of attention ella es siempre el centro de atencióntransitive verb (pt & pp focused o focussed, ger focussing o focusing)1 (camera etc) enfocar (on, -)2 figurative use (concentrate) fijar (on, en), centrar (on, en)■ all eyes were focused on her todas las miradas se fijaron en ellaintransitive verb1 (camera, eyes, etc) enfocar (on, -), fijar (on, en)2 (concentrate) centrarse, concentrarse (on, en)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin focus enfocado,-aout of focus desenfocado,-afocus ['fo:kəs] v, -cused or -cussed ; -cusing or -cussing vt1) : enfocar (un instrumento)2) concentrate: concentrar, centrarfocus vi: enfocar, fijar la vistafocus n, pl -ci ['fo:.saɪ, -.kaɪ]1) : foco mto be in focus: estar enfocado2) focusing: enfoque m3) center: centro m , foco mfocusn.(§ pl.: focuses, or: foci) = enfoque (OPT, INF) s.m.• foco (OPT) s.m.v.• enfocar v.• fijar v.'fəʊkəs
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noun (pl -cuses or foci 'fəʊsaɪ)1) u (Opt, Phot) foco mto be in focus — estar* enfocado
to be out of focus — estar* desenfocado
to bring o get something into focus — enfocar* algo
to come into focus — \<\<picture\>\> entrar en foco
his life lacks focus — no tiene un norte en su vida
2) c (central point) centro mto be the focus of attention — ser* el centro de atención
3) c (Phys, Math) foco m
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-s- or -ss- transitive verba) (Opt, Phot) enfocar*to focus something ON something/somebody: she focused her binoculars on the yacht — enfocó el yate con los prismáticos
b) (concentrate)to focus something (ON something) — \<\<light/radiation\>\> concentrar algo (en algo); \<\<attention\>\> centrar algo (en algo)
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via) \<\<camera/eyes\>\> enfocar*to focus ON something/somebody: his eyes were unable to focus on the small print no podía fijar la vista en la letra pequeña; the spotlight focused on the singer el reflector enfocó al cantante; try to focus on the tree — trata de enfocar el árbol
b) \<\<lecturer/chapter/attention\>\>['fǝʊkǝs]to focus ON something/somebody — centrarse en algo/alguien
1.N(pl focuses or foci) ['fǝʊsaɪ] (gen) foco m ; [of attention] centro m , foco mhe was the focus of attention — era el centro or foco de atención
to be in focus — (Phot) estar enfocado
to be out of focus — (Phot) estar desenfocado
2.VT [+ camera, instrument] enfocar (on a); [+ attention] centrar, concentrar (on en)to focus one's eyes on sth/sb — fijar la mirada en algo/algn
all eyes were focussed on her — todos la miraban fijamente
3.VIto focus (on) — [light] converger (en); [heat rays] concentrarse (en); [eyes] fijarse (en)
to focus on sth — (Phot) enfocar algo
4.CPDfocus group N — grupo m de discusión
* * *['fəʊkəs]
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noun (pl -cuses or foci ['fəʊsaɪ])1) u (Opt, Phot) foco mto be in focus — estar* enfocado
to be out of focus — estar* desenfocado
to bring o get something into focus — enfocar* algo
to come into focus — \<\<picture\>\> entrar en foco
his life lacks focus — no tiene un norte en su vida
2) c (central point) centro mto be the focus of attention — ser* el centro de atención
3) c (Phys, Math) foco m
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-s- or -ss- transitive verba) (Opt, Phot) enfocar*to focus something ON something/somebody: she focused her binoculars on the yacht — enfocó el yate con los prismáticos
b) (concentrate)to focus something (ON something) — \<\<light/radiation\>\> concentrar algo (en algo); \<\<attention\>\> centrar algo (en algo)
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via) \<\<camera/eyes\>\> enfocar*to focus ON something/somebody: his eyes were unable to focus on the small print no podía fijar la vista en la letra pequeña; the spotlight focused on the singer el reflector enfocó al cantante; try to focus on the tree — trata de enfocar el árbol
b) \<\<lecturer/chapter/attention\>\>to focus ON something/somebody — centrarse en algo/alguien
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
