concentrate

concentrate
'konsəntreit
verb
1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) concentrarse
2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) concentrar
3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) concentrar
•
- concentration
concentrate vb concentrar
concentrate on what you're doing concéntrate en lo que haces
El gerundio de concentrate se escribe concentrating
concentrate
tr['kɒnsəntreɪt]
noun
1 concentrado
transitive verb
1 (gen) concentrar (on, en)
intransitive verb
1 (person) concentrarse (on, en); (talks, book, government) centrarse (on, en)
■ please be quiet, I can't concentrate cállate por favor, no puedo concentrarme
2 (gather together) concentrarse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to concentrate the mind concentrarse
concentrate ['kɑntsən.treɪt] v, -trated ; -trating vt
: concentrar
concentrate vi
: concentrarse
concentrate n
: concentrado m
concentrate
n.
• sustancia concentrada s.f.
v.
• concentrar v.
• reconcentrar v.

I
1. 'kɑːnsəntreɪt, 'kɒnsəntreɪt
transitive verb
1) \<\<energies/attention\>\>

to concentrate something (ON something) — concentrar algo (en algo)

2) (gather, bring together)

to concentrate something IN/INTO something — concentrar algo en algo


2.
vi
1) (focus attention) \<\<person\>\> concentrarse; \<\<talks\>\> centrarse

concentrate on getting this finished — concéntrate en terminar esto

2) (converge) \<\<people\>\> concentrarse

II
mass noun concentrado m
['kɒnsǝntreɪt]
1. VT
1) [+ efforts, thoughts] concentrar

to concentrate one's efforts on sth/on doing sth — centrar or concentrar los esfuerzos en algo/en hacer algo

he concentrated his mind on the task ahead — se concentró or se centró en la tarea que tenía por delante

2) (=group together) [+ troops etc] concentrar, reunir

heavy industry is concentrated in the north of the country — la industria pesada se concentra en el norte del país

2. VI
1) (=pay attention) concentrarse

I couldn't concentrate — no me podía concentrar

concentrate! — ¡concéntrate!

to concentrate on sth — concentrarse en algo

I was concentrating on my homework — me estaba concentrando en los deberes

2) (=focus on)

to concentrate on sth — centrarse en algo

the talks are expected to concentrate on practical issues — se espera que las conversaciones se centren en or giren en torno a cuestiones prácticas

to concentrate on doing sth — concentrarse or centrarse en hacer algo

3) (=come together) [troops, crowd] concentrarse, reunirse
3.
N (Chem) concentrado m
* * *

I
1. ['kɑːnsəntreɪt, 'kɒnsəntreɪt]
transitive verb
1) \<\<energies/attention\>\>

to concentrate something (ON something) — concentrar algo (en algo)

2) (gather, bring together)

to concentrate something IN/INTO something — concentrar algo en algo


2.
vi
1) (focus attention) \<\<person\>\> concentrarse; \<\<talks\>\> centrarse

concentrate on getting this finished — concéntrate en terminar esto

2) (converge) \<\<people\>\> concentrarse

II
mass noun concentrado m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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