concentrate

sich konzentrieren

Aufmerksam über eine Sache nachdenken, ohne sich von anderen Dingen ablenken zu lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To think carefully about one thing without letting other things take your attention.

• I can’t concentrate with this noise.
• She concentrated on reading the instructions.
• Try to concentrate while I explain the rules.

So benutzt man es: concentrate on something/doing something (He found it difficult to concentrate on his homework.)

Synonyme: focus, pay attention

Häufige Wendungen: concentrate on something, concentrate hard, concentrate fully

sich konzentrieren, richten

Den größten Teil seiner Zeit, Energie oder Mittel einer bestimmten Tätigkeit oder einem Ziel widmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To give most of your time, energy, or resources to a particular activity or goal.

• We concentrate on helping local families.
• They concentrated their efforts on repairing the bridge.
• The company will concentrate its resources on staff training.

So benutzt man es: concentrate on something/doing something (We will concentrate on improving the service.); concentrate something on something (They concentrated their resources on the new product.)

Synonyme: focus

Häufige Wendungen: concentrate on something, concentrate efforts on something

sich konzentrieren, sich sammeln

Sich an einem bestimmten Ort sammeln oder dort in großer Zahl vorkommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To gather or be present in large numbers in a particular place.

• Most jobs are concentrated in the capital.
• Tourists concentrate around the old town square.
• The fighting was concentrated in a small area.

So benutzt man es: be concentrated in/around something (Most factories are concentrated around the port.)

Synonyme: cluster, gather

Gegenteile: disperse

Häufige Wendungen: concentrate in something, concentrate around something

konzentrieren, bündeln

Dinge an einem Ort, in einer Gruppe oder an einem Punkt zusammenbringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To bring things together into one place, group, or point.

• The lens concentrates light into a small spot.
• The general concentrated his forces near the border.
• They concentrated all the supplies in one warehouse.

So benutzt man es: concentrate something in/at something (The army concentrated its troops at the crossing.); concentrate something into something (The mirror concentrates sunlight into a narrow beam.)

Synonyme: gather, focus, bring together

Gegenteile: disperse, scatter

Häufige Wendungen: concentrate light, concentrate forces, concentrate something into something

Konzentrat

Stoff, der durch Wasserentzug konzentrierter geworden ist und vor Gebrauch oft mit Wasser vermischt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A substance made stronger by removing water, often mixed with water before use.

• This juice is made from concentrate.
• Mix the concentrate with three parts water.
• Keep cleaning concentrates away from children.

Häufige Wendungen: orange concentrate, juice concentrate, from concentrate