focus

centre d’intérêt, sujet principal

Personne ou chose à laquelle on consacre le plus d’attention ou d’efforts.

En anglais simple : The person or thing that receives most attention or effort.

• Health is our main focus.
• The children became the focus of the discussion.
• What is the focus of your research?

Comment l'utiliser : focus of something (The river is the focus of our study.)

Synonymes : centre of attention, main subject

Expressions courantes : main focus, focus of attention, central focus

concentration, attention

Attention soutenue que l’on porte à ce que l’on fait.

En anglais simple : Careful attention that you give to what you are doing.

• I lost my focus.
• This job requires complete focus.
• A short break helped him regain his focus.

Comment l'utiliser : focus on something (Her focus on the task impressed me.)

Synonymes : concentration, attention

Contraires : distraction

Expressions courantes : lose focus, maintain focus, focus on something

netteté, mise au point

État d’une image dont on distingue clairement les détails.

En anglais simple : The state of an image being clear enough to see its details.

• The picture is in focus.
• Her face was out of focus.
• Check the focus before taking another photo.

Synonymes : sharpness, clarity

Contraires : blur

Expressions courantes : in focus, out of focus, sharp focus

foyer, point focal

Point où les rayons lumineux se rejoignent après avoir traversé une lentille ou été réfléchis par une surface.

En anglais simple : The point where rays of light meet after passing through a lens or reflecting from a surface.

• The rays meet at the focus.
• The mirror directs light toward its focus.
• We measured the distance from the lens to its focus.

Synonymes : focal point

Expressions courantes : focus of something, principal focus, real focus

hypocentre, foyer sismique

Endroit sous terre où commence un tremblement de terre.

En anglais simple : The place below the ground where an earthquake begins.

• The earthquake had a deep focus.
• Scientists located the focus beneath the coast.
• Waves spread outward from the focus.

Synonymes : hypocentre

Expressions courantes : earthquake focus, shallow focus, deep focus

se concentrer

Porter toute son attention sur une chose précise.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you give your attention to one particular thing.

• Please focus on your work.
• She focused on every word he said.
• I cannot focus when the television is on.

Comment l'utiliser : focus on something (Please focus on the next question.); focus attention on something (Focus your attention on the road.)

Synonymes : concentrate

Expressions courantes : focus on something, focus your attention, focus on work

faire la mise au point

Régler un appareil photo ou une lentille pour obtenir une image nette, ou produire cette image.

En anglais simple : If a camera or lens does this, or you adjust it, it produces a clear image.

• The camera will focus automatically.
• He focused the lens before taking the picture.
• Can you focus on the bird?

Comment l'utiliser : focus on someone/something (The camera focused on her face.)

Expressions courantes : focus a camera, focus on something, focus the lens, focus a microscope

concentrer, axer

Diriger ses efforts, son énergie ou ses paroles vers un objectif ou un public précis.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you direct your effort, energy, or words toward a particular goal or audience.

• Focus your energy on finding a solution.
• The company focused its resources on a new product.
• She focused her remarks on the needs of families.

Comment l'utiliser : focus something on someone/something (We focused our campaign on young voters.)

Synonymes : direct, concentrate

Expressions courantes : focus efforts on, focus resources on, focus a campaign