concentrate

concentrarsi

Pensare con attenzione a una sola cosa senza lasciarsi distrarre.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: concentrate on something/doing something (He found it difficult to concentrate on his homework.)

Sinonimi: focus, pay attention

Espressioni comuni: concentrate on something, concentrate hard, concentrate fully

concentrarsi, concentrare

Dedicare gran parte del tempo, delle energie o delle risorse a un’attività o a un obiettivo preciso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: concentrate on something/doing something (We will concentrate on improving the service.); concentrate something on something (They concentrated their resources on the new product.)

Sinonimi: focus

Espressioni comuni: concentrate on something, concentrate efforts on something

concentrarsi, raggrupparsi

Riunirsi o trovarsi in gran numero in un luogo preciso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be concentrated in/around something (Most factories are concentrated around the port.)

Sinonimi: cluster, gather

Contrari: disperse

Espressioni comuni: concentrate in something, concentrate around something

concentrare, riunire

Raccogliere cose in un unico luogo, gruppo o punto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: gather, focus, bring together

Contrari: disperse, scatter

Espressioni comuni: concentrate light, concentrate forces, concentrate something into something

concentrato

Sostanza resa più concentrata togliendo acqua, spesso da mescolare con acqua prima dell’uso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: orange concentrate, juice concentrate, from concentrate