focus

centro di interesse, tema centrale

Persona o cosa a cui si dedica la maggior parte dell’attenzione o degli sforzi.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: focus of something (The river is the focus of our study.)

Sinonimi: centre of attention, main subject

Espressioni comuni: main focus, focus of attention, central focus

concentrazione, attenzione

Attenzione che dedichi a ciò che fai, senza distrarti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: focus on something (Her focus on the task impressed me.)

Sinonimi: concentration, attention

Contrari: distraction

Espressioni comuni: lose focus, maintain focus, focus on something

messa a fuoco, nitidezza

Condizione di un’immagine in cui i dettagli si vedono chiaramente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: sharpness, clarity

Contrari: blur

Espressioni comuni: in focus, out of focus, sharp focus

fuoco, punto focale

Punto dove i raggi di luce si incontrano dopo aver attraversato una lente o essersi riflessi su una superficie.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: focal point

Espressioni comuni: focus of something, principal focus, real focus

ipocentro, fuoco sismico

Punto sotto la superficie terrestre in cui ha origine un terremoto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: hypocentre

Espressioni comuni: earthquake focus, shallow focus, deep focus

concentrarsi

Rivolgere l’attenzione a una cosa precisa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: focus on something (Please focus on the next question.); focus attention on something (Focus your attention on the road.)

Sinonimi: concentrate

Espressioni comuni: focus on something, focus your attention, focus on work

mettere a fuoco

Regolare una macchina fotografica o una lente per ottenere un’immagine nitida, oppure produrla durante il funzionamento.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: focus on someone/something (The camera focused on her face.)

Espressioni comuni: focus a camera, focus on something, focus the lens, focus a microscope

concentrare, indirizzare

Rivolgere sforzi, energia o parole a un obiettivo o a un pubblico preciso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: focus something on someone/something (We focused our campaign on young voters.)

Sinonimi: direct, concentrate

Espressioni comuni: focus efforts on, focus resources on, focus a campaign