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fo·cus
(fō′kəs)focus
(ˈfəʊkəs)fo•cus
(ˈfoʊ kəs)n., pl. -cus•es, -ci (-sī, -kī), n.
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draw a bead on To aim at carefully, to line up in the sight of one’s gun; to zero in on a person or thing. The reference is to the bead or front sight of a rifle. George Catlin used the expression literally in his treatise on North American Indians (1833).
zero in on To focus one’s attention on a specific person, proposal, issue, or other matter; to aim at; to set one’s sights on. Originally, zero in referred to adjusting the sights of a gun to the zero or horizontal line so that when aimed and fired at a target, the projectile will hit it dead center. Though this meaning persists, the expression has been extended to include figurative application in various nonballistic contexts as evidenced in this example by J. N. Leonard cited in Webster’s Third:
… bird-dogs zeroing in on coveys of hidden quail.
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Past participle: focused/focussed
Gerund: focusing/focussing
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Noun | 1. | focus - the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" particularism - a focus on something particular |
2. | focus - maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus" distinctness, sharpness - the quality of being sharp and clear | |
3. | focus - maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion" | |
4. | focus - a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" focal infection - bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere | |
5. | focus - special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" | |
6. | focus - a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | |
7. | focus - a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | |
Verb | 1. | focus - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" |
2. | focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" refocus - focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam" sharpen - make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper blur - to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" | |
3. | focus - bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions align, aline, adjust, line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" refocus - focus anew; "The group needs to refocus its goals" | |
4. | focus - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" | |
5. | focus - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" refocus - put again into focus or focus more sharply; "refocus the image until it is very sharp" center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" |
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[ˈfəʊkəs]he was the focus of attention → era el centro or foco de atención
to be in focus (Phot) → estar enfocado
to be out of focus (Phot) → estar desenfocado
all eyes were focussed on her → todos la miraban fijamente
to focus on sth (Phot) → enfocar algo
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[ˈfəʊkəs]Try to focus the binoculars → Essaye de mettre les jumelles au point.
to focus binoculars on sth → braquer des jumelles sur qch
to focus a camera on sth → braquer un appareil photo sur qch
to focus one's attention on sb/sth → se focaliser sur qn/qch
The cameraman focused on the bird → Le caméraman a réglé la mise au point sur l'oiseau.
Let's focus on the plot of the play → Concentrons-nous sur l'intrigue de la pièce.
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[ˈfəʊkəs]to be out of focus (Phot) → essere sfocato/a
in focus → a fuoco
to focus on sth (eyes, person) → mettere a fuoco qc