focus

I ['fəʊkəs]

nome (pl. focuses, -i)

1) (focal point) fuoco m.

in focus — a fuoco

to go out of focus — [device] andare fuori fuoco; [image] sfocarsi

to come into focus — mettersi a fuoco

2) (device on lens) messa f. a fuoco

3) (centre of interest) punto m. centrale, centro m.

the focus of controversy — l'oggetto della controversia

to become a focus for the press — diventare un obiettivo della stampa

4) (emphasis) accento m.

II 1. ['fəʊkəs]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -s-, -ss-)

1) (direct) focalizzare, fare convergere [ray] (on su); puntare [eyes] (on su)

2) (adjust) mettere a fuoco [lens, camera]

3) (concentrate) concentrare [attention, mind] (on su)

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -s-, -ss-)

1) (home in)

to focus on — [rays] convergere su; [camera] mettere a fuoco; [eyes] fissarsi su; [attention] fissarsi o concentrarsi su

2) (concentrate)

to focus on — [report] concentrarsi su

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['foukəs] 1. plurals - focuses, foci; noun

1) (the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.) fuoco

2) (a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed: She was the focus of everyone's attention.) centro

2. verb

1) (to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture: Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.) mettere a fuoco

2) (to direct (attention etc) to one point: The accident focussed public attention on the danger.) concentrare, focalizzare

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- focal

- in
- out of focus

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I ['fəʊkəs]

nome (pl. focuses, -i)

1) (focal point) fuoco m.

in focus — a fuoco

to go out of focus — [device] andare fuori fuoco; [image] sfocarsi

to come into focus — mettersi a fuoco

2) (device on lens) messa f. a fuoco

3) (centre of interest) punto m. centrale, centro m.

the focus of controversy — l'oggetto della controversia

to become a focus for the press — diventare un obiettivo della stampa

4) (emphasis) accento m.

II 1. ['fəʊkəs]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -s-, -ss-)

1) (direct) focalizzare, fare convergere [ray] (on su); puntare [eyes] (on su)

2) (adjust) mettere a fuoco [lens, camera]

3) (concentrate) concentrare [attention, mind] (on su)

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -s-, -ss-)

1) (home in)

to focus on — [rays] convergere su; [camera] mettere a fuoco; [eyes] fissarsi su; [attention] fissarsi o concentrarsi su

2) (concentrate)

to focus on — [report] concentrarsi su