focus

Mittelpunkt, Schwerpunkt

Person oder Sache, auf die sich die meiste Aufmerksamkeit oder Mühe richtet.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: focus of something (The river is the focus of our study.)

Synonyme: centre of attention, main subject

Häufige Wendungen: main focus, focus of attention, central focus

Konzentration, Aufmerksamkeit

Aufmerksames Beschäftigen mit dem, was man gerade tut.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: focus on something (Her focus on the task impressed me.)

Synonyme: concentration, attention

Gegenteile: distraction

Häufige Wendungen: lose focus, maintain focus, focus on something

Schärfe

Zustand eines Bildes, in dem seine Einzelheiten deutlich erkennbar sind.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: sharpness, clarity

Gegenteile: blur

Häufige Wendungen: in focus, out of focus, sharp focus

Brennpunkt, Fokus

Punkt, an dem Lichtstrahlen nach dem Durchgang durch eine Linse oder der Reflexion an einer Fläche zusammentreffen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: focal point

Häufige Wendungen: focus of something, principal focus, real focus

Hypozentrum, Erdbebenherd

Stelle unter der Erdoberfläche, an der ein Erdbeben beginnt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: hypocentre

Häufige Wendungen: earthquake focus, shallow focus, deep focus

sich konzentrieren

Seine Aufmerksamkeit auf eine bestimmte Sache richten.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: focus on something (Please focus on the next question.); focus attention on something (Focus your attention on the road.)

Synonyme: concentrate

Häufige Wendungen: focus on something, focus your attention, focus on work

scharfstellen, fokussieren

Eine Kamera oder Linse so einstellen, dass das Bild deutlich wird, oder selbst ein deutliches Bild erzeugen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: focus on someone/something (The camera focused on her face.)

Häufige Wendungen: focus a camera, focus on something, focus the lens, focus a microscope

richten, konzentrieren

Mühe, Energie oder Worte auf ein bestimmtes Ziel oder Publikum richten.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: focus something on someone/something (We focused our campaign on young voters.)

Synonyme: direct, concentrate

Häufige Wendungen: focus efforts on, focus resources on, focus a campaign