focus

centro de atención, tema central

Persona o cosa que recibe la mayor parte de la atención o del esfuerzo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: focus of something (The river is the focus of our study.)

Sinónimos: centre of attention, main subject

Expresiones frecuentes: main focus, focus of attention, central focus

concentración, atención

Atención que dedicas a lo que haces, sin distraerte.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: focus on something (Her focus on the task impressed me.)

Sinónimos: concentration, attention

Antónimos: distraction

Expresiones frecuentes: lose focus, maintain focus, focus on something

enfoque, nitidez

Estado de una imagen en el que sus detalles se ven con claridad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: sharpness, clarity

Antónimos: blur

Expresiones frecuentes: in focus, out of focus, sharp focus

foco, punto focal

Punto donde se reúnen los rayos de luz tras pasar por una lente o reflejarse en una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: focal point

Expresiones frecuentes: focus of something, principal focus, real focus

hipocentro, foco sísmico

Lugar bajo la superficie terrestre donde comienza un terremoto.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: hypocentre

Expresiones frecuentes: earthquake focus, shallow focus, deep focus

concentrarse, centrarse

Dirigir la atención a una cosa concreta.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: concentrate

Expresiones frecuentes: focus on something, focus your attention, focus on work

enfocar

Ajustar una cámara o lente para obtener una imagen clara; también producirla al funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: focus on someone/something (The camera focused on her face.)

Expresiones frecuentes: focus a camera, focus on something, focus the lens, focus a microscope

centrar, concentrar

Dirigir el esfuerzo, la energía o las palabras hacia un objetivo o un público concreto.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: direct, concentrate

Expresiones frecuentes: focus efforts on, focus resources on, focus a campaign