concentration

concentrazione, attenzione

Capacità o sforzo di dedicare tutta l’attenzione a una sola cosa.

In inglese semplice: The ability or effort to give all your attention to one thing.

• This game requires concentration.
• The noise broke my concentration while I was reading.
• Does your concentration improve after a short break?

Come si usa: concentration on something (Noise interrupted her concentration on the task.)

Sinonimi: focus, attention

Contrari: distraction

Espressioni comuni: lose concentration, deep concentration, concentration on something

concentrazione

Grande quantità o numero di cose riunite in un luogo o gruppo.

In inglese semplice: A large amount or number of things gathered in one place or group.

• This area has a high concentration of shops.
• The map shows concentrations of people along the coast.
• They found a large concentration of oil beneath the desert.

Come si usa: a concentration of something (There is a high concentration of restaurants near the station.)

Sinonimi: cluster, density

Espressioni comuni: high concentration, concentration of something, large concentration

concentrazione

Quantità di una sostanza presente in una determinata quantità di liquido.

In inglese semplice: The amount of a substance mixed into a particular amount of liquid.

• The salt concentration is too high.
• Adding water lowers the concentration of the solution.
• They measured sugar concentrations in each sample.

Come si usa: the concentration of something in something (We measured the concentration of salt in the water.)

Espressioni comuni: salt concentration, concentration of something, low concentration