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concentrate ['kɒnsəntreɪt](a) (pay attention) se concentrer, concentrer ou fixer son attention;∎ I can't concentrate with all that noise tout ce bruit m'empêche de me concentrer;∎ to concentrate on sth se concentrer sur qch;∎ concentrate on your work! appliquez-vous à votre travail!∎ the government should concentrate on improving the economy le gouvernement devrait s'attacher à améliorer la situation économique;∎ just concentrate on getting the suitcases ready! occupe-toi seulement des valises!;∎ the speaker concentrated on the Luddite movement le conférencier a surtout traité du luddisme∎ the population tends to concentrate in cities la population tend à se concentrer dans les villes;∎ the crowd concentrated in the square la foule s'est rassemblée sur la place∎ to concentrate one's attention on sth concentrer son attention sur qch;∎ it concentrates the mind cela aide à se concentrer;∎ our hopes are concentrated on her success tous nos espoirs sont concentrés sur son succès∎ Conservative support is concentrated in the South le soutien du parti conservateur est concentré dans le Sud3 noun(of tomatoes, fruit juice etc) concentré m; (mineral) minerai m concentré;∎ made from concentrate (fruit juice) fait à base de concentréUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > concentrate
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