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'konsəntreit1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) concentrarse2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) concentrar3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) concentrar•- concentration
concentrate vb concentrartr['kɒnsəntreɪt]1 concentrado1 (gen) concentrar (on, en)1 (person) concentrarse (on, en); (talks, book, government) centrarse (on, en)■ please be quiet, I can't concentrate cállate por favor, no puedo concentrarme2 (gather together) concentrarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto concentrate the mind concentrarse: concentrarconcentrate vi: concentrarse: concentrado mn.• sustancia concentrada s.f.v.• concentrar v.• reconcentrar v.
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1. 'kɑːnsəntreɪt, 'kɒnsəntreɪt1) \<\<energies/attention\>\>2) (gather, bring together)to concentrate something IN/INTO something — concentrar algo en algo
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vi1) ( focus attention) \<\<person\>\> concentrarse; \<\<talks\>\> centrarse2) ( converge) \<\<people\>\> concentrarse
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mass noun concentrado m['kɒnsǝntreɪt]1. VT1) [+ efforts, thoughts] concentrarto concentrate one's efforts on sth/on doing sth — centrar or concentrar los esfuerzos en algo/en hacer algo
he concentrated his mind on the task ahead — se concentró or se centró en la tarea que tenía por delante
2) (=group together) [+ troops etc] concentrar, reunirheavy industry is concentrated in the north of the country — la industria pesada se concentra en el norte del país
2. VI1) (=pay attention) concentrarseconcentrate! — ¡concéntrate!
2) (=focus on)the talks are expected to concentrate on practical issues — se espera que las conversaciones se centren en or giren en torno a cuestiones prácticas
to concentrate on doing sth — concentrarse or centrarse en hacer algo
3) (=come together) [troops, crowd] concentrarse, reunirse3.N (Chem) concentrado m* * *
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1. ['kɑːnsəntreɪt, 'kɒnsəntreɪt]1) \<\<energies/attention\>\>2) (gather, bring together)to concentrate something IN/INTO something — concentrar algo en algo
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vi1) ( focus attention) \<\<person\>\> concentrarse; \<\<talks\>\> centrarse2) ( converge) \<\<people\>\> concentrarse
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mass noun concentrado m
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concentrate — UK US /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ verb [I or T] ► to give all of your attention to one particular activity, subject, or problem: concentrate on sth »The corporation is selling off its restaurant chain to concentrate on its core retailing business. concentrate … Financial and business terms
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concentrate — I. verb ( trated; trating) Etymology: com + Latin centrum center Date: 1641 transitive verb 1. a. to bring or direct toward a common center or objective ; focus < concentrate one s efforts > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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