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• concentrate (something) on something to give full attention to something концентрировать (что-то) на чем-тоThey concentrated their efforts on getting the contract. I am trying to concentrate on my work.
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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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1. transitive verb2. intransitive verbconcentrate one's mind on something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren
sich konzentrieren (on auf + Akk.)3. nounconcentrate on doing something — sich darauf konzentrieren, etwas zu tun
Konzentrat, das* * *['konsəntreit]1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) konzentrieren2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) zusammenziehen•- academic.ru/14991/concentrated">concentrated- concentration* * *con·cen·trate[ˈkɒn(t)səntreɪt, AM ˈkɑ:n(t)-]I. vi1. (focus one's thoughts)II. vt1. (focus)the police are concentrating their search in the area around the school die Polizei konzentriert ihre Suche auf das Gebiet um die Schule herumto \concentrate one's thoughts on sth seine Gedanken auf etw akk konzentrieren2. (accumulate)▪ to \concentrate sth etw konzentrieren [o ansammeln]most of the country's population is \concentrated in the north der Großteil der Bevölkerung ballt sich im Nordento \concentrate forces/troops Streitkräfte/Truppen zusammenziehen [o konzentrieren3. CHEM▪ to \concentrate sth etw konzentrierenIII. n1. CHEM, FOOD Konzentrat ntfruit juice/tomato \concentrate Fruchtsaft-/Tomatenkonzentrat nt2. GEOL angereichertes Erz* * *['kɒnsəntreɪt]1. vt1) konzentrieren (on auf +acc)to concentrate all one's energies on sth — sich (voll und) ganz auf etw (acc) konzentrieren
to concentrate one's mind on sth — seine Gedanken or sich auf etw (acc) konzentrieren
a spell in prison will certainly concentrate his mind — eine Gefängnisstrafe wird ihm sicher zu denken geben
it's amazing how he's concentrated so much material into one novel — es ist erstaunlich, wie viel Material er in einem Roman zusammengedrängt hat
2. vi1) (= give one's attention) sich konzentrierento concentrate on doing sth — sich darauf konzentrieren, etw zu tun
3. adj (CHEM)konzentriert4. n (CHEM)Konzentrat nt* * *A v/t1. konzentrieren (on, upon auf akk):a) zusammenziehen, zusammenballen, vereinigen, sammeln, massieren:b) seine Anstrengungen etc richten:concentrate one’s thoughts upon sth seine Gedanken auf etwas richten, sich auf etwas konzentrieren2. fig zusammenfassen (in in dat)3. CHEM eine Lösung etca) sättigen, konzentrierenB v/i1. sich konzentrieren (etc; → A 1):concentrate on the road AUTO sich auf die Straße konzentrieren2. sich (an einem Punkt) sammelnC s CHEM Konzentrat nconc. abk1. concentrate2. concentrated4. concerning* * *1. transitive verbconcentrate one's efforts [up]on something — seine Bemühungen auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren
2. intransitive verbconcentrate one's mind on something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren
sich konzentrieren (on auf + Akk.)3. nounconcentrate on doing something — sich darauf konzentrieren, etwas zu tun
Konzentrat, das* * *n.Konzentrat n. v.anreichern v.konzentrieren v. -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be concentrated on (fig.)[Swahili Word] -nata[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mawazo yake yamenata katika jambo zito [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] concentrate one's thoughts on something[Swahili Word] -nuika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] concentrate one's thoughts on something[Swahili Word] -nuiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nia------------------------------------------------------------ -
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6 centre
1.(Brit.)noun1) Mitte, die; (of circle, globe) Mitte, die; Zentrum, das; Mittelpunkt, der3) (filling of chocolate) Füllung, die4) (Polit.) Mitte, die6)2. adjectiveshe likes to be the centre of attraction/attention — (fig.) sie steht gern im Mittelpunkt [des Interesses]
mittler...3. intransitive verbcentre party — (Polit.) Partei der Mitte
centre on something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren
the novel centres on Prague — Prag steht im Mittelpunkt des Romans
4. transitive verbcentre [a]round something — um etwas kreisen
1) (place in centre) in der Mitte anbringen; in der Mitte aufhängen [Bild, Lampe]; zentrieren [Überschrift]2) (concentrate)centre something on something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren
be centred [a]round something — etwas zum Mittelpunkt haben
3) (Football, Hockey) [nach innen] flanken* * *['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) der Mittelpunkt2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) das Zentrum2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) in den Mittelpunkt stellen* * *cen·tre, AM cen·ter[ˈsentəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]I. nI love chocolates with soft \centres ich liebe Pralinen mit weicher Füllungshe felt she was bombarded with criticism, left, right and \centre sie fühlte sich von allen Seiten mit Kritik bombardiertthey made a complete mess of that work, left, right and \centre sie haben diese Arbeit total verhunzt famto be the \centre of attention im Mittelpunkt der Aufmerksamkeit stehento be left/right of \centre Mitte links/rechts seinfitness \centre Fitnessstudio nttest \centre Versuchszentrum nt\centre of population Ballungsraum m, Ballungsgebiet nt5. SPORT (middle player) Mittelfeldspieler(in) m(f); (basketball) Center m, mittlerer Angriffspieler; (ice hockey) Sturmspitze fII. vt1. (put in middle)2. (focus)to \centre one's attention on sth seine Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk richtento \centre one's efforts on sth seine Anstrengungen auf etw akk konzentrierenIII. vi1. SPORT flanken* * *(US) ['sentə(r)]1. n1) (= chief place) Zentrumnt2) (= middle POL) Mittef; (of circle) Mittelpunktm; (= town centre) Stadtmittef; (= city centre) Zentrumnt, Cityfcentre of attention or attraction — Hauptanziehungspunkt m, Hauptattraktion f
she always wants to be the centre of attraction — sie will immer im Mittelpunkt stehen
left of centre (Pol) — links der Mitte
politician/party of the centre — Politiker(in) m(f)/Partei f der Mitte
let's go into the centre — komm, wir gehen in die Stadt!
4) (RUGBY) mittlerer Dreiviertelspieler; (BASKETBALL, NETBALL) Centerm2. vt2) (= concentrate) konzentrierento be centred on sth — sich auf etw (acc) konzentrieren
* * *A s1. MATH, MIL, PHYS etc, auch fig Zentrum n, Mittelpunkt m:a) PHYS Anziehungsmittelpunkt,b) fig Hauptanziehungspunkt m;he is used to being the center of attraction er ist es gewohnt, im Mittelpunkt zu stehen oder dass sich alles um ihn dreht;center of gravity PHYSa) Schwerpunkt m (a. fig),b) Gleichgewichtspunkt m;center of interest Hauptinteresse n, Mittelpunkt (des Interesses);center of trade Handelszentrum3. fig Herd m (einer Revolte etc):4. POLa) (die) Mitteb) Zentrums-, Mittelpartei fb) Eishockey: Mittelstürmer(in)8. TECHa) (Dreh-, Körner)Spitze f (einer Drehbank)b) Bogenlehre f, -gerüst nB v/t1. in den Mittelpunkt stellen (auch fig)on auf akk)3. TECHa) zentrieren, einmitten:center the bubble die Libelle (der Wasserwaage) einspielen lassenb) ankörnen4. MATH den Mittelpunkt (gen) findenC v/i1. im Mittelpunkt stehen3. fig sich gründen (on auf dat)4. Fußball: flanken* * *1.(Brit.)noun1) Mitte, die; (of circle, globe) Mitte, die; Zentrum, das; Mittelpunkt, der3) (filling of chocolate) Füllung, die4) (Polit.) Mitte, die6)2. adjectiveshe likes to be the centre of attraction/attention — (fig.) sie steht gern im Mittelpunkt [des Interesses]
mittler...3. intransitive verbcentre party — (Polit.) Partei der Mitte
centre on something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren
4. transitive verbcentre [a]round something — um etwas kreisen
1) (place in centre) in der Mitte anbringen; in der Mitte aufhängen [Bild, Lampe]; zentrieren [Überschrift]centre something on something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren
be centred [a]round something — etwas zum Mittelpunkt haben
3) (Football, Hockey) [nach innen] flanken* * *(UK) n.Mitte -n f.Mittelpunkt m. n.Mittelpunkt (Mathematik) m.Mittelstück n. -
7 concentrar
v.1 to concentrate.El detective concentra sus esfuerzos The detective concentrates his effortsEl aparato concentra la energía The apparatus concentrates the energy.2 to bring together (gente).esta zona concentra el 80 por ciento de los casos 80 percent of the cases occurred in this region* * *1 to concentrate1 (reunirse) to concentrate2 (fijar la atención) to concentrate (en, on)* * *verb* * *1.2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <solución/caldo> to make... more concentrated2)a) ( reunir) to holdel poder está concentrado en pocas manos — all the power is held by a few people o is concentrated in the hands of a few
b) ( congregar) <multitud/tropas> to assemble, bring... togetherc) (Dep) to bring... together ( to prepare for a game)2.concentrarse v pron1) (Psic) to concentrate2)a) (Pol) ( reunirse) to assemble, gather togetherb) ( estar reunido) to be concentratedc) (Dep) equipo/jugadores to gather together ( to prepare for a game)* * *= account for.Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.----* concentrar el esfuerzo = concentrate + effort, direct + effort, direct + energy, concentrate + Posesivo + energy.* concentrar el esfuerzo en = divert + effort into.* concentrar la atención sobre = keep in + focus.* concentrarse = concentrate, be out in force, come out in + force.* concentrarse en = concentrate on/upon.* no concentrar el esfuerzo = spread + Nombre + thinly.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <solución/caldo> to make... more concentrated2)a) ( reunir) to holdel poder está concentrado en pocas manos — all the power is held by a few people o is concentrated in the hands of a few
b) ( congregar) <multitud/tropas> to assemble, bring... togetherc) (Dep) to bring... together ( to prepare for a game)2.concentrarse v pron1) (Psic) to concentrate2)a) (Pol) ( reunirse) to assemble, gather togetherb) ( estar reunido) to be concentratedc) (Dep) equipo/jugadores to gather together ( to prepare for a game)* * *= account for.Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
* concentrar el esfuerzo = concentrate + effort, direct + effort, direct + energy, concentrate + Posesivo + energy.* concentrar el esfuerzo en = divert + effort into.* concentrar la atención sobre = keep in + focus.* concentrarse = concentrate, be out in force, come out in + force.* concentrarse en = concentrate on/upon.* no concentrar el esfuerzo = spread + Nombre + thinly.* * *concentrar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹solución/caldo› to concentrate, make … more concentrated2 ‹esfuerzos› to concentrate; ‹atención› to focusB1(reunir): el presidente concentra todos los poderes the president holds absolute power, absolute power is vested in the presidentel poder está concentrado en manos de tres personas all the power is held by three people2 (congregar) ‹multitud/tropas› to assemble, bring … together3 ( Dep) to bring … together ( to prepare for a game)A ( Psic) to concentrate concentrarse EN algo to concentrate ON sthno puedo concentrarme en lo que estoy leyendo I can't concentrate on what I'm readingB1 ( Pol) (reunirse) to assemble, gather together2 (estar reunido) to be concentratedla mayor parte de los habitantes se concentra en núcleos urbanos most of the population is concentrated in urban centers3 ( Dep) «equipo/jugadores» to gather together ( to prepare for a game)* * *
concentrar ( conjugate concentrar) verbo transitivoa) ‹solución/caldo› to make … more concentrated
‹ atención› to focus
concentrarse verbo pronominala) (Psic) to concentrate;
concentrarse en algo to concentrate on sth
concentrar verbo transitivo
1 (congregar) to concentrate, bring together: cientos de seguidores se concentraron en las afueras del estadio, hundreds of followers were brought together outside the stadium
2 (la atención, mirada de otros) to focus: tenéis que concentraros para poder lograr esa meta, you need to concentrate in order to reach that goal
3 (una solución, sustancia) to make more concentrated
' concentrar' also found in these entries:
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concentrate
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* * *♦ vt1. [atención, esfuerzos] to concentrate2. [gente] to bring together;[tropas] to assemble;esta zona concentra el 80 por ciento de los casos 80 percent of the cases occurred in this region;la organización concentra a los principales productores mundiales the organisation brings together the principal world producers;es la zona de la ciudad que concentra más cafés y restaurantes it's the area of the city with the highest concentration of cafes and restaurants3. [disolución] to concentrate, to make more concentrated4. Dep to bring together, to assemble* * *v/t concentrate* * *concentrar vt: to concentrate* * *concentrar vb1. (en general) to concentrate -
8 konzentrieren
II v/refl concentrate ( auf + Akk on); Ruhe bitte - ich muss mich auf meine Arbeit konzentrieren quiet, please - I’ve got to concentrate on my work* * *to concentrate;sich konzentrierento concentrate* * *kon|zent|rie|ren [kɔntsɛn'triːrən] ptp konzentriert1. vtto concentrate ( auf +acc on); Truppen auch to mass2. vrto concentrate ( auf +acc on); (Untersuchung, Arbeit etc) to be concentrated ( auf +acc on)* * *1) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) centre2) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) concentrate3) (to direct (attention etc) to one point: The accident focussed public attention on the danger.) focus* * *kon·zen·trie·ren *[kɔntsɛnˈtri:rən]I. vrII. vt1. (bündeln)2. (massieren)▪ etw \konzentrieren to concentrate sth* * *1.reflexives Verb1) concentratesich auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren — concentrate on something
2) (gerichtet sein) be concentrated2.transitives Verb concentrate* * *A. v/t concentrate (B. v/r concentrate (auf +akk on);Ruhe bitte - ich muss mich auf meine Arbeit konzentrieren quiet, please - I’ve got to concentrate on my work* * *1.reflexives Verb1) concentratesich auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren — concentrate on something
2) (gerichtet sein) be concentrated2.transitives Verb concentrate* * *v.to concentrate v.to pool v. -
9 beschäftigen
I v/t1. (etw. zu tun geben) keep s.o. busy, occupy s.o.; (jemandem Arbeit geben) find s.o. something to do2. (anstellen) employ, give s.o. a job umg.; wie viele Leute beschäftigt er? how many people has he got working for him ( oder does he employ)?, how many employees has he got?3. (jemanden, jemandes Geist oder Aufmerksamkeit) occupy, absorb; Problem: preoccupy; stärker: engross; was beschäftigt dich denn so? what’s on your mind?, what’s bothering you?; es / diese Frage beschäftigt mich ständig I can’t get it / this question out of my mindII v/refl: sich beschäftigen mit be busy ( oder occupied) with; (sich kümmern um) look after; (arbeiten an) work at ( oder on); einem Problem, Thema etc.: deal with; mit Kindern etc.: auch spend (a lot of) time with; er beschäftigt sich nie mit den Kindern he never has time for the children; wie hast du dich heute beschäftigt? how did you occupy yourself today?, what did you do with yourself today?; unser Sohn kann sich gut alleine oder selbst beschäftigen our son is good at keeping himself occupied; damit kann ich mich stundenlang beschäftigen I can occupy ( oder busy) myself with that for hours; ich muss mich mal mit was anderem beschäftigen I must concentrate on something else for a change; sich mit Literatur / Kunst beschäftigen concern oneself with literature / art; wir beschäftigen uns derzeit mit... in Forschung: we are currently studying...* * *to preoccupy; to employ; to task; to keep busy* * *be|schạ̈f|ti|gen [bə'ʃɛftɪgn] ptp beschä\#ftigt1. vrsie beschäftigt sich viel mit den Kindern — she devotes a lot of her time to the children
sie beschäftigt sich gerade mit den Kindern — she is busy with the children just now
2. vt1)die Frage beschäftigt sie sehr — she is very preoccupied with that question, that question has been on her mind a lot
2) (= anstellen) to employjdn mit etw beschäftigen — to give sb sth to do
* * *1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) employ* * *be·schäf·ti·gen *[bəˈʃɛftɪgn̩]I. vr1. (sich Arbeit verschaffen)hast du genug, womit du dich \beschäftigen kannst? have you got enough to do [or to keep you busy]?2. (sich befassen)du musst dich mehr mit den Kindern \beschäftigen you should spend more time with the childrenmit dieser Sache habe ich mich ja noch gar nicht beschäftigt it's never occurred to me beforedie Polizei wird sich mit dem Fall \beschäftigen müssen the police will have to deal with [or examine] the caseer hat sich schon immer mit Briefmarken beschäftigt he's always been into stampsII. vt1. (innerlich in Anspruch nehmen)▪ jdn \beschäftigen to be on sb's mindmit einer Frage/einem Problem beschäftigt sein to be preoccupied with a question/problem2. (anstellen)3. (eine Tätigkeit geben)* * *1.reflexives Verb occupy or busy oneself2.sich viel mit Musik/den Kindern beschäftigen — devote a great deal of one's time to music/the children
transitives Verb1) occupyjemanden mit etwas beschäftigen — give somebody something to occupy him/her
2) (angestellt haben) employ <workers, staff>3)jemanden beschäftigen — (jemanden geistig in Anspruch nehmen) be on somebody's mind; preoccupy somebody
* * *A. v/twie viele Leute beschäftigt er? how many people has he got working for him ( oder does he employ)?, how many employees has he got?3. (jemanden, jemandes Geist oder Aufmerksamkeit) occupy, absorb; Problem: preoccupy; stärker: engross;was beschäftigt dich denn so? what’s on your mind?, what’s bothering you?;es/diese Frage beschäftigt mich ständig I can’t get it/this question out of my mindB. v/r:sich beschäftigen mit be busy ( oder occupied) with; (sich kümmern um) look after; (arbeiten an) work at ( oder on); einem Problem, Thema etc: deal with; mit Kindern etc: auch spend (a lot of) time with;er beschäftigt sich nie mit den Kindern he never has time for the children;wie hast du dich heute beschäftigt? how did you occupy yourself today?, what did you do with yourself today?;selbst beschäftigen our son is good at keeping himself occupied;damit kann ich mich stundenlang beschäftigen I can occupy ( oder busy) myself with that for hours;ich muss mich mal mit was anderem beschäftigen I must concentrate on something else for a change;sich mit Literatur/Kunst beschäftigen concern oneself with literature/art;* * *1.reflexives Verb occupy or busy oneself2.sich viel mit Musik/den Kindern beschäftigen — devote a great deal of one's time to music/the children
transitives Verb1) occupyjemanden mit etwas beschäftigen — give somebody something to occupy him/her
2) (angestellt haben) employ <workers, staff>3)jemanden beschäftigen — (jemanden geistig in Anspruch nehmen) be on somebody's mind; preoccupy somebody
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10 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) falde til ro2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) slå sig ned3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) gå igang med* * *1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) falde til ro2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) slå sig ned3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) gå igang med -
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1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) calmarse, tranquilizarse2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) ponerse cómodo, acomodarse, instalarse3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) ponersesettle down vb1. instalarse2. tranquilizarsethe children were excited and couldn't settle down los niños estaban muy alterados y no se tranquilizabanv.• radicarse v.• sentar v.• situar v.1) v + adva) ( become calm)things seem to have settled down after the riots — parece que las cosas se han apaciguado or calmado después de las revueltas
settle down please, children — niños, por favor, tranquilos
b) ( get comfortable)c) ( apply oneself)d) (in place, activity)you should get a job and settle down — deberías conseguirte un trabajo y establecerte or echar raíces en algún sitio
e) ( become more responsible) sentar* (la) cabeza2) v + o + adv ( make calm) calmar, tranquilizar*1. VI + ADV1) (=get comfortable) ponerse cómodo, acomodarseI settled down in my favourite chair — me puse cómodo or me acomodé or me arrellané en mi silla preferida
2) (=apply o.s.)to settle down to sth: after dinner, he settled down to a video — después de cenar se puso a ver un vídeo
I couldn't get the children to settle down to work — no conseguía que los niños se pusieran a trabajar
3) (=calm down) calmarse, tranquilizarse4) (=adopt a stable life) echar raíceswhy don't you settle down and get married? — ¿por qué no sientas cabeza y te casas? *
5) (=get back to normal) [situation] volver a la normalidad, normalizarse2. VT + ADV1) (=make comfortable) poner cómodo, acomodarwhy don't you help Philippa unpack and settle her down? — ¿por qué no le ayudas a Philippa a deshacer las maletas e instalarse?
2) (=calm down) calmar, tranquilizarI turned on the TV to settle them down — encendí la tele para calmarlos or tranquilizarlos
* * *1) v + adva) ( become calm)things seem to have settled down after the riots — parece que las cosas se han apaciguado or calmado después de las revueltas
settle down please, children — niños, por favor, tranquilos
b) ( get comfortable)c) ( apply oneself)d) (in place, activity)you should get a job and settle down — deberías conseguirte un trabajo y establecerte or echar raíces en algún sitio
e) ( become more responsible) sentar* (la) cabeza2) v + o + adv ( make calm) calmar, tranquilizar* -
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1) ((with to) to give up wholly to or use entirely for: She devotes her life to music.) devote2) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) settle down -
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1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) koma sér fyrir; róast2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) koma sér fyrir3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) koma sér að verki -
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1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) elcsendesedik; lehiggad2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) elhelyezkedik, letelepedik3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) hozzáfog vminek -
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1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) sossegar(-se)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) acomodar-se3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) começar a -
17 mentauhidkan
acknowledge God's oneness; concentrate on something -
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v. demir atmak, yerleşmek, kurulmak, yuva kurmak, uslanmak, durulmak* * *yerleş* * *1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) sakinleş(tir)mek2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) yerleşmek3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.)...-e koyulmak, kendini...-e vermek -
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1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) umiriti (se)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) namestiti se3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) posvetiti se* * *intransitive verb usedati se, padati (usedlina, gošča); znajti se (in v), vrniti se v vsakdanje življenje, (nikalno) ne se umiriti; posvetiti se, ponovno začeti (to kaj); poročiti se; umiriti se (v nekem stanju)he settled down — oženil se je, osnoval si je dom -
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• asettautua• asettua• asettua asumaan• vakiintua• vakaantua• rauhoittua* * *1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) rauhoittua, saada rauhoittumaan2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) asettua3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) keskittyä
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concentrate — con|cen|trate1 [ kansənə,treıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to give all your attention to the thing you are doing: I was sleeping badly and finding it hard to concentrate. concentrate on: Stop talking and concentrate on your work. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
concentrate vs concentrated — The verb When you concentrate you direct all your efforts towards a particular activity, subject or problem. For example: You need to concentrate harder when you listen to something in another language. The adjective If something is… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
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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