centrarse

centrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to centre (US center) (en, on), focus (en, on)

■ se centró en el tema principal he focused on the main topic

2 (concentrarse) to concentrate (en, on)

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VPR

1)

centrarse en — [estudio, investigación, debate, programa] to be focused on, centre on, center on (EEUU); [obra, película, exposición] to be focused on

la atención internacional se centraba en El Salvador — international attention focused on o centred on El Salvador

sus investigaciones se centran en la Europa medieval — her research focuses on o centres on medieval Europe

un mercado centrado exclusivamente en los jóvenes — a market aimed exclusively at o geared exclusively toward young people

2) (=equilibrarse) to settle down

tuvo una época muy loca pero después se centró — he went through a very wild period but then he settled down

3) (=acomodarse) to settle in, find one's feet

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(v.) = focus

Ex. The basic functions of a subject headings list as identified in section 16.6 above may be focused more precisely in the following terms...

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(v.) = focus

Ex: The basic functions of a subject headings list as identified in section 16.6 above may be focused more precisely in the following terms...

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■centrarse verbo reflexivo
1 to be centred, US centered o based
2 (concentrarse) to concentrate [en, on]
'centrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
centrar
English:
centre
- focus
- center
- concentrate

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vpr

1.

centrarse en algo [tener como objeto algo] to concentrate o focus on sth;

la historia se centra en la lucha de una familia por sobrevivir the story revolves around a family's struggle for survival

2. [concentrarse]

con tanto ruido no consigo centrarme I can't concentrate with so much noise;

necesitas centrarte más en lo que estás haciendo you need to concentrate more on what you're doing

3. [equilibrarse] to find one's feet;

se ha centrado mucho desde que tiene el nuevo trabajo he's settled down a lot since he's been in his new job

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centrarse

v/r concentrate (en on)

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vr

centrarse en : to focus on, to concentrate on