concentrar

v.

1 to concentrate.

El detective concentra sus esfuerzos The detective concentrates his efforts

El 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

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concentrar

► verbo transitivo

1 to concentrate

► verbo pronominal concentrarse

1 (reunirse) to concentrate

2 (fijar la atención) to concentrate (en, on)

■ no conseguí concentrarme I couldn't concentrate

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verb

to concentrate

- concentrarse

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1.

VT to concentrate

2.

See:

concentrarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <solución/caldo> to make ... more concentrated

b) <esfuerzos> to concentrate; <atención> to focus

2)

a) (reunir) to hold

el 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 ... together

c) (Dep) to bring ... together (to prepare for a game)

2.

concentrarse v pron

1) (Psic) to concentrate

concentrarse en algo — to concentrate on something

2)

a) (Pol) (reunirse) to assemble, gather together

b) (estar reunido) to be concentrated

c) (Dep) equipo/jugadores to gather together (to prepare for a game)

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= account for.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

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* 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.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <solución/caldo> to make ... more concentrated

b) <esfuerzos> to concentrate; <atención> to focus

2)

a) (reunir) to hold

el 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 ... together

c) (Dep) to bring ... together (to prepare for a game)

2.

concentrarse v pron

1) (Psic) to concentrate

concentrarse en algo — to concentrate on something

2)

a) (Pol) (reunirse) to assemble, gather together

b) (estar reunido) to be concentrated

c) (Dep) equipo/jugadores to gather together (to prepare for a game)

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= 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.

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concentrar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹solución/caldo› to concentrate, make … more concentrated

2 ‹esfuerzos› to concentrate; ‹atención› to focus

B

1

(reunir): el presidente concentra todos los poderes the president holds absolute power, absolute power is vested in the president

el poder está concentrado en manos de tres personas all the power is held by three people

2 (congregar) ‹multitud/tropas› to assemble, bring … together

3 (Dep) to bring … together (to prepare for a game)

■ concentrarse

v pron

A (Psic) to concentrate concentrarse EN algo to concentrate ON sth

no puedo concentrarme en lo que estoy leyendo I can't concentrate on what I'm reading

B

1 (Pol) (reunirse) to assemble, gather together

2 (estar reunido) to be concentrated

la mayor parte de los habitantes se concentra en núcleos urbanos most of the population is concentrated in urban centers

3 (Dep) «equipo/jugadores» to gather together (to prepare for a game)

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concentrar (conjugate concentrar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹solución/caldo› to make … more concentrated

b) ‹esfuerzos› to concentrate;

‹atención› to focus

c) (congregar) ‹multitud/tropas› to assemble, bring … together

concentrarse verbo pronominal

a) (Psic) to concentrate;

concentrarse en algo to concentrate on sth

b) (reunirse) to assemble, gather together

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:
English:
concentrate
- target

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concentrar

♦ vt

1. [atención, esfuerzos] to concentrate

2. [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 restaurants

3. [disolución] to concentrate, to make more concentrated

4. Dep to bring together, to assemble

♦ See also the pronominal verb concentrarse

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concentrar

v/t concentrate

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concentrar vt

: to concentrate

♦ See also the reflexive verb concentrarse

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concentrar vb

1. (en general) to concentrate

2. (reunir) to bring together [pt. & pp. brought]