polarizar

v.

1 to concentrate.

2 to polarize (physics).

María polarizó los vidrios Mary polarized the glass.

3 to bias, to color, to colour.

María polarizó su parecer Mary biased his way of thinking.

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polarizar

► verbo transitivo

1 FÍSICA to polarize

2 (atención) to focus

► verbo pronominal polarizarse

1 to become polarized

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1.

VT to polarize

2.

See:

polarizarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (Fot, Ópt) to polarize

b) <atención> to focus

c) <nación/opiniones> to polarize

2.

polarizarse v pron (dividirse) to polarize, become polarized

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= polarise [polarize, -USA].

Ex. The author discusses the problems which tend to polarize these indicators and why a single indicator is not enough.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (Fot, Ópt) to polarize

b) <atención> to focus

c) <nación/opiniones> to polarize

2.

polarizarse v pron (dividirse) to polarize, become polarized

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= polarise [polarize, -USA].

Ex: The author discusses the problems which tend to polarize these indicators and why a single indicator is not enough.

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polarizar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 (Fot, Ópt) to polarize

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

B (dividir) to polarize

su discurso polarizó la opinión pública her speech polarized public opinion

■ polarizarse

v pron

(dividirse) to polarize, become polarized

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polarizar (conjugate polarizar) verbo transitivo

a) (Fot, Ópt) to polarize

b) ‹atención› to focus

c) ‹nación/opiniones› to polarize

polarizar verbo transitivo
1 Fís to polarize
2 (el interés, la atención) to focus
'polarizar' also found in these entries:
English:
polarize

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polarizar

♦ vt

1. [miradas, interés, atención] to concentrate

2. Fís & Fot to polarize

♦ See also the pronominal verb polarizarse

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polarizar

v/t polarize

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polarizar {21} vt

: to polarize

♦ See also the reflexive verb polarizarse