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  • Hyphenation: fo‧ca‧li‧zar

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focalizar (first-person singular present focalizo, first-person singular preterite focalizei, past participle focalizado)

  1. (transitive) to focus (to cause light to converge at a single point)
  2. (intransitive, of light rays) to converge at a single point
  3. (transitive) to focus (to adjust the lens of an optical instrument)
  4. (with em) to focus (to concentrate one’s attention)
    Synonyms: focar, concentrar-se

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Borrowed from English focalize.

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /fokaliˈθaɾ/ [fo.ka.liˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /fokaliˈsaɾ/ [fo.ka.liˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: fo‧ca‧li‧zar

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focalizar (first-person singular present focalizo, first-person singular preterite focalicé, past participle focalizado)

  1. to focus
  2. (photography) to focus
  3. (investment) to target

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