OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 7624

focus

/ˈfəʊ.kəs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
enfocar
To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
The difficulties of focussing colour-light signals on curved tracks to ensure maximum sighting distance were underlined in the recent official report [...] on a low-speed collision…
afocar • enfocar
To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.
centrarse en • concentrarse • enfocar
To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.
I have to focus on my work.