focus

1. (transitive)To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

   fokussieren

   фокусува́тиfokusuváty, сфокусува́тиsfokusuváty

   cause to converge on or toward a central point

2. (transitive)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.

   fokussieren

   фокуси́роватьfokusírovatʹ, сфокуси́роватьsfokusírovatʹ, наводить на фокусnavodít' na fókus

   фокусува́тиfokusuváty, сфокусува́тиsfokusuváty

3. (intransitive, usually)To adjust itself or be adjusted such that light from a scene converges appropriately to create a clear image.

   I can't get the lens to focus.

   The camera focuses automatically on the subject's eyes.

   фокуси́роватьсяfokusírovatʹsja, сфокуси́роватьсяsfokusírovatʹsja

   фокусува́тисяfokusuvátysja, сфокусува́тисяsfokusuvátysja

4. (transitive)To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.

   The president focused her remarks on the newcomers.

   direct one's attention on something

5. (intransitive)To concentrate one’s attention.

   If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.

6. (intransitive)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.

   sich konzentrieren, sich konzentrieren, fokussieren

   концентри́роватьсяkoncentrírovatʹsja, сконцентри́роватьсяskoncentrírovatʹsja, сосредото́чиватьсяsosredotóčivatʹsja

   зосереджуватисяzoseredžuvatysja, зосередитисяzoseredytysja

7. (transitive)To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.

   The text box won't receive the user's keystrokes unless you explicitly focus it.

8. To aggregate figures of accounts.

1. Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people.

   Сьогодні ми зосередимось на питанні безпритульних. — ascolto

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2. Focus on one thing and do it well.

   Сконцентруйся на чомусь одному, і зроби його добре. — aandrusiak

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3. I need to focus.

   Мені потрібно зосередитися. — deniko

   ruМне надо сконцентрироваться. — averoes

   deIch muss mich konzentrieren. — freddy1

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4. Let's not lose focus.

   Не будемо відволікатися. — rmdas

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5. Let's focus on that.

   Зосередьмося на цьому. — deniko

   ruСосредоточимся на этом. — marafon

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