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concentrare

concentrate

verb kon-chen-TRAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from 'con-' + Latin 'centrum'

Also means

focus

Usage Note

Concentrare is most often reflexive when it means to focus the mind: concentrarsi su qualcosa ('to concentrate on something'). Used transitively it gathers things into one place, as in concentrare le forze.

Examples

"Devo concentrarmi sul lavoro."

Natural Translation

I have to concentrate on my work.

Literal Translation

I-must to-concentrate-myself on-the work.

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