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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