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concentrate

concentrate

Meaning of concentrate

English

to focus all your attention on something

Русский

направить всё внимание на одно дело

concentrate

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/
American English
/ˈkɑːnsənˌtreɪt/

concentrate with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом concentrate

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

6 сочетаний

Внимание на одном

Keeping your mind on one thing
concentrate on
сосредоточиться на

Turn off the TV so I can concentrate on my homework.

Выключи телевизор, чтобы я мог сосредоточиться на домашнем задании.

can't concentrate
не могу сосредоточиться

I can't concentrate while the builders drill upstairs.

Я не могу сосредоточиться, пока строители сверлят наверху.

  • it's hard to concentrateтрудно сосредоточиться

Собрать в одном месте

Gathering in one place
concentrate your efforts on
сосредоточить усилия на

Concentrate your efforts on repairing the damaged roof first.

Сначала сосредоточьте усилия на ремонте повреждённой крыши.

be concentrated in
быть сосредоточенным в

Most of our furniture production is concentrated in one workshop.

Большая часть нашего мебельного производства сосредоточена в одной мастерской.

  • concentrate resourcesсосредоточить ресурсы

concentrate usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I can't concentrate when the TV is on.

Я не могу сосредоточиться, когда включён телевизор.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She concentrated hard on the final question.

Она сосредоточилась на последнем вопросе.

concentrate synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between concentrate, focus, pay attention, and zero in on

F
🇬🇧English
focus

Same meaning, more common in everyday speech: focus on.

very often

ENLet's focus on the main problem.

pay attention
🇬🇧English

Notice and listen; weaker than full concentration.

very often

ENPlease pay attention to the teacher.

Advanced: broader words

Z
🇬🇧English
zero in on

Informal: aim all your attention at one specific thing.

rare word

ENThe police zeroed in on one suspect.

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Questions about this word

What does concentrate mean?

to focus all your attention on something

How do you pronounce concentrate?

concentrate is pronounced /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/.

How is concentrate used in a sentence?

Я не могу сосредоточиться, когда включён телевизор. Translation: I can't concentrate when the TV is on.

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