concentrate

[/ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/]

verb/noun

concentrar

1. (verb) to focus one's attention or effort on something

You need to concentrate on your studies.

Você precisa se concentrar nos seus estudos.

2. (verb) to gather together in one place or increase in density

The troops concentrated near the border.

As tropas se concentraram perto da fronteira.

3. (verb) to reduce a liquid by boiling off water or other solvents

Concentrate the juice by heating it.

Concentre o suco aquecendo-o.

4. (noun) a substance made by concentrating; a reduced form

Orange juice concentrate

Concentrado de suco de laranja

NYC Slang

focus up, lock in

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

concentrar

standard usage throughout Brazil

São Paulo

concentrar

common in business and academic contexts

Portugal

concentrar

standard European Portuguese usage

concentrate one's efforts

concentrate the mind

powers of concentration

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