fixar; ficar obsessionado; concentrar-se excessivamente
1. to direct and hold one's gaze or attention on something
The baby fixated on the colorful toy.
O bebê fixou o olhar no brinquedo colorido.
2. to become obsessed or preoccupied with something to an excessive degree
She tends to fixate on her past mistakes.
Ela tende a ficar obsessionada com seus erros passados.
3. in psychology, to become arrested at a particular stage of psychosexual development
Freud argued that individuals could fixate at different developmental stages.
Freud argumentava que indivíduos poderiam fixar em diferentes estágios do desenvolvimento.
4. to make something stable or permanent
The chemist will fixate the sample for examination.
O químico irá fixar a amostra para exame.
In American English, 'fixate' is commonly used in psychology and everyday speech to describe unhealthy obsessive behaviors. In Brazilian Portuguese, 'fixar' is the standard verb, while 'ficar obsessionado' emphasizes the obsessive aspect more strongly. The term reflects modern psychological discourse which is prevalent in both English and Portuguese-speaking cultures.
NYC Slang
get stuck on something; be all about something; obsess over
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