concentrate
gb/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/ us/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
A2
Inglés
~ 1400
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
A2
action
1
Focus attention or mental effort
To give all your attention to one thing and not think about anything else.
Patrón de uso:
to concentrate on [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'concentrate' with 'focus' but use the wrong preposition; the correct phrase is 'concentrate on', not 'concentrate at' or 'concentrate in'.
Sinónimos
focus (More common in everyday speech; often interchangeable.)
Antónimos
distract (Means to take attention away from something.)
Colocaciones
concentrate hard
|concentrate fully
|concentrate on work
|concentrate on studies
|concentrate better
Temas
daily life
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- I can't concentrate with all that noise outside.
- She needs to concentrate on her driving.
- He found it hard to concentrate after the long meeting.
- Please be quiet so I can concentrate on my homework.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I must concentrate on my homework.
- She cannot concentrate when the TV is on.
- He tries to concentrate in class.
- We need to concentrate during the test.
Verbo
B1
action
2
Make a substance stronger
To make a liquid stronger by taking water out of it.
Patrón de uso:
to concentrate [a liquid/substance]
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'focus'; context usually makes the difference clear.
Sinónimos
condense (Focuses more on reducing volume rather than increasing strength.)
Antónimos
dilute (Means to make a liquid weaker by adding more liquid, usually water.)
Colocaciones
concentrate juice
|concentrate a solution
|concentrate flavor
Temas
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The factory concentrates orange juice for shipping.
- Boiling will concentrate the sauce's flavor.
- They concentrated the solution by evaporating the water.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They concentrate fruit juice in the factory.
- Boiling will concentrate the soup.
- We can concentrate milk by removing water.
Verbo
B2
action
3
Bring together in one place
To put people or things close together in one place.
Patrón de uso:
to concentrate [things/people] in [a place]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'focus' on an idea, but here it means physical gathering or grouping.
Sinónimos
gather (A more general and less formal term for bringing together.)
Antónimos
disperse (Means to spread people or things apart over a larger area.)
Colocaciones
concentrate troops
|concentrate resources
|concentrate efforts
Temas
geography
|military
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The army concentrated its forces near the border.
- We should concentrate our efforts on this project.
- Factories are concentrated in the city's industrial zone.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They concentrate soldiers near the city.
- We must concentrate our work here.
- Shops are concentrated in the town center.
Sustantivo
B1
entity
4
Substance with reduced liquid content
A liquid that has had water removed to make it stronger.
Sinónimos
essence (Usually refers to flavoring substances, especially in cooking.)
Antónimos
dilution (A weaker form of a liquid after adding more liquid.)
Colocaciones
orange juice concentrate
|tomato paste concentrate
Temas
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The recipe calls for frozen orange juice concentrate.
- We added water to the concentrate before drinking it.
- This paint is made from a natural dye concentrate.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I buy juice concentrate from the store.
- Add water to the concentrate to make juice.
- We use tomato concentrate for cooking.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
concentrate
AFI
GB/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
US/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
Sílabas y acento
con - cen - trate (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: concentrate
- Plural: concentrate, concentrates
Verb
- Base: concentrate
- 3rd Person Singular: concentrates
- Present Participle: concentrating
- Past: concentrated
Familia de palabras
Expresiones
concentrate on
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
Focus attention on something specific
To give all your attention to something particular.
Ejemplos
- You need to concentrate on finishing your assignment.
- He is concentrating on learning Spanish right now.
concentrate one's efforts
1/kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt wˈʌnz ˈɛfɚts/
fixed phrase
Focus energy on one goal
To put all your energy into doing one thing.
Ejemplos
- We should concentrate our efforts on improving customer service.
- They are concentrating their efforts on finding new investors.
orange juice concentrate
1/ˈɔɹɪnd͡ʒ d͡ʒˈus kˈɔnsəntɹˌeɪt/
fixed phrase
Orange juice with water removed
Orange juice that has had most of its water taken out so it is strong and easy to store.
Ejemplos
- This drink is made from frozen orange juice concentrate.
- They import orange juice concentrate from Brazil.