Focus in spanish
pronunciation: ɑtenθioʊn part of speech: noun, verb
focus1 = atención, énfasis, interés, objetivo, objeto, eje, centro de atención, tema específico.
Example: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.more:
» bring into + focus = resaltar, destacar.
Example: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.» come into + focus = pasar a ser el centro de atención.
Example: Once the library's mission has been developed into a working philosophy of service, then the operational functions of management come into serious focus.» focus area = tema de interés, área de interés.
Example: These maps serve as pathfinders for future research in the focus area = Estos mapas sirven como guías para investigaciones futuras sobre el tema de interés.» focus group = grupo de interés, grupo de opinión, grupo de representantes, grupo de debate.
Example: While lunches and exhibit booth encounters at ALA and state conferences help, neither replaces a good, structured focus group.» focus of attention = foco de interés, centro de atención.
Example: As most disabled students have been paraplegics, the focus of attention has been on wheelchair access and assistance.» focus of concern = foco de interés, centro de atención.
Example: In an era of exploding medical expenses, the linkage between health care providers and insurers becomes a focus of concern because its improvement is necessary if costs are to be contained.» focus of interest = foco de interés, centro de atención.
Example: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.» keep in + focus = tener presente, concentrar la atención sobre.
Example: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.» main focus = tema principal.
Example: For example, if you are searching for 'cancer' in MEDLINE, you will retrieve all records that mention 'cancer' as the main focus of the article.» out of focus = desenfocado.
Example: When using manual focus, you are more likely to take out-of-focus shots.» put + focus = poner el énfasis, poner el centro de atención, dirigir la atención.
Example: Tonight's vote puts the focus back where it rightly belongs -- on the issue of Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.» shift + Posesivo + focus = cambiar el énfasis.
Example: If libraries are to maintain their role in learning and research, they need to shift their focus from documents to content and from collection to individuals.» spotlight + focus on = centrar la atención en.
Example: When a framework of marketing is established to guide the planning process, the spotlight becomes focussed on the client = Cuando el marketing actúa de guía del proceso de planificación, la atención se centra en el cliente.» the focus of the discussion = el tema de la discusión, el tema del debate.
Example: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.» with a focus on = centrándose en, con el objetivo de.
Example: The materials were developed with a focus on Uganda and are being used and adapted in other countries as well.» with a special focus on = especializado en.
Example: ArchNet is designed as an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, architectural historians and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.focus2 = foco.
Example: The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.more:
» autofocus = autofocus, enfoque automático, autoenfocado.
Example: I had the camera on autofocus and the lights shining into it took it out of focus = Tenía la cámara en enfoque automático y las luces que le daban directamente la desenfocaron.» in focus = enfocado.
Example: When you photograph a beach at sunset, you want everything in focus, from the vegetation in the sand dunes to the distant clouds.» manual focus = enfocado manual.
Example: When using manual focus, you are more likely to take out-of-focus shots.» take out of + focus = desenfocar.
Example: I had the camera on autofocus and the lights shining into it took it out of focus = Tenía la cámara en enfoque automático y las luces que le daban directamente la desenfocaron.focus [foci, -pl.]3 = foco. [Elemento de una faceta]
Example: Once organised into facets, the single concepts that have previously been referred to as isolates, become known as foci (singular focus).focus4 = enfocarse, centrarse, prestar especial atención. [Pasado y Participio Presente: focussed/focused y focussing/focusing]
Example: The basic functions of a subject headings list as identified in section 16.6 above may be focused more precisely in the following terms...more:
» defocus = desenfocar, desenfocarse, perder el enfoque.
Example: Since the two sides of the image are so far apart, it's easier to cross your eyes than to defocus.» focus + a discussion = centrar una discusión.
Example: This discussion focused on the activities of Frank Gillie, who has recently been sent to jail for getting libraries to pay substantial sums for multi-volume works which he could not provide.» focus + attention = centrar la atención, prestarle atención.
Example: Much attention was focused specifically on the cataloguing and organisation of nonbook materials in the early 1970s.» focus on/upon = centrarse en, centrarse sobre, tratar.
Example: In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.» focus + Posesivo + search = precisar una búsqueda.
Example: By following the path of related records from level to level, you can expand or focus your search almost indefinitely.» refocus = redirigir, reajustar, reorientar.
Example: This article discusses a set of critical human resource issues which may help to provide a platform from which to refocus personnel administration as it is currently practiced in US libraries.