concentrar

Senses

1. 1.

   to concentrate, to focus

   to direct one's attention or mental effort on something

2. 2.

   to concentrate, to gather

   to bring together in one place or centralize

3. 3.

   to concentrate

   to increase the strength or density of a substance by reducing volume

Examples

• "Preciso me concentrar para terminar este relatório."

  I need to concentrate to finish this report.

• "A empresa decidiu concentrar suas operações em São Paulo."

  The company decided to concentrate its operations in São Paulo.

• "É difícil concentrar quando há muito barulho."

  It's hard to concentrate when there's a lot of noise.

Usage

Commonly used reflexively as "concentrar-se" (to concentrate oneself). Often followed by "em" (on/in): "concentrar-se em algo" = to focus on something. Very frequent in everyday and academic contexts.