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- From the verb focus: (⇒ conjugate)
- focused is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v past (US & UK)
- v past p (US & UK)
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: | Principales traductions |
focused,
focussed adj | (person, mind: concentrating) (personne) | concentré adj |
| | (attention, esprit) | focalisé adj |
| | You need to be completely focused when you take the test. |
| | Vous devez être concentrés quand vous passez le test. |
focused,
focussed adj | (effort, idea: to the point) | concentré adj |
| | The report did not seem very focused and did not convince me. |
| | Le rapport ne parait pas concentré et ne m'a pas convaincu. |
focused,
focussed adj | (lens: giving sharp image) | net, nette adj |
| | When the microscope is focused you will see little worms moving. |
| | Quand tout est net au microscope, tu verras de petits vers bouger. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: | Principales traductions |
| focus [sth]⇒ vtr | (image: bring into clear view) (image) | mettre au point loc v |
| | (un objet) | faire la mise au point de/sur loc v |
| | He adjusted the slide projector to focus the image. |
| | Il a ajusté le projecteur pour mettre l'image au point. |
| focus [sth] vtr | (camera, lens: adjust) (Photographie) | faire la mise au point loc v |
| | He focused the camera. |
| | Il prit son appareil photo et fit le point. |
| focus⇒ vi | (gain clear view) | fixer son regard loc v |
| | I grabbed my camera, but the hawk flew away while I was focusing. |
| focus on [sth] vi + prep | (gain clear view of) | fixer son regard sur loc v + prép |
| | | se focaliser sur v pron + prép |
| | If you focus on the flower, the background will be blurry. |
| focus vi | figurative (concentrate) | se concentrer⇒ v pron |
| | This is important information, so please try to focus. |
| focus on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (concentrate) | se concentrer sur [qch] v pron + prép |
| | Please leave me alone; I need to focus on this project. |
| | Laisse-moi tranquille, s'il te plaît. Il faut que je me concentre sur ce projet. |
| focus on doing [sth] v expr | figurative (concentrate) | se concentrer sur [qch] v pron + prép |
| | It's time you focused on studying for your exams. |
| | Il est temps que tu te concentres sur la révision de tes examens. |
| focus on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (pay exclusive attention to) | se concentrer sur [qch], se focaliser sur [qch] v pron + prép |
| | James will focus on winning gold at the Olympic Games rather than breaking the 400m world record. |
| | James va se concentrer sur la médaille d'or aux Jeux olympiques plutôt que sur un record. |
| focus n | figurative (centre of attention) (d'attention) | centre nm |
| | Lynemouth became the focus of public attention when a whale came ashore in the village. |
| | Lynemouth est devenu le centre de l'attention publique quand une baleine est venue s'y échouer. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| focus n | (geology: hypocenter) (Géologie) | épicentre nm |
| | | foyer nm |
| | The focus of the earthquake lay 200 miles out to sea. |
| | L'épicentre du tremblement de terre se trouvait à 200 kilomètres au large des côtes. |
| focus n | (optics: focal point) (Optique) | point nm |
| | | to bring the picture into focus : mettre l'image au point, faire le point loc v |
| | He rotated the lens to bring the picture into focus. |
| | Il manipulait l'objectif pour faire le point. |
| focus n | figurative (concentration) | concentration nf |
| | | concentré adj |
| | The tennis player never lost his focus through the long match. |
| | Le joueur de tennis a su garder sa concentration tout au long du match. |
| | Le joueur de tennis est resté concentré tout au long du match. |
| focus n | (object of thought) | attention nf |
| | | intérêt nm |
| | Kate's newest poem will be the focus of today's discussion. |
| | Aujourd’hui, nous porterons notre attention sur le dernier poème de Kate. |
focus on [sth],
focus on doing [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be about) | s'axer sur v pron + prép |
| | The report focused on what needed to be done to make the company profitable again. |
| | Le rapport s'axait sur ce qu'il fallait faire pour que l'entreprise dégage à nouveau des bénéfices. |
| | | être centré sur, être axé sur vi + adj + prép |
| | Le rapport était axé sur (or: centré sur) ce qu'il fallait faire pour que l'entreprise dégage à nouveau des bénéfices. |
| focus [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to converge) | faire converger⇒ vtr |
| | | focaliser⇒ vtr |
| | | diriger⇒, concentrer en un point vtr |
| | A magnifying glass can focus the sun's rays and set things on fire. |
| | Une loupe permet de faire converger les rayons du soleil. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: Formes composées
focus | focused |
autofocus,
automatic focus n | (camera: automatic focus feature) (appareil photo) | mise au point automatique nf |
| | | autofocus nm |
| bring [sth] into focus v expr | (visually: make [sth] sharper) | mettre au point vtr |
| bring [sth] into focus v expr | figurative (topic: make clear) | mettre en lumière, mettre le doigt sur loc v |
| bring [sth] into focus v expr | figurative (topic: make central) | mettre au premier plan loc v |
| come into focus v expr | (image, view: be sharper) | devenir plus net loc v |
| come into focus v expr | figurative (become clear) | apparaître en pleine lumière loc v |
| | | devenir clair vi + adj |
| | When he started asking me for money, his true intentions came into focus. |
| | Quand il s'est mis à me demander de l'argent, ses vraies intentions sont apparues en pleine lumière. |
| come into focus v expr | figurative (become central topic) | devenir central vi + adj |
| deep focus n | (filmed scene focusing) (Cinéma) | large profondeur de champ nf |
| deep focus n | (film: type of shot) (Cinéma) | plan à large profondeur de champ nm |
| focus group n | (asked for opinions) | groupe de discussion nm |
| | | panel de consommateurs nm |
| | | groupe type nm |
| | The council brought together a focus group to find out what services were needed by young people in the area. |
| focus of attention n | figurative (centre of interest) | centre d'intérêt, centre d'attention, point de mire nm |
| focus of [sb]'s attention n | figurative (centre of [sb]'s interest) | centre d'intérêt de [qqn], centre d'attention de [qqn], point de mire de [qqn] nm |
| | The focus of our attention should be on how we can help. |
| | Comment les aider devrait rester notre centre d'attention. |
| focus range n | (of camera lens) | amplitude focale nf |
| focus your eyes on [sth/sb] v expr | (train eyes on) | fixer du regard, fixer des yeux vtr |
| | | poser son regard sur loc v + prép |
| | Shaun focused his eyes on the target and threw his dart. |
| | Shaun a fixé la cible du regard et a lancé sa fléchette. |
| in focus adj | (seen clearly) | net, nette adj |
| | It's a shame the kids aren't in focus in any of your photos. |
| | C'est dommage que les enfants ne soient pas nets sur les photos. |
| main focus n | (centre of attention) | objectif principal, point central nm |
| | The main focus of the lecture will be on alternative sources of energy. |
| out of focus adj | (blurred, indistinct) | flou adj |
| | The impressionist style gave the painting a fuzzy, out of focus look. As she came out of the anesthesia, everything was fuzzy and out of focus. |
| | Le style impressionniste donnait au tableau un aspect flou et vaporeux. Quand elle s'est réveillée après l'anesthésie, tout était flou et brumeux. |
| out of focus adj | figurative (not concentrating on single issue) | distrait adj |
| | She was out of focus all day after taking a new allergy medication. |
| | Elle a été distraite toute la journée après avoir pris un nouveau médicament contre les allergies. |
| soft focus n | (photography: diffused effect) (Photographie) | flou artistique nm |
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