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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025: | Traduções principais |
| foco sm | (ponto de convergência) | focus n |
| | | focal point n |
| foco sm | figurado (ponto central, principal) (figurative: centre of something) | focus n |
| | (figurative: centre of something) | focal point n |
| | | centre n |
| | | core n |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025: Entradas correspondentes do outro lado do dicionário | Traduções principais |
| spotlight n | figurative (public interest) (figurado: atenção pública) | foco sm |
| | With the recent bad weather and slow response to flooding, the spotlight is on the Environment Minister. |
| | Com o recente mau tempo e a resposta devagar às enchentes, o foco está agora no Ministro do Meio Ambiente. |
| focus n | figurative (centre of attention) | foco sm |
| | Lynemouth became the focus of public attention when a whale came ashore in the village. |
| | Lynemouth virou foco de atenção pública quando uma baleia encalhou na vila. |
| Traduções complementares |
| focus n | (optics: focal point) | foco sm |
| | He rotated the lens to bring the picture into focus. |
| | Ele girou a lente para colocar a foto em foco. |
| focus n | figurative (concentration) | foco sm |
| | The tennis player never lost his focus through the long match. |
| | O jogador de tênis nunca perdeu o foco durante a longa partida. |
| focus n | (object of thought) | foco sm |
| | Kate's newest poem will be the focus of today's discussion. |
| | O novo poema de Kate será o foco da discussão de hoje. |
| a pool of sth n | figurative (accumulation: of light, etc.) (figurado) | foco sm |
| | A man was standing in a pool of light on the street. |
| | O homem estava em pé em um foco de luz na rua. |
| spot n | abbreviation (spotlight) (foco de luz) | foco sm |
| | (estrangeirismo) | spot sm |
| | That is when they turned off all the lights and shone the spot on him. |
| | Foi quando eles desligaram todas as luzes e ligaram o foco nele. |
| Formas compostas: |
autofocus,
automatic focus n | (camera: automatic focus feature) | autofoco sm |
| | | foco automático sm + adj |
| bring sth into focus v expr | (visually: make sth sharper) | pôr em foco loc v |
| come into focus v expr | (image, view: be sharper) | entrar em foco loc v |
| come into focus v expr | figurative (become clear) | entrar em foco loc v |
| | When he started asking me for money, his true intentions came into focus. |
| condenser n | (device to focus light) | foco de luz sm |
| focus range n | (of camera lens) | alcance do foco loc sm |
| in focus adj | (seen clearly) (nítido) | em foco loc adj |
| | It's a shame the kids aren't in focus in any of your photos. |
keep on task,
stay on task v expr | (stay focused) | manter o foco expres v |
| | Keep on task everyone; we're nearly finished now! |
| miss the point v expr | (fail to understand) | perder o foco expres v |
| | You're missing the point: this isn't about pay - it's about conditions. |
| narrow in vi phrasal | (refine your focus) | restringir o foco expres v |
| out of focus adj | (blurred, indistinct) | fora de foco loc adj |
| | | desfocado adj |
| | | desconcentrado 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. |
| refocus vi | (regain clear view) (literal) | repor em foco expres v |
| | | focar novamente vt + adv |
| | John's vision was blurry due to tiredness, but he made an effort to refocus. |
| spotlight sth vtr | figurative (public focus) (figurado: ser o centro da atenção pública) | estar em foco loc v |
| | | ser alvo de comentários loc v |
| | The recent crime spate spotlighted the effect budget cuts were having on the police force. |
| | A recente série de crimes colocou em foco o efeito do corte de gastos que fizeram na polícia. |
| swot for sth vi + prep | UK, informal (study for an exam) | estudar com foco expres v |
| | Jeannie spent the weekend swotting for the exam. |
take center stage (US),
take centre stage (UK) expr | figurative (be the focus of attention) | virar foco das atenções expres |
| | London took centre stage in 2012 when it hosted the Olympic Games. |
| trouble spot n | (location of frequent fighting, violence) (local de brigas frequentes, violência) | área conturbada loc sf |
| | (lugar com brigas frequentes) | foco de problemas loc sm |
| | | local mal frequentado loc sm |
| | That pub's a notorious trouble spot. |
unfocused,
unfocussed adj | (person, mind: not concentrating) | dispersivo adj |
| | | sem foco loc adj |
| | | desconcentrado adj |
| | Your son is intelligent, but he is unfocused in some of the classes that he finds less interesting. |
unfocused,
unfocussed adj | (effort, idea: not targeted) | sem foco loc adj |
| | The plan could work, but it's still relatively unfocused. |
| weep hole n | (moisture outlet in a wall) (parte úmida em uma parede) | mancha de umidade sf |
| | | foco de umidade sm |
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