No. 3,959 in Catalan
concentrar
"Concentrar" means "to concentrate" or "to focus."
In a sentence
M'ha costat concentrar-me avui durant la classe.
It has been difficult for me to concentrate today during the class.
Here, 'concentrar-me' refers to the personal ability to focus mentally on a task or activity.
Hem de concentrar tots els esforços en aquest projecte.
We must concentrate all our efforts on this project.
In this sentence, 'concentrar' is used figuratively to mean focusing resources or energy on a specific objective.
Per fer aquest experiment, hem de concentrar la substància química.
To carry out this experiment, we need to concentrate the chemical substance.
Here, 'concentrar' is applied in a literal, scientific context, meaning to increase the concentration of a substance.
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