No. 1,008 in French
concentrer
To focus or gather.
In a sentence
Il faut se concentrer pour réussir cet examen.
You need to concentrate to pass this exam.
Here, 'se concentrer' indicates the action of focusing one's attention on the task at hand, which is preparing to pass the academic exam.
L'usine est capable de concentrer le jus pour en réduire le volume.
The factory can concentrate the juice to reduce its volume.
In this sentence, 'concentrer' refers to the process of thickening a substance (juice) to decrease its physical volume, used in an industrial context.
On essaie de concentrer nos efforts sur les projets les plus importants.
We are trying to focus our efforts on the most important projects.
Here, 'concentrer' denotes the act of directing or pooling resources or attention onto specific priorities.
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