fokussieren

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German

Etymology

Fokus +‎ -ieren

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fokʊˈsiːʁən/, [fokʰʊˈsiːɐ̯n]
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  • Hyphenation: fo‧kus‧sie‧ren

Verb

fokussieren (weak, third-person singular present fokussiert, past tense fokussierte, past participle fokussiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (optics, photography) to focus (cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point; adjust (a lens, an optical instrument))
    Synonym: scharfstellen
    Wenn der Autofokus auf den Vordergrund fokussiert, wird der Hintergrund unscharf.
    When the autofocus focuses on the foreground, the background becomes blurry.
  2. to focus (concentrate one's attention)
    Fokussiert werden muss dabei die genaue Prognose des zukünftigen Bedarfs.
    The focus must be on the exact prognosis of future demand.

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