focar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.ˈka(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (optics) (transitive) to focus (to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point)
2. to focus; to concentrate

Synonyms

• concentrar

Related terms

• foco

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Romanian

Etymology

foc +‎ -ar or possibly Vulgar Latin *focārium, nominalization of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin adjective focārius, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin focus. Compare French foyer, from which the modern senses of the word were derived.

Noun

focar n (plural focare)

1. (optics) focus
2. (geometry) focus
3. (archaic) pyre
4. (archaic, figuratively) calamity, disaster, misfortune
5. (figuratively) hotbed
6. (figuratively) focus, center
7. furnace, hearth heating chamber
8. firebox

Declension

Declension of focar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) focar	focarul	(niște) focare	focarele
genitive/dative	(unui) focar	focarului	(unor) focare	focarelor
vocative	focarule		focarelor

Synonyms

• (pyre): rug
• (calamity): calamitate, nenorocire

Noun

focar m (plural focari)

1. (archaic, popular) stoker, fireman

Declension

Declension of focar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) focar	focarul	(niște) focari	focarii
genitive/dative	(unui) focar	focarului	(unor) focari	focarilor
vocative	focarule		focarilor

Synonyms

• fochist