Portuguese

Verb

focalizar ‎(first-person singular present indicative focalizo, past participle focalizado)

1. (transitive) to focus (to cause light to converge at a single point)
2. (intransitive, of light rays) to converge at a single point
3. (transitive) to focus (to adjust the lens of an optical instrument))
4. (with em) to focus (to concentrate one’s attention)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to concentrate one’s attention): focar, concentrar-se

Related terms

• foco

Spanish

Etymology

From English focalize.

Verb

focalizar ‎(first-person singular present focalizo, first-person singular preterite focalicé, past participle focalizado)

1. to focus
2. (photography) to focus
3. (investment) to target

Conjugation

• Rule: z becomes a c before e.

Related terms

• foco

References

• “focalizar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.