concentrate
1 verb focus efforts INTRANSITIVEto concentrate on sth díriú ar rud, d'aird a dhíriú ar rud, d'aire a dhíriú ar rudwe'll concentrate on getting sponsorship díreoimidne ar urraíocht a fháilthey're concentrating more on education tá aird níos mó acu ar an oideachas
TRANSITIVEdírigh ar PhrV dírigh i dtreothey concentrate their resources on family support díríonn siad a gcuid acmhainní ar thacaíocht do theaghlaighto concentrate your attention on sth d'aird a dhíriú ar rud
2 verb direct attention intently INTRANSITIVEd'aire a dhíriúd'aird a dhíriúI can't concentrate níl mé in ann m'aire a dhíriúyou have to concentrate on your work caithfidh tú díriú ar do chuid oibre, caithfidh tú d'aird a dhíriú ar do chuid oibrecome on, concentrate! seo, dírigh d'aire air!Show full entry
3 verb cluster, gather TRANSITIVEcomhchruinnigh verb industry is concentrated in the east tá an tionsclaíocht comhchruinnithe san oirthearpower is concentrated in the hands of a few tá an chumhacht i lámha dream beag daoine 4 verb come together, congregate INTRANSITIVEcruinnigh verb bailigh verb tar le chéile the rebels are concentrating to the west tá na reibiliúnaithe ag cruinniú san iartharwhere the toxins concentrate san áit a mbailíonn na tocsainí 5 verb of substance TRANSITIVEdlúthaigh verb tiubhaigh verb the high temperature concentrates the juices dlúthaíonn an teocht ard an sú 6 noun CHEM substancetiúchán masc1 copper concentrate tiúchán copair 7 noun FOOD juicedlúthán masc1 fruit concentrate dlúthán torthaí