polarise in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for polarise in the French»English Dictionary

I.polariser [pɔlaʀize] VB trans

1. polariser:

polariser ELEC, PHYS

to polarize

2. polariser (concentrer):

polariser attention, sentiment, débat, opinion

to focus (sur on)

toute l'attention est polarisée sur les mineurs

all attention is focused on the miners

3. polariser (attirer à soi):

polariser intérêt, regards

to attract

polariser soupçon

to be a focus for

pourra-t-il polariser les électeurs de gauche?

will he be able to attract left-wing voters?

le projet polarise tous leurs efforts

all their efforts are going into the project

II.se polariser VB refl

1. se polariser:

se polariser PHYS, ELEC

to polarize

2. se polariser (se concentrer):

se polariser attention, débat:

to focus, to concentrate (sur, autour de on, around)

se polariser personne:

to focus one' s attention (sur on)

le débat politique se polarise sur cette question

the political debate centres ou focuses on ou around this question

Translations for polarise in the English»French Dictionary

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polarise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for polarise in the French»English Dictionary

I.polariser [pɔlaʀize] VB trans

1. polariser:

polariser l'attention

to focus attention

2. polariser (concentrer):

polariser son attention sur un problème

to focus one's attention on a problem

3. polariser PHYS, ELEC:

polariser

to polarize

II.polariser [pɔlaʀize] VB refl

se polariser sur qn/qc

to focus on sb/sth

Translations for polarise in the English»French Dictionary

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polarise Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

polariser l'attention

to focus attention

polariser son attention sur un problème

to focus one's attention on a problem

se polariser sur qn/qc

to focus on sb/sth