FOCUS - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. fo·cus <pl -es [or form -ci]> N [ˈfəʊkəs, Am ˈfoʊ-, pl ˈfəʊsaɪ]

1. focus (centre):

focus on

Mittelpunkt m <-(e)s, -e> +gen

focus on

Brennpunkt m <-(e)s, -e> +gen

focus on

CH a. Fokus m

the main focus of interest was ...

das Hauptinteresse galt dat ...

to be the focus of attention

im Mittelpunkt stehen

focus of discontent

Quelle f der Unzufriedenheit

focus of a policy/programme

Schwerpunkt m einer Politik/eines Programms

to bring sth in[to] focus

etw in den Brennpunkt rücken

out of focus

unklar

out of focus

unscharf

2. focus:

focus PHYS

Brennpunkt m <-(e)s, -e>

focus PHOTO of a lens

Fokus m <-, -se>

to be in/out of focus

scharf/nicht scharf eingestellt sein

II. fo·cus <-s- [or -ss-]> VB intr [ˈfəʊkəs, Am ˈfoʊ-]

1. focus (concentrate):

focus

sich konzentrieren

to focus [up]on sth

sich acc auf etw acc konzentrieren

2. focus (see):

focus

klar sehen

to focus on sth

auf etw acc fokussieren

3. focus PHYS:

focus

fokussieren

III. fo·cus <-s- [or -ss-]> VB trans [ˈfəʊkəs, Am ˈfoʊ-]

1. focus (concentrate):

to focus one's attention on sth

seine Aufmerksamkeit auf etw acc konzentrieren

to focus one's energies on sth

seine Energien auf etw acc konzentrieren

2. focus (direct):

to focus a camera/telescope [on sb/sth]

eine Kamera/ein Teleskop scharf [auf jdn/etw acc] einstellen

to focus one's eyes on sb/sth

den Blick auf jdn/etw acc richten

all eyes were focused on the actress

alle Augen waren auf die Schauspielerin gerichtet

focus N GEOL

focus

Erdbebenherd m <-(e)s, -e>

focus

Hypozentrum nt <-s, -zentren> (Ausgangspunkt des Erdbebens im Erdinneren)

OpenDict entry

focus N

focus of attention

Hauptaugenmerk nt

OpenDict entry

focus VB

to focus one's attention on sth

[all] seine Aufmerksamkeit auf etw (akk) lenken

OpenDict entry

focus N

to place a serious focus on sth

ein besonderes Augenmerk auf etw (akk) richten

cus·tom·er ˈfo·cus N

customer focus

Kundenorientierung f <-> kein pl

ˈfo·cus group N (in marketing)

focus group

[ausgewählte] Testgruppe

soft-ˈfo·cus ADJ

soft-focus

Weichzeichner-

sectoral focus N MKT COMPET

sectoral focus

Branchenfokus m

wholesale focus N MKT COMPET

wholesale focus

Wholesale-Fokus m

focus on profitability N INV-FIN

focus on profitability

Rentabilitätsorientierung f

Present

I	focus
you	focus
he/she/it	focuses / focusses
we	focus
you	focus
they	focus

Past

I	focused / focussed
you	focused / focussed
he/she/it	focused / focussed
we	focused / focussed
you	focused / focussed
they	focused / focussed

Present Perfect

I	have	focused / focussed
you	have	focused / focussed
he/she/it	has	focused / focussed
we	have	focused / focussed
you	have	focused / focussed
they	have	focused / focussed

Past Perfect

I	had	focused / focussed
you	had	focused / focussed
he/she/it	had	focused / focussed
we	had	focused / focussed
you	had	focused / focussed
they	had	focused / focussed