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Meaning of focalize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To focus, or to adjust a focus.
  2. To sharpen an image by focusing.
  3. To concentrate on a particular location; to localize.
  4. To switch to a particular perspective (focalization).

Equivalents

Español focalizar
Français focaliser
Italiano focalizzare
Nederlands focaliseren
Português focalizar focalize

Examples

“The protagonist of The Monkey Wrench foGang, George Washington Hayduke […] is a smelly, "hairy, bawdy, independent loner" (Barber 1996, 133) and disillusioned ex-Green Beret who acts as crass as the third-person narrator who often focalizes through him.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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