Focus

"Focus" in French

attention

(concentration of attention)

foyer

(in optics)

foyer

(in mathematics)

concentrer

((transitive) To direct (attention, effort, or energy to))

focaliser

(to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point)

mettre au point

((transitive, optics) to adjust (a lens, an optical instrument))

se concentrer

((intransitive) to concentrate one's attention)

se concentrer

((intransitive) to concentrate one's attention on something)

se focaliser

((intransitive) to concentrate one's attention)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.