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foca meaning in English

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foca noun
{f}

seal [seals](pinniped)
noun
[UK: siːl] [US: ˈsiːl]
Imagine the seal. = Immagina la foca.

foca fasciata noun

ribbon seal(a species of true seal)
noun

foca leopardo noun
{f}

leopard seal(Hydrurga leptonyx)
noun

foca monaca noun
{f}

monk seal(a seal of the genus Monachus)
noun
[UK: mʌŋk siːl] [US: ˈməŋk ˈsiːl]

focale adjective

focal(belonging to or concerning a focus)
adjective
[UK: ˈfəʊk.l̩] [US: ˈfoʊk.l̩]

focalità noun
{f}

centrality [centralities]noun
[UK: ˈsen.trəl] [US: sen.ˈtæ.lə.ti]

focalizzare verb

concentrate [concentrated, concentrating, concentrates](focus one's thought or attention)
verb
[UK: ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt] [US: ˈkɑːn.sən.ˌtret]

focus [focussed, focussing, focusses](cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point)
verb
[UK: ˈfəʊkəs] [US: ˈfoʊkəs]

steal [stole, stolen, stealing, steals](to draw attention)
verb
[UK: stiːl] [US: ˈstiːl]

focalizzato adjective
{m}

focused(directing all one's efforts towards a goal)
adjective
[UK: ˈfəʊkəst] [US: ˈfoʊkəst]

focatico noun
{m}

hearth tax(tax based on the number of hearths)
noun

focato adjective

tawny [tawnier, tawniest](of a light brown to brownish orange colour)
adjective
[UK: ˈtɔː.ni] [US: ˈtɑː.ni]

confocale adjective

confocal(Having the same foci)
adjective
[UK: kənfˈəʊkəl] [US: kənfˈoʊkəl]

infocato adjective

fiery [fierier, fieriest](having the colour of fire)
adjective
[UK: ˈfaɪə.ri] [US: ˈfaɪə.ri]

logica sfocata noun
{f}

fuzzy logic(logic based on the notion of fuzzy set)
noun

matrifocale adjective
{?}

matrifocaladjective

pan per focaccia noun

tit for tat(act of returning exactly what one gets)
noun
[UK: tɪt fɔː(r) tæt] [US: ˈtɪt ˈfɔːr ˈtæt]

sfocato adjective

blurred(Out of focus)
adjective
[UK: blɜːd] [US: ˈblɝːd]

blurry [blurrier, blurriest](not clear, crisp, or focused)
adjective
[UK: ˈblɜː.ri] [US: ˈblɜː.ri]
I can't read it because it's too blurry. = Non riesco a leggerlo perché è troppo sfocato.

soffocare verb

choke [choked, choking, chokes](be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)
verb
[UK: tʃəʊk] [US: tʃoʊk]
He choked her. = La soffocò.

damp [damped, damping, damps](To put out, as fire)
verb
[UK: dæmp] [US: ˈdæmp]

quash [quashed, quashing, quashes](to defeat forcibly)
verb
[UK: kwɒʃ] [US: ˈkwɒʃ]

smother [smothered, smothering, smothers](to suffocate)
verb
[UK: ˈsmʌ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈsmʌ.ðər]

stew [stewed, stewing, stews](to suffer under hot conditions)
verb
[UK: stjuː] [US: ˈstuː]

stifle [stifled, stifling, stifles](to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing)
verb
[UK: ˈstaɪ.fəl] [US: ˈstaɪ.fəl]
The air is stifling. = L'aria è soffocante.

throttle [throttled, throttling, throttles](to strangle someone)
verb
[UK: ˈθrɒt.l̩] [US: ˈθrɑːt.l̩]

soffocatore noun

suffocatornoun

soffocazione noun

suffocation [suffocations](asphyxia)
noun
[UK: ˌsʌ.fəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌsʌ.fəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]