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foca meaning in English

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foca noun
{f}

earless seal(seal of family Phocidae)
noun
[UK: ˈɪrləs siːl] [US: ˈɪr.ləs ˈsiːl]

seal [seals](pinniped)
noun
[UK: siːl] [US: ˈsiːl]

foca anillada de Saimaa noun
{f}

Saimaa ringed seal(subspecies of the ringed seal, living only in Lake Saimaa)
noun

foca barbuda noun
{f}

bearded seal(Erignathus barbatus)
noun

foca común noun
{f}

harbor seal [harbor seals](Phoca vitulina)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑː.bə(r) siːl] [US: ˈhɑːr.bər ˈsiːl]

foca de groenlandia noun
{f}

harp seal [harp seals](a species of seal)
noun
[UK: hɑːp siːl] [US: ˈhɑːrp ˈsiːl]

foca de puerto noun
{f}

harbor seal [harbor seals](Phoca vitulina)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑː.bə(r) siːl] [US: ˈhɑːr.bər ˈsiːl]

foca leopardo noun
{f}

leopard seal(Hydrurga leptonyx)
noun

foca manchada noun
{f}

spotted seal(seal)
noun

foca moteada noun
{f}

harbor seal [harbor seals](Phoca vitulina)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑː.bə(r) siːl] [US: ˈhɑːr.bər ˈsiːl]

foca pía noun
{f}

harp seal [harp seals](a species of seal)
noun
[UK: hɑːp siːl] [US: ˈhɑːrp ˈsiːl]

focal adjective

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

confocal adjective

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

desenfocada preposition
{f}

out of focus(not in focus)
preposition
[UK: ˈaʊt əv ˈfəʊkəs] [US: ˈaʊt əv ˈfoʊkəs]

desenfocado 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]

desenfocado preposition
{m}

out of focus(not in focus)
preposition
[UK: ˈaʊt əv ˈfəʊkəs] [US: ˈaʊt əv ˈfoʊkəs]

desenfocar verb

smudge [smudged, smudging, smudges](to obscure by blurring)
verb
[UK: smʌdʒ] [US: ˈsmədʒ]

enfocada preposition
{f}

in focus(sharp and clearly visible)
preposition

enfocado preposition
{m}

in focus(sharp and clearly visible)
preposition

enfocar verb

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

spotlight [spotlighted, spotlighting, spotlights](illuminate with a spotlight)
verb
[UK: ˈspɒt.laɪt] [US: ˈspɑːˌt.laɪt]

enfocarse en verb

be all about(deal with)
verb

hiperenfocado adjective

hyperfocusedadjective

matrifocal adjective

matrifocaladjective

matrifocalidad noun
{f}

matrifocality(the state or condition of being matrifocal)
noun

multifocal adjective

multifocal(of lens, having multiple focusing areas)
adjective

ofocar verb

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

piel de foca noun
{f}

ski skinnoun

punto focal noun
{m}

focus [foci](in optics)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊkəs] [US: ˈfoʊkəs]

sofocante adjective

stifling(that stifles)
adjective
[UK: ˈstaɪf.l̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈstaɪf.l̩.ɪŋ]
The air is stifling. = El aire es sofocante.

sweltering(hot and humid)
adjective
[UK: ˈswel.tər.ɪŋ] [US: ˈswel.tər.ɪŋ]
It's sweltering. = Esto es sofocante.

sofocar verb

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

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

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 heat is stifling to me. = El calor me está sofocando.

suffocate [suffocated, suffocating, suffocates]((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)
verb
[UK: ˈsʌ.fək.eɪt] [US: ˈsʌ.fəˌket]
John suffocated Mary with a feather pillow. = John sofocó a Mary con una almohada de plumas.