Hi Chen, 1.Yes!!! enfoque = foco. It means that Obama will focus on employing. The issue of employment is a priority of him. 2. No!!! em prol de = em favor de, em proveito de. It means that Obama asked political party to act in the growth. 3. Yes!!!! débito = dívida. Parabéns!!!!Gostei do seu português. Espero ter ajudado

1) "Enfoque" derives from the Portuguese verb "enfocar", that means "colocar em foco", "pôr em foco". If you want an equivalent in English it could be "approach" or "WAY of focusing in something". This word is very new and used mostly in Brazilian Portuguese. 2) "em prol de" is an expression that we call LOCUÇÃO. The main part of this 'locução' is: prol. 'PROL' means "proveito"(benefit), "lucro"(profit) or "vantagem"(advantage). Knowing this you can assume the 'locução' "em prol de" means: "em benefício de", "em favor de". As you can see there's no direct translation to English. The sentence "Pediu para que ambos os partidos agirem em prol do crescimento" could be translated as "He asked that both parties do actions that will benefit the growth (of something...)" 3) Débito = in this context it is "dívida" (debit). But keep in mind other meanings like: A) "débito escriturado" claim as per accounts; B) "ao débito de" to the debit of.

debt - débitos, opposite of CREDIT

Enfoque - verbo ENFOCAR - to focus Em prol - in favor of. Pro. Em prol do crescimento means 'FAVORING, SUPPORTING the economical growth