centre

centre
'sentə
1. noun
1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centro
2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centro
3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centro

2. verb
1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) centrar
2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) centrarse
centre n centro
the town centre el centro de la ciudad
a health centre un centro médico
a shopping centre un centro comercial
Se escribe centre en inglés británico, en inglés americano se escribe center
centre
tr['sentəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (gen) centro
■ I work in the city centre trabajo en el centro de la ciudad
transitive verb
1 (put in centre) centrar
intransitive verb
1 (focus on) centrarse (on/upon, en); (revolve round) girar (around, alrededor de/en torno a)
■ our attention centres on the forthcoming elections nuestra atención se centra en las próximas elecciones
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be the centre of attention ser el centro de atención, ser el centro de todas las miradas
centre forward SMALLSPORT/SMALL delantero centro
centre half SMALLSPORT/SMALL medio centro
centre party SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL partido centrista
sports centre polideportivo
centre ['sɛntər] center
centre (UK)
adj.
• central adj. (UK)
n.
• centro s.m.
• foco s.m.
• nudo s.m.
• ombligo s.m. (UK)
v.
• centrar (Matemática) v.
• concentrar v.
etc (BrE) center
(US) ['sentǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=middle) centro m ; [of chocolate] relleno m

in the centre — en el centro

the man at the centre of the controversy — el hombre sobre el que gira la polémica

2) (=focus) centro m

the centre of attention — el centro de atención

the centre of attraction — el centro de atracción

a centre of intrigue — un centro de intrigas

3) (=place for specific activity) centro m

health centre — centro m de salud, centro m médico

4) (Pol) centro m
5) (Sport) (=player, kick) centro m
2. VT
1) (=place in centre) centrar
2) (Sport) [+ ball] pasar al centro, centrar
3) (=concentrate) concentrar (on en)
3.
VI

to centre (a)round/in/on — concentrarse en; [hopes etc] cifrarse en

4.
CPD

centre court N — (Tennis) pista f central

centre forward N — (Sport) (delantero(-a) m / f ) centro mf

centre ground N — (in politics) centro m

to occupy the centre ground — [political party] ser de centro

centre of gravity N — centro m de gravedad

centre party N — (Pol) partido m centrista

centre spread N — (Brit) (Press) páginas fpl centrales

centre stage N — (Theat) centro m del escenario

to take centre stage — adquirir protagonismo, pasar a un primer plano

* * *
etc (BrE) center

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