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♦ centre, ( USA) center /ˈsɛntə(r)/n.1 centro; zona, parte, punto centrale: at the centre of the region, al centro della regione; a centre of learning, un centro di cultura; (fis.) centre of gravity, centro di gravità; baricentro; city centre, centro (città); conference centre, centro congressi; shopping centre, centro commerciale; sports centre (o leisure centre) centro sportivo; community centre, centro civico; centro sociale (o ricreativo); health centre, centro sanitario; poliambulatorio; the dead centre of, il centro esatto di2 (fig.) centro; nucleo centrale; cuore: at the centre of attention, al centro dell'attenzione: at the centre of a debate, al centro di una discussione3 (polit.) centro: left [right] of centre, a sinistra [destra]; centre right, centrodestra; di centrodestra; centre left, centrosinistra; di centrosinistra; centre party, partito di centro7 (biol.) nucleo8 (edil.) centina● ( calcio) centre back, terzino centrale; stopper □ ( di ponte) centre bay, campata mediana □ (falegn.) centre bit, punta a centro □ (mecc.) centre distance, interasse □ ( baseball) center field, settore centrale del campo esterno □ ( baseball) center fielder, estremo centro □ centre forward, ( calcio) centrattacco, centravanti; ( basket) pivot □ ( sport) centre half, centromediano, mediano centrale, centrosostegno □ centre line, (autom.) mezzeria □ centre of attraction, (fis.) cosa o persona al centro di attrazione; (fig.) centro dell'attenzione □ (naut.) centre of buoyancy, centro di spinta □ (tecn.) centre punch, punzone per centri □ centre rail, rotaia centrale ( in ferrovia a cremagliera) □ ( sport) centre spot, dischetto di centrocampo; ( biliardo) acchito centrale □ (giorn.) centre spread ► centrefold □ centre stage, (teatr.) centro del palcoscenico; (fig.) centro della scena, (avv.) al centro della scena: to take centre stage, occupare il centro della scena □ soft centre, ripieno morbido ( di cioccolatino) □ ( USA) to have a soft centre, avere il cuore tenero.(to) centre, ( USA) (to) center /ˈsɛntə(r)/A v. t.5 accentrare; concentrare; focalizzare; imperniare: to centre one's hopes on sb., accentrare le proprie speranze su q.; to centre a discussion on (o around) a topic, concentrare la discussione su un argomentoB v. i.2 – to centre around (o on) incentrarsi su; riguardare soprattutto; vertere soprattutto su; essere imperniato su; ruotare intorno a: Talks will centre on the question of representation, i colloqui verteranno soprattutto sulla questione della rappresentatività; All local activity centres around the casinos, le attività locali ruotano tutte intorno ai casinòNOTA D'USO: - centre on o centre round?-
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center of attraction — index focus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
center of attraction — interesting place, place people are drawn to … English contemporary dictionary
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center — [adj] middle at halfway point, centermost, deepest, equidistant, inmost, inner, innermost, inside, interior, intermediary, intermediate, internal, mean, medial, mid, middlemost, midpoint, midway; concepts 583,585,830 Ant. bordering, edging,… … New thesaurus
attraction — Magnetic Mag*net ic, Magnetical Mag*net ic*al, a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magn[ e]tique.] 1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
center of gravity — 1. Mech. the point through which the resultant of gravitational forces on a body passes and from which the resultant force of attraction of the body on other bodies emanates: coincident with the center of mass in a uniform gravitational field. 2 … Universalium
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