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1 central
1. adjective• l'Amérique/l'Asie centrale Central America/Asia2. masculine noun3. feminine nouna. (électrique, thermique) power stationb. ( = prison) prison4. compounds* * *
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1) ( au centre) centralcourt central — ( en tennis) centre [BrE] court
2) ( principal) main
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nom masculin Télécommunications* * *sɑ̃tʀal, o central, -e centraux mpl1. adj1) (position, point, quartier) centraloccuper une place centrale dans qch — to have a central place in sth, to be central to sth
2) (thèse, argument) central, mainun élément central de qch — a central element in sth, a key element of sth
2. nm(central téléphonique) exchange3. nfSee:* * *A adj1 ( au centre) [pouvoir, gare, pilier, banque] central; l'Europe/l'Asie/l'Afrique centrale Central Europe/Asia/Africa; court central ( en tennis) centreGB court; ordinateur central host computer; les rues centrales streets in the centre of town; l'axe central de la ville the main road through the town; habiter dans un quartier central to live near the centreGB of a town; chercher quelque chose de plus central to look for somewhere ou something more central;2 ( principal) [bureau, commissariat] main; elle occupe une position centrale dans l'entreprise she holds a key position within the company; ⇒ école.B nm1 Télécom central (téléphonique) (telephone) exchange;2 Sport le central centre court.C centrale nf1 Nucl, Électrotech power station; centrale nucléaire or atomique nuclear power station; centrale hydraulique/thermique hydroelectric/thermal power station; centrale solaire solar power station;2 Entr centrale syndicale or ouvrière confederation of trade unions; les centrales syndicales the trade unions;3 ( prison) prison (for offenders with sentences of more than two years);4 Comm centrale d'achat ( groupement) central purchasing agency; ( magasin) discount store for students, civil servants etc.le trou central the central ou middle hole2. [du centre d'une ville] centralle point central de votre exposé the main ou crucial ou key point in your thesiscentral nom masculin2. SPORT [de tennis]————————centrale nom féminin1. [usine] power stationcentrale électrique/nucléaire/thermique power/nuclear/thermal station2. POLITIQUEcentrale d'achats nom féminin[groupement] central purchasing department[magasin] discount store
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