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n (BrE)CONST centro m, cimbra fGEOM centro mMECH ENG of a lathe punto mPACK centro m, eje vertical mPROD, SAFE, TELECOM centro m -
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1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centro2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centro3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centro
2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) centrar2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) centrarsecentre n centrotr['sentəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (gen) centro1 (put in centre) centrar■ our attention centres on the forthcoming elections nuestra atención se centra en las próximas elecciones\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be the centre of attention ser el centro de atención, ser el centro de todas las miradascentre forward SMALLSPORT/SMALL delantero centrocentre half SMALLSPORT/SMALL medio centrocentre party SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL partido centristasports centre polideportivoadj.• central adj. (UK)n.• centro s.m.• foco s.m.• nudo s.m.• ombligo s.m. (UK)v.• centrar (Matemática) v.• concentrar v.(US) ['sentǝ(r)]1. N1) (=middle) centro m ; [of chocolate] relleno m2) (=focus) centro m3) (=place for specific activity) centro mhealth centre — centro m de salud, centro m médico
4) (Pol) centro m5) (Sport) (=player, kick) centro m2. VT1) (=place in centre) centrar2) (Sport) [+ ball] pasar al centro, centrar3) (=concentrate) concentrar (on en)3.VIto centre (a)round/in/on — concentrarse en; [hopes etc] cifrarse en
4.CPDcentre 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
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GBcentro mEnglish-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > centre
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s.1 centro, punto que está en medio de una esfera o de una figura circular; el punto medio de otras figuras (middle point, area).2 punto de atracción o convergencia; punto focal.3 punto de emanación; núcleo, origen.4 cimbra.5 he’s left of center, es de centro izquierda. (Polonia)6 relleno (filling).7 centrum. (GB) V. CENTER. -
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7 centre forward
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8 centre half
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9 centre party
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10 centre of mass
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11 centre-half
[ˌsentǝ'hɑːf]N (pl centre-halves) [ˌˌsentǝ'hɑːvz] (Sport) medio mf centro -
12 centre bit
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13 centre cut
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14 centre line
n (BrE)MECH, MECH ENG, PROD, SPACE eje longitudinal m, línea central f, línea de centros fWATER TRANSP ship design eje de crujía m, eje longitudinal del buque m -
15 centre point
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16 centre punch
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17 centre-to-centre
English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > centre-to-centre
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19 centre-back
['sentǝ'bæk]N (Sport) defensa mf centro, escoba m -
20 centre of atmospheric action
English-Spanish dictionary of Geography > centre of atmospheric action
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