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centro

Punto o parte que está en medio de algo.

En inglés sencillo: The point or part in the middle of something.

• Stand in the centre of the room.
• The table has flowers in its centre.
• Can you find the exact centre of this circle?

Cómo se usa: the centre of something (Draw a dot in the centre of the circle.)

Sinónimos: middle

Antónimos: edge

Expresiones frecuentes: centre of something, in the centre, dead centre

centro

Edificio, zona u organización donde se realiza una actividad concreta o se ofrece un servicio.

En inglés sencillo: A building, area, or organisation where a particular activity or service is provided.

• The sports centre opens at seven.
• We visited the new shopping centre.
• Several research centres worked together on the project.

Sinónimos: hub

Expresiones frecuentes: shopping centre, sports centre, research centre, community centre

centro

Parte principal de una ciudad o pueblo, donde se concentran muchas tiendas y negocios.

En inglés sencillo: The main part of a town or city, where many shops and businesses are.

• The bus goes to the town centre.
• We met at a café in the city centre.
• Cars are banned from the centre on Sundays.

Sinónimos: downtown

Antónimos: outskirts

Expresiones frecuentes: town centre, city centre, centre of town

centro

Ideas políticas situadas entre la izquierda y la derecha, sin adoptar posiciones extremas.

En inglés sencillo: Political views between the left and the right, avoiding either extreme.

• The party moved towards the centre.
• Many voters prefer the political centre.
• Her policies appeal to people in the centre.

Expresiones frecuentes: political centre, the centre ground, centre of politics

pívot, centro

Jugador que ocupa una posición en el centro de la zona de juego de su equipo.

En inglés sencillo: A player whose position is in the middle of a team’s playing area.

• She plays centre for her school team.
• The centre scored twice before half-time.
• Our new centre is good at winning the ball.

Expresiones frecuentes: play centre, starting centre, team’s centre

centrar

Mover o colocar algo en el medio de una zona.

En inglés sencillo: To move or position something in the middle of an area.

• Centre the text on the page.
• She centred the picture above the fireplace.
• Can you centre the table in this room?

Cómo se usa: centre something on something (Centre the image on the page.); centre something in something (She centred the table in the room.)

Sinónimos: position centrally

Expresiones frecuentes: centre the text, centre a picture, centre something on