OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5780

center

/ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
centro
The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
centro
A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center
centro • meollo
A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.
the center of attention
the center of the controversy
center • pivote • pívot
A player in the middle of a playing area.
central
A player in the middle of a playing area.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 5781

center

/ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
centrar • encentrar
To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
????, Matthew Prior, Celia to Damon Thy joys are centred all in me alone.
He centered the heading of the document.
mediar • promediar
To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
concentrarse en
To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
The discussion centered around the recent issues.
The plot centers on the life of a working-class family.
Phrases