center [ˈsentəʳ] (US)
center, center [ˈsentə(r)]
sustantivo
1centro (m) (Estados Unidos)
- in the center, center -> en el centro
- left of center, center (política) -> de izquierdas
- right of center, center (política) -> de derechas
- center, center of gravity -> centro de gravedad
- center, center of attraction -> foco (m) or centro de atracción
- center, center back -> defensa (sustantivo masculino) central, central (sustantivo masculino) (in soccer)
- center, center forward -> delantero (sustantivo masculino) centro (in soccer)
- center, center half -> medio (sustantivo masculino) centro (in soccer)
verbo transitivo
2centrar (attention, interest)(on en)
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center [sen-ta
- To center something on something/somebody -> centrar algo en algo/ alguien (concentrate, focus)
- The major industries are centered on Chicago -> las principales industrias están concentradas en Chicago y sus alrededores
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Descansar o reposar sobre alguna cosa. (n)
2Terminar, rematar, confinar; reunirse. (n)
- To center on/upon something/ somebody -> centrarse en algo/alguien
- His hopes centered on being promoted -> cifraba todas sus esperanzas en que lo ascendieran
- To center on/around something/somebody -> girar alrededor de o en torno a algo/alguien
verbo pronominal
3Colocarse en el centro o en medio.
va. Centrar, colocar o fijar en un centro (position); (Sport) lanzar un centro con (ball).
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "center"
Imperative
- center
- you center
- he/she centers
- we center
- you center
- they center
Preterite
- I centered
- you centered
- he/she centered
- we centered
- you centered
- they centered
Present Continuous
- I am centering
- you are centering
- he/she is centering
- we are centering
- you are centering
- they are centering
Present Perfect
- I have centered
- you have centered
- he/she has centered
- we have centered
- you have centered
- they have centered
Past Continuous
- I was centering
- you were centering
- he/she was centering
- we were centering
- you were centering
- they were centering
Past Perfect
- I had centered
- you had centered
- he/she had centered
- we had centered
- you had centered
- they had centered
Future
- I will center
- you will center
- he/she will center
- we will center
- you will center
- they will center
Future Perfect
- I will have centered
- you will have centered
- he/she will have centered
- we will have centered
- you will have centered
- they will have centered
Future Continuous
- I will be centering
- you will be centering
- he/she will be centering
- we will be centering
- you will be centering
- they will be centering
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been centering
- you have been centering
- he/she has been centering
- we have been centering
- you have been centering
- they have been centering
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been centering
- you will have been centering
- he/she will have been centering
- we will have been centering
- you will have been centering
- they will have been centering
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been centering
- you had been centering
- he/she had been centering
- we had been centering
- you had been centering
- they had been centering
