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"centre" is the third person singular present subjunctive of the verb centrar. View conjugation.

centre

centre [sen-ta
(GB) V. CENTER.
sustantivo
1Centro, punto que está en medio de una esfera o de una figura circular; el punto medio de otras figuras (middle point, area).
  • To be the center of attention -> ser el centro de atención
2Punto de atracción o convergencia; punto focal.
3Punto de emanación; núcleo, origen.
4Cimbra.
5He’s left of center, es de centro izquierda. (Polonia)
6Relleno (filling).
  • Community center -> centro cívico (site of activity)
(Sport) Centro (in US football, rugby); pivot, pivote (basketball).

centre
center (US)
[ˈsentəʳ]
noun
1 (middle) centro; (m) [of chocolate] relleno; (m)
in the centre en el centro
He hit the target right in the centre
the man at the centre of the controversy el hombre sobre el que gira la polémica
2 (focus) centro; (m)
the centre of attention el centro de atención; the centre of attraction el centro de atracción; a centre of intrigue un centro de intrigas
3 (place for specific activity) centro; (m)
...an adult education centre ...a law centre
health centre centro de salud; (m) centro médico; (m)
4 (Pol) centro; (m)
He has moved towards the centre ...a party of the centre
5 (Dep) (player, kick) centro; (m)
verb:transitive
1 (place in centre) centrar
2 (Dep) [+ball] pasar al centro; centrar
3 (concentrate) concentrar;on en
verb:intransitive
to centre (a)round/in/on concentrarse en; [+hopes etc] cifrarse en
modifier
centre court (n) (Tennis) pista central; (f)
centre forward (n) (Dep) (delanteroadelantera ) centro;a delantera (m) (f) (m)
centre of gravity (n) centro de gravedad; (m)
centre party (n) (Pol) partido centrista; (m)
centre spread (n) (Britain) (Press) páginas centrales; (f)
centre stage (n) (Teat) centro del escenario; (m)
Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs
to take centre stage adquirir protagonismo; pasar a un primer plano
A shy man, he was content for others to take centre stage Britain will take centre stage in Europe as Mr Major takes the Community presidency for six months

Verb Conjugation for "centre"

Imperative
  • centre
  • you centre
  • he/she centres
  • we centre
  • you centre
  • they centre
Preterite
  • I centred
  • you centred
  • he/she centred
  • we centred
  • you centred
  • they centred
Present Continuous
  • I am centring
  • you are centring
  • he/she is centring
  • we are centring
  • you are centring
  • they are centring
Present Perfect
  • I have centred
  • you have centred
  • he/she has centred
  • we have centred
  • you have centred
  • they have centred
Past Continuous
  • I was centring
  • you were centring
  • he/she was centring
  • we were centring
  • you were centring
  • they were centring
Past Perfect
  • I had centred
  • you had centred
  • he/she had centred
  • we had centred
  • you had centred
  • they had centred
Future
  • I will centre
  • you will centre
  • he/she will centre
  • we will centre
  • you will centre
  • they will centre
Future Perfect
  • I will have centred
  • you will have centred
  • he/she will have centred
  • we will have centred
  • you will have centred
  • they will have centred
Future Continuous
  • I will be centring
  • you will be centring
  • he/she will be centring
  • we will be centring
  • you will be centring
  • they will be centring
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been centring
  • you have been centring
  • he/she has been centring
  • we have been centring
  • you have been centring
  • they have been centring
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been centring
  • you will have been centring
  • he/she will have been centring
  • we will have been centring
  • you will have been centring
  • they will have been centring
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been centring
  • you had been centring
  • he/she had been centring
  • we had been centring
  • you had been centring
  • they had been centring

centrar
transitive verb
1to center (gen) & (sport)
2to steady, to make stable (persona)
3to be the center of (atraer)
  • centraba todas las miradas -> all eyes were on her
centrarse
pronomial verb
1(concentrarse)
  • centrarse en -> to concentrate o focus on
2to find one's feet (equilibrarse)

centrar [thayn-trar’]
article & verb transitive
1To center; to concentrate (esfuerzos).
2To concentrate (fuego), (fot.) To focus on.
verb reflexive
  • Centrarse en -> to center on, to be centered
3To settle in (en un empleo).

centrar
verbo:transitivo
1 (colocar) [+imagen, texto] to centre; center; (EEUU)
la foto no está bien centrada the photo is not centred correctly; el cuadro no está centrado the picture isn't straight; centrar el balón to knock the ball into the centre
2 (concentrar) [+investigación] to focus; centre; center; (EEUU) [+esfuerzos] to concentrate; [+atención] to focus
la policía centró las investigaciones en torno a dos jóvenes delincuentes the police investigation focused centred on two young criminals;o the police focused centred their investigation on two young criminals;o
vamos a centrar nuestra atención sobre dos hechos el Gobierno centrará sus esfuerzos en la recuperación económica los informativos que emite esta televisión local centran su interés en asuntos sociales de la ciudad
he centrado mi nueva obra en solo dos personajes my new play focuses on centres on only two characters;o los cuadros de Goya centraron el interés del público Goya's paintings captured the interest of the public
el jefe del Estado cubano está centrando el interés previo de la cumbre
verbo:intransitivo
(Dep) to centre; center; (EEUU)
Townsend centred and defender Reeves drilled it into his own net. el extremo no centra bien tienes que centrar más
verbo:pronominal
centrarse
1
centrarse en [+estudio, investigación, debate, programa] to be focused on; centre on; center on; (EEUU) [+obra, película, exposición] to be focused on; la atención internacional se centraba en El Salvador international attention focused on centred on El Salvador;o sus investigaciones se centran en la Europa medieval her research focuses on centres on medieval Europe;o
la novela se centra en el tema de la soledad mi interés se centra/ mucho más /en la civilización musulmana/ que en la religión sus investigaciones se centran en el estudio de los fósiles las investigaciones de la policía se centraron en el entorno de la víctima la antropología no se centra exclusivamente en el estudio de tribus olvidadas el debate se centró inmediatamente sobre temas políticos la película se centra en el mundo de las drogas /la novela se centra en tres temas/: la vida en la Alemania de posguerra ... esta exposición se centra en la figura femenina antes, las novelas de misterio se centraban en el detective; luego prefirieron al criminal
un mercado centrado exclusivamente en los jóvenes a market aimed exclusively at geared exclusively toward young people;o
2 (equilibrarse) to settle down
tuvo una época muy loca pero después se centró he went through a very wild period but then he settled down
tuvo una época, en su adolescencia, muy atolondrada, pero después se centró y ya no a vuelto a darnos problemas
3 (acomodarse) to settle in; find one's feet
esperaremos unos meses, hasta que se centre ya se ha centrado y ha hecho amigos en la clase

Verb Conjugation for "centrar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo centro centré centraba centraré centre
centras centraste centrabas centrarás centres
Ella/Él/Usted centra centró centraba centrará centre
Nosotros centramos centramos centrábamos centraremos centremos
Vosotros centráis centrasteis centrabais centraréis centréis
Ellos/Ustedes centran centraron centraban centrarán centren

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