USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “centre.”
center(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (culinary)
a. el relleno (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This chocolate has a delicious hazlenut center.Este chocolate tiene un delicioso relleno de avellana.
3. (focus)
a. el centro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Alexandra shouts when she talks because she likes being the center of attention.Alexandra grita al hablar porque le gusta ser el centro de atención.
5. (politics)
6. (sports)
a. el centro (M), la centro (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Chris will be playing center for the Rams this season.Chris jugará de centro para los Rams esta temporada.
b. el pivote (M), la pivote (F) (basketball)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was recruited to play center for Duke University.Fue reclutado para jugar de pivote en la Universidad de Duke.
c. el pívot (M), la pívot (F) (basketball)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My son wants to play center like his idol, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.Mi hijo quiere ser pívot, como su ídolo Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
d. el poste (M), la poste (F) (basketball) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
Shaquille O'Neil played center throughout his career.Shaquille O'Neil jugó de poste durante su carrera.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. centrar
The police centered their investigation on the husband because all the evidence pointed to him.La policía centró la investigación en el esposo porque todas las pruebas apuntaban a él.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. centrarse en
The mayor's speech centered on the recent shooting incident.El discurso del alcalde se centró en el incidente del reciente tiroteo.
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