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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

center N VB trans, intr Am

center → centre

See also

I. centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre
centre m (of de)
in the centre
au centre
I live near the centre of London
j'habite près du centre de Londres
sweets with soft centres
bonbons mpl fourrés
sweets with soft centres attr aisle, lane, line, section
central
sweets with soft centres parting
au milieu

2. centre (focus):

centre
centre m
to be at the centre of a campaign/row
être au centre d'une campagne/dispute
to be the centre of attention
être le centre de l'attention

3. centre (seat):

centre
siège m
the centre of power/government
le siège du pouvoir/gouvernement

4. centre (designated area):

centre
centre m
shopping/sports/leisure centre
centre m commercial/sportif/de loisirs

5. centre POL:

centre
centre m
to be left/right of centre person, politics:
être à gauche/à droite du centre
a centre-left party
un parti du centre gauche

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre
centre m

II. centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans, intr

centre COMPUT, SPORTS, TECH
centrer

III. -centred COMP

-centred
centré sur
child-centred education
enseignement m centré sur l'enfant

I. centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre
centre m (of de)
in the centre
au centre
I live near the centre of London
j'habite près du centre de Londres
sweets with soft centres
bonbons mpl fourrés
sweets with soft centres attr aisle, lane, line, section
central
sweets with soft centres parting
au milieu

2. centre (focus):

centre
centre m
to be at the centre of a campaign/row
être au centre d'une campagne/dispute
to be the centre of attention
être le centre de l'attention

3. centre (seat):

centre
siège m
the centre of power/government
le siège du pouvoir/gouvernement

4. centre (designated area):

centre
centre m
shopping/sports/leisure centre
centre m commercial/sportif/de loisirs

5. centre POL:

centre
centre m
to be left/right of centre person, politics:
être à gauche/à droite du centre
a centre-left party
un parti du centre gauche

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre
centre m

II. centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans, intr

centre COMPUT, SPORTS, TECH
centrer

III. -centred COMP

-centred
centré sur
child-centred education
enseignement m centré sur l'enfant
See also

I. left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] VB pt VB pp

left → leave

II. left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] N

1. left (side or direction):

left
gauche f
on the left
sur la gauche
on your left
sur votre gauche
to the left
vers la gauche
keep (to the) left MOTOR
tenez la gauche

2. left POL:

the left
la gauche
on the left
à gauche
to the left of sb
à gauche de qn

3. left SPORTS:

left
gauche m
left
poing m gauche

III. left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADJ

left eye, hand, shoe:

left
gauche

IV. left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADV

left go, look, turn:

left
à gauche

V. left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft]

left, right and centre (everywhere)
partout
left, right and centre (indiscriminately) criticize, spend money:
sans réfléchir
left, right and centre dismiss, censor:
à tout-va
to be out in left field inf Am
être à côté de la plaque inf

teachers' centre Brit, teachers' center Am N

teachers' centre
centre m de documentation pédagogique

sports centre Brit, sports center Am N

sports centre
centre m sportif

business centre Brit, business center Am N

business centre
centre m d'affaires

I. centre on VB [Brit ˈsɛntə -, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər -], centre upon VB (centre on [sth])

centre on activities, feelings, thoughts, work person, problem, subject:

centre on
se concentrer sur

garden centre Brit, garden center Am N

garden centre
jardinerie f

crisis centre Brit, crisis center Am N

crisis centre (after disaster)
cellule f de crise
crisis centre (for alcoholics, battered wives etc)
association f d'entraide

day centre Brit, day center Am N

day centre
centre m d'accueil

city centre Brit, city center Am N

city centre
centre-ville m

in the PONS Dictionary

center Am

center → centre

See also

I. centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit N

centre
centre m
test centre
centre d'essai

II. centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit VB trans

centre
centrer

I. centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit N

centre
centre m
test centre
centre d'essai

II. centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit VB trans

centre
centrer

off-center ADJ Am, off-centre ADJ

1. off-center (not in center):

off-center
désaxé(e)

2. off-center fig humour:

off-center
décalé(e)

detention centre N

1. detention centre (for youths):

detention centre
centre m de détention pour mineurs

2. detention centre (for refugees):

detention centre
centre m de détention pour réfugiés politiques

centre on VB trans

centre on
se concentrer sur
she spoke about her travels, centering on India
elle parla de ses voyages en s'attachant surtout à l'Inde

shopping center N

shopping center
centre m commercial
shopping center
centre m d'achats Quebec

resource centre N

resource centre
centre m de documentation

garden centre N

garden centre
jardinerie f

health centre N

health centre
centre m médical

rehabilitation centre N

rehabilitation centre for young people
centre m de rééducation
rehabilitation centre for addicts
centre m de désintoxication
in the PONS Dictionary

I. center [ˈsen·t̬ər] N

center
centre m
test center
centre d'essai

II. center [ˈsen·t̬ər] VB trans

center
centrer

rehabilitation center N

rehabilitation center (for criminals)
centre m de réinsertion
rehabilitation center (for addicts)
centre m de désintoxication

resource center N

resource center
centre m de documentation

service center N

service center
service m client(s)

center on VB trans

center on
se concentrer sur
she spoke about her travels, centering on India
elle parla de ses voyages en s'attachant surtout à l'Inde

community center N

community center
centre m culturel

computer center N

computer center
centre m informatique

garden center N

garden center
jardinerie f

detention center N

1. detention center (jail):

detention center
centre m de détention

2. detention center:

detention center (for refugees)
centre m d'accueil (pour réfugiés politiques)
detention center (for illegal immigrants)
centre m de rétention

health center N

health center
centre m médical

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