Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/sɑ̃tʁ/

Line drawing of centre
Coloured illustration of centre
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Translation

centre, middle

Word origin

From Latin centrum ('centre, midpoint of a circle'), from Greek kentron ('sharp point, stationary point of a compass'). The same root gave English 'centre'.

Origin
Greek
Root
kentron
English cognates
centre, concentric

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcentres

Examples

.

We live in the city centre.

commercial .

The shopping centre closes at nine.

lampe .

Place the lamp in the centre of the table.

formation.

She takes her courses at a training centre.

tableau, vieil .

In the centre of the painting, you can see an old man.

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This word is part of lesson 17.