el

masculine

/ˈθentɾo/ ES

/ˈsentɾo/ MX

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Translation

centre, middle, downtown

Word origin

From Latin centrum ('centre, fixed point of a compass'), borrowed from Greek kentron ('sharp point, stationary point of a compass'). The same root gives English 'centre' and 'central'.

Origin: Latin
Root: centrum
English cognates: centre, central, concentrate

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcentros

Examples

The museum is right in the centre of the city.

We are meeting in the centre at six for a drink.

In the centre of the table there were fresh flowers.

There is a new shopping centre near my house.

médica .

She has worked at a medical research centre since January.

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This word is part of lesson 14.