el
masculine
/ˈθentɾo/
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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
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The museum is right in the centre of the city.
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We are meeting in the centre at six for a drink.
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In the centre of the table there were fresh flowers.
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There is a new shopping centre near my house.
médica enero.
She has worked at a medical research centre since January.
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