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Engelsk tillægsord: center | |||
| 1. | center equally distant from the extremes | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | halfway, middle, midway | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | central | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | peripheral | ||
| 2. | center of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | centrist, middle-of-the-road | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | left, right | ||
Engelsk navneord: center | |||
| 1. | center (om sted) an area that is approximately central within some larger region | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It is in the center of town. They ran forward into the heart of the struggle. They were in the eye of the storm. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre, eye, heart, middle | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | area, country | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | center stage, central city, centre stage, city center, city centre, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center, midfield, midstream, seat, storm center, storm centre | ||
| Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | City of London, the City | ||
| 2. | center (om genstand) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He hit the ball to deep center. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | center field, centerfield | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | outfield | ||
| 3. | center (om genstand) a building dedicated to a particular activity | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They were raising money to build a new center for research. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | building, edifice | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | burn center, call center, call centre, civic center, community center, conference center, conference house, control center, research center, research facility, service club, settlement house, student center | ||
| 4. | center (om sted) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre, midpoint | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | point | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bight, bowels, bull, bull's eye, center of curvature, center of gravity, center of mass, centre of curvature, centre of gravity, centre of mass, core, core, navel, navel point, nombril, nucleus, nucleus | ||
| 5. | center (om erkendelse) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
| 6. | center (om erkendelse) the object upon which interest and attention focuses | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His stories made him the center of the party. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | center of attention, centre, centre of attention | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | object | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | conversation piece, crosshairs, cynosure, eye-catcher | ||
| 7. | center (i anatomi) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre, nerve center, nerve centre | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | neural structure | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | auditory center, Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca, inferior colliculus, olfactory brain, respiratory center, rhinencephalon, superior colliculus, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center | ||
| 8. | center (om gruppe) the middle of a military or naval formation | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They had to reinforce the center. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | formation | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 9. | center (om person) (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | basketball player, basketeer, cager | ||
| Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Bill Russell, Russell, William Felton Russell | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | basketball, basketball game, hoops | ||
| 10. | center (om person) (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The center fumbled the handoff. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | snapper | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | lineman | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | football, football game | ||
| 11. | center (om sted) a place where some particular activity is concentrated | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They received messages from several centers. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | place, property | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | capital, nerve center, nerve centre | ||
| 12. | center (om gruppe) politically moderate persons; centrists | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | ||
| Tilhører disse specifikke termer | centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist | ||
| 13. | center (om person) (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | hockey player, ice-hockey player | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | hockey, hockey game, ice hockey | ||
| 14. | center (om mad) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | confection, sweet | ||
| Vedrører disse overordnede termer | chocolate candy | ||
| 15. | center (om genstand) mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A good plaza should have a movie house. They spent their weekends at the local malls. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet | ||
| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | food court | ||
| 16. | center (om handling) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | position | ||
| Tilhører disse overordnede termer | hockey team | ||
| 17. | center (om handling) (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | lineman | ||
| Tilhører disse overordnede termer | eleven, football team | ||
| 18. | center (om handling) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | position | ||
| Tilhører disse overordnede termer | basketball team, five | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: center | |||
| 1. | center (om tilstand) center upon | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Her entire attention centered on her children. Our day revolved around our work. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | ||
| 2. | center (om erkendelse) direct one's attention on something | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s on something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | absorb, engross, engulf, hear, immerse, listen, plunge, recall, soak up, steep, take heed, think, zoom in | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | rivet | ||
| 3. | center (om bevægelse) move into the center | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | That vase in the picture is not centered. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | centre | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | displace, move | ||
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