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Engelsk navneord: Centre

1. Centre (om sted) a low-lying region in central France


Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termerFrench region


Omfatter disse overordnede termerFrance, French Republic

2. centre (om sted) an area that is approximately central within some larger region


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIt 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)center, eye, heart, middle


Mindre specifikke termerarea, country


Mere specifikke termercenter 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 termerCity of London, the City

3. centre (om sted) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)center, midpoint


Mindre specifikke termerpoint


Mere specifikke termerbight, 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

4. centre (om sted) a place where some particular activity is concentrated


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThey received messages from several centers.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)center


Mindre specifikke termerplace, property


Mere specifikke termercapital, nerve center, nerve centre

5. centre (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)center


Mindre specifikke termerconfection, sweet


Vedrærer disse overordnede termerchocolate candy

6. centre (om erkendelse) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe gist of the prosecutor's argument.
The heart and soul of the Republican Party.
The nub of the story.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum


Mindre specifikke termercognitive content, content, mental object


Mere specifikke termerbare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff

7. centre (om erkendelse) the object upon which interest and attention focuses


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHis stories made him the center of the party.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)center, center of attention, centre of attention


Mindre specifikke termerobject


Mere specifikke termerconversation piece, crosshairs, cynosure, eye-catcher

8. centre (i anatomi) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIn most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)center, nerve center, nerve centre


Mindre specifikke termerneural structure


Mere specifikke termerauditory 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

9. centre (om genstand) a building dedicated to a particular activity


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThey were raising money to build a new center for research.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)center


Mindre specifikke termerbuilding, edifice


Mere specifikke termerburn 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


Engelsk udsagnsord: centre

1. centre (om bevægelse) move into the center


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThat vase in the picture is not centered.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)center


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerdisplace, move

2. centre (om erkendelse) direct one's attention on something


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningPlease focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)center, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s on something


Mindre specifikke termercerebrate, cogitate, think


Mere specifikke termerabsorb, engross, engulf, hear, immerse, listen, plunge, recall, soak up, steep, take heed, think, zoom in


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