centre
, center (US)
(=middle)
[+circle, room, town] centre m
→ He moved the table over to the centre of the room.
→ They had organized a Christmas procession through the centre of town.
to be at the centre of sth
(=of key importance to) être au cœur de qch
→ The Workers' movement was at the centre of the 1972 strike.
(=focus)
[+attention] centre m
→ The television screen remained the centre of attention.
(=building) centre m
→ They're starting up a new arts centre there.
→
sports centre
[+ball] centrer
→ Moore centred the ball and Lilly nodded it home.
[+text] centrer
→ The program can centre text on a line.
(PHOTOGRAPHY) cadrer
→ It's a lovely shot - just a pity it isn't a bit better centred.
to centre o.s. (in boat)
se placer au centre de → He centred himself so that the raft lay flat.
call centre , (British) call center (US)
n centre m d'appels
▲
centre on
vt (fig) être centré (e) sur
→ the conversation backstage centred on the unexpected dismissal of Jim McKenzie
→ Attention was for the moment centred on Michael Striker.
centre-forward
n (SPORT) avant-centre m
centre ground
n (in politics)
centre m
→ New Labour's spell in the political centre ground
→ The SNP leader has faced criticism for moving his party towards the centre ground.
to occupy the centre ground
[political party] se situer au centre, être au centre
→ ... a British political party occupying the centre ground.
centre-half
n (SPORT) demi-centre m
centre of gravity
n centre m de gravité
centre parties
npl (POLITICS) partis mpl du centre
centre spread
n (British, in newspaper, magazine) double page f centrale
→ In a double-page centre-spread headlined `The Giant Awakes", the paper says ...
centre stage
n
(=prime position)
to take centre stage occuper le devant de la scène
→ The referee took centre stage as 11 players were booked and one sent off in a bizarre game ...
to return to centre stage revenir sur le devant de la scène
→ Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs.
city centre
n centre-ville m
it's in the city centre c'est au centre-ville
modif
[restaurant, pub, street] du centre-ville
civic centre
n (British) ~salle f municipale (pour la vie administrative et culturelle de la commune)
→ a Variety Club dinner at Newcastle Civic Centre
→ the memorial lecture on Saturday 28 November at Guildford Civic Centre
community centre
n foyer m socio-éducatif, centre m socioculturel
community health centre
n centre m médicosocial
conference centre
n
(=building) palais m des congrès
(in institution)
centre m de conférences
contact centre , (British) contact center (US)
n centre m de contact
→ TSC already employs more than 1500 people at six contact centres across Scotland
cost centre
n poste m de frais
craft centre
n centre m artisanal
daycare centre
n (for children)
garderie f , (for old or disabled people)
centre m d'accueil de jour
a day-care centre for elderly people un centre d'accueil de jour pour les personnes âgées
day centre
n (British) centre m d'accueil
detention centre , (British) detention home (US)
n (for illegal immigrants)
centre m de rétention
detoxification centre
n centre m de désintoxication
drop-in centre
n (British) centre m d'accueil (où l'on peut se rendre sans rendez-vous)
→ ... a drop-in centre for young mothers.
exhibition centre
n centre m d'expositions
fitness centre
n centre m de fitness, centre m de culture physique
→ The hotel has a pool, a fitness centre, three restaurants
garden centre
n garden-centre m , jardinerie f
health centre
n (British) ~centre m médicosocial
heritage centre
n (British) écomusée m
→ It is a local museum and heritage centre.
information centre
n centre m d'information
job centre , Jobcentre
n (British) ~ANPE f , Agence f nationale pour l'emploi
leisure centre
n centre m de loisirs
music centre
n
(=stereo) chaîne f (stéréo)
nerve centre
n
[+organization] centre m névralgique
off-centre
adj décentré (e) , excentré (e)
→ The light fitting was a little off-centre.
adv
to position sth off-centre excentrer qch
→ The assembly can be mounted slightly off-centre so that it swings aside.
open learning centre
n centre m d'éducation continue
→ we've established about 70 open learning centres with the idea that people can go to the centres at the times that it suits them and work very much at their own pace.
operations centre , operations center
n (US)
[+company, police force, military] centre m d'opérations
→ The police operations centre later received 300 calls
profit centre , profit center (US)
n centre m de profit
rape crisis centre
n centre m d'aide aux victimes de viols
reception centre
n (British) centre m d'accueil
recreation centre , (British) recreation center (US)
n centre m de loisirs
→ The plan is to build a recreation centre with football and rugby pitches.
→ a weekend recreation centre for workers
rehab centre
n (for drug or alcohol problems)
centre m de désintoxication
rehabilitation centre
n (for drug or alcohol problems)
centre m de désintoxication
remand centre
n (British) centre m de détention provisoire
right-of-centre , (British) right-of-center (US)
adj (politically)
(de) centre droit
→ ... the new right-of-centre government.
shopping centre , (British) shopping center (US)
n centre m commercial
soft centre
n (British) chocolat m fourré
sports centre
n centre m sportif
town centre
n centre-ville m
→ Parking can be tricky in the town centre.
visitor centre
n accueil m des visiteurs (sur un site d'intérêt touristique avec exposition, diaporama, cafétéria etc)
youth centre , (British) youth center (US)
n centre m de loisirs (pour les jeunes)