central in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for central in the English»French Dictionary

I.Central [Region] (in Scotland)

Central [Region]

la région Central

II.central [Brit ˈsɛntr(ə)l, Am ˈsɛntrəl] ADJ

1. central (in the middle):

central area, courtyard, district

central

in central London

dans le centre de Londres

2. central (in the town centre):

central house, apartment etc

situé en centre-ville

we need a central location for the office

il nous faut un bureau situé au centre-ville

3. central (key):

central argument, feature, message, role

principal

to be central to sth

être essentiel à qc

4. central:

central ADMIN, POL control, management, government, funding, planning

central

central bank N FIN

central bank

banque f centrale

central heating N

central heating

chauffage m central

central city N Am

central city

quartiers mpl du centre

central locking N MOTOR

central locking

verrouillage m central or centralisé

central reservation N Brit TRANSP

central reservation

terre-plein m central

central office N COMM

central office (of company)

siège m (social)

central vowel N LING

central vowel

voyelle f centrale

central processing unit, CPU, central processor N COMPUT

central processing unit

unité f centrale

remote central locking N

remote central locking

verrouillage m centralisé à distance

central in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for central in the English»French Dictionary

central [ˈsentrəl] ADJ

1. central (close to the middle):

central

central(e)

2. central (paramount):

central

primordial(e)

central issue

essentiel(le)

3. central (national):

central bank

central(e)

central processing unit N COMPUT

central processing unit

unité f centrale

Central Bank N

Central Bank

Banque f centrale

Central America N

Central America

l'Amérique f centrale

Central France N

Central France

le Centre

I.Central African ADJ

Central African

centrafricain(e)

II.Central African N

Central African

Centrafricain(e) m (f)

European Central Bank N

European Central Bank

Banque f centrale européenne

Central African Republic N

Central African Republic

la République centrafricaine

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coal-fired central-heating

centrale f thermique au charbon

Translations for central in the French»English Dictionary

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terre-plein central (ilôt directionnel)

central reservation

central Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

coal-fired central-heating

centrale f thermique au charbon

former central food market in Paris

les Halles

limestone plateau south of the Massif Central

les Causses

central Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for central in the French»English Dictionary

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vis centrale

central screw

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English

The second floor contains the castle owners's former library, a central patio, a solarium, the living room, dining room, and the kitchen.

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It was a small, chubby aircraft with a single central air intake, a bubble cockpit and a very thin swept-back wing.

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An entrance front is on the north with a three-bay pedimented central projection, originally open to east and west to form porte-cochere.

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The central bank also said banking institutions are required to cap bank charges at 3 percent.

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The college itself is spacious, with the various academic departments housed around a central quadrangle.

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But he did not propose a single currency or central bank.

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First, a central bank mandate should help moderate the business cycle, while addressing the macroeconomic challenges of the era.

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The school was dominated by scholasticism, with the dialectic and disputation playing a central role in the delivery of education.

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In addition, it offered central government finance aimed at encouraging further communes to join together in intercommunal structures.

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A new generation of urban influencers and innovators is emerging which recognises that culture and creativity is central to addressing the challenges cities face.

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