central vowel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for central vowel in the English»French Dictionary

central vowel N LING

central vowel

voyelle f centrale

Translations for central vowel in the English»French Dictionary

vowel [Brit ˈvaʊəl, Am ˈvaʊ(ə)l] N

vowel

voyelle f

vowel attr sound

vocalique

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 vowel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for central vowel in the English»French Dictionary

vowel [ˈvaʊəl] N

vowel

voyelle f

a vowel sound

un son vocalique

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)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, in most languages where it is used, actually stands for a central vowel.

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