centre-left in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for centre-left in the English»French Dictionary

I.centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centre m (of de)

in the centre

au centre

I live near the centre of London

j'habite près du centre de Londres

sweets with soft centres

bonbons mpl fourrés

sweets with soft centres attr aisle, lane, line, section

central

sweets with soft centres parting

au milieu

2. centre (focus):

centre

centre m

to be at the centre of a campaign/row

être au centre d'une campagne/dispute

to be the centre of attention

être le centre de l'attention

3. centre (seat):

centre

siège m

the centre of power/government

le siège du pouvoir/gouvernement

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centre m

shopping/sports/leisure centre

centre m commercial/sportif/de loisirs

5. centre POL:

centre

centre m

to be left/right of centre person, politics:

être à gauche/à droite du centre

a centre-left party

un parti du centre gauche

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre

centre m

II.centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans, intr

centre COMPUT, SPORTS, TECH

centrer

III.-centred COMP

-centred

centré sur

child-centred education

enseignement m centré sur l'enfant

See also left

I.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] VB pt VB pp

left → leave

II.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] N

1. left (side or direction):

left

gauche f

on the left

sur la gauche

on your left

sur votre gauche

to the left

vers la gauche

keep (to the) left MOTOR

tenez la gauche

2. left POL:

the left

la gauche

on the left

à gauche

to the left of sb

à gauche de qn

3. left SPORTS:

left

gauche m

left

poing m gauche

III.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADJ

left eye, hand, shoe:

left

gauche

IV.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADV

left go, look, turn:

left

à gauche

V.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft]

left, right and centre (everywhere)

partout

left, right and centre (indiscriminately) criticize, spend money:

sans réfléchir

left, right and centre dismiss, censor:

à tout-va

to be out in left field inf Am

être à côté de la plaque inf

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centre/left parting

raie au milieu/à gauche

Translations for centre-left in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

être centre gauche/droit

to be centre left/right

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her candidature was backed by three smaller centre-left groups.

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The centre-left promotes a degree of social equality that it believes is achievable through promoting equal opportunity.

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In the chamber he was president of the group of the centre-left, standing strongly for the republic but against anti-clericalism.

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The term social democrat is more common, but the more general left-wing or centre-left are used far more frequently.

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The law had been severally criticized by the centre-left opposition.

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Centre-left supporters accept market allocation of resources in a mixed economy with a significant public sector and a thriving private sector.

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