centring in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for centring in the English»French Dictionary

centring [Am ˈsɛn(t)ərɪŋ] N

1. centring ARCHIT:

centring

cintre m

2. centring TECH:

centring

centrage m

center N VB trans, intr Am

center → centre

See also centre

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

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

teachers' centre Brit, teachers' center Am N

teachers' centre

centre m de documentation pédagogique

sports centre Brit, sports center Am N

sports centre

centre m sportif

business centre Brit, business center Am N

business centre

centre m d'affaires

I.centre on VB [Brit ˈsɛntə -, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər -], centre upon VB (centre on [sth])

centre on activities, feelings, thoughts, work person, problem, subject:

centre on

se concentrer sur

garden centre Brit, garden center Am N

garden centre

jardinerie f

crisis centre Brit, crisis center Am N

crisis centre (after disaster)

cellule f de crise

crisis centre (for alcoholics, battered wives etc)

association f d'entraide

Translations for centring in the French»English Dictionary

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centrage

centring Brit

centring in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for centring in the English»French Dictionary

I.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit N

centre

centre m

test centre

centre d'essai

II.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit VB trans

centre

centrer

center Am

center → centre

See also centre

I.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit N

centre

centre m

test centre

centre d'essai

II.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit VB trans

centre

centrer

off-center ADJ Am, off-centre ADJ

1. off-center (not in center):

off-center

désaxé(e)

2. off-center fig humour:

off-center

décalé(e)

detention centre N

1. detention centre (for youths):

detention centre

centre m de détention pour mineurs

2. detention centre (for refugees):

detention centre

centre m de détention pour réfugiés politiques

centre on VB trans

centre on

se concentrer sur

she spoke about her travels, centering on India

elle parla de ses voyages en s'attachant surtout à l'Inde

shopping center N

shopping center

centre m commercial

shopping center

centre m d'achats Quebec

resource centre N

resource centre

centre m de documentation

garden centre N

garden centre

jardinerie f

health centre N

health centre

centre m médical

Translations for centring in the French»English Dictionary

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cadrage

centring Brit

centring Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there is a vibrant life in the center

il y a une vie trépidante dans ce centre

centre/side parting

raie f médiane/de côté

the town centre

le centre-ville

vehicle licensing centre

service m des cartes grises

to centre [or center Am] again

recentrer

to be the centre of attention Brit

être entouré

to be the center of attention Am

être entouré

to centre one's speech around a subject

centrer son discours sur un sujet

to centre sth around sth else Brit

axer qc sur qc

to center sth around sth else Am

axer qc sur qc

centring Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for centring in the French»English Dictionary

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CFA

apprentice training centre

crèche

child day-care centre

centre d’hébergement d’urgence

emergency accommodation centre

centre de rétention

detention centre for foreigners pending deportation

centre social

community centre

maison de quartier

cultural and counselling centre

centring Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for centring in the French»English Dictionary

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centre de gravité

centre of gravity