off-centre in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for off-centre in the English»French Dictionary

off-centre Brit, off-center Am ADJ

off-centre

décentré

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to be off centre

être mal centré

Translations for off-centre in the French»English Dictionary

I.décentrer [desɑ̃tʀe] VB trans

décentrer

to move [sth] away from the centre Brit

II.se décentrer VB refl

se décentrer refl:

se décentrer

to move away (par rapport à from)

décentré

off-centre Brit

excentré (excentrée) [ɛksɑ̃tʀe] ADJ

1. excentré (loin du centre-ville):

excentré (excentrée) quartier:

outlying attr

l'école est (très) excentrée

the school is (quite) some distance from the town centre Brit

2. excentré MECH:

être excentré axe

to be off-centre Brit

I.cadrer [kadʀe] VB trans

1. cadrer:

cadrer PHOTO, CINE image, scène

to centre Brit

la photo est mal cadrée

the photo is off-centre Brit

photo bien cadrée

well-composed photo

2. cadrer fig:

cadrer

to restrict

un débat trop cadré

a debate which is too restrictive

II.cadrer [kadʀe] VB intr

cadrer

to tally, to fit (avec with)

vos déclarations ne cadrent pas avec les faits

your statements don't tally ou fit with the facts

les témoignages ne cadrent pas

eyewitness accounts do not tally

ça ne cadre pas

it doesn't fit

off-centre in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for off-centre in the English»French Dictionary

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)

Translations for off-centre in the French»English Dictionary

I.décentrer [desɑ̃tʀe] VB trans

décentrer

to move off-centre Brit

décentrer

to move off-center Am

II.décentrer [desɑ̃tʀe] VB refl

se décentrer

to shift off-centre Brit

se décentrer

to shift off-center Am

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The male version has a central flat pin, and circular pin mounted off-centre.

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The harmonic series is mostly in tune but there are a few notes which are off-centre.

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The front was gabled with seven bays and an off-centre porch.

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In turntable-equipped ovens, more even heating will take place by placing food off-centre on the turntable tray instead of exactly in the centre.

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Alternatively it is a modern bed which vibrates by use of an off-centre motor.

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There is another (off-centre) doorway on the rear face of the building.

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The operculum is thin and corneus with an off-centre nucleus from which paucispiral markings (with few coils) radiate.

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He added a top floor, new roof, two extensions and the off-centre clock tower.

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The roundabout is oval shaped, with the motorway off-centre.

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The entrance front is asymmetrical, in two storeys, with an off-centre porch.

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