central

adj.

central.

f.

1 headquarters, head office (oficina).

central telefónica telephone exchange

2 power station.

central eléctrica power station

central eólica wind farm

central hidroeléctrica o hidráulica hydroelectric power station

central nuclear nuclear power station

central térmica thermal power station

3 main station, headquarters, main office, head office.

m.

central defender (sport).

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central

► adjetivo

1 central

► nombre femenino

1 (oficina principal) head office, headquarters plural

2 (eléctrica) power station

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FRASEOLOGÍA

central de correos central post office, main post office

central nuclear nuclear power station

central telefónica telephone exchange

central térmica thermal power station

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1. noun f.

1) head office, headquarters

2) plant, station

•

- central eléctrica

2. adj.

1) central

2) main

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1. ADJ

1) (=principal)

a) [personaje, idea] central, main

el personaje central de la novela — the central o main character in the novel

el tema central de la reunión — the main subject of the meeting

b) [oficina] head antes de s ; [banco] central; [ordenador] mainframe antes de s

la oficina central del banco — the head office of the bank

la empresa tiene su sede central en Nueva York — the company's headquarters is in New York

calefacción

2) (=del medio) [región, zona] central

en la zona central de la imagen — in the centre of the image

la parte central de la plaza — the centre of the square

3) (=no regional) [gobierno, administración] central

2. SF

1) (tb: oficina central) [de empresa] head office; [a nivel internacional] headquarters

la central de la OMS en Ginebra — the headquarters of the WHO in Geneva

central de abasto — Méx market

central de correos — main post office, general post office

central de teléfonos — telephone exchange

central obrera, central sindical — trade union confederation

central telefónica — telephone exchange

2) (=factoría) plant, station; (tb: central nuclear) nuclear power station

la central de Chernobyl — Chernobyl nuclear power station

central azucarera — Cuba, Perú sugar mill

central de bombeo — pumping-station

central de energía — power station

central depuradora — sewage works pl

central eléctrica — power station

central hidroeléctrica — hydroelectric power station

central lechera — dairy

central térmica — power station

central térmica de fuel-oil/de gas — oil-fired/gas-fired power station

3.

SMF (Ftbl) central defender

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I

adjetivo central

II

femenino head office

- central azucarera

- central de correos

- central telefónica o de teléfonos

- central hidroeléctrica/nuclear

- central sindical

- central térmica

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I

adjetivo central

II

femenino head office

- central azucarera

- central de correos

- central telefónica o de teléfonos

- central hidroeléctrica/nuclear

- central sindical

- central térmica

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central¹

¹ = station.

Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.

* central de gastos = budget fund, budget head, budget heading.

* central de teléfonos = telephone exchange.

* central eléctrica = electric power station, electric power plant, power plant, power plant, powerhouse.

* central eólica = wind farm.

* central hidroeléctrica = hydroelectric plant, hydroelectric power station.

* central lechera = dairy.

* central nuclear = power station.

* central telefónica = switchboard.

central²

² = central, centre.

Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.

Ex: Entry words may be aligned in a centre column or in a left hand column.

* Asia Central = Central Asia.

* biblioteca central = main library.

* Biblioteca Nacional Central = National Central Library.

* calefacción central = central heating.

* CIA (Agencia Central de Inteligencia) = CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).

* dependencia central = main site, main site facility.

* edificio central = main site.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* Europa Central = Central Europe, Mitteleurope.

* Europa Central del Este = East Central Europe.

* Mead Data Central = Mead Data Central.

* memoria central = central memory.

* ordenador central = central computer, host computer.

* papel central = pivotal role.

* región central de los Estados Unidos, la = American midwest, the.

* sección central = midsection [mid-section].

* sede central = main site.

* según el huso horario de Europa Central = CET (Central European Time).

* servicio central = main site service.

* tema central = motif.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* vientre central = middle abdomen.

* zona central = midsection [mid-section].

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

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central¹

adjective

1 ‹zona/barrio› central

2 (principal) ‹gobierno› central; ‹tema/personaje› main

provienen de la oficina central they come from head office

central²

feminine

head office

Compuestos:

● central azucarera

(Per) sugar mill

● central de correos

general o main post office

● central de teléfonos

telephone exchange

● central hidroeléctrica

hydroelectric power station

● central nuclear

nuclear power station

● central sindical

labor union (AmE), trade union (BrE)

● central telefónica

telephone exchange

● central térmica

power station (fueled by coal, oil or gas)

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central adjetivo
central
■ sustantivo femenino
head office;

◊ central teléfonica telephone exchange;

central hidroeléctrica/nuclear hydroelectric/nuclear power station
central
I adjetivo central
II sustantivo femenino
1 (oficina principal) head office
central de correos, main post office
2 Elec (planta de generación de energía) power station
central hidroeléctrica, hydroelectric power station
central nuclear, nuclear power station
central térmica, coal-fired power station

'central' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
administración
- América
- calefacción
- Centroamérica
- centroamericana
- centroamericano
- centroeuropea
- centroeuropeo
- cierre
- energía
- granítica
- granítico
- hidroeléctrica
- hidroeléctrico
- jefatura
- jugar
- lechera
- lechero
- mediana
- reclamar
- térmica
- térmico
- céntrico
- eje
- funcionamiento
- interior
- isla
- jardín
- Mesoamérica
- plática
- platicar
- plato
- separador
- sos
- vos
English:
America
- central
- Central America
- Central Europe
- central government
- central heating
- CIA
- core memory
- CPU
- focal point
- government
- headquarters
- main
- middle
- point
- power plant
- power station
- thrust
- Central
- central reservation
- CST
- dairy
- devolution
- essence
- exchange
- focal
- focus
- head
- heart
- home
- key
- median
- Midwest
- nuclear
- OCAS
- power
- put
- telephone

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central

♦ adj

1. [en el centro] central

2. [principal] central, main

3. Ling [articulación] central

♦ nf

1. [oficina] headquarters, head office;

[de correos, comunicaciones] main office

2. [de energía] power station

Comp

central atómica nuclear power station;

central de biomasa biomass power plant o station;

central eléctrica power station;

central eólica wind farm;

central geotérmica geothermal power station;

central heliotérmica solar power plant o station, solar farm;

central hidráulica hydraulic generator;

central hidroeléctrica hydroelectric power station;

central maremotriz tidal power station o plant;

central nuclear nuclear power station;

central solar solar power plant o station, solar farm;

central térmica power station [coal- or oil-fired]

3.

central (sindical) [sindicato] Br trade union, US labor union

4. central telefónica telephone exchange

5. Carib, CAm [de azúcar] sugar mill

6. Méx central camionera bus station

♦ nm

Dep central defender

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central

I adj central; (principal) main, central

II f head office

III m/f en fútbol central defender, center-back, Br

centre-back

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central adj

1) : central

2) principal: main, principal

central nf

1) : main office, headquarters

2)

central camionera Mex : bus terminal

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central¹ adj

1. (en general) central

América Central Central America

gobierno central central government

2. (principal) main

el personaje central the main character

central² n

1. (instalación) power station

visitamos una central eléctrica we visited a power station

una central nuclear a nuclear power station

2. (sede) head office

tienes que llamar a la central you have to telephone the head office