central

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).
* * *
central
adjetivo
1 central
nombre femenino
1 (oficina principal) head office, headquarters plural
2 (eléctrica) power station
\
FRASEOLOGÍA
central de correos central post office, main post office
central nuclear nuclear power station
central telefónica telephone exchange
central térmica thermal power station
* * *
1. noun f.
1) head office, headquarters
2) plant, station
2. adj.
1) central
2) main
* * *
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
* * *
I
adjetivo central
II
femenino head office
* * *
I
adjetivo central
II
femenino head office
* * *
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.

* * *
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)
* * *

 

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
* * *
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
* * *
central
I adj central; (principal) main, central
II f head office
III m/f en fútbol central defender, center-back, Br
centre-back
* * *
central adj
1) : central
2) principal: main, principal
central nf
1) : main office, headquarters
2)
central camionera Mex : bus terminal
* * *
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

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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