- central
- adj.central.f.1 headquarters, head office (oficina).central telefónica telephone exchange2 power station.central eléctrica power stationcentral eólica wind farmcentral hidroeléctrica o hidráulica hydroelectric power stationcentral nuclear nuclear power stationcentral térmica thermal power station3 main station, headquarters, main office, head office.m.central defender (sport).* * *central► adjetivo1 central► nombre femenino1 (oficina principal) head office, headquarters plural2 (eléctrica) power station\FRASEOLOGÍAcentral de correos central post office, main post officecentral nuclear nuclear power stationcentral telefónica telephone exchangecentral térmica thermal power station* * *1. noun f.1) head office, headquarters2) plant, station•2. adj.1) central2) main* * *1. ADJ1) (=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 sla oficina central del banco — the head office of the bank
calefacciónla empresa tiene su sede central en Nueva York — the company's headquarters is in New York
2) (=del medio) [región, zona] centralen 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] central2. SF1) (tb: oficina central) [de empresa] head office; [a nivel internacional] headquartersla 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 stationla 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* * *Iadjetivo centralIIfemenino head office* * *Iadjetivo centralIIfemenino head office* * *central11 = 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.central22 = 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.* * *central1adjective1 ‹zona/barrio› central2 (principal) ‹gobierno› central; ‹tema/personaje› mainprovienen de la oficina central they come from head officecentral2femininehead officeCompuestos:● central azucarera(Per) sugar mill● central de correosgeneral o main post office● central de teléfonostelephone exchange● central hidroeléctricahydroelectric power station● central nuclearnuclear power station● central sindicallabor union (AmE), trade union (BrE)● central telefónicatelephone exchange● central térmicapower 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♦ adj1. [en el centro] central2. [principal] central, main3. Ling [articulación] central♦ nf1. [oficina] headquarters, head office;[de correos, comunicaciones] main office2. [de energía] power stationCompcentral 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 union4. central telefónica telephone exchange5. Carib, CAm [de azúcar] sugar mill6. Méx central camionera bus station♦ nmDep central defender* * *centralI adj central; (principal) main, centralII f head officeIII m/f en fútbol central defender, center-back, Brcentre-back* * *central adj1) : central2) principal: main, principalcentral nf1) : main office, headquarters2)central camionera Mex : bus terminal* * *central1 adj1. (en general) centralAmérica Central Central Americagobierno central central government2. (principal) mainel personaje central the main charactercentral2 n1. (instalación) power stationvisitamos una central eléctrica we visited a power stationuna central nuclear a nuclear power station2. (sede) head officetienes que llamar a la central you have to telephone the head office
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.