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
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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
* * *
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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