| Principales traductions |
centered (US),
centred (UK) adj | (placed in the middle of [sth]) | centré adj |
| | The image is not perfectly centered on the page. |
| centered adj | figurative (secure, grounded) | équilibré adj |
| | | en paix avec soi-même loc adj |
| | My family helps keep me centered. |
centered,
-centered (US),
centred,
-centred (UK) adj | (with a given kind of center) (nourriture) | au cœur [qch] loc adj |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | Josie has eaten all the soft-centered chocolates out of the selection box. |
centered,
-centered (US),
centred,
-centred (UK) adj | (focused on [sth], [sb]) | centré sur [qch/qqn] adj + prép |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | This school takes a child-centred approach to learning. |
| Principales traductions |
center (US),
centre (UK) n | (middle) (partie centrale) | centre nm |
| | | milieu nm |
| | The boy stood in the center of the circle. |
| | Le garçon se tenait au centre du cercle. |
| | Le garçon se tenait au milieu du cercle. |
center (US),
centre (UK) n | (main site) (site principal) | pôle nm |
| | (figuré) | cœur nm |
| | That city is the manufacturing center of the state. |
| | Cette ville est le pôle industriel de la région. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. La Lorraine a été longtemps le cœur sidérurgique de la France. |
center (US),
centre (UK) n | (town: central area) (d'une ville) | centre nm |
| | At the centre of the town is the Town Hall. |
| | Au centre de la ville se trouve la mairie. |
center (US),
centre (UK) n | (facility) (lieu de rencontre) | centre nm |
| | (pour jeunes, personnes âgées,...) | foyer nm |
| | The old ladies met at the senior center. |
| | Les vieilles dames se sont rencontrées au centre d'accueil pour personnes âgées. |
| | Les vieilles dames se sont rencontrées au foyer du troisième âge. |
center (US),
centre (UK) n | (basketball position) (Basket-ball : position) | pivot nm |
| | Yao Ming played center for the Houston Rockets. |
| | Yao Ming joue pivot pour les Houston Rockets. |
center (US),
centre (UK) n | (chocolate, etc.: filling) (nourriture) | cœur nm |
| | These chocolates all have soft centres. |
| | Ces chocolats ont un cœur fondant. |
center (US),
centre (UK) n | (sports position) (Sports : joueur) | centre nm |
| | Dan is the best center the team has ever had. |
center [sth] (US),
centre [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (move to middle) (placer au centre) | centrer⇒ vtr |
| | He centered the painting on the wall. |
| | Il centra le tableau sur le mur. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
center on [sth] (US),
center around [sth],
centre on [sth],
centre around [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (focus on) | se concentrer sur v pron + prép |
| | The film's plot centres on a falling-out between two friends. |
center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (cluster around) | se concentrer sur v pron + prép |
center yourself (US),
centre yourself (UK) vtr + refl | (make yourself calm, focused) | se recentrer⇒ v pron |
| | Meditating every morning helps me to center myself. |
Verbes à particule
center | centered | centred |
center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (be based on, concerned with) (figuré) | tourner autour, graviter autour vi + prép |
center in on [sth] (US),
centre in on [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (focus on) | se centrer sur v pron |
| | (Cinéma, Télévision) | zoomer sur, faire un zoom sur loc v |
| | Now that the camera's shown us the whole pitch, centre in on just the coach. |
| | Maintenant que la caméra a bien balayé le terrain, fais juste un zoom sur l'entraîneur. |
center on [sb/sth],
center upon [sb/sth] (US),
centre on [sb/sth],
centre upon [sb/sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (have as main topic) | être axé sur [qch] loc v |
| | | s'articuler autour de [qch] v pron + prép |
| | | tourner autour de [qch] vi + prép |
| | His talk centered on one key issue. |
center on [sb/sth] (US),
centre on [sb/sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (have as main purpose) (figuré) | être axé sur [qch] loc v |
| | | s'articuler autour de [qch] v pron + prép |
| | | tourner autour de [qch] vi + prép |
| | My grandfather's life centered on his family. |