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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
center,
centre,
US: center n | (middle) | midden, centrum nw het |
| | The boy stood in the center of the circle. |
center [sth],
also UK: centre [sth]⇒ vtr | (move to middle) | naar het midden brengen overg.uitdr. |
| | | centreren overg. ww |
| | He centered the painting on the wall. |
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center,
centre,
US: center n | (gathering place) | centrum nw het |
| | The old ladies met at the senior center. |
center,
centre,
US: center n | (main site for) | centrum, bolwerk nw het |
| | That city is the manufacturing center of the state. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| center nw de | (middelpunt) (UK) | centre n |
| | (US) | center n |
| | | middle n |
| centrum nw het | (middelpunt) (UK) | centre n |
| | (US) | center n |
| midden nw het, ont. | (plaats, punt) | middle n |
| | (UK) | centre n |
| | (US) | center n |
| centrum nw de | (midden van de stad) (UK) | centre n |
| | (US) | center n |
| centrum nw het | (politiek: midden) (UK) | centre n |
| | (US) | center n |
| hartje nw het | figuurlijk (binnenste, centrum) (figurative) | heart n |
| | (UK) | centre n |
| | (US) | center n |
| hart nw het | figuurlijk (midden, centrum) (figurative) | heart n |
| | (UK) | centre n |
| | (US) | center n |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (be based on, concerned with) | draaien om ww+vz |
| | | zich richten op wk.ww+vz |
center in on [sth] (US),
centre in on [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (focus on) | inzoomen op ww+vz |
| | Now that the camera's shown us the whole pitch, centre in on just the coach. |
center on [sb/sth] (US),
centre on [sb/sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (have as main purpose) | draaien om, draaien rond ww+vz |
| | My grandfather's life centered on his family. |
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business center (US),
business centre (UK) n | (town: commercial district) | zakencentrum nw het |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer player) (voetbal) | centrale verdediger nw de |
center of activity,
UK: centre of activity n | US (where action takes place) | centrum van activiteit nw het |
| | The Telegraph Station in Alice Springs became the centre of activity in the area. |
center of attention,
UK: centre of attention n | US (focal point) (letterlijk) | middelpunt van de belangstelling frase |
| | The UAE was the centre of attention as the region's biggest football tournament came to the country. |
center of attention,
UK: centre of attention n | US, figurative (focus of interest) (figuurlijk) | middelpunt van de belangstelling frase |
| | The painting was the centre of attention at the exhibition. |
center of gravity,
UK: centre of gravity n | US, formal (where weight is balanced) (letterlijk) | zwaartepunt nw het |
| | The position of the centre of gravity affects the stability of an object. |
center of gravity,
UK: centre of gravity n | US, figurative (person: focus of activity) (figuurlijk) | zwaartepunt nw het |
| | The Asia-Pacific region has become the centre of gravity for the world economy. |
center yourself (US),
centre yourself (UK) vtr + refl | (make yourself calm, focused) | zich concentreren, zich focussen wk.ww |
control center (US),
control centre (UK) n | (operational hub) | centrale nw de |
| | | controle centrum nw het |
cost center (US),
cost centre (UK) n | (business) | kostencentrum nw het |
exhibition center (US),
exhibition centre (UK) n | (conference and sports venue) | congrescentrum nw het |
| | | beurshal nw de |
| home center n | US (large store) | warenhuis nw het |
in the center (US),
in the centre (UK) adv | (in the middle) | in het midden bw |
in the center of [sth] (US),
in the centre of [sth] (UK) prep | (in the middle of) | middenin vz |
left of center,
left-of-center (US),
left of centre,
left-of-centre (UK) adj | figurative (offbeat, original) | merkwaardig bn |
| Opmerking: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. | left of center,
left-of-center (US),
left of centre,
left-of-centre (UK) adj | figurative (moderately left wing) (politiek, figuurlijk) | links van het midden bw |
| | We now have a left-of-center government, but it's still nothing like socialist. |
off-center (US),
off-centre (UK) adj | (to the side of center) | excentrisch bn |
profit center (US),
profit centre (UK) n | (part of business organization) (anglicisme) | profit center nw het |
right-of-center (US),
right-of-centre (UK) adj | (politics: conservative) (politiek) | rechts van het midden frase |
service center (US),
service centre (UK) n | (repair shop) | reparatiedienst nw de |
take center stage (US),
take centre stage (UK) expr | figurative (be the focus of attention) | in het middelpunt van de belangstelling staan onoverg.uitdr. |
| | London took centre stage in 2012 when it hosted the Olympic Games. |
visitor center,
tourist information center (US),
visitors' centre,
tourist information centre (UK) n | (tourist information office) | bezoekerscentrum nw het |
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