| Główne tłumaczenia |
center,
centre,
US: center n | (middle) | środek m |
| | The boy stood in the center of the circle. |
| | Chłopiec stał w środku koła. |
center,
UK: centre n | US (main site) | centrum n |
| | | główny punkt przym. + m |
| | That city is the manufacturing center of the state. |
center,
UK: centre n | US (town: central area) | centrum n |
| | | punkt centralny m + przym. |
| | At the centre of the town is the Town Hall. |
center,
UK: centre n | US (facility) | ośrodek m |
| | | centrum n |
| | The old ladies met at the senior center. |
center,
UK: centre n | US (basketball position) | pozycja środkowego ż + m |
| | Yao Ming played center for the Houston Rockets. |
center,
UK: centre n | US (chocolate, etc.: filling) | nadzienie n |
| | | środek m |
| | These chocolates all have soft centres. |
center (US),
centre (UK) n | (sports position) | środkowy przym. |
| | Dan is the best center the team has ever had. |
center [sth],
also UK: centre [sth]⇒ vtr | (move to middle) | wyśrodkować dk. |
| | | umieścić na środku zwrot dk. |
| | He centered the painting on the wall. |
Czasowniki złożone
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center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (be based on, concerned with) | koncentrować się wokół czegoś zwr. ndk. |
center in on [sth] (US),
centre in on [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (focus on) | skierować na dk. + przyim. |
| | 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) | koncentrować się na kimś/czymś, koncentrować się wokół kogoś/czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | skoncentrować się na kimś/czymś, skoncentrować się wokół kogoś/czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | My grandfather's life centered on his family. |
Formy złożone:
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administrative center (US),
administrative centre (UK) n | (county: main town) | ośrodek administracyjny m + przym. |
business center (US),
business centre (UK) n | (town: commercial district) | centrum biznesowe m + przym. |
call center (US),
call centre (UK) n | (phone-in service) | centrum telefoniczne n + przym. |
| | If you need technical support you can contact the call center. |
center forward (US),
centre forward (UK) n | (soccer position) | środkowy napastnik przym. + m |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer player) | środkowy obrońca przym. + m |
| | (slang) | stoper m |
center of activity,
UK: centre of activity n | US (where action takes place) | centrum aktywności n + ż |
| | | centrum działania n + n |
| | 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) | centrum uwagi n + ż |
| | 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) | centrum uwagi n + ż |
| | The painting was the centre of attention at the exhibition. |
center of gravity,
UK: centre of gravity n | US, formal (where weight is balanced) | środek ciężkości m + ż |
| | 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) | środek ciężkości m + ż |
| | The Asia-Pacific region has become the centre of gravity for the world economy. |
child care center,
childcare center (US),
day nursery,
childcare centre (UK) n | (day nursery) | żłobek i przedszkole wyr. |
| | Many companies have an on-site child care center for their employees' children. |
city center (US),
city centre,
town centre (UK) n | (town: central area) | centrum miasta n + n |
| | I don't want to drive through the city center in rush hour. |
community center (US),
community centre (UK) n | (local venue) | centrum kultury n + ż |
| | | dom kultury m + ż |
| | The summer program at the community center keeps the kids off the streets. |
control center (US),
control centre (UK) n | (operational hub) | centrum sterowania n + n |
cost center (US),
cost centre (UK) n | (business) | dział kalkulacji kosztów wyr. |
detention center (US),
detention centre (UK) n | (holding facility) | izba zatrzymań ż + n, l.mn. |
| | Delinquents arrested in Los Angeles are taken to a detention center before their hearings. |
exhibition center (US),
exhibition centre (UK) n | (conference and sports venue) | centrum wystawiennicze n + przym. |
| home center n | US (large store) | centrum handlowe z wyposażeniem dla domu wyr. |
in the center (US),
in the centre (UK) adv | (in the middle) | w centrum przyim. + n |
| | | w środku przyim. + m |
in the center of [sth] (US),
in the centre of [sth] (UK) prep | (in the middle of) | w centrum czegoś przyim. + n |
| | | w środku czegoś przyim. + m |
| | (pomieszczenie) | na środku czegoś przyim. + m |
information center (US),
information centre (UK) n | (help desk, office) | centrum informacji n + ż |
| | (potoczny) | informacja ż |
profit center (US),
profit centre (UK) n | (part of business organization) (część firmy na własnym rozrachunku) | centrum zysku n + m |
right-of-center (US),
right-of-centre (UK) adj | (politics: conservative) | prawicowy przym. |
service center (US),
service centre (UK) n | (repair shop) | centrum serwisowe n + przym. |
shopping center,
shopping centre n | (covered retail centre) | centrum handlowe n + przym. |
throw [sb] off center (US),
throw [sb] off centre (UK) v expr | figurative (disorient) | zbijać kogoś z tropu zwrot ndk. |
| | | zbić kogoś z tropu zwrot dk. |
| | It threw me off center when my parents told me to pack my bags. |
visitor center,
tourist information center (US),
visitors' centre,
tourist information centre (UK) n | (tourist information office) | centrum informacji turystycznej wyr. |