centered

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
centered (US), centred (UK) adj	(placed in the middle of [sth]) (en el medio)	centrado/a adj
	The image is not perfectly centered on the page.
centered adj	figurative (secure, grounded)	centrado/a adj
	(figurado)	con los pies en la tierra loc adj
	My family helps keep me centered.
centered, -centered (US), centred, -centred (UK) adj	(with a given kind of center)	con centro loc adj
		con centro de 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])	centrado en adj + prep
Note: Used in combination
	This school takes a child-centred approach to learning.

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
center (US), centre (UK) n	(middle)	centro nm
		medio nm
	The boy stood in the center of the circle.
	El chico se puso en el centro del círculo.
center (US), centre (UK) n	(main site)	centro nm
	That city is the manufacturing center of the state.
	La ciudad es el centro manufacturero del estado.
center (US), centre (UK) n	(town: central area)	centro nm
	At the centre of the town is the Town Hall.
	El ayuntamiento está en el centro del pueblo.
center (US), centre (UK) n	(facility) (instalaciones, edificio)	centro nm
	(lugar de reunión)	centro social loc nom m
	(para deportes, espectáculos)	facilidades, instalaciones nfpl
	The old ladies met at the senior center.
	Las ancianas se reunieron en el centro para mayores.
center (US), centre (UK) n	(basketball position)	pivote nm
	Yao Ming played center for the Houston Rockets.
	Yao Ming jugó como pivote para los Houston Rockets.
center (US), centre (UK) n	(chocolate, etc.: filling)	relleno nm
		centro nm
	These chocolates all have soft centres.
	Todos estos bombones tienen relleno suave.
center (US), centre (UK) n	(sports position)	mediocampista n común
		centrocampista n común
	Dan is the best center the team has ever had.
	Dan es el mejor mediocampista que ha tenido el equipo.
center [sth] (US), centre [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr	(move to middle)	centrar⇒ vtr
	He centered the painting on the wall.
	Centró el cuadro en la pared.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
center on [sth] (US), center around [sth], centre on [sth], centre around [sth] (UK) vi + prep	(focus on)	concentrarse en v prnl + prep
		centrarse en v prnl + prep
	The film's plot centres on a falling-out between two friends.
center around [sth] (US), centre around [sth] (UK) vi + prep	(cluster around)	rodear a vtr + prep
		agruparse alrededor de loc verb
center yourself (US), centre yourself (UK) vtr + refl	(make yourself calm, focused)	centrarse⇒ v prnl
		concentrarse⇒ v prnl
	Meditating every morning helps me to center myself.
	Meditar todas las mañanas me ayuda a centrarme.

Locuciones verbales center \| ~~centered~~
Inglés		Español
center around [sth] (US), centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep	(be based on, concerned with)	girar alrededor de loc verb
		girar en torno a loc verb
center in on [sth] (US), centre in on [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep	(focus on)	enfocar a vtr + prep
	Now that the camera's shown us the whole pitch, centre in on just the coach.
	Ahora que la cámara nos muestra todo el campo, quiero que enfoque solo al entrenador.
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)	centrar⇒ vtr
		concentrar⇒ vtr
	His talk centered on one key issue.
	Centró su discurso en un tema principal.
center on [sb/sth] (US), centre on [sb/sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep	(have as main purpose)	centrarse en v prnl + prep
		basarse en v prnl + prep
		girar en torno a loc verb
	My grandfather's life centered on his family.
	La vida de mi abuelo se centró en su familia.

Compound Forms: centered \| center
Inglés		Español
client-centered therapy (US), client-centred therapy (UK) n	(psychology)	psicoterapia centrada en el paciente nf + loc adj
learner-centered (US), learner-centred (UK) adj	(focused on students)	centrado en el alumno loc adj
self-centered (US), self-centred (UK) adj	(concerned only with yourself)	egocéntrico/a adj
		egoísta adj
	I'm so tired of your self-centered behavior!
	¡Estoy cansada de tu conducta egocéntrica!
	¡Estoy cansada de tu conducta egoísta!

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