central

central
central [ˈsentrəl]
adjective
[courtyard, control, character] central ; [house, location, office] proche du centre-ville ; [planning] centralisé ; [fact, role] essentiel
• central London le centre de Londres
• to be central to sth [person] jouer un rôle essentiel dans qch ; [thing] être au centre de qch
► Central African adjective centrafricain
► Central African Republic noun République f centrafricaine
► Central America noun Amérique f centrale
► Central Europe noun Europe f centrale
► Central European adjective d'Europe centrale
► central government noun gouvernement m central
► central heating noun chauffage m central
► central locking noun [of car] verrouillage m centralisé
► central nervous system noun système m nerveux central
► central reservation noun (British) [of road] terre-plein m central
* * *
['sentrəl] 1.
Central proper noun (also Central Region) (Hist: in Scotland) la région Central
2.
adjective
1) (in the middle) central

central London — le centre de Londres

2) (in the town centre) situé en centre-ville
3) (key) principal

central to — essentiel à

4) Administration, Politics central

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