What does centrale in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word centrale in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use centrale in Italian.

The word centrale in Italian means central, centralized, main, central, head office, main office, nuclear reactor, nuclear power station, central, Middle C, middle note, median, center court, nuclear power plant, dairy producer, power plant, power station, hydroelectric power plant, nuclear power plant, operations center, telephone exchange, telephone switchboard, thermal plant, thermoelectric power plant, Central Italy, central computer, mainframe, pasteurized cow's milk, milk from a dairy, central nave, central position, central heating, headquarters, head office, central nervous system, central station, main station. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word centrale

central, centralized

aggettivo (posto al centro, del centro)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
In aereo non mi siedo mai nei posti centrali perché voglio potermi alzare spesso.
I never sit in the central seats on a plane as I like to get up a lot.

main, central

aggettivo (figurato (principale, fondamentale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La questione centrale non è affatto questa.
The key words give meaning to an entire sentence.

head office, main office

sostantivo femminile (centro direttivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per questo tipo di pratiche bisogna rivolgersi alla centrale.
For this type of request you need to contact head office.

nuclear reactor, nuclear power station

sostantivo femminile (complesso produttivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La centrale è chiusa da anni e nessuno si decide a demolirla.
The power station has been closed for years but nobody has taken the initiative to demolish it.

central

aggettivo (nel mezzo di un territorio) (geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vorrei fare un tour di tutti i paesi dell'Europa centrale.
I'd like to make a tour of all central European countries.

Middle C, middle note

aggettivo (musica (nota posta tra gravi ed acute) (musical instrument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sai indicarmi il tasto del do centrale?
Can you show me which note is the middle C?

median

aggettivo (linguistica (di vocale mediana della cavità orale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Per me è impossibile riuscire a distinguere i vari tipi di vocale centrale.
I find it impossible to distinguish the different type of median vowel sounds.

center court

sostantivo maschile (gergale, giornalistico (tennis: campo centrale) (tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al centrale di Wimbledon hanno giocato i migliori tennisti del mondo.
The best tennis players in the world have played on Wimbledon's center court.

nuclear power plant

sostantivo femminile (produzione di energia nucleare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dairy producer

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

power plant, power station

sostantivo femminile (produzione di elettricità)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hydroelectric power plant

sostantivo femminile (elettricità dai flussi d'acqua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nuclear power plant

sostantivo femminile (impianto nucleare)

operations center

(insurance, US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi ha sempre incuriosito la centrale operativa della stazione.

telephone exchange, telephone switchboard

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il guasto alla centrale telefonica creò non pochi disagi alla popolazione.

thermal plant

thermoelectric power plant

Central Italy

central computer, mainframe

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pasteurized cow's milk

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

milk from a dairy

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

central nave

sostantivo femminile (architettura religiosa, grandi edifici (ambiente interno longitudinale)

central position

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

central heating

headquarters, head office

central nervous system

central station, main station

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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