What does centre in French mean?

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

The word centre in French means centre, middle, city centre, town centre, centre, focus, centre, focus, centre, Centre, centre pass, Centre, the Centre region, centre, focus, cross, holiday camp activity leader, in the middle, at the centre of , in the centre of, at the centre of, centre forward, centre forward, even-steven, activity centre, children's activity centre, youth centre, poison centre, poison control centre, car centre, shopping centre, CCAS, cultural centre, reception centre, recreation centre, activity centre, business centre, sheltered workshop, community centre, call centre, vocational college, vocational school, arts centre, centre of attention, landfill site, night shelter, interest, centre of expertise, centre of excellence, control room, screening centre, rehabilitation clinic, detention centre, detention centre, resource centre, school library, continuing education centre, lifelong learning centre, professional training centre, physical fitness centre, management centre, centre of gravity, day care centre, activity centre, children's activity centre, cancer treatment centre, payment centre, profit centre, research centre, recycling centre, rehabilitation centre, physiotherapy centre, rehabilitation centre, fitness centre, detention centre, immigration detention centre, detention centre, immigration detention centre, health centre, fire station, selection centre, conference centre, conference facility, educational support centre, community learning centre, table centrepiece, wastewater treatment plant, sewage treatment plant, sorting office, mail sorting office, waste sorting centre, refuse sorting centre, recycling centre, holiday centre, holiday resort, decision-making centre, policy centre, tax office, centre of 's world, riding school, centre left, seaside heliotherapy centre, riding stables, historic centre, general hospital, hospital complex, mental health unit, university hospital, veterinary clinic, health centre, nerve centre, nerve centre, learning centre, after-school centre, after-school club, Pompidou Centre, central server, community center, social center, community centre, university campus, town centre, village centre, centre-right, western central, Central West, city centre, town centre, in the town centre, in the city centre, data centre, right in the town centre, right in the city centre, play centre forward, think the world revolves around you, think everything revolves around you. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word centre

centre

nom masculin (milieu parfait) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les points d'un cercle sont à égale distance du centre.
All the points of a circle are the same distance from the centre.

middle

nom masculin (zone au milieu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La table est au centre de la pièce.
The table is in the middle of the room.

city centre, town centre

nom masculin (cœur d'une ville) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aime faire mes courses dans le centre.
I like doing my shopping downtown.

centre

nom masculin (lieu de rassemblement) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mairie ouvre un centre d'hébergement pour les sinistrés.
The town hall is opening an emergency accommodation centre for the disaster victims.

focus

nom masculin (point essentiel) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette question est le centre du débat.
This question is the focus of the debate.

centre

nom masculin (organisme) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le CNRS est le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
The CNRS is the French National Centre for Scientific Research.

focus

nom masculin (point principal) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette question est le centre de nos préoccupations.
This issue is at the heart of our concerns.

centre, Centre

nom masculin (Politique : entre la gauche et la droite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'élection se joue entre un candidat de gauche et un candidat du centre.
The election is being played out between a candidate from the Left and a candidate from the Centre.

centre pass

nom masculin (Sports : passe vers le milieu) (UK: sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ailier ajusta un centre, repris de la tête.
The winger aimed a centre pass, which was headed on.

Centre, the Centre region

nom propre masculin (France (région Centre) (French region)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai grandi dans le Centre (or: dans la région Centre) mais maintenant, je travaille en région parisienne.
I grew up in Centre (or: the Centre region), but now I work in the greater Paris area.

centre

verbe transitif (placer au centre) (UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Centre le tableau sur le mur.
Centre the picture on the wall.

focus

verbe transitif (orienter vers)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le photographe centra son appareil photo sur la vedette.
The photographer focused his camera on the celebrity.

cross

verbe transitif (Sports : ramener vers l'axe central) (Sports)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'ailier centra le ballon pour l'attaquant, qui marqua le but.
The winger crossed the ball for the striker, who scored the goal.

holiday camp activity leader

(personne encadrant des enfants)

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

in the middle

locution adverbiale (au milieu)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les enfants faisaient une ronde avec les animateurs au centre.
The children made a circle with the group leaders in the middle.

at the centre of , in the centre of

(au milieu de) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les églises se trouvent souvent au centre de la ville.

at the centre of

(figuré (impliqué dans [qch]) (UK, figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce sénateur est au centre de ce scandale.

centre forward

nom masculin et féminin (Sports : attaquant) (UK, Sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Michel Platini était un avant-centre.

centre forward

adjectif (Sports : au poste d'attaquant) (UK, Sport)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le joueur avant-centre a marqué les deux seuls buts du match.

even-steven

locution adverbiale (égalité)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'arbitre annonce trois partout, balle au centre.

activity centre, children's activity centre

nom masculin (France, vieilli (structure d'accueil d'enfants) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants passeront les vacances en centre aéré.
The children will spend their holidays at the activity centre.

youth centre

nom masculin (structure d'accueil pour adolescents) (UK)

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

poison centre

nom masculin (centre d'information sur les toxiques) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le centre antipoison informe sur les risques toxiques des produits industriels ou naturels.

poison control centre

nom masculin (service d'aide médicale)

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

car centre

nom masculin (sorte de garage) (UK)

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

shopping centre

nom masculin (galerie marchande) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un centre commercial réunit sous un même toit un ensemble de commerces de détail.
Shopping centres combine a collection of retail outlets under one roof.

CCAS

nom masculin (structure publique locale) (French, acronym)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les centres communaux d'action sociale instruisent les demandes d'aide sociale.

cultural centre

nom masculin (structure promouvant la culture) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le centre culturel organise une exposition avec la ville jumelle.
The cultural centre is organizing an exhibition with the twin town.

reception centre

nom masculin (centre social) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un centre d'accueil est ouvert après l'école.
A welcome center is open after school.

recreation centre, activity centre

nom masculin (structure d'accueil d'enfants) (UK)

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

business centre

nom masculin (immeuble de bureaux pour plusieurs sociétés) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Défense est un centre d'affaires de Paris qui compte 2500 entreprises.

sheltered workshop

nom masculin (structure médico-sociale publique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les centres d'aide par le travail fournissent du travail aux handicapés moteurs.

community centre

nom masculin (maison socio-culturelle) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreux groupes culturels se retrouvent dans des centres d'animation.

call centre

nom masculin (plateau téléphonique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En appelant ce centre d'appels, le client peut résoudre les problèmes liés à son portable par exemple.

vocational college, vocational school

nom masculin (école de formation professionnelle) (education)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il pourra suivre sa formation de boulanger dans un centre d'apprentissage.

arts centre

nom masculin (lieu d'exposition contemporaine) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un centre d'art va être créé à l'endroit de ce hangar désaffecté.

centre of attention

nom masculin (point principal) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit nouveau était le centre d'attention de la réunion.

landfill site

nom masculin (décharge homologuée)

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

night shelter

nom masculin (foyer nocturne pour SDF)

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

interest

nom masculin (préoccupation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les seuls centres d'intérêt de Thomas sont les filles et le football.
Thomas' only interests are girls and football.

centre of expertise, centre of excellence

nom masculin (établissement d'habiletés spécifiques) (UK)

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

control room

nom masculin (astronautique : poste de commandement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans une mission spatiale, un lancement ou une opération orbitale se font à partir du centre de contrôle.

screening centre

nom masculin (laboratoire d'analyses médiclaes) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les hôpitaux il y a un centre de dépistage pour rechercher différentes maladies chez un malade.

rehabilitation clinic

nom masculin (centre de sevrage de drogue) (for drug addicts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le juge a laissé le choix au drogué d'aller en prison ou d'aller dans un centre de désintoxication.

detention centre

nom masculin (centre privatif de liberté) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les centres de détention accueillent les détenus ayant de bonnes chances de réinsertion.

detention centre

nom masculin (prison) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les médias utilisent souvent le terme de centre de détention comme synonyme de prison.

resource centre

nom masculin (sorte de bibliothèque) (UK)

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

school library

nom masculin (médiathèque scolaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aujourd'hui, il y a un centre de documentation et d'information dans tous les lycées et collèges de France.

continuing education centre, lifelong learning centre

nom masculin (institut de formation pour salariés) (UK)

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

professional training centre

nom masculin (institut professionnalisant) (UK)

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

physical fitness centre

nom masculin (salle de sport) (UK)

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

management centre

nom masculin (établissement gérant [qch]) (UK)

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

centre of gravity

nom masculin (point d'équilibre) (UK)

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

day care centre

nom masculin (structure de socialisation en journée) (UK)

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

activity centre, children's activity centre

nom masculin (centre aéré) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comme nous travaillons tous les deux pendant les vacances scolaires, nous mettons nos enfants dans un centre de loisirs.

cancer treatment centre

nom masculin (institut de recherche) (UK)

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

payment centre

nom masculin (organisme auquel payer [qch]) (UK)

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

profit centre

nom masculin (structure autonome d'entreprise) (UK: business)

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

research centre

nom masculin (structure de recherche scientifique) (UK)

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

recycling centre

nom masculin (structure de recyclage) (UK)

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

rehabilitation centre, physiotherapy centre

nom masculin (établissement de soin) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après son opération de la jambe, Pierre est parti dans un centre de rééducation pour réapprendre à marcher.

rehabilitation centre

nom masculin (accueil pour [qqn] avec problèmes sociaux) (UK)

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

fitness centre

nom masculin (salle de sport) (UK)

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

detention centre, immigration detention centre

nom masculin (lieu d'accueil d'étrangers) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les immigrés illégaux sont transférés dans des centres de rétention.

detention centre, immigration detention centre

nom masculin (lieu d'accueil des immigrés illégaux) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les centres de rétention administratives sont critiqués notamment pour le manque d'accès au droit offert à ses détenus.

health centre

nom masculin (regroupement de spécialistes de santé) (UK)

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

fire station

nom masculin (France (caserne de pompiers)

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

selection centre

(armée : structure de sélection) (UK: military)

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

conference centre, conference facility

nom masculin (lieu d'accueil de séminaires) (UK)

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

educational support centre, community learning centre

nom masculin (organisme de cours particuliers) (UK)

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

table centrepiece

nom masculin (décoration pour centre de table) (UK)

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

wastewater treatment plant, sewage treatment plant

nom masculin (station d'épuration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans chaque ville un centre de traitement des eaux usées est géré par la municipalité.

sorting office, mail sorting office

nom masculin (tri du courrier postal) (UK)

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

waste sorting centre, refuse sorting centre, recycling centre

nom masculin (tri des déchets) (UK)

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

holiday centre

nom masculin (type d'hébergement touristique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On peut organiser un séjour familial ou éducatif dans un centre de vacances.

holiday resort

nom masculin (village de vacances)

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

decision-making centre, policy centre

nom masculin (organisme de décision) (UK)

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

tax office

nom masculin (siège des impôts)

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

centre of 's world

nom masculin (figuré (chose la plus importante) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son travail est le centre du monde.
His work is the center of his world.

riding school

nom masculin (structure où monter à cheval)

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

centre left

nom masculin (courant politique) (UK)

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

seaside heliotherapy centre

nom masculin (établissement thermal marin) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un centre héliomarin est un centre de soins situé à proximité de la mer.

riding stables

nom masculin (structure où monter à cheval)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

historic centre

nom masculin (cœur ancien d'une ville) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le centre historique de Troyes est en forme de bouchon de champagne.

general hospital, hospital complex

nom masculin (hôpital)

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

mental health unit

nom masculin (hôpital psychiatrique) (psychiatric care)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet infirmier travaille dans ce centre hospitalier spécialisé.

university hospital

nom masculin (hôpital lié à une université)

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

veterinary clinic

nom masculin (établissement pour soigner les animaux) (animal hospital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son chien ayant été renversé par une voiture, il a dû le transporter au centre hospitalier vétérinaire.
His dog was run over by a car, so he had to take it to the vet's.

health centre

nom masculin (structure regroupant des médecins) (UK)

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

nerve centre

nom masculin (figuré (noyau d'un dispositif) (UK)

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

nerve centre

nom masculin (zone principale) (UK)

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

learning centre

nom masculin (structure de pédagogie) (UK)

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

after-school centre, after-school club

nom masculin (activité hors temps scolaire) (UK)

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

Pompidou Centre

nom propre masculin (centre national d'art) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le centre Pompidou porte le nom de son créateur, grand amateur d'art contemporain.

central server

nom masculin (hébergeur de serveurs) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un centre serveur est un pôle de traitement des données.

community center, social center

nom masculin (structure d'aide sociale) (US)

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

community centre

nom masculin (lieu de rencontre et de culture) (UK)

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

university campus

nom masculin (subdivision d'université) (mainly UK)

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

town centre, village centre

nom masculin (au centre du village) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je prends toujours mon pain à la boulangerie du centre-bourg.

centre-right

nom masculin (courant politique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le centre-droit est composé de conservateurs modérés.

western central

adjectif (relatif à une région centrale ouest)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
De fortes pluies sont annoncées dans la région centre-ouest.

Central West

nom propre masculin (région de la Nouvelles-Galles) (Australian region)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Situé dans l'état australien de Nouvelles-Galles, le Centre-Ouest se trouve, contrairement à ce que son nom indique, au sud-est du pays.

city centre, town centre

nom masculin (quartier central) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ne passez pas par le centre-ville à l'heure de pointe. J'habite en centre-ville.
Don't drive through downtown at rush hour.

in the town centre, in the city centre

locution adverbiale (en ville) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il y a toujours des bouchons dans le centre-ville.
There are always traffic jams in the city centre.

data centre

nom masculin (anglicisme, jargon (gros centre de stockage informatique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Google possède un data centre à Hamina en Finlande.

right in the town centre, right in the city centre

locution adverbiale (au cœur de la cité) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Laurence habite en plein centre-ville.

play centre forward

locution verbale (Sports : avoir un poste d'avant-centre) (Soccer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

think the world revolves around you, think everything revolves around you

locution verbale (figuré (se croire important)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce footballeur se croit le centre du monde.

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