centrer

sɑ̃tʁe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of centrer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

position

tr.

placer quelque chose au milieu d'un espace ou objet

tr.

Il faut centrer le tableau sur le mur.

centraliser

attention

tr.

diriger l'attention ou l'intérêt vers un point précis

tr.

Le professeur centre le cours sur ce chapitre important.

concentrer

focaliser

football

intr.

envoyer le ballon vers le milieu du terrain de jeu

intr.

Le joueur centre le ballon depuis l'aile droite.

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Origin of centrer

français, centrer (mettre au centre)

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centration

alignement

action de placer au centre ou d'ajuster pour centrer

Examples of centrer in a sentence

Le logo doit être centré sur l'étiquette.
Elle centre son attention sur la résolution du problème.
Nous devons centrer le débat sur les faits essentiels.
Il va centrer pour son coéquipier dans la surface.
L'attaquant a centré juste avant la mi-temps.

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English:center, focus, ...
German:zentrieren, fokussieren, ...
Italian:centrare, concentrare, ...
Spanish:centrar, enfocar, ...
Portuguese:centrar, focar, ...
Chinese:居中, 集中注意力, ...
Japanese:中央に置く, 集中させる, ...
Arabic:تمركز, ركّز, ...
Hebrew:לְמַקֵּם בַּמֶּרְכָּז, לְמַקֵּד, ...
Russian:центрировать, сосредотачивать, ...
Ukrainian:центрувати, зосереджувати, ...
Catalan:centrar, focalitzar, ...
Danish:centrere, fokusere, ...
Dutch:centreren, je aandacht richten op, ...
Greek:κεντράρω, επικεντρώνω, ...
Hungarian:középre igazítani, középpontba állítani, ...
Khmer:ដាក់កណ្ដាល, ផ្តោតលើ, ...
Korean:중앙에 놓다, 집중하다, ...
Polish:wyśrodkować, skupić, ...
Portuguese (BR):centralizar, focar, ...
Romanian:a centra, a concentra, ...
Swedish:centrera, fokusera, ...
Thai:วางไว้ตรงกลาง, เน้น, ...
Turkish:ortalamak, odaklamak, ...
Vietnamese:đặt vào giữa, tập trung vào, ...

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