center
gb/sˈɛntɚ/ us/sˈɛntɚ/
A1
אנגלית
~ 500
közép, központ, középre helyez, középre tesz, középre igazít, összpontosít, középpontjában áll
שם עצם
A1
1
תבנית שימוש:
the center of [something]
The statue stands in the center of the park.
A szobor a park közepén áll.
She placed the vase in the center of the table.
A vázát az asztal közepére tette.
The city center is always busy on weekends.
Draw a dot in the exact center of the circle.
He stood at the center of the stage.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The ball is in the center of the room.
A labda a szoba közepén van.
I live near the center of the city.
A városközpont közelében lakom.
The cake has cream in the center.
We met in the center of the park.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'center' with 'middle' in expressions like 'in the middle of nowhere', which is not usually replaced by 'center'.
משמעות
middle point or part
צירופים
center of attention
|shopping center
|center of town
|center circle
|center point
מילים נרדפות
middle (More general; can be used in both physical and abstract contexts.)
הפכים
edge (Refers to the outer limit or boundary, opposite of the middle.)
נושאים
geometry
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
The middle part of something, the same distance from all sides.
The point or part that is equally distant from all sides, edges, or ends of something.
פועל
A2
2
תבנית שימוש:
to center [something] [somewhere]
Center the title on the page before printing.
Nyomtatás előtt igazítsd középre a címet az oldalon.
She centered her chair in front of the desk.
A székét az íróasztal elé, középre igazította.
Please center the photo on the wall.
The coach told him to center the ball.
He centered the image on the screen.
דוגמאות ללומדים
Center the cake on the table.
Tedd a tortát az asztal közepére.
Please center your name on the paper.
Kérlek, írd a nevedet a papír közepére.
She centered her bed in the room.
We centered the TV on the wall.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'center' with 'focus' when talking about attention rather than physical placement.
משמעות
place in the middle
צירופים
center text
|center a picture
|center the ball
מילים נרדפות
align (In technical contexts, can mean to arrange along a line rather than just in the middle.)
הפכים
off-center (Placed away from the middle position.)
נושאים
daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To put something in the middle of an area or space.
To position something so that it is equally distant from all sides or edges.
שם עצם
A2
3
központ
B1
The new shopping center opened last month.
Az új bevásárlóközpont a múlt hónapban nyílt meg.
He works at a research center downtown.
Egy belvárosi kutatóközpontban dolgozik.
The sports center has a swimming pool and gym.
Our community center offers free classes.
The city built a new cultural center.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I go to the sports center every week.
Minden héten járok a sportközpontba.
She works at a call center.
Egy telefonos ügyfélszolgálati központban dolgozik.
We meet at the community center.
The new shopping center is big.
משמעות
main place for activities
צירופים
sports center
|community center
|call center
מילים נרדפות
hub (Informal; often used for places that are busy and connected to many things.)
הפכים
periphery (Outer area far from main activities.)
נושאים
business
|daily life
|work
הגדרה
A main place where people do a certain activity or get services.
A place where a particular activity or service is concentrated or organized.
פועל
B1
4
תבנית שימוש:
to center [something] on [something]
The discussion centered on climate change.
A megbeszélés középpontjában a klímaváltozás állt.
His research centers on renewable energy.
Kutatása a megújuló energiára összpontosít.
We should center our efforts on helping those in need.
Her speech centered around education reform.
This movie centers on a young woman's journey.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The class centered on grammar today.
A mai órán a nyelvtan volt a középpontban.
Her talk centered on health.
Az előadása főleg az egészségről szólt.
We will center on this topic tomorrow.
My work centers on teaching children.
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners overuse 'around' instead of 'on' after 'center', though both can be correct in informal English.
משמעות
focus attention or effort
צירופים
center efforts on
|center discussion on
מילים נרדפות
focus (More common and general for directing attention.)
הפכים
distract (To draw attention away from something.)
נושאים
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To give most attention or effort to one thing.
To direct one's attention, efforts, or activities toward a particular thing.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
center
IPA
GB/sˈɛntɚ/
US/sˈɛntɚ/
הברות והטעמה
cen - ter (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (cen)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: center
- Variant Spelling: centre
- Plural: centers
Verb
- Base: center
- Variant Spelling: centre
- 3rd Person Singular: centers
- Present Participle: centering
- Past: centered
משפחת מילים
Forms
Core family
central
adjective A2
centrally
adverb
Related words
centerpiece
noun
Negative and opposite forms
decentralize
verb C1
Advanced or less common
centralization
noun C1
centrality
noun
דגשים
- Spelling Variant: centre Verb
- Spelling Variant: centre Noun
ביטויים
center of attention
1/sˈɛntɚ əv ətˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
main focus of interest
The person or thing that everyone is looking at or talking about.
דוגמאות
- She was the center of attention at the party.
- The strange painting became the center of attention in the gallery.
center stage
1/sˈɛntɚ stˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
most important position or role
The most important place or role in an event or situation.
דוגמאות
- Education took center stage during the debate.
- The singer moved to center stage for her solo.
in the center of
1/ˈɪn ðə sˈɛntɚ əv/
fixed phrase
in middle part of something
In the middle area of something.
דוגמאות
- There is a fountain in the center of the park.
- He sat in the center of the room.