Center in spanish
pronunciation: θentɹ̩ɑɹ̩ part of speech: noun
center = Véase centre.
centre [center, -USA]1 = centro. [Pincha en o para ver otras palabras que presentan esta variación en su terminación final según sean del inglés británico o del inglés americano]
Example: The apartment direction is situated in a popular housing estate, near the centre, but nevertheless in a quiet location.more:
» business centre = centro financiero.
Example: Our hotel convenient location in the heart of the new business centre of the city enables you to travel to your business meetings with ease.» business centre = business centre. [Espacio con diferentes tipos de dispositivos de telecomunicaciones que algunos hoteles ofrecen a sus clientes para ayudarles principalmete a realizar sus transacciones comerciales]
Example: Our well-equipped business centre is open 24 hours a day and provides all the necessary services you could wish for.» centre-back = defensa central.
Example: Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has admitted he was upset at being overlooked for the captaincy by the coach.» centre of attention = centro de atención.
Example: Gimmicky events are not very useful: they entertain for a while but do not put book buying and reading at the center of attention.» centre of gravity = centro de gravedad.
Example: Theoretically travel distances will be reduced to a minimum if the building is a cube and on entry users are brought quickly to the centre of gravity.» centre of, the = centro de, el. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.» centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA] = centro, núcleo.
Example: In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.» centre stage = centro de atención, primer plano.
Example: The European Community's highly visible campaign to establish a unified economy by the end of 1992 has brought the EC to the centre stage of world affairs.» centre stage = centro del escenario, mitad del escenario.
Example: Stopping at the lectern to say thanks, he then walked to center stage, took off his tie and coat, and dropped them to the floor.» city centre = centro de la ciudad, centro urbano.
Example: Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre.» left, right and centre = sin dar basto, todo el tiempo, por todos lados.
Example: It hasn't helped that the Americans are being so unilateralist and pulling out of treaties left, right and centre.» population centre = foco de población.
Example: What was clear from the analysis was that major population centres such as Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Hull and York (all of which are university towns) had what might be called 'good' bookshop provision.» slap-bang in the centre (of) = justo en el centro (de), justo en el medio (de), en el mismo centro (de).
Example: After all, how many other cities of over 100000 inhabitants can boast a big oil refinery slap-bang in the centre?.» smack in the centre (of) = justo en el centro (de), justo en el medio (de), en el mismo centro (de).
Example: Now at the beginning of fall a new construction site is appearing and it's smack in the centre of town.» town centre = centro del pueblo, centro urbano.
Example: Suburban branches can be replaced by one central library in the nearest town centre.» urban centre = centro urbano.
Example: The greenbelt policy is to protect open land around larger urban centres from urban sprawl, and maintain the area for forestry and agriculture as well as to provide habitat to wildlife.» youth centre = centro juvenil.
Example: Score the activities below that you consider to be important in a youth centre.centre [center, -USA]2 = agencia, centro. [Pincha en o para ver otras palabras que presentan esta variación en su terminación final según sean del inglés británico o del inglés americano]
Example: Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.more:
» academic medical centre = hospital universitario.
Example: The title of her paper was 'Computer assisted instruction: subject audience and program descriptors for an academic medical center'.» acquisition centre = centro de adquisiciones.
Example: We need, for example, at least another acquisition center in South Asia.» administrative centre = centro administrativo. [Barrio o ciudad que reúne los principales órganos administrativos de una región]
Example: The study showed that seaside resorts, spas, retirement towns and administrative centres were more likely to have good bookshop than industrial towns.» adult education centre = centro de educación de adultos.
Example: This page provides a list of all adult education centres in the county.» adult learner centre = centro de educación de adultos.
Example: For the men in adult learner centres the median age is 35 years.» adult learning centre = centro de educación de adultos.
Example: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.» advice centre = centro de atención al ciudadano.
Example: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.» art(s) centre = centro artístico.
Example: The article 'The art librarians in the circus ring' deals with the promotion of art and artists through art centres.» audio centre = centro de audio. [En una biblioteca, sección acondicionada para que el usuario escuche música de un modo individualizado]
Example: Facilities include 2 rooms for music-making, a recording studio, an audio centre and organisation of public concerts.» beauty centre = centro de belleza, salón de belleza.
Example: Her beauty centre was closed over illegal plastic surgery.» bowling centre = bolera.
Example: News, leagues, coming events and tournaments, and listings of bowling centres for bowlers in England.» British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) = Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC).
Example: In order to provide information not covered by their own stock, most sizeable special libraries join the subscribers' service offered by the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) housed at Boston Spa in Yorkshire.» call centre = centralita, centralita telefónica, servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono.
Example: A call centre is an environment where technology is harnessed to enhance service quality.» child-care centre = centro infantil, guardería, guardería infantil.
Example: A number of childcare centers have been cited for license violations for not maintaining proper safety standards for babies' sleeping areas.» church centre = centro litúrgico, centro religioso.
Example: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.» civic centre = centro cívico.
Example: What makes a big city into a vibrant community are civic centers -- the ability to congregate in large numbers to get the feeling of community, whether it be a basketball game or rodeo .» clinical centre = clínica.
Example: The author uses his work at the clinical centre as an example of how information services are changing.» community centre = centro comunitario, centro social, centro cívico.
Example: These displays are circulated round libraries, advice centres, community centres, etc.» community information centre = centro de información ciudadana.
Example: To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.» community recycling centre = punto de recogida de basura, punto limpio, punto verde, basurero.
Example: Camberley residents will be able to visit their local community recycling centre later in the day when new extended opening hours are trialled.» computer centre = centro de cálculo.
Example: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.» computing centre = centro de cálculo, centro informático, centro de computación.
Example: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.» conference centre = centro de congresos, palacio de congresos.
Example: A conference centre nearby will be part of the infrastructure.» Consumer Advice Centre (CAC) = Servicio de Información al Consumidor.
Example: An examination of the work of Consumer Advice Centres and of the information sources and support activities that public libraries can offer.» consumer health centre = centro de educación sanitaria.
Example: The article is entitled 'Patient and consumer health centre'.» consumer health information centre = centro de educación sanitaria.
Example: Consumer health information centres need to provide a wide range of medical information in easy-to-understand language.» control centre = centro de control.
Example: The medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it is the control center for many involuntary body functions.» convention centre = centro de congresos, palacio de congresos.
Example: During the first half of the century, Atlantic City was one of the major convention centers and seaside resorts in the United States.» coordinating centre = centro coordinador.
Example: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.» counselling centre = centro de asesoramiento.
Example: The public library is not problem-oriented, like a counselling centre, nor is it as threatening as a school.» cultural centre = centro cultural.
Example: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.» curriculum material centre = sección de apoyo a los programas de estudios.
Example: The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between the nature of curriculum material centres in academic libraries and relation to the type of university in which they centres are located.» cybercentre [cyber centre] = cibercentro.
Example: Customers can also use the CyberCentre to send and receive e-mail, or they can set up their own e-mail accounts for a minimum of six months.» data centre = centro de datos. [Organismo cuya función principal es gestionar datos numéricos]
Example: A data centre is an organization primarily dealing with numeric data.» day care centre = centro de día. [Lugar donde se presta asistencia médica pero no se hospitaliza a los enfermos]
Example: In Feb 92 Sutton launched a mobile library service for older and disabled people living in sheltered housing, residential homes or attending a day care centre.» day-care centre = guardería, guardería infantil.
Example: Parents have the right to know when pesticides are sprayed at many private day-care centers under a state law that took effect on Monday.» day centre = centro de día.
Example: The day centre staff and a bibliotherapist are on hand at these sessions.» day centre for the elderly = centro de día para mayores, hogar del pensionista.
Example: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.» detention centre = centro de detención.
Example: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.» distribution centre = centro de distribución.
Example: The Institute was made a distribution centre for UNESCO's information software package CDS/ISIS = El Instituto pasó a ser centro de distribución del gestor de información CDS/ISIS de la UNESCO .» documentation centre = centro de documentación. [Organismo que lleva a cabo funciones de documentación y de gestión y difusión de información en diferente grado]
Example: In many countries the national documentation centre is responsible for the production of abstracting and indexing publications.» drop-in centre = centro social.
Example: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.» dry ski centre = centro de esquí artificial.
Example: The UK has the greatest number of dry ski centres in Europe, if not the world.» early education centre = centro de educación infantil.
Example: The institute comprised 6 day-long sessions and was made up of librarians, parents of young children, and directors of early education centres.» educational centre = centro educativo.
Example: Library pioneers had as early as 1908 full-fledged ideas for the school library as an educational centre.» education centre = centro de enseñanza, centro educativo, centro de educación.
Example: In this regard, the roles of the school and public libraries as education centres cannot be overemphasised = En este sentido, no se puede dejar de recalcar las funciones de las bibliotecas escolares y públicas como centros de enseñanza.» employment centre = oficina de empleo, agencia de empleo, oficina de desempleo, oficina de colocación, agencia de colocación, bolsa de trabajo.
Example: This database provides access to a wide range of information, including local news, the housing and employment markets, weather and local events, through some 400 public terminals located in public libraries, employment centres, town-halls, and schools.» financial centre = centro financiero.
Example: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.» fitness centre = gimnasio.
Example: All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.» garden centre = centro de jardinería, vivero.
Example: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.» health centre = centro de salud.
Example: Finally, displays and exhibitions are shown at local carnivals, meeting places, health centres and in advice centres themselves.» housing advice centre = asesoría de alojamiento.
Example: Two such housing advice centres were set up in London in 1970.» information analysis centre = centro de análisis de la información. [Organismo responsable de analizar, evaluar, condensar, sintetizar, volcar a nuevo soporte y diseminar el contenido de documentos y la calidad de la información de experimentos, investigaciones, avances, pruebas e ingeniería, y de resumir e dar a conocer esas evaluaciones]
Example: An information analysis centre is an organization responsible for analyzing, evaluating, condensing, synthesizing, repackaging and the dissemination of the contents of documents and the quality of information derived from experiments, research, development, tests and engineering, and for summarizing and reporting such evaluation.» information centre = centro de documentación, centro de información. [Organismo que lleva a cabo funciones de documentación y de gestión y difusión de información en diferente grado]
Example: Thus, UDC has been extensively employed in special libraries and information centres in locations all over the world since the early 1900s.» job centre = oficina de empleo, agencia de empleo, oficina de desempleo, oficina de colocación, agencia de colocación, bolsa de trabajo.
Example: As a result, job centres must treat employers looking for a prostitute in the same way as those looking for a dental nurse.» job-help centre = centro de ayuda al empleo.
Example: The library has developed a job-help centre, with information on available employment, resume writing, test-taking, etc..» job information centre = centro de información laboral.
Example: The library responds to community problems with specialized services, such as a job information centre.» juvenile detention centre = centro tutelar de menores.
Example: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.» Kommune Information Centre = Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento. [Servicio de información sobre todas las cuestiones relativas al gobierno de la ciudad que es típico de los países escandinavos]
Example: Thus a Kommune Information Centre may well be one providing information about the local authority and should not be equated with 'community information centre'.» law centre = bufete de abogados, despacho de abogados.
Example: In order to make a contribution towards redressing the balance of legal advice provision a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres.» learning resource centre (LRC) = centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA).
Example: The article 'Computer games in the learning resources center? You bet!' discusses some of the benefits of using computer games in education.» legal advice centre = asesoría jurídica, asesoría legal.
Example: In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.» leisure centre = centro de ocio, complejo recreativo y social. [Conjunto de edificios con instalaciones deportivas, cafeterías, y salas dedicadas a diversos usos que el ayuntamiento habilita para el esparcimiento de los ciudadanos]
Example: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.» library media centre = centro multimedia.
Example: The two had spent almost an hour in an informal discussion of various matters that came within his jurisdiction as head of the library media center at John Brown Junior High School in Los Pasos.» manufacturing centre = centro industrial.
Example: Its author was Samuel Swett Green, a librarian of the public library of the city of Worcester, Massachussetts, one of the most important manufacturing centres of New England.» market centre = población con mercado ambulante. [Pueblo o ciudad donde regularmente se reúnen comerciantes ambulantes a vender sus productos]
Example: The 2 communities investigated with the help of library school students were Looe, a fishing village, and Hatherleigh, a market centre.» media centre = centro multimedia.
Example: He graduated from library school a year and a half ago, and served a one year stint as an assistant media specialist in a middle school media center = El se graduó en biblioteconomía hace un año y medio y durante un año trabajó como auxiliar especialista en multimedia en un centro multimedia de una escuela secundaria.» media resource centre = centro de recursos multimedia. [Colección de documentos generalmente no bibliográficos, materiales para su creación y producción y equipo para su consulta y presentación]
Example: A media resource centre is a collection of mainly non-book documents, material for their creation and production, and equipment for their consultation and presentation.» medical centre = hospital.
Example: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.» member centre = institución miembro.
Example: The policy of FIAC is determined by an annual conference and carried out during the year by its National Co-ordinating Group, which consists of regional representatives, network delegates, and individual co-options from member centres.» National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC) = Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC).
Example: The National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC) has contacts with over 350 NACs.» National Lending Centre = Centro Nacional de Préstamos. [Organismo de la Biblioteca Nacional francesa encargado de los préstamos interbibliotecarios]
Example: The French National Lending Centre is part the Bibliotheque Nationale, and works closely with its parent institution to meet the requests received.» neighbourhood advice centre (NAC) = asesoría de barrio (NAC).
Example: The most significant development in the field of information and advice services has been the phenomenal growth of neighbourhood advice centres (NAC).» neighbourhood centre = centro de barrio.
Example: In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto.» neighbourhood information centre (NIC) = centro de información ciudadana.
Example: The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna" .» nerve centre, the = centro neurálgico, el.
Example: A national library is the most obvious institution to act as the nerve centre of an interloan system.» NIC (Networked Information Center) = NIC (Centro de Información en Red). [En Internet, todo centro que gestiona la información sobre una red; el más famoso es InterNIC donde se recogen todos los nombres de dominio]
Example: A NIC (Networked Information Center) is any office that handles information for a network, the most famous of which on the Internet is the InterNIC, which is where new domain names are registered.» OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) = OCLC (Centro Bibliotecario en Línea).
Example: OCLC, the Online Computer Library Centre, was founded in 1967 by a group of Ohio college libraries.» old people's day centre = hogar del pensionista.
Example: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.» pilot centre = centro piloto.
Example: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.» planned parenthood centre = centro de planificación familiar.
Example: Modern family health care is provided by hospitals, maternity clinics, & planned parenthood centers in urban areas.» play-centre = ludoteca.
Example: Remember you cannot bring outside food or drinks into the play-centre (except baby food).» provincial library centre = biblioteca provincial.
Example: However, the need to cut local authority spending and rivalry between the city libraries and provincial library centres prevented these networks from achieving their full potential.» Public Information Center (PIC) = Centro de Información al Ciudadano.
Example: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.» records centre = registro.
Example: This article describes the background to the setting up of the Archdiocese of Chicago's archives and records centre.» recreational centre = centro de ocio, centro recreativo.
Example: The building will be an information, educational and recreational centre for all user groups.» recreation centre = centro de ocio, centro recreativo.
Example: This type of analysis is used for both privately owned activity spaces (e.g., cinemas, retail stores, and malls) and publicly supported activity spaces (e.g., recreation centers, libraries, and schools) = Este tipo de análisis se utiliza tnto para espacios privados (por ejemplo, cines, tiendas y centros comerciales) como para espacios públicos (por ejemplo, centros de ocio, bibliotecas y escuelas).» recycling centre = centro de reciclado.
Example: There should be recycling centres in every library system for paper, aluminium, glass and plastic.» reference centre = centro de referencia.
Example: This reference centres collect and collate data about the performance and outcomes of the breast screening programme.» referral centre = centro de orientación. [Organismo que envía al usuario a la fuente de información que es más probable responda a sus necesidades informativas]
Example: A referral centre is an organization that refers enquirers to the source of information which is most likely to be able to supply a suitable reply.» regional centre = centro regional.
Example: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.» rehabilitation centre = centro de rehabilitación.
Example: More than 100 machines have been placed in schools, libraries, rehabilitation centres and work settings in the USA, and many more have been ordered.» re-routing centre = centro de coordinación.
Example: Finally, a whole network of libraries in France should be upgraded in order to relieve pressure on the Bibliotheque Nationale, which can then become a re-routing centre.» research centre = centro de investigación, centro de documentación.
Example: This article traces the history of the library, its role as research centre, and discusses its organisation, staffing and collections.» resource centre = centro de recursos.
Example: There are also a growing number of local resource centres providing facilities and support for community groups and trade unionists.» resource centre material = material del centro de recursos.
Example: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.» retirement centre = hogar del pensionista, hogar del jubilado.
Example: Nursing homes, retirement centers, Veterans' centers, women's shelters, Head Start programs, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals were often the beneficiaries of weeded books.» school library media centre = centro multimedia escolar.
Example: This article identifies the role and function of a school library media centre in present day society.» school media centre = centro multimedia escolar.
Example: Other universities have a small core of required courses and permit students to specialize in such fields as administration, technical services, information science, and school media centers.» school resource centre = centro de material didáctico escolar. [Institución encargada de contener material didáctico especial de uso común por las escuelas de una región/provincia/estado]
Example: This article considers the impact of cooperation on collections and technical services in school resource centres belonging to multistate, multitype library network.» science centre = centro de las ciencias.
Example: The data derived from a study of randomly selected natural history and science museums and science centres indicated that the libraries in those institutions were not adequately funded.» sectoral information centre = centro de información sectorial.
Example: The objectives, structure, present and proposed sectoral information centres for science and technology in India are described.» shopping centre = centro comercial, grande superficie.
Example: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.» social centre = centro social.
Example: Public libraries and university libraries alike are frequently used as lounges and social centers rather than as information services.» sports centre = centro deportivo, centro de deportes, polideportivo.
Example: Providing and maintaining safe and comfortable conditions in sports centres raises many issues, particularly cost.» study centre = centro de estudios.
Example: Nowadays on college campuses libraries are study centers: students who could study solo at home or elsewhere, instead meet one another to study together 'at the library' -- often just using their classnotes, in fact, and not library resources.» switching centre = centralita, centralita telefónica.
Example: This means that the switching centres being introduced now will have to cater for both analogue and digital signals, as the amortization time of a large switching centre is 20 to 30 years.» telecentre = telecentro. [Institución de una comunidad que generalmente tiene pocas líneas de telecomunicaciones (principalmente Internet) para que los ciudadanos puedan acceder a ellas]
Example: Telecentres are a means for providing community access to electronic information by utilizing information and communication technologies.» tourist information centre = centro de información turística.
Example: Filey Tourist Information Centre is situated within the town centre of Filey at the top of Cargate Hill leading down to the beach.» Veterans' centre = centro social para veteranos de guerra.
Example: Nursing homes, retirement centers, Veterans' centers, women's shelters, Head Start programs, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals were often the beneficiaries of weeded books.» visitor's centre = oficina de información, centro del visitante.
Example: There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.» wildlife centre = refugio de animales salvajes.
Example: A swan that was found shot and with fishing hook in its neck is now on the mend at an RSPCA wildlife centre.centre [center, -USA]4 = centrar. [Pincha en o para ver otras palabras que presentan esta variación en su terminación final según sean del inglés británico o del inglés americano]
Example: In 1956, research from the United States confirmed this: 'Reference in the small library is evidently centred in the circulation department'.more:
» centre around/on/upon = ceñirse en/sobre, centrarse en, basarse en, gravitar en torno a.
Example: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.» debate + centre around/on/upon = debate + centrarse sobre.
Example: Much of the debate is centred on maintaining and up-dating information files of local organizations.» decentre [decenter, -USA] = descentralizar.
Example: The ability to decentre is dependant not on children's developmental stage but on how tasks are presented to them.» discussion + centre around = discusión + girar en torno a.
Example: Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.