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| Central African Republic n | (country in Central Africa) | República Centroafricana n propio f |
| Central America n | (region north of South America) | América Central n propio f |
| | Kansas isn't in Central America, you idiot! |
| | ¡Kansas no está en América Central, estúpido! |
| | | Centroamérica n propio f |
| | ¡Kansas no está en Centroamérica, estúpido! |
| Central American adj | (of Central America) (de América Central) | centroamericano/a adj |
| Central Asian adj | (of Central Asia region) | de Asia Central loc adj |
| Central Asian n | ([sb] from Central Asia region) | centroasiático, centroasiática nm, nf |
| central bank n | (national bank) | banco central nm + adj mf |
| central casting n | US (casting agency) | departamento de reparto nm + loc adj |
| | | departamento de casting nm + loc adj |
| central casting n | US, figurative (stereotype) | estereotipo nm |
| | (figurado) | de película expr |
| | The English professor was straight out of central casting, complete with tweed jacket, leather elbow patches, and a pipe. |
| | El profesor de inglés era todo un estereotipo, con un traje de tweed con coderas de cuero y pipa. |
| | El profesor de inglés era de película, con un traje de tweed con coderas de cuero y pipa. |
| central city | (core city) | ciudad central loc nom f |
| Central European adj | (of Central Europe region) | centroeuropeo/a adj |
| | | de Europa central loc adj |
| Central European n | ([sb] from Central Europe region) | centroeuropeo. centroeuropea nm, nf |
| central heating n | (system for heating a building) | calefacción central nf + adj mf |
| | Most homes in Mexico don't have central heating because it rarely gets very cold. |
| | La mayoría de los hogares de México no tienen calefacción central porque rara vez hace frío. |
| Central Intelligence Agency n | US (CIA: spy service) | Agencia Central de Inteligencia loc nom f |
| central locking n | (car door locking system) | cierre centralizado loc nom m |
| central nervous system | (anatomy) | sistema nervioso central loc nom m |
| central office n | (headquarters, main office) (CO) | sede principal grupo nom |
| | The insurance agent said that she had to get approval from the central office before she could change the policy. |
| | (CL) | matriz nf |
| | (PR) | oficina principal grupo nom |
| | (AR) | central nf |
| | La agente de seguros dijo que tenía que obtener la autorización de la central antes de poder cambiar la póliza. |
| central office n | US (for telephone call switching) (ES) | centralita nf |
| | Computers have replaced the human operators in the telephone central offices. |
| | | central telefónica grupo nom |
| | Las computadoras han reemplazado a los operarios humanos en las centrales telefónicas. |
| Central Park n | (public space in New York City) | Central Park n propio m |
| | Central Park is the most visited city park in the US. |
| | Central Park es el parque más visitado de los Estados Unidos. |
| central processing unit n | (computer part) | unidad central de proceso loc nom f |
| | | procesador nm |
| | The central processing unit is often described as the brain of a computer. |
| | La unidad central de proceso suele describirse como el cerebro de la computadora. |
| Central Standard Time n | (time zone) | hora estándar del centro loc nom f |
| Central Time n | (standard time) | Hora Central loc nom f |
| | Mexico uses Central Time. |
| | México usa la Hora Central. |
| CIA n | US, initialism (Central Intelligence Agency) (sigla inglesa) | CIA nf |
| | | Agencia Central de Inteligencia loc nom f |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Colombia) | Cordillera Central n propio f |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Puerto Rico) | Cordillera Central n propio f |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Philippines) | Cordillera Central n propio f |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Peru) | Cordillera Central n propio f |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Dominican Republic) | Cordillera Central n propio f |
| CST n | initialism (Central Standard Time) | CST nf |
| | | hora estándar del centro loc nom f |
| Massif Central | (geography) (geografía) | Macizo Central n propio m |
median,
median strip (US),
central reservation (UK) n | (road: between opposing lanes) | isla central nf + adj mf |
| | (ES) | mediana nf |
| | (CO) | separador nm |
| | (MX, GT) | camellón nm |
| | The red car swerved and landed on the median strip facing the wrong way. |
| | The car skidded through the barrier and onto the central reservation. |
| | El auto rojo dio un volantazo y terminó en la isla central, mirando hacia el otro lado. |