No. 5,408 in Catalan
centro
"Centro" in Catalan means "center" or "centre" in English.
In a sentence
El centro de la ciutat és molt bonic.
The downtown of the city is very beautiful.
Here, 'centro' refers to 'the center' as in 'city center' or 'downtown'.
Va llançar la pilota al centro de l'habitació.
He threw the ball to the center of the room.
'Centro' refers to the middle point of the room, indicating a spatial location.
Vaig visitar un centro comercial durant el cap de setmana.
I visited a shopping center over the weekend.
In this instance, 'centro' refers to a commercial center or a mall, associating the word with a place for shopping.
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