No. 2,003 in Dutch
centrales
"Power plants" or "central units" depending on context.
In a sentence
De kerncentrales leveren veel energie aan ons land.
The nuclear power plants provide a lot of energy to our country.
Here, 'centrales' refers to specific facilities or institutions associated with energy production.
De centrales van dit bedrijf zijn bekend om hun milieuvriendelijke technologieën.
The company's centers are known for their environmentally friendly technologies.
In this sentence, 'centrales' denotes manufacturing or operational centers linked to an organization.
In het debat werden verschillende standpunten over energiecentrales besproken.
Various viewpoints about power plants were discussed in the debate.
Here, 'centrales' is used in a general context, referring to energy-providing installations like power plants.
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