No. 4,665 in Spanish
centran
"Centran" means "they focus" or "they center."
In a sentence
Los estudiantes se centran en sus estudios para los exámenes.
The students focus on their studies for the exams.
In this sentence, 'centran' is used reflexively to indicate that the action of focusing is directed by themselves towards their studies.
Las conversaciones de hoy centran en los temas actuales.
Today's conversations center around current topics.
Here, 'centran' is used to express the action of centering done by the conversations, making them align with specific topics.
Los investigadores centran sus esfuerzos en encontrar soluciones.
The researchers focus their efforts on finding solutions.
In this usage, 'centran' denotes that the researchers are actively directing their efforts towards a particular goal.
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