No. 6,943 in Spanish
downtown
The central area or business district of a city.
In a sentence
¿Quieres ir al centro esta tarde?
Do you want to go downtown this afternoon?
In this sentence, 'al centro' (to the downtown) signifies a location within the city where important places, such as shops and offices, are typically concentrated.
El negocio en el centro cierra a las ocho.
The shop in downtown closes at eight.
Here, 'en el centro' is used to describe the area where the business shop is located, emphasizing its central city location.
El tráfico en el centro siempre es complicado.
Traffic downtown is always challenging.
This sentence uses 'en el centro' to refer to the downtown area as a commonly busy and congested part of the city.
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