centre
noun
1 noun middlelár masc1 the person in the centre an duine sa lár, an duine i lár báire, an duine i lár baillin the centre of the city i lár na cathrachin the very centre of Cork i gceartlár Chorcaí, i gcroílár Chorcaí 2 noun MATH of circlelárphointe masc4 lár familiar masc1 Show full entry
3 noun place, buildingionad masc1 lárionad masc1 centre for the unemployed ionad do dhaoine dífhostaitheadult education centre ionad oideachais d'aosaighcultural centre ionad cultúrtha, cultúrlann fem2medical centre ionad leighistraining centre ionad oiliúna 4 noun key place, hublárionad masc1 the commercial centre of the county lárionad tráchtála an chontaethe regional centre for health services an lárionad réigiúnach do sheirbhísí leighis 5 noun focusshe likes to be the centre of attention is maith léi aird an chomhluadair a bheith uirthi féinhe's at the centre of the controversy tá seisean i gcroílár na conspóidemoney is at the centre of the row is é an t-airgead bun agus barr an aighnis 6 noun SPOR player in rugbytrícheathrúnach masc1 7 noun SPOR player in basketballtosaí láir 8 noun POL political positionan lár masc1 left of centre ar chlé ón lárthe politics of the centre ground polaitíocht an láir 9 noun filling in sweet, etclár masc1 chocolates with creamy centres seacláidí a bhfuil uachtar ina lár
verb
10 verb occur mainly TRANSITIVEbheith le fáil cultural activities are mainly centred in the towns sna bailte is mó a bhíonn imeachtaí cultúrtha le fáil 11 verb focus INTRANSITIVEthe talks centred on the issue of compensation dhírigh na cainteanna ar cheist an chúitimhthe dispute centres around fishing rights cearta iascaireachta is bun leis an aighneas
TRANSITIVEdírigh verb to centre your attention on sth d'aird a dhíriú ar rudto centre a claim around sth éileamh a bhunú ar rudthe play is centred around their relationship is ar an gcaidreamh eatarthu atá an dráma bunaithe
12 verb put in the middle TRANSITIVEcuir sa lár VP láraigh verb to centre text téacs a lárú