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| Central African Republic n | (country in Central Africa) | République centrafricaine nf propre |
| Central America n | (region north of South America) | Amérique centrale nf propre |
| | Kansas isn't in Central America, you idiot! |
| | Le Kansas n'est pas en Amérique centrale, espèce d'idiot ! |
| Central American adj | (of Central America) | d'Amérique centrale loc adj |
| | | centraméricain adj |
| Central Asian adj | (of Central Asia region) | d'Asie centrale loc adj |
| Central Asian n | ([sb] from Central Asia region) | [qqn] d'Asie centrale expr |
| | | personne d'Asie centrale, personne originaire d'Asie centrale nf |
| | (vit toujours en Asie centrale) | habitant d'Asie centrale, habitante d'Asie centrale nm, nf |
| central bank n | (national bank) | banque centrale nf |
| central casting n | US (casting agency) (agence de casting américaine) | Central Casting n propre |
| central casting n | US, figurative (stereotype) | cliché, stéréotype nm |
| | The English professor was straight out of central casting, complete with tweed jacket, leather elbow patches, and a pipe. |
| | Le professeur d'anglais était un cliché (or: stéréotype) vivant, avec sa veste en tweed, ses ronds de cuir et sa pipe. |
| central city | (core city) | ville centrale nf |
| | | centre-ville nm |
| Central European adj | (of Central Europe region) | d'Europe centrale loc adj |
| Central European n | ([sb] from Central Europe region) | [qqn] d'Europe centrale n |
| | | personne d'Europe centrale, personne originaire d'Europe centrale nf |
| | (vit toujours en Europe centrale) | habitant d'Europe centrale, habitante d'Europe centrale nm, nf |
| central heating n | (system for heating a building) | chauffage central nm |
| | Most homes in Mexico don't have central heating because it rarely gets very cold. |
| | La plupart des maisons au Mexique n'ont pas de chauffage central car il ne fait pas souvent très froid. |
| Central Intelligence Agency n | US (CIA: spy service) | CIA nf propre |
| central locking n | (car door locking system) | fermeture centralisée nf |
| | | verrouillage centralisé nm |
| central nervous system | (anatomy) | système nerveux central nm |
| central office n | (headquarters, main office) | siège nm |
| | The insurance agent said that she had to get approval from the central office before she could change the policy. |
| | | direction (générale) nf |
| central office n | US (for telephone call switching) | central téléphonique nm |
| | Computers have replaced the human operators in the telephone central offices. |
| Central Park n | (public space in New York City) | Central Park nm propre |
| | Central Park is the most visited city park in the US. |
| | Central Park est le parc citadin le plus visité des États-Unis. |
| central processing unit n | (computer part) (Informatique) | unité centrale de traitement nf |
| | (courant) | unité centrale nf |
| | The central processing unit is often described as the brain of a computer. |
| | L'unité centrale de traitement est souvent décrite comme étant le cerveau de l'ordinateur. |
| Central Standard Time n | (time zone) (Can) | heure normale du Centre nf |
| Central Time n | (standard time) (Can : heure du Midwest environ) | heure normale du Centre nf |
| | Mexico uses Central Time. |
| CIA n | US, initialism (Central Intelligence Agency) | CIA nf propre |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Colombia) (Colombie) | Cordillère Centrale nf propre |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Peru) (Pérou) | Cordillère Centrale nf propre |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Puerto Rico) (Porto Rico) | Cordillère Centrale nf propre |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Philippines) (Philippines) | Cordillère Centrale nf propre |
| Cordillera Central n | (mountain range in Dominican Republic) (République dominicaine) | Cordillère Centrale nf propre |
| CST n | initialism (Central Standard Time) (Can : heure normale du Centre) | HNC abr |
| Massif Central | (geography) | Massif central nm propre |
median,
median strip (US),
central reservation (UK) n | (road: between opposing lanes) | terre-plein central nm |
| | The red car swerved and landed on the median strip facing the wrong way. |
| | The car skidded through the barrier and onto the central reservation. |