Polyglot Dictionary

centerpiece

/ˈsɛntərpis/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
centerpieces

Meaning

  1. centro de mesa

    • Flowers make a nice centerpiece.

      Las flores hacen un lindo centro de mesa.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

coffee table

In Spanish, these are almost mirror images of each other: "centro de mesa" (center of table) is a centerpiece, a decorative table display; "mesa de centro" (table of center) is a coffee table, a piece of furniture — reversing the word order completely changes the meaning.

Similar in other languages

German

Herzstück

Herzstück is the German word for the same thing — both mean "centrepiece."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa centerpiece?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Flowers make a nice ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a centerpiece?

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