Today’s Spanish word of the day is “centrar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to center”, “to focus”, or “to concentrate”. It’s often used in the reflexive form (“centrarse”), for example:
- Debes centrarte en tus estudios. – You should focus on your studies.
The verb “centrar” comes from the Latin word centrum, which is also the root of English words such as “center”.
Some related Spanish words include the following:
- Centro – Center
- Centrado – Centered
- Central – Central
“Centrar” is a regular verb that has the same conjugation pattern as other regular -ar verbs.
Example sentences
Necesito centrarme en mi trabajo.
I need to focus on my work.
Es difícil centrarse con tanto ruido.
It’s hard to concentrate with so much noise.
¿Podrías centrar la cámara, por favor?
Could you center the camera, please?
Es importante centrar la atención en los detalles.
It’s important to focus attention on the details.
Voy a centrar mis esfuerzos en terminar el proyecto a tiempo.
I’m going to concentrate my efforts on finishing the project on time.
