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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDescentrado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-en-trah-do
"El cuadro estaba colgado descentrado, creando un efecto visual inusual."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not located at the center; displaced from the central point.
"The painting was hung off-centre, creating an unusual visual effect." - 2
Figuratively, it can refer to ideas or actions that deviate from the norm or expected.
"His off-centre approach to problem-solving often leads to innovative solutions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'off-centre' combines the prefix 'off', meaning 'away from' or 'not on', with 'centre', derived from the Latin 'centrum', meaning 'the middle point'. The phrase has evolved in English to describe something that is not aligned with the central point, particularly in spatial contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Off-Centre" is said worldwide
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Désaxé
Transliteration: day-zah-kay
"Le tableau était accroché désaxé, créant un effet visuel inhabituel."
Versetzt
Transliteration: fer-zetst
"Das Bild war versetzt aufgehängt, was einen ungewöhnlichen visuellen Effekt erzeugte."
Fuori centro
Transliteration: fwo-ree chen-tro
"Il dipinto era appeso fuori centro, creando un effetto visivo insolito."
Descentrado
Transliteration: des-en-trah-do
"El cuadro estaba colgado descentrado, creando un efecto visual inusual."
Deslocado
Transliteration: des-lo-cah-do
"A pintura estava pendurada deslocada, criando um efeito visual incomum."
केंद्र से बाहर
Transliteration: Kendra se baahar
"चित्र केंद्र से बाहर लटका हुआ था, जिससे एक असामान्य दृश्य प्रभाव बना।"
偏离中心
Transliteration: piān lí zhōng xīn
"这幅画挂得偏离中心，创造了一个不寻常的视觉效果。"
중심에서 벗어난
Transliteration: jung-sim-e-seo beot-eo-nan
"그 그림은 중심에서 벗어나 걸려 있어 독특한 시각적 효과를 만들어냈다."
中心から外れた
Transliteration: chūshin kara hazureta
"その絵は中心から外れて掛けられており、独特な視覚効果を生み出していた。"
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