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centro

nounCEFR A2High frequency

What does “centro” mean in English?

  1. centre, downtown

Example sentences

  • El hotel está en el centro.

    The hotel is in the centre.

  • Vamos al centro en autobús.

    We are going to the city centre by bus.

  • Trabajo cerca del centro.

    I work near the centre.

How to use it

Centro means centre. In city contexts, el centro often means the city centre or downtown.

Common mistake

Centro is a place noun. Cerca means near and is not a noun.