Centner
Translation of "centner" into Russian
centner
NounUK
/ˈsɛntnə/
US
/ˈsɛntnɚ/
centners pl
The farmer harvested 50 centners of wheat this season.
Фермер собрал 50 центнеров пшеницы в этом сезоне.
Additional translations
метрический центнер
Definitions
centner
NounUK
/ˈsɛntnə/
US
/ˈsɛntnɚ/
A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used in some European countries.
The farmer sold his wheat in bulk, measured in centners.
A unit of weight equal to exactly 100 pounds (U.S. hundredweight), used in some American contexts.
In early 20th-century ledgers, cotton yields were sometimes listed in centners.
A unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms, formerly common in Germany and still used regionally.
The old mill’s scales were calibrated in centners of 50 kg each.
centner
AdjectiveUK
/ˈsɛntnə/
US
/ˈsɛntnɚ/
Relating to or weighing one centner.
They ordered centner sacks for the grain harvest.
Idioms and phrases
cost per centner
The cost per centner of wheat has increased this year.
стоимость за центнер
Стоимость за центнер пшеницы в этом году увеличилась.
harvest a centner
They managed to harvest a centner of apples from the old tree.
собрать центнер
Им удалось собрать центнер яблок с этого старого дерева.
price of a centner
He asked about the price of a centner of coal.
цена за центнер
Он спросил о цене за центнер угля.
weigh a centner
The sack of potatoes weighs a centner.
весить центнер
Мешок картошки весит центнер.
yield per centner
The yield per centner was higher than last year.
урожай с центнера
Урожай с центнера был выше, чем в прошлом году.