core

corazón, núcleo

Parte situada en medio de algo, especialmente la zona de una fruta que contiene las semillas.

En inglés sencillo: The part in the middle of something, especially the seed-filled middle of a fruit.

• Throw the apple core away.
• The pear has a hard core.
• She cut around the core to remove the seeds.

Sinónimos: centre, middle

Expresiones frecuentes: apple core, core of something

núcleo, centro

Parte central o más interior de un lugar o una zona.

En inglés sencillo: The central or deepest part of a place or area.

• The city core is crowded.
• Scientists study the temperature of the Earth’s core.
• The forest’s core remains difficult to reach.

Cómo se usa: the core of something (The core of the city contains its oldest buildings.)

Sinónimos: centre, middle

Expresiones frecuentes: urban core, core of something

núcleo

Una unidad dentro de un chip de ordenador que procesa tareas junto con otras unidades.

En inglés sencillo: One processing unit inside a computer chip, which works with others to carry out tasks.

• This chip has eight cores.
• Each core handles a separate task.
• More cores can help the computer run several programs.

Sinónimos: processing unit

Expresiones frecuentes: processor core, cpu core, single core

descorazonar

Quitar la parte central de una fruta que contiene las semillas.

En inglés sencillo: To remove the middle part containing seeds from a fruit.

• Core the apples first.
• She peeled and cored the pears.
• Do I need to core this fruit before baking it?

Expresiones frecuentes: core an apple, core the pears