What is the German translation for the English term 'foreign languages centre'?

• A. Zentaleinrichtung Fremdsprachen
• B. Zentrum Fremdsprachen
• C. Fremdsprachen Zentrum
• D. Fremdsprachenzentrum

Answer: (A)

In German, such facility names are usually formed by joining the words into a single compound noun. Therefore the natural translation for “foreign languages centre” is Fremdsprachenzentrum, written as one word, with Fremdsprachen describing the type of Zentrum.

This fused form is preferred because it sounds like a fixed name for a place, as you’d see in institutions, universities, or libraries. Alternatives that separate the words or spellings like Zentaleinrichtung Fremdsprachen are awkward or incorrect; “Zentrum für Fremdsprachen” is understandable and natural in everyday speech, but it isn’t the form given in the options.