local

lo·cal  (lkl)

adj.

1.

a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place: a local custom; the local slang.

b. Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area: state and local government.

2. Not broad or general; not widespread: local outbreaks of flu.

3. Of or affecting a specific part of the body: a local infection.

4. Making all possible or scheduled stops on a route; not express: a local train.

n.

1. A public conveyance that makes several intermediate stops before the final destination is reached: changed trains to a local.

2. A local chapter or branch of an organization, especially of a labor union.

3. A local anesthetic.

4. Informal A person from a particular locality.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin loclis, from Latin locus, place.]

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local·ly adv.

local·ness n.

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local [ˈləʊk^əl]

adj

1. characteristic of or associated with a particular locality or area

2. of, concerned with, or relating to a particular place or point in space

3. (Medicine) Med of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part Compare general [10] systemic [2]

4. (of a train, bus, etc.) stopping at all stations or stops

n

1. a train, bus, etc., that stops at all stations or stops

2. an inhabitant of a specified locality

3. Brit informal a pub close to one's home or place of work

4. (Medicine) Med short for local anaesthetic

5. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) US and Canadian an item of local interest in a newspaper

6. US and Canadian a local or regional branch of an association

7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Canadian a telephone extension

[via Old French from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus place, locus]

localness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	local - public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York" public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight limited, express - public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"
	2.	local - anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations anesthyl - a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic antipruritic - a substance that relieves or prevents itching benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate - a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic butacaine, butacaine sulfate - a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic ethyl chloride - a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic Lidocaine, Xylocaine - a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes Ethocaine, procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine tetracaine - a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic
Adj.	1.	local - relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities" national - concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
	2.	local - of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
	3.	local - affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques general - affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"

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local

adjective

1. community, district, regional, provincial, parish, neighbourhood, small-town (chiefly U.S.), parochial, parish pump I was going to pop up to the local library.

2. nearby, close, community, near, neighbouring We try to support the local shops.

3. confined, limited, narrow, restricted The blockage caused a local infection.

noun

1. resident, native, inhabitant, character (informal), local yokel (disparaging) That's what the locals call the place.

2. pub, bar, inn, tavern, counter, lounge, saloon, canteen, public house, watering hole (facetious slang), boozer (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), hostelry (archaic or facetious), taproom The Black Horse is my local.

Translations

local [ˈləʊkəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= in or of the area) [custom, newspaper, radio] → local; [school, shop, doctor] → del barrio; [bus, train] → urbano; [news, weather forecast] → regional
the local community → el vecindario, el barrio; (wider) → la zona, el área
local currency → moneda f local, moneda f del país
to be of local interest → ser de interés local
he's a local man → es de aquí
local residents have complained to the council → los residentes del barrio or de la zona se han quejado al ayuntamiento
local train services have been cut → han reducido los servicios locales de tren
whatever you do, don't drink the local wine → hagas lo que hagas no bebas el vino del lugar

2. (= municipal) [administration, taxes, elections] → municipal
at (the) local level → a nivel municipal or local

3. (Med) [pain] → localizado

B. N

1. (= local resident) the locals → los vecinos; (wider) → la gente de la zona
he's a local → es de aquí

2. (Brit) (= pub) bar de la zona donde alguien vive

3. (Med) (= local anaesthetic) → anestesia f local

4. (US) (Rail) tren, autobús, etc que hace parada en todas las estaciones

C. CPD local anaesthetic, local anesthetic (US) N → anestesia f local
under local anaesthetic → bajo anestesia local
local authority N (Brit, New Zealand) → gobierno m local; [of city, town] → ayuntamiento m
local call N (Telec) → llamada f local
local colour, local color (US) N (esp Literat, Cine) → ambiente m local, ambiente m del lugar
local council N → ayuntamiento m, municipio m
local education authority N → secretaría f municipal de educación
local government N (Brit) → administración f municipal
local government elections NPL → elecciones fpl municipales
local government expenditure N → gastos mpl municipales
local time N → hora f local

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local [ˈləʊk^əl]

adj (of a particular area or region) [community, police, shop, hospital, produce] → local(e)
local people → la population locale, les gens du coin
a local resident → un(e) riverain(e)
the local paper → le journal local
at a local level → au niveau local local election

n

(British) (= pub) to be sb's local → être le bar habituel de qn
The Black Horse is my local → Le Black Horse est mon bar habituel.

(= person from the area) → homme* $ du coin(femme)m/f
the locals → les gens du coin
That's what the locals call the place → C'est comme ça que les gens du coin appellent l'endroit.
local anaesthesia n → anesthésie f locale
local anaesthetic n → anesthésie f locale
local area network n → réseau m local
local authority n → municipalité f, collectivité f locale
local call n → appel m local
local colour local color (US) n → couleur f locale
local education authority n autorité locale chargée de l'enseignement → académie
local election n → élection f locale
local government n → administration f locale

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local

adj → örtlich; (= in this area) → hiesig; (= in that area) → dortig; anaesthetic → lokal, örtlich; local radio → Lokalradio nt; local radio station → Regionalsender m; local news → Lokalnachrichten pl; local newspaper → Lokalzeitung f; local politician → Kommunalpolitiker(in) m(f); all the local residents → alle Ortsansässigen pl; he’s a local man → er ist ein Ortsansässiger, er ist von hier (inf); local community → Kommune f; local taxes → Kommunalabgaben pl; local currency → Landeswährung f; at local level → auf lokaler Ebene; it’s only of local interest → es ist nur für die Einheimischen interessant; local opinion is against the change → die öffentliche Meinung am Ort ist gegen die Änderung; the latest local gossip → der neueste Klatsch (hier/dort); local bus → Stadtbus m; (serving the immediate locality) → Nahverkehrsbus m; local time → Ortszeit f; local train → Nahverkehrszug m; local traffic → Ortsverkehr m; local TV → Lokalfernsehen nt; go into your local branch → gehen Sie zu Ihrer Zweigstelle; vote for your local candidate → wählen Sie den Kandidaten Ihres Wahlkreises; accents with the usual local variations → Dialekte mit den üblichen regionalen Unterschieden; one of our local sons → einer der Söhne unserer Gemeinde/Stadt; we used the local shops when we were in Spain → wir haben in den Läden der Einheimischen eingekauft, als wir in Spanien waren; our village hasn’t got a local butcher → unser Dorf hat keinen eigenen Schlachter; there are two local grocers (esp Brit) → es gibt zwei Lebensmittelhändler am Ort; the local shops aren’t very good → die dortigen/hiesigen Geschäfte sind nicht sehr gut; our local doctor back home in Canada → unser Arzt zu Hause in Kanada; what are their main local products there? → was wird dort (in der Gegend) hauptsächlich erzeugt?; the best local wine → der beste Wein der Gegend; the local wine over there will make you sick → von dem dortigen Wein wird es einem schlecht

n

(Brit inf: = pub) the local (in village) → der Dorfkrug, die Dorfkneipe (inf); (in community) → das Stammlokal; our local → unsere Stammkneipe (inf), → unser Stammlokal nt

(born in) → Einheimische(r) mf; (living in) → Einwohner(in) m(f)

(Med inf: = local anaesthetic) → örtliche Betäubung

(US) (= branch) → Zweigstelle f; (= train) → Nahverkehrszug m

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local:

local area network

n (Comput) → lokales Rechnernetz, LAN nt

local authority

n → Kommunalbehörde f

local call

n (Telec) → Ortsgespräch nt

local colour, (US) local color

n → Lokalkolorit nt

local council

n → Gemeindeverwaltung f; (in town) → Stadtverwaltung f; (= councillors) → Gemeinderat m; (in town) → Stadtrat m

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local [ˈləʊk/əl]

1. adj (gen) → locale; (resident, shop) → del posto
local doctor → medico della zona

2. n (fam)

a. he's a local → è uno del posto
the locals → la gente del posto

b. (Brit) (pub) → bar m inv sotto casa

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local [ˈləʊk/əl]

1. adj (gen) → locale; (resident, shop) → del posto
local doctor → medico della zona

2. n (fam)

a. he's a local → è uno del posto
the locals → la gente del posto

b. (Brit) (pub) → bar m inv sotto casa

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local

adj local [ˈləukəl]

belonging to a certain place or district The local shops are very good; local problems. plaaslik مَحَلّي местен místní lokal; stedlig Orts-... τοπικός local, del barrio, de la zona kohalik محلی paikallinen local, du quartier מְקוֹמִי स्थानीय, सीमित lokalni hely(bel)i lokal stað-, staðar-, staðbundinn locale 地域の 현지의 vietinis vietējs tempatan plaatselijk lokal, stedlig miejscowy local local местный miestny lokalen lokalni lokal, orts- ประจำท้องถิ่น yerel 地方的 місцевий مقامی địa phương 地方的

adv locally

plaaslik, op die plek مَحَلِيّاً местно místně lokalt; stedligt lokal τοπικά en la localidad, en el lugar, localmente kohapeal در محل؛ به طور موضعی paikallisesti localement מְקוֹמִי स्थानीय तौर पर lokalno helyileg setempat á afmörkuðu svæði localmente 局地的に 지역적으로 vietiniu mastu, vietoje vietēji di tempat ini plaatselijk lokalt, på stedet miejscowo localmente pe/în plan local локально miestne lokalno lokalno lokalt เฉพาะแห่ง yerel olarak 當地 в місцевому масштабі مقامی طور پر mang tính địa phương 当地

n locality [ləˈkaləti]

a district Public transport is a problem in this locality. plek مَنطِقَه район lokalita område; sted die Örtlichkeit περιοχή localidad paikkond محل alue localité שְׁכוּנָה, סְבִיבָה इलाका mjesto hely(ség), térség distrik staður località 地域 지방 vietovė, rajonas vieta; apvidus; apkārtne; apkaime kawasan plaats, streek sted, lokalitet rejon localidade localitate, zonă район lokalita področje lokalitet ställe, trakt, ort สถานที่ bölge 地方 місцевість; район علاقہ tính địa phương 地方

v locate [ləˈkeit, (American ) ˈloukeit]

1 to set in a particular place or position The kitchen is located in the basement. geplaas يَقَع разполагам umístit anbringe unterbringen βρίσκομαι, είμαι τοποθετημένος situar, ubicar paigutama تعیین محل کردن sijoittaa situer לְמַקֵם पता लगाना smjestiti elhelyez menempatkan staðsetja trovare, situare 位置する 놓다, 두다 įkurdinti, įrengti atrasties meletakkan plaatsen plassere, anbringe umiejscowić situar a se situa размещать umiestniť namestiti locirati placera, lägga ก่อตั้ง yerleştirmek 把...設置在 розміщувати, розташовувати کسی مخصوص جگہ یا حالت میں قائم کرنا đặt vào vị trí 把...设置在

2 to find the place or position of He located the street he was looking for on the map. aanwys, lokaliseer يُعَيِّن أو يُحَدِّد موْقِع откривам najít finde ausfindig machen εντοπίζω localizar leidma مکان یابی کردن paikallistaa repérer לְאַתֵר स्थान निर्धारण करना, बस जाना pronaći helyét megállapítja (vminek) menemukan finna individuare, trovare 見つける 위치를 찾다 nustatyti buvimo vietą noteikt atrašanās vietu mencari de plaats vaststellen finne, lokalisere zlokalizować localizar a loca­liza, a re­pera определять местонахождение nájsť določiti lego locirati lokalisera, leta reda på หาที่ตั้ง yerini bulmak 找出...位置 визначати місцезнаходження صحیح محل وقوع دریافت کرنا xác định 找出

n loˈcation [-ˈkeiʃən]

1 position or situation. plek مَكان، وَضْع място poloha, místo position; beliggenhed der Standort τοποθεσία lugar asukoht جایگاه؛ موقعیت sijainti situation, emplacement מָקוֹם, אֲתָר स्थान mjesto, situacija helyzet lokasi staðsetning posizione 位置 장소, 위치 vieta, padėtis atrašanās vieta; izvietojums tempat plaats, ligging plassering, sted położenie localização amplasament; loc (место)положение poloha; miesto položaj lokacija läge, plats ตำแหน่งที่ตั้ง yer 位置 розміщення; місце проживання محل وقوع địa điểm; vị trí 位置

2 the act of locating. plekbepaling تَعيين مَكان определяне на местонахождение nalezení lokalisering die Ortung εντοπισμός ubicación asukoha leidmine مکان یابی paikallistaminen repérage אִיתוּר स्थान निर्धारण smještanje (hely)meghatározás penempatan staðsetning localizzazione 位置選定 소재 위치의 수색 vietos nustatymas vietas noteikšana mencari plaatsbepaling lokalisering lokalizacja localização localizare определение местонахождения nájdenie ugotavljanje položaja lociranje lokalisering การหาที่ตั้ง yerini bulma 探測 визначення місця محل وقوع تلاش کرنے کا عمل sự tìm vị trí 探测

on location

(of filming) in natural surroundings outside the studio. op die terrein تَصوير مَشْهَد خارِج الأستوديو на терен v exteriéru på stedet; on location auf Außenaufnahme σε εξωτερικούς χώρους (εκτός στούντιο) en exteriores välisvõtete paigas در خارج از استدیو؛ در خود محل varsinaisessa kohteessa en extérieur בְּאֲתָר הַצִילוּמִים शहर या देश में u vanjskom prostoru, u prirodi külső (felvétel) syuting di luar tökustaður utan kvikmyndavers in esterni ロケ中で 야외 촬영의 natūroje (par filmēšanu) ārpus studijas penggambaran luar op locatie utenfor filmstudioet w plenerach no local în/de exterior на натуре v exteriéri na terenu na lokaciji på platsen, utomhus สถานที่ถ่ายทำภาพยนตร์ซึ่งเป็นฉากภายนอกโรงถ่าย yerinde (çekim) 拍外景 на натурі اسٹوڈیو کے باہر اصل یا حقیقی موقع پر quay tại hiện trường 拍外景

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local → محلى místní lokal örtlich τοπικός local paikallinen local lokalan locale 局部の 국소적인 lokaal lokal lokalny local местный lokal ประจำท้องถิ่น yerel thuộc địa phương 当地的