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

Adjective

1. of or concerning a particular area

2. restricted to a particular place

3. Med of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part: a local anaesthetic

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

Noun

1. an inhabitant of a specified locality: we swim, sunbathe, meet the locals, unwind

2. Brit informal a pub close to one's home [Latin locus place]

locally adv

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

adjective 2. confined, limited, narrow, restricted

noun 3. resident, native, inhabitant, character (informal) local yokel (disparaging)

Translations

local [ˈləukl] adj → local

n (= pub) → bar m;

the locals npl → los vecinos, los del lugar

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local [ˈləukl] adj → local(e)

n (Brit) (= pub); pub m or café m du coin;

the locals npl → les gens mpl du pays or du coin

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local [ˈləukl] adj → örtlich; [council] → Stadt-, Gemeinde-; [paper] → Lokal-

n (pub) → Stammkneipe f;

the locals npl (= local inhabitants) → die Einheimischen pl

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local [ˈləukl] adj → locale

n (BRIT) (= pub); bar m inv all'angolo;

the locals npl → la gente della zona

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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 지역의 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 paikkakunta localité שְׁכוּנָה, סְבִיבָה इलाका mjesto hely(ség), térség distrik staður località 地域 어떤 장소 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 ...의 장소를 ...에 잡다 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 paikantaa repérer לְאַתֵר स्थान निर्धारण करना, बस जाना pronaći helyét megállapítja (vminek) menemukan finna individuare, trovare 見つける 위치를 알아내다 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 위치, 장소 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 paikantaminen repérage אִיתוּר स्थान निर्धारण smještanje (hely)meghatározás penempatan staðsetning localizzazione 位置選定 위치의 선정 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 studion ulkopuolella 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 로케중에 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