Translation of local – English-Spanish dictionary

local

adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/
us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
B1
local, del barrio
a local accent un acento local
local issues
Most of the local population depend on fishing for their income. La mayoría de la población local vive de la pesca.
Our children all go to the local school. Todos nuestros niños van al colegio del barrio.
Many local shops will be forced to close if the new supermarket is built. Muchos comercios locales se verán obligados a cerrar si se construye el nuevo supermercado.
local
a local anaesthetic un anestésico local
local swelling hinchazón local
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local

noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/
us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/

PERSON

C2
a person who lives in the particular small area that you are talking about
vecino, vecina
The café is popular with both locals and visitors. La cafetería es muy popular entre lugareños y turistas.

(Translation of local from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of local | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

local
adjective
/ˈloʊkəl/
in the area you live in
local [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
the local swimming pool la piscina local
local and national news noticias locales y nacionales
a local community group un grupo de la comunidad local
affecting only a small part of your body
local [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
a local anesthetic un anestésico local

(Translation of local from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of local

local
Firms in the villages were no longer necessarily owned by locals, as was usually the case before.
Thus, participation and dialogue must be intrinsic to project development rather than an activity that is undertaken at intervals by outsiders to ignite interest from the locals.
During the week, however, it still attracts a neighbourhood crowd, giving him access to a sampling of locals.
In many borderland villages, social boundaries between locals and exchangees persisted, together with negative views about the other group.
Only rarely have these wages enabled locals to make substantial capital investments in land or productive machines.
I am no scientist or zoologist, but just one of the "locals" and extremely interested in the future of our zoo.
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Their political visibility heightened a sense of nationalism and a laager mentality, which made the locals more xenophobic about them.
Although the material benefits of such attention are impor tant, it is the nature of the response locals made that seems crucial to understanding the period as a whole.
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B1,C2

Translations of local

in Chinese (Traditional)
當地的,本地的, 局部的,部分的, 人…
in Chinese (Simplified)
当地的,本地的, 局部的,部分的, 人…
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local, de bairro, morador…
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स्थानिक, तुम्ही बोलत आहात त्या विशिष्ट छोट्या भागात राहणारी व्यक्ती.…
地元の, 地元の人々, 地元(じもと)の…
yöresel, bölgesel, mahallî…
local/-ale, local, du quartier…
local, del barri, veí…
plaatselijk…
ஒரு சிறிய பகுதியிலிருந்து, குறிப்பாக ஒரு நாட்டில் இருக்கும், சேவை செய்யும் அல்லது பொறுப்பானவர்களிடமிருந்து…
स्थानीय, लोकल, स्थानीय व्यक्ति…
સ્થાનિક…
lokal, stedlig…
lokal, orts-…
tempatan…
Orts-……
lokal, lokal-, på stedet…
مقامی, مقامی باشندہ…
місцевий…
స్థానిక/ చిన్న ప్రాంతం, ప్రత్యేకించి ఒక దేశంలో, ప్రస్తుతం ఉన్న…
স্থানীয়…
místní…
lokal…
ประจำท้องถิ่น…
địa phương…
miejscowy, miejscow-y/a…
현지의, 현지…
locale, residente, persona del luogo…
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