A2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
locale
local (adjective); venue, place, room (noun)
Looks like
local
belonging to a particular area
⚠️ The trap
'Locale' as a noun means a room, premises, or venue (a bar, restaurant, shop space). 'Un locale notturno' = 'a nightclub'. In English 'local' as a noun is informal for your local pub, but 'locale' as a borrowed word in English means setting/place.
To say "belonging to a particular area" in Italian:
locale (true cognate as adj; also means venue/room as noun)
"locale" in English means:
local (adjective); venue, place, room (noun)
Example
"Ci siamo incontrati in un locale del centro."
"We met at a venue/bar in the city centre."
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