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Italian word

locale

local train (stops at every station); also a venue/place (bar, restaurant)

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local

local = nearby, from the area

⚠️ The trap

On Italian trains, 'locale' specifically means the slowest category of regional train that stops everywhere. Don't confuse with 'locale' meaning a bar or nightclub.

To say "local = nearby, from the area" in Italian:

treno locale

"locale" in English means:

local train (stops at every station); also a venue/place (bar, restaurant)

Example

"Prendi il locale, non l'Intercity — ci mette il doppio."

"Take the local train, not the Intercity — it takes twice as long."

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