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Lokal
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lokal lokál
German
Etymology
de fr local, from de la localis.
Pronunciation
de /loˈkaːl/
de De-Lokal.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːl 2
Noun
n,(e)s
A restaurant, especially when small and/or traditional; a pub that serves hot food; an inn.
de in certain compounds A room or facility used for public services.
de Wahllokal polling station
de Wartelokal waiting room
Usage notes
Note that Lokal is a false friend and does not mean "local". The general word to refer to a "local" is de Einheimischer/de Einheimische if you are referring to a person who was born somewhere and has always lived there.
To refer to the same meaning the same as the English en locale, on the other hand, there are de Ort m and de Örtlichkeit f.
Declension
n,(e)s
Synonyms
pub serving food de Gaststätte; de Gastwirtschaft; de Wirtschaft; de Restaurant
Derived terms
de Feinschmeckerlokal Lokalrunde Speiselokal Wartelokal Wahllokal Stimmlokal Lokalteil
Further reading
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de Restaurants