native

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nativo

∗ adjective

native
[ˈneɪtɪv]
sustantivo
1natural (mf) nativo(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (of country, town)
  • I am a native of Edinburgh -> soy natural de Edimburgo
  • the koala is a native of Australia -> el koala es originario de Australia
  • she speaks English like a native -> su inglés es perfecto
adjetivo
2natal, nativo(a)
  • he returned to his native London -> regresó a su Londres natal
  • native American -> indio(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) americano(a)
  • native land -> tierra (f) natal
  • native language -> lengua (f) materna
  • native speaker -> hablante (sustantivo masculino) nativo(a)
  • I'm not a native speaker of Spanish -> mi lengua materna no es el español

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native [nei-tiv]
adjetivo
1Nativo.
2Nativo, lo perteneciente al nacimiento de cada uno; natural, originario de algún país.
3Lo que ha nacido al mismo tiempo que otra cosa o tiene conexión íntima con ella.
4Original, originario.
sustantivo
5Natural.
6La consecuencia o resultado de alguna causa.
  • Native place -> lugar natal
  • Native inhabitants -> habitantes indígenas

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native [ˈneɪtɪv]
adjective
1 (of one's birth) [+town, country, soil] natal
Mother Teresa visited her native Albania His work is almost unknown in his native land
native Britons los nacidos en Gran Bretaña
2 (indigenous) [+inhabitant, culture, population] indígena
She was forced to reassess her attitudes towards the native inhabitants
the native peoples of the Amazon los pueblos indígenas del Amazonas; to go native adoptar las costumbres del lugar
/a few hippies gone native/ walked about with babies in papooses
 [+plant, animal, species] autóctono; originario del lugar
The native squirrel will be extinct in ten years or so Native plants have been replaced by clover or wheat
to be native to ser originario de
These animals that are native to South America and Asia
3 (innate) [+ability, talent] natural; innato
We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it
native wit ingenio; (m)
I got through A levels just on a bit of native wit
noun
1 (referring to birth or nationality) nativoanativa;a nativa (m) (f)
immigrants will have the same rights as British natives
he speaks German like a native habla alemán como un nativo; he was a native of Seville nació en Sevilla
2 (old-fashioned) (pejorative) (member of indigenous people) indígena; (m)
...bands of black natives wandering over the veldt.
3 (plant, animal)
to be a native of ser originario de
the coconut palm is a native of Malaysia
modifier
native country native land (n) patria; (f)
native language (n) lengua materna; (f)
native son (n) (literary) hijo predilecto; (m)
Tupelo is proud of its most famous native son
native speaker (n) hablante nativoanativa; (m)a nativa
a Spanish native speaker a native speaker of Spanish un hablante nativo de español
native tongue (n)
native language See culture box in entry native.

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