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interno

internal

adjective een-TEHR-noh Less Common
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Origin: From Latin internus ('inward, internal').

Also means

domestic

Usage Note

Interno covers both physical interiority (órganos internos = 'internal organs') and institutional/domestic scope (política interna = 'domestic policy', conflicto interno = 'internal conflict'). As a noun, un interno can mean an inmate (prison) or a medical intern. The phrase en el interior is often preferred over interno when describing literal inside spaces.

Examples

"El comité estudió los problemas internos."

Natural Translation

The committee studied the internal problems.

Literal Translation

The committee studied the problems internal

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