topical

S2 W2

BrE /ˈtɒpɪkəl/ AmE /ˈtɑːpɪkəl/

adjective en → es

1 CURRENT/RELEVANT B2

relating to the main subject or issue that people are discussing at a particular time

actual, relevante, pertinente

  • a topical issue/problem
  • be a topical topic

Collocations topical debate · topical issues

  • The meeting will focus on some of the most topical issues facing society today.

    La reunión se centrará en algunos de los problemas más actuales que enfrenta la sociedad hoy en día.

2 LOCAL C1

relating to a particular area or community, especially in the news media

local, de la zona

  • a topical story/report

Collocations topical coverage · topical stories

  • The newspaper has a lot of topical coverage of local events.

    El periódico tiene una gran cobertura de eventos locales.