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Engelsk substantiv: area | |||
| 1. | area (om sted) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was a mountainous area. Bible country. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | country | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | region | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | anchorage, anchorage ground, arena, bed ground, bed-ground, bedground, block, broadcast area, center, centre, city block, clear, corner, corner, danger, disaster area, eye, fireside, free port, free zone, hangout, haunt, heart, hearth, high country, hunting ground, middle, neighborhood, no man's land, no-go area, open, playground, quadrant, quadrant, rain shadow, refuge, repair, resort, resort area, retreat, safety, scene, section, shrubbery, space, staging area, stamping ground, tank farm, vacation spot, winner's circle | ||
| Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | Bermuda Triangle | ||
| 2. | area (om erkjendelse) a subject of study | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was his area of specialization. Areas of interest include.... | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | issue, matter, subject, topic | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | gray area, grey area, territory | ||
| 3. | area (i anatomi) a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In the abdominal region. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | region | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | body part | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | area of cardiac dullness, areola, cleavage, cortical area, cortical region, epigastrium, erogenous zone, fovea, fovea centralis, groin, half-moon, hypochondrium, inguen, loins, lunula, lunule, macula, macula lutea, macular area, middle, midriff, midsection, palm, parafovea, perineum, pressure point, pubes, pubic region, quick, ring of color, side, sole, thenar, thenar, waist, waistline, yellow spot | ||
| 4. | area (om tilstand) a particular environment or walk of life | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His social sphere is limited. It was a closed area of employment. He's out of my orbit. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | environment | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | distaff, front, kingdom, land, lap, political arena, political sphere, preserve, province, realm, responsibility | ||
| 5. | area (om gjenstand) a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants. | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | construction, structure | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | aisle, auditorium, baggage claim, bema, box, breakfast area, breakfast nook, bullpen, chancel, choir, corner, court, courtyard, dead-air space, dining area, enclosure, family circle, goalmouth, hideaway, lay-by, layby, nave, nook, orchestra pit, panopticon, patio, peanut gallery, pit, pit, pit, press gallery, pull-off, quad, quadrangle, rest area, rest stop, retreat, room, sanctuary, second balcony, storage space, terrace, threshing floor, turnaround, upper balcony | ||
| 6. | area (om egenskap) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The area of a rectangle. It was about 500 square feet in area. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | expanse, surface area | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | extent | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | acreage, balk, baulk, blank space, erasure, footprint, land area, place, plane section, section, space, space | ||
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