área

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See also: area, àrea, arẽa, and äreä

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ārea.

Noun

área f (plural árees)

  1. area

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ārea. Doublet of the inherited eira.

Pronunciation

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Noun

área f (plural áreas)

  1. area, extent of surface

See also

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ārea. Doublet of eira (“threshing floor”), which was inherited.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

área f (plural áreas)

  1. area; region; place (a geographical location)
    Synonyms: lugar, região, local, localidade, zona
    A igreja fica naquela área.
    The church is in that area.
  2. area; region; place (an extent of surface)
    Synonyms: lugar, região, local
    Ele tem espinhas nessa área do rosto.
    He has pimples in this area of his face.
  3. area; field (related things and concepts)
    Synonym: campo
    Minha mãe trabalha na área da educação.
    My mother works in the field of education.
  4. (geometry) area (measure of two-dimensional extent)
    Calcule a área do triângulo.
    Calculate the area of the triangle
  5. (soccer) area; penalty area (square in front of the goal)
    Synonym: grande área
  6. court (open, enclosed space in a building or compound)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin area. Compare the inherited doublet era (“threshing floor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾea/
  • IPA(key): (colloquial) /ˈaɾja/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Syllabification: á‧re‧a

Noun

área f (plural áreas)

  1. area (a particular geographic region)
    Synonyms: zona, sector, localidad, región
  2. are (SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres)
  3. area, field (the extent, scope, or range of an object or concept)
    Synonyms: campo, ámbito, esfera
    No es totalmente incorrecta. Es más una área gris moralmente.
    It's not flat-out wrong. It's more of a gray area morally.
  4. (mathematics) area (a measure of the extent of a surface)

Usage notes

  • Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.
    el área, un área
  • They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.

Derived terms

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