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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of risk (“risk”) + område (“area”).
Noun
riskområde n
- an area that is riskful to visit
2021, “TBE - fästingburen hjärninflammation”, in Vårdguiden:Även i riskområdena är det högst två av hundra fästingar som är bärare av [TBE] viruset.- Even in the risk areas, no more than two out of a hundred ticks are carriers of the virus.
- (civil contingency) an area that posses the risk of falling rocks, landslides, erosions, or flooding
- being at the risk of negative development
- Synonym: riskzon
De med stressfyllt arbete och fritid som regelbundet konsumerar större mängder alkohol ligger i riskområdet för alkoholmissbruk.- Those with stressful work and sparetime which regulary consumes alcohol lies in the risk area for developing alcohol abuse.
- (law enforcement) an area that fulfills the criteria of utsatt område (“vulnerable area”), but also posses the risk of developing into a särskilt utsatt område (“especially vulnerable area”)
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