riskområde

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word riskområde. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word riskområde, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say riskområde in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word riskområde you have here. The definition of the word riskområde will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofriskområde, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Swedish

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of risk (risk) +‎ område (area).

Noun

riskområde n

  1. 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.
    1. (civil contingency) an area that posses the risk of falling rocks, landslides, erosions, or flooding
  2. 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.
    1. (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)

Declension

Further reading