1 (surface measure) superficie; (f) extensión; (f) área; (f) the lake is 130 square miles in area el lago tiene 130 millas cuadradas de superficie de extensión;or el lago se extiende sobre una superficie área de 130 millas cuadradas;or
this field has an area of 800 square metres the island covers a total area of 625.6 square kilometres
2 (region) [of country] zona; (f) región; (f) [of city] zona; (f) (Admin) (Pol) zona; (f) área; (f) in mountainous areas of Europe and Asia en las zonas regiones montañosas de Europa y Asia;or an area of outstanding natural beauty una zona de una belleza natural excepcional
I moved to this area about 5 years ago
an area of high unemployment una zona con un alto índice de desempleo
the large number of community groups in the area local authorities are responsible for the running of schools in their areas if there is an election in your area, you should go and vote
the London area la zona el área de Londres;or
rural/urban areasruralurban zonas rurales/urbanas; (f) more than 70 per cent of the population live in urban areas blighted urban areas 60 years ago half the French population lived in rural areas
3 (extent, patch) zona; (f) the blast caused damage over a wide area la explosión causó daños en una extensa zona; there is an area of wasteland behind the houses hay un terreno baldío detrás de las casas; when applying the cream avoid the area around the eyes evite aplicarse la crema en la zona que rodea los ojos
these animals range over a wide area it is one of the few areas of rainforest left in the country the building's gracious central lobby, an area with a soft Mexican-tiled floor and white walls
4 (space) zona; (f) the main check-in area in terminal 1
communal areacommunal zona comunitaria; (f) there are no formal arrangements for maintaining the communal areas of the block
dining areadining comedor; (m) there is no link between the kitchen and dining area mckinnon found four people in the staff dining area
picnic areapicnic merendero; (m) service stations must provide free short-term parking, toilets, a picnic area, 24-hour fuel sales and facilities for the disabled
play areaplay zona recreativa; (f) the pub has a play area at the back for children
reception areareception recepción; (f) I found her waiting for me in the reception area the guard stopped everyone coming into the reception area
slum areaslum barrio bajo; (m) in 1812, Paddington was a slum area inhabited by poverty-stricken Irish labourers the slum areas of Rio de Janeiro
smoking areas are providedsmoking se han habilitado zonas para fumadores
waiting areawaiting zona de espera; (f) they were ushered into a small [waiting] area
5 (Dep) (also penalty area) área de penalti; (f) área de castigo; (f) he fouled Paul Williams near the edge of the area
6 (Britain) (basement courtyard) patio; (m) looking up through the area, she could see the feet of passers-by
7 (sphere) [of knowledge] campo; (m) terreno; (m) [of responsibility] esfera; (f) I am not a specialist in this area no soy especialista en este campo terreno;or area of study campo de estudio; (m) that is not my area of competence eso no es competencia mía; it affects all areas of our lives afecta a todos los sectores de nuestra vida
it's a potential area of concernconcern puede llegar a ser motivo de preocupación
there are still some areas of disagreementdisagreement aún existen discrepancias sobre algunos puntos
one of the problem areas is lax securityproblem una cuestión problemática es la falta de seguridad opinion in this area is divided 100 managers each with their own special areas of responsibility the 101st Airborne division's area of responsibility in eastern Saudi Arabia Mrs Thatcher never tells her ministers anything she has decided about their areas of responsibility the politically sensitive area of old age pensions the internationalization of the economy and all other areas of society they've been hired to assess specific areas of government the next step is to discuss problem areas with your children and see if, together, you can work out solutions we were able to identify the main problem areas
