| Forme compuse: |
| Engleză | Română |
| area code n | (phone number: regional prefix) | prefix regional |
| To make a long distance call, you need to dial the area code before the phone number. |
| area of low pressure n | (meteorology) | zonă de joasă presiune s.f. |
| A stationary area of low pressure over the Great Lakes has brought us a week of rain and fog. |
| blighted area n | (town, region: not prospering) | zonă în paragină s.f. |
| Large portions of Michigan have become blighted areas due to the recession. |
| blighted area n | (plant: diseased part) | zonă părăsită s.f. |
| built-up area n | (area with a lot of buildings) | zonă de depuneri |
| The park provides a green space in the built-up area of the city. |
| catchment area n | (area within a local boundary) | sector s.f. |
| circumscripție s.f. |
| Charles was so desperate to get his children into St. Mungo's that he bought a house in the catchment area. |
| depressed area n | (poor region) | zonă atinsă de criză s.f. |
| The EU has a regional policy to give help to depressed areas. |
free trade area,
free trade zone n | (country: unrestricted commerce) | zonă liber-schimb s.f. |
| The purpose of NAFTA is to make North America a free trade area. |
| goal area n | (sport: zone surrounding the goal) | zona porții s.f. |
| The foul was committed in the goal area and resulted in a penalty. |
| impact area n | (site of explosion) | zonă de impact s.f. |
| The whole impact area was radioactive after the meteorite crash. |
| in the area adv | (locally, nearby) | în zonă adv. |
| I have lived in the area for ten years and know all my neighbours. |
| in the area of [sth] prep | (within the vicinity of) | în zona loc.prep. |
| I would not like to live in the area of a football ground. |
| in the area of [sth] prep | (subject: in the field of) | în domeniul loc.prep. |
| He is an expert in the area of Roman history. |
| metropolitan area n | (large city and its surroundings) | regiune, zonă metropolitană s.f. |
| Chicago has a population of 2.8 million people, but its metropolitan area has nearly 10 million. |
| no-go area n | (dangerous zone) | zonă periculoasă s.f. |
| That part of the city is a no-go area at night. |
| no-go area n | (inaccessible or forbidden realm) | accesul interzis s.n. |
| pedestrian area n | (zone: traffic prohibited) | zonă pietonală s.f. |
| penalty area n | (soccer: marked area of field) (fotbal) | zonă de penalti s.f. |
| James was fouled inside the penalty area so his team was awarded a penalty rather than a free kick. |
| playing area n | (sports terrain) | teren de joacă s.n. |
| rear area n | (part at the back) | partea din spate s.f. |
| The seats in the rear area are safer because airplanes never back into mountains. |
rest stop,
rest area n | US (lay-by: area for vehicles to pull over) (pe marginea drumului) | refugiu s.n. |
| parcare s.f. |
| sensitive area n | figurative (emotive topic) | subiect sensibil s.n. |
| My mum no longer asks me about boyfriends because she knows it's a sensitive area. |
| sensitive area n | (area of body easily affected by stimuli) | zonă sensibilă s.f. |
| The tips of the fingers are the most sensitive area of the human body. |
| service area n | UK (motorway facilities) (pe autostradă) | spațiu de servicii s.n. |
| zonă de servicii s.f. |
| He drove the car off the highway and into the service area so he could eat lunch and use the bathroom. |
| ski area n | (place where people pay to ski) | pârtie de ski s.f. |
| surrounding area n | (environs) | vecinătate s.f. |
| The child went missing so her parents searched the surrounding area. |
