área

Borrowed from Latin ārea.

área f (plural árees)

1. area

Borrowed from Latin ārea. Doublet of the inherited eira.

área f (plural áreas)

1. area, extent of surface

• area

• area (obsolete)

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾjɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾjɐ/, /ˈa.ɾiɐ/
• Homophone: ária

área f (plural áreas)

1. area; region; place (a geographical location)

   A igreja fica naquela área.

   The church is in that area.

2. area; region; place (an extent of surface)

   Ele tem espinhas nessa área do rosto.

   He has pimples in this area of his face.

3. area; field (related things and concepts)

   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)
6. court (open, enclosed space in a building or compound)

• (geographical location): lugar, região, local, localidade, zona
• (extent of a surface): lugar, região, local
• (field): campo
• (penalty area): grande área

• areazinha (diminutive)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾea/, IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɾj̞a]
• Hyphenation: á‧re‧a

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área f (plural áreas)

1. an area

   Synonyms: zona, sector, localidad, región

2. are (unit of area)

• The feminine noun área is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed a sound in that it takes the definite article el (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:

el área

• However, if an adjective, even one that begins with a stressed a sound such as alta or ancha, intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la.