| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| area code | n | (phone number: regional prefix) | indicatif téléphonique nm |
| To make a long distance call, you need to dial the area code before the phone number. |
| area measures | | | mesures de surface |
| area of concentration | n | US (education: field of specialization.) | champ de spécialisation nm |
| His area of concentration at the Kennedy School of Government was the Middle East. |
| area of low pressure | n | (area where atmospheric pressure is low) | zone de basse pression nf |
| A stationary area of low pressure over the Great Lakes has brought us a week of rain and fog. |
| area study | | | étude régionale |
| assembly area | n | (gathering point for people) | point de rassemblement nm |
| In case of fire the assembly area is the car park. |
| Avant le départ en vacances, les élèves se retrouveront au point de rassemblement devant l'école. |
| | | lieu de rassemblement nm |
| Le lieu de rassemblement est le parvis de la mairie, d'où partira le cortège. |
| bleed area | n | (printing: paper margin to be trimmed ) imprimerie | fond perdu nm |
| In order to make the cover full color, edge to edge, we need to make a bleed area of 3 picas. |
| blighted area | n | (town, region: not prospering) | zone (économiquement) sinistrée nf |
| Large portions of Michigan have become blighted areas due to the recession. |
| | | quartier pauvre nm |
| blighted area | n | (plant: diseased part) | partie malade, atteinte nf |
| built-up area | | ville | agglomération nf |
| catchment area | n | (area within a local boundary) carte scolaire | secteur nm |
| He was so desperate to get his childen into St. Mungo's that he bought a house in the catchment area. |
| Je veux absolument déménager pour que mes enfants ne soient pas dans le secteur du collège Germaine Machin. |
| | hospitalière, électorale | circonscription nf |
| coverage area | n | (telecommunications: transmission range) | zone de couverture nf |
| Each cell phone company advertises that their coverage area is larger than the others. |
| culture area | | | quartier culturel nm |
| culture area | | | zone culturelle nf |
| depressed area | | | région touchée par la crise nf |
| deprived area | n | (poverty-stricken place) | région défavorisée nf |
| The area of Mexico just south of the San Diego border crossing is a severly deprived area. |
| | plus petit | zone défavorisée nf |
| | dans une ville | quartier défavorisé nm |
| dining area | n | (room or hall in which meals are served) | salle à manger nf |
| Although people are allowed to smoke in the bar, the dining area of the restaurant is smoke-free. |
| | collectivités | cantine nf |
| disaster area | | | région sinistrée nf |
| downtown area | | US | centre urbain |
| drainage area | | | zone d'évacuation nf |
| equal-area | | | surface égale nf |
| equal-area projection | | | projection authalique nf |
| equal-area projection | | | projection équivalente nf |
| fire area | | | lieu d'un sinistre nm |
| fire area | | | surface du foyer nf |
| floor area | | | surface au sol nf |
| free trade area | n | (countries between which trade is unrestricted) | zone de libre-échange nf |
| The purpose of NAFTA is to make North America a free trade area. |
| fringe area | | | zone limite nf |
| from the Champagne area | | de la champagne | champenois adj m |
| from the Champagne area | | du Champenois | champenoise adj f |
| from the Charente area | | des Charente | charentais adj |
| goal area | n | (sport: zone surrounding the goal) | zone de but nf |
| The foul was committed in the goal area and resulted in a penalty. |
| | football, handball | surface de but nf |
| | handball | zone, zone des six mètres nf |
| Si un attaquant met le pied dans la zone avec le ballon, alors il le perd. |
| | rugby | en-but nm inv |
| On marque un essai en faisant toucher le ballon à terre dans l’en-but de l'équipe adverse. |
| grey area, US: gray area | n | figurative (uncertain or unclear issue) | zone de flou nf |
| Eighteenth-century British history is a bit of a grey area for me. |
| | | zone floue nf |
| | | zone d'incertitude nf |
| | | zone de flottement nf |
| hold area | | Informatique | compartiment nm |
| impact area | n | (site of an explosion) | zone d'impact nm |
| The whole impact area was radioactive after the meteorite crash. |
| in sb's area of expertise | | | à son affaire adj |
| in the area | | Locution | dans les parages nmpl |
| in the area of | prep | (within the vicinity of) | près de prép |
| I would not like to live in the area of a football ground. |
| Je n'aimerais pas vivre près d'un terrain de foot ! |
| in the area of | prep | (subject: in the field of) | dans le domaine de loc prép |
| He is an expert in the area of Roman history. |
| C'est un expert dans le domaine de l'histoire romaine. |
| inhabitant of the Champagne area | | habitant le Champenois | Champenois nm |
| inhabitant of the Champagne area | | habitante du Champenois | Champenoise nf |
| inhabitant of the Charante area | | habitant des Charente | charentais nm |
| low-lying area | | zone de faible altitude | basse terre |
| low-pressure area | | | zone de basse pression nf |
| metropolitan area | n | (large city and its surroundings) | agglomération nf |
| Chicago has a population of 2.8 million people, but its metropolitan area has nearly 10 million. |
| Montpellier compte moins de 300 000 habitants mais son agglomération en compte plus de 400 000. |
| | | aire urbaine nf |
| net area | | sport | aire de trois mètres nf |
| net area | | | aire nette |
| net area | | | surface utile |
| net area | | | superficie nette |
| net area | | | surface nette nf |
| no-go area | n | (dangerous zone) | coupe-gorge nm inv |
| That part of the city is a no-go area at night. |
| Fais un détour pour éviter ce quartier, qui est un véritable coupe-gorge la nuit. |
| | | endroit peu recommandable nm |
| | | infréquentable adj |
| Ce quartier est infréquentable la nuit. |
| | fam, argot | zone nf |
| À ta place j'éviterais ce quartier, c'est la zone. |
| no-go area | n | (inaccessible or forbidden realm) | lieu inaccessible nm |
| | | zone interdite nf |
| of the Sarthe area | | de la Sarthe | sarthois adj |
| parking area | | | aire de stationnement |
| pedestrian area | n | (zone where traffic is prohibited) | zone piétonne, zone piétonnière nf |
| C'est très agréable d'habiter en zone piétonne, sauf quand on emménage ou on déménage. |
| penalty area | n | (soccer: marked area of field) football | surface de réparation nf |
| James was fouled inside the penalty area so his team was awarded a penalty rather than a free kick. |
| Il a fait tomber l'attaquant dans la surface de réparation, l'arbitre a donc accordé un pénalty. |
| | fam, jargon sportif | surface nf |
| Il y a eu main dans la surface. |
| picnic area | n | (designated zone for eating outdoors) | aire de pique-nique nf |
| The picnic area at this amusement park is kept very clean. |
| play area | n | (designated zone for children's play) | aire de jeu nf |
| The children have a play area well away from the main road. |
| | Suisse | place de jeux nf |
| Après l'école, les enfants vont se défouler à la place de jeux. |
| playing area | n | (sports terrain) | terrain de jeu nm |
| | | terrain de sport nm |
| rear area | n | (part at the back) | partie arrière nf |
| The seats in the rear area are safer because airplanes never back into mountains. |
| Quand il y avait encore une zone fumeur dans les avions, elle se situait dans la partie arrière. |
| | | arrière nm |
| Au cinéma, les jeunes amoureux s'asseyaient toujours à l'arrière et s'intéressaient peu au film. |
| | | fond nm |
| En cours d'anglais, j'étais toujours au fond, près des radiateurs... |
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| reception area | | | salle de réception nf |
| redevelopment area | | | zone à réaménager |
| redevelopment area | | | zone à revaloriser |
| restricted area | | | zone restreinte nf |
| Sancerre area | | région de Sancerre | sancerrois adj |
| search area | n | (extent over which ones looks for sth) | périmètre de recherche nm |
| | | zone de recherche nf |
| Les policiers ont ratissé la zone de recherche pour tenter de retrouver le fuyard. |
| sensitive area | n | figurative (emotive topic) | point sensible nm |
| My mother no longer asks me about boyfriends because she knows that is a sensitive area. |
| | | question sensible nf |
| | | terrain sensible nm |
| sensitive area | n | literal (area of body easily affected by stimuli) | zone sensible nf |
| The tips of the fingers are one of the most sensitive areas on the human body. |
| Vas-y doucement, c'est une zone sensible. |
| service area | n | US (motorway service facility) | aire (d'autoroute) nf |
| On some highways you can buy lunch and gas at the same service area. |
| Je vais m'arrêter à la prochaine aire pour prendre de l'essence et m'acheter un sandwich. |
| service area | | US (rest area near large thoroughfare) | aire (d'autoroute) |
| He drove the car off the highway and into the service area so he could eat lunch and use the bathroom. |
| Je vais m'arrêter à la prochaine aire pour me dégourdir les jambes. |
| smoking area | n | (section where smoking is permitted) | zone fumeurs nm |
| | | espace fumeurs nm |
| | | coin fumeur nm |
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