area

zone, quartier

Partie d’un lieu ou portion particulière de terrain ou d’espace.

En anglais simple : A part of a place or a particular piece of land or space.

• This is a quiet area.
• There is a play area behind the school.
• Do you live in this area?

Synonymes : place, district, zone

Expressions courantes : local area, shopping area, play area, rural area

domaine

Sujet particulier que quelqu’un étudie, connaît ou sur lequel il travaille.

En anglais simple : A particular subject that someone studies, works on, or knows about.

• History is my main area of study.
• She works in several areas of medicine.
• What is your area of expertise?

Comment l'utiliser : area of something (This is an important area of research.)

Synonymes : field, subject

Expressions courantes : area of study, area of research, area of expertise

aire, superficie

Taille d’une surface, mesurée en unités carrées, par exemple en mètres carrés.

En anglais simple : The size of a surface, measured in square units.

• The room has an area of twenty square meters.
• Multiply the length by the width to find the area.
• What is the area of this circle?

Comment l'utiliser : area of something (Calculate the area of the rectangle.)

Expressions courantes : surface area, total area, area of something

aspect, domaine

Partie ou côté particulier d’un sujet, d’une situation ou d’une activité.

En anglais simple : A particular part or side of a subject, situation, or activity.

• The report is weak in this area.
• Safety is our main area of concern.
• We need to improve in several areas.

Synonymes : aspect, part

Expressions courantes : problem area, area of concern, in this area