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riskområde

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Etymology

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Compound of risk (risk) +‎ område (area).

Noun

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riskområde n

  1. an area that is riskful to visit
    • 2021, “TBE - fästingburen hjärninflammation”, in Vårdguiden[1]:
      Även i riskområdena är det högst två av hundra fästingar som är bärare av [TBE] viruset.
      Even in the risk areas, no more than two out of a hundred ticks are carriers of the [TBE] virus.
    1. (civil contingency) an area that posses the risk of falling rocks, landslides, erosions, or flooding
  2. being at the risk of negative development
    Synonym: riskzon
    De med stressfyllt arbete och fritid som regelbundet konsumerar större mängder alkohol ligger i riskområdet för alkoholmissbruk.
    Those with stressful work and sparetime which regulary consumes alcohol lies in the risk area for developing alcohol abuse.
    1. (law enforcement) an area that fulfills the criteria of utsatt område (vulnerable area), but also posses the risk of developing into a särskilt utsatt område (especially vulnerable area)

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