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VAPE [4 records]

Record 1 2024-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Smoker's Articles
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Tobacco Industry
DEF

A handheld electronic device that transforms a liquid into a vapour to be inhaled through the mouth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de fumeur
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Industrie du tabac
DEF

Dispositif [...] que l'on porte à la bouche pour aspirer une fumée artificielle constituée de vapeur aromatisée [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Smoker's Articles
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Tobacco Industry
CONT

The terms vape pen and e-cigarette are often used interchangeably ... but they are two distinctly different things. E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, are devices that look similar to traditional cigarettes [that] consist of a one-piece [disposable] unit that you use until it runs out ... Vape pens [are reusable] devices that consist of a rechargeable battery and refillable tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de fumeur
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Industrie du tabac

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Smoker's Articles
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Tobacco Industry
DEF

A device that vaporizes a raw material ... for inhalation without requiring the product to be combusted to activate its cannabinoids.

OBS

Two examples of raw materials are dried flowers and concentrates.

Key term(s)
  • vaporiser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de fumeur
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Industrie du tabac
DEF

Outil de consommation qui consiste à chauffer une matière brute [...] pour en vaporiser les ingrédients actifs, ne nécessitant pas la combustion du produit pour activer les cannabinoïdes.

OBS

Les fleurs séchées et les concentrés sont deux exemples de matières brutes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Tobacco Industry
  • Smoker's Articles
DEF

Inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Industrie du tabac
  • Articles de fumeur
DEF

Aspirer la vapeur émise par une cigarette électronique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Industria tabacalera
  • Artículos para fumadores
DEF

Inhalar y exhalar el vapor de un cigarrillo electrónico.

OBS

vaporear; vapear: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "vaporear", mejor que "vapear", es la forma recomendada para referirse a la acción de aspirar y despedir el vapor de los cigarrillos electrónicos.

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