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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
DEF

A curved tube held in the mouth which enables swimmers to breathe just below the surface of water.

OBS

The snorkel is both a skin and scuba diving tool. The scuba diver uses it to conserve air while swimming on the surface, to and from the dive sites, and while surveying a dive area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
DEF

Tube de caoutchouc ou de plastique ayant une extrémité recourbée placée dans la bouche du plongeur et qui lui permet de respirer l'air en surface tout en conservant la tête sous l'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Buceo (Deportes)
DEF

Tubo para respirar con la cara sumergida en el agua.

CONT

[El tubo respirador] es un elemento importante del equipo que permite al buceador mantenerse o desplazarse por la superficie […] El tubo respirador dispone de una boquilla anatómica para que resulte cómodo en la boca y pueda sujetarse con la dentadura. Está fabricado con material plástico o caucho flexible.

OBS

esnórquel: adaptación propuesta por la Fundación del Español Urgente (BBVA) para la voz inglesa "snorkel".

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Record 2 2011-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
DEF

A tube housing air intake and exhaust pipes for a submarine's diesel engine that can be extended above the water's surface so that the engines can be operated while the submarine is submerged.

OBS

schnorkel: term officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
DEF

Tube qui permet aux sous-marins d'utiliser en plongée leurs moteurs diesels, en évacuant les gaz d'échappement et en aspirant l'air frais.

OBS

schnorkel : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Strong and tense snorts can be warning ones; relaxed and vibrating snorts can be signs of a contented horse or, may be, simply the sound of nose clearing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Sorte d'éternuement, pour dégager les naseaux, lorsque le cheval se détend ou est content, on entend alors la vibration des narines.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

To force the breath violently through the nose with a loud, harsh sound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Renifler bruyamment [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento animal
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 5 2007-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

An inhalation of heroin or cocaine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

Inhalation d'héroïne et de cocaïne.

OBS

aspiromanie : toxicomanie consistant à inhaler des solvants (p. ex. ceux de la colle). France Inter, 2 janvier 1985.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
CONT

La cocaína puede absorberse tras administrarla por diferentes vías: aspiración ("esnifado"), inhalación (fumando la cocaína base), inyección intravenosa o ingestión.

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Record 6 2007-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

To inhale heroin or cocaine through the nose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
CONT

La cocaína se puede esnifar (aspirar) por la nariz. Es el método más seguro pero se daña la nariz [...] La cocaína se separa mediante una cuchilla de afeitar en finas "rayas" y con ayuda de un tubo se aspira por la nariz.

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Record 7 2007-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Only adhesives containing solvents are capable of providing the narcotic effect desired by the "sniffer" ... commonly available domestic materials other than solvent-borne adhesives contain such solvents ... capable of misuse by "sniffers". (see Human Toxicology, July 1982, 1(3), p. 223-230).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

[Personne qui] inhale de la poudre d'héroïne ou de cocaïne; se plâtre. (d'après "dialecte psychédélique, guide du traducteur, p. 250, Petit dictionnaire d'argot, p. 233).

OBS

À ne pas confondre avec l'appareil qui sert à détecter les narcotiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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