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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- airbag
1, record 1, English, airbag
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air bag 2, record 1, English, air%20bag
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A passive safety device, supplemental to safety belts, that inflates to provide a cushion to absorb impact forces during moderate to severe frontal collisions. 3, record 1, English, - airbag
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
air bag: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - airbag
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coussin de sécurité gonflable
1, record 1, French, coussin%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20gonflable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coussin gonflable 2, record 1, French, coussin%20gonflable
correct, masculine noun
- sac gonflable 2, record 1, French, sac%20gonflable
correct, masculine noun
- coussin autogonflable de sécurité 3, record 1, French, coussin%20autogonflable%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- coussin autogonflable 3, record 1, French, coussin%20autogonflable
correct, masculine noun
- coussin d’air 4, record 1, French, coussin%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- coussin de sécurité 5, record 1, French, coussin%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- airbag 6, record 1, French, airbag
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif de sécurité constitué par une enveloppe souple qui, en cas de choc, se gonfle instantanément en s’interposant entre l’occupant et le volant ou la planche de bord. 7, record 1, French, - coussin%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20gonflable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coussin gonflable; sac gonflable : termes publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000. 8, record 1, French, - coussin%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20gonflable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coussin d’air : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 8, record 1, French, - coussin%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20gonflable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo de seguridad (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- airbag
1, record 1, Spanish, airbag
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bolsa de aire 2, record 1, Spanish, bolsa%20de%20aire
correct, feminine noun
- colchón de aire 3, record 1, Spanish, colch%C3%B3n%20de%20aire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositivo de seguridad para los ocupantes de un automóvil, consistente en una bolsa que se infla automáticamente en caso de colisión violenta. 4, record 1, Spanish, - airbag
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
airbag: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el sustantivo "airbag" se escribe en redonda, esto es, sin cursiva ni comillas, y su plural es "airbags", terminado en "s". 2, record 1, Spanish, - airbag
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