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COUSSIN SECURITE GONFLABLE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
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.

OBS

air bag: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
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.

OBS

coussin gonflable; sac gonflable : termes publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000.

OBS

coussin d'air : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de seguridad (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Dispositivo de seguridad para los ocupantes de un automóvil, consistente en una bolsa que se infla automáticamente en caso de colisión violenta.

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".

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