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extincteur portatif [1 record]

Record 1 2016-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Air Safety
DEF

An extinguisher designed to be transported and used by hand and that weighs 20 kilograms or less.

CONT

The fire department responded promptly and while the equipment was en route, the chief engineer cleared visitors from the hall and used a nearby hand extinguisher to put out the fire.

OBS

hand extinguisher; hand-portable extinguisher: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • handheld fire extinguisher
  • handheld extinguisher

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
DEF

Extincteur [...] conçu pour être porté et utilisé à la main et qui [...] a une masse inférieure ou égale à 20 [kilogrammes].

OBS

extincteur portatif : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
OBS

Están concebidos para que puedan ser llevados y utilizados a mano teniendo en condiciones de funcionamiento una masa igual o inferior a 20 kg.

OBS

En español, el uso de "portátil" es confuso ya que normas de diferentes países emplean el término para denominar tanto a extintores operados manualmente con peso igual o inferior a 20 kg como a extintores de peso superior a 20 kg que son móviles sobre ruedas.

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