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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesetilômetro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-ti-ˈlɔ-me-tɾu
"O motorista recusou-se a fazer o teste do etilômetro."
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A device used by law enforcement or individuals to measure the amount of alcohol in a person's breath.
"The police officer asked the driver to step out of the car and take a breathalyzer test." - 2
Any portable instrument designed to estimate blood alcohol concentration (BAC) through a breath sample.
"He purchased a personal breathalyzer to keep track of his alcohol consumption during social events."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as a blend of 'breath' (from Old English 'brǣð') and the suffix '-alyzer' (extracted from 'analyzer'). It originally functioned as a proprietary trademark for roadside alcohol-detection devices before transitioning into a widely accepted generic term.
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éthylotest
Transliteration: é-ti-lo-tɛst
"Le conducteur a dû souffler dans l'éthylotest."
Atemalkoholtester
Transliteration: A-tem-al-ko-hol-tes-ter
"Die Polizei verwendete einen Atemalkoholtester bei der Verkehrskontrolle."
alcoltest
Transliteration: al-kol-test
"Gli agenti lo hanno sottoposto all'alcoltest."
alcoholímetro
Transliteration: al-ko-lo-ˈxi-me-tɾo
"Dio positivo en la prueba del alcoholímetro."
etilômetro
Transliteration: e-ti-ˈlɔ-me-tɾu
"O motorista recusou-se a fazer o teste do etilômetro."
ब्रीथ एनालाइज़र
Transliteration: brīth enālāīzar
"पुलिस ने शराबी ड्राइवर की जाँच के लिए ब्रीथ एनालाइज़र का इस्तेमाल किया।"
酒精测试仪
Transliteration: jiǔjīng cèshì yí
"交警要求司机对着酒精测试仪吹气。"
음주 측정기
Transliteration: eum-ju cheuk-jeong-gi
"경찰이 운전자에게 음주 측정기를 불도록 지시했다."
アルコール検知器
Transliteration: arukōru kenchiki
"警察官が運転手にアルコール検知器での検査を求めた。"
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