breathalyzer

English

Alternative forms

breathalyser (British)

Etymology

Blend of breath +‎ analyzer. Originally a trademark of Smith & Wesson.

Noun

breathalyzer (plural breathalyzers)

A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Usage notes

Often capitalized.

Translations

a device that measures alcohol in expired air

Chinese:
Mandarin: 酒精測定器, 酒精测定器 (jiǔjīng cèdìngqì)
Finnish: alkometri (fi)
French: éthylotest (fr) m, éthylomètre (fr) m, alcootest (fr) m
Galician: alcoholímetro m, alcolímetro m

German: Blasrohr (de) n, Alkoholtester m
Italian: etilometro (it) m
Japanese: 飲酒検知器, アルコール検査
Portuguese: etilómetro m (Portugal), etilômetro m (Brazil), alcoolímetro m, alcoolómetro m (Portugal), alcoolômetro m (Brazil), bafómetro (pt) m (Portugal), bafômetro (pt) m (Brazil), balão (pt) m (Portugal, colloquial)
Spanish: alcoholímetro (es) m, alcotest (es) m

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