breathalyzer
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- noun
- /ˈbrɛθəˌlaɪzər/
- Specialized
- The officer instructed me to blow into the breathalyzer to check my blood alcohol level.
- breathalyzer test
- take a breathalyzer
- pass the breathalyzer
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Watch on YouTubeThey pulled me over, gave me a breathalyzer test and I passed.
- They pulled me over, gave me a breathalyzer test and I passed.
- But some people can have a build up of isopropanolol in their bloodstream which can show a false positive on a breathalyzer.
- So what do you think of the idea that on the stag do, whoever's in charge of it, you don't tell them, but one person brings a breathalyzer with them.
Examples
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Ultimately, the officer testifies that he arrested the defendant after he refused the Breathalyzer test.
Academic text (2002) -
Gammons was pulled over at 1:08 a.m., failed a breathalyzer, was arrested, cited, and released within an hour.
Blog text (19) -
I need to take a breathalyzer test?
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I'm gonna have to give you a breathalyzer test.
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I'm gonna have to ask you to step out of the car and take a Breathalyzer.
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They pulled me over, gave me a breathalyzer test and I passed.
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l'm gonna have to ask you to take a Breathalyzer test.
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State police said the 75-year-old actor was visibly intoxicated and refused a Breathalyzer test.
Blog text (14) -
After the accident, they administered a breathalyzer test to determine if the driver was intoxicated.
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To ensure safety, all drivers involved in the collision were required to submit to a breathalyzer test.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Breathalyzer is a modern mix of breath ('the air you breathe') and analyzer (from analyze, 'to check'). So a breathalyzer literally checks your breath, which is why it measures the alcohol in someone's breath to see if they are drunk.