breathalyse


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breathalyse

(ˈbrɛθəˌlaɪz) or

breathalyze

vb
(Law) (tr) to apply a Breathalyser test to (someone)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

breathalyse


Past participle: breathalysed
Gerund: breathalysing

Imperative
breathalyse
breathalyse
Present
I breathalyse
you breathalyse
he/she/it breathalyses
we breathalyse
you breathalyse
they breathalyse
Preterite
I breathalysed
you breathalysed
he/she/it breathalysed
we breathalysed
you breathalysed
they breathalysed
Present Continuous
I am breathalysing
you are breathalysing
he/she/it is breathalysing
we are breathalysing
you are breathalysing
they are breathalysing
Present Perfect
I have breathalysed
you have breathalysed
he/she/it has breathalysed
we have breathalysed
you have breathalysed
they have breathalysed
Past Continuous
I was breathalysing
you were breathalysing
he/she/it was breathalysing
we were breathalysing
you were breathalysing
they were breathalysing
Past Perfect
I had breathalysed
you had breathalysed
he/she/it had breathalysed
we had breathalysed
you had breathalysed
they had breathalysed
Future
I will breathalyse
you will breathalyse
he/she/it will breathalyse
we will breathalyse
you will breathalyse
they will breathalyse
Future Perfect
I will have breathalysed
you will have breathalysed
he/she/it will have breathalysed
we will have breathalysed
you will have breathalysed
they will have breathalysed
Future Continuous
I will be breathalysing
you will be breathalysing
he/she/it will be breathalysing
we will be breathalysing
you will be breathalysing
they will be breathalysing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been breathalysing
you have been breathalysing
he/she/it has been breathalysing
we have been breathalysing
you have been breathalysing
they have been breathalysing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been breathalysing
you will have been breathalysing
he/she/it will have been breathalysing
we will have been breathalysing
you will have been breathalysing
they will have been breathalysing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been breathalysing
you had been breathalysing
he/she/it had been breathalysing
we had been breathalysing
you had been breathalysing
they had been breathalysing
Conditional
I would breathalyse
you would breathalyse
he/she/it would breathalyse
we would breathalyse
you would breathalyse
they would breathalyse
Past Conditional
I would have breathalysed
you would have breathalysed
he/she/it would have breathalysed
we would have breathalysed
you would have breathalysed
they would have breathalysed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. breathalyse - test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer
check - make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
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Translations

breathalyse

breathalyze (US) [ˈbreθəlaɪz] VT → someter a la prueba de la alcoholemia or del alcohol
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

breathalyse

[ˈbreθəlaɪz] vt → faire subir l'alcootest® à
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

breathalyse

breathalyze (Am) [ˈbrɛθəˌlaɪz] vt → sottoporre ad alcoltest or alla prova del palloncino (fam)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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So when they come in here, can't speak and are stumbling, we breathalyse them." Asked how shop assistants decided who to breathalyse, he said: "We use it when we need to use it.
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Six bars in Durham have signed up to a 12 week pilot which will see door staff and bar workers the power to breathalyse any customers who they feel could be too drunk to be served alcohol.
Durham bars roll out breath tests in a bid to cut problems with excessive drinking; The move is the latest measure unveiled by the Durham City Safety Group following five deaths and 51 incidents in the River Wear in five years
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Booze tests at Tamworth club
Windows were smashed and fires started at Ford open prison near Arundel, Sussex, after guards tried to breathalyse convicts to check for contraband alcohol.
INFERNO; Booze riot at open prison sparks.
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Yes, the prison staff involved had a "right" to breathalyse. But those with rights have a duty to apply them intelligently.
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The violence is thought to have been sparked by attempts to breathalyse crooks to check for contraband alcohol.
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