balão

English translation: laughing gas / Nitrous oxide

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Portuguese term or phrase:balão
English translation:laughing gas / Nitrous oxide
Entered by: Mary Palmer

14:00 Apr 2, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Slang / from statement
Portuguese term or phrase: balão
o interrogando afirma que enquanto estava em XX, usava drogas ilícitas, tais como: Balão
John Farebrother
United Kingdom
laughing gas / Nitrous oxide
Explanation:
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is not a harmless recreational drug no matter how it is administered. However, inhaling the gas directly from the canister presents two hazards that the balloon method does not. Firstly, inability to control the speed at which the inhalant leaves the canister could result in trauma to the respiratory system if it rushes into the lungs too rapidly, or frostbite since pressurized gas can be extremely cold. Secondly, if the canister is used along with a mask (which permits for better control of the pressurization), users run the risk of passing out from lack of oxygen with the mask still attached to their face, leading to suffocation.


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At raves and parties, I see people sucking on balloons. I hear it's laughing gas or nitrous oxide. So I was wondering if you suck it out of a balloon if it is safer than straight out of the cylinder? And will it get you high without harming you or killing brain cells?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide

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6 Mar 2007 ... Now the majority of Laughing Gas users inhale a small amount of gas from a balloon, from which I don't believe there has been one reported ...

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1475252.ece

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OU >>>>>>>>>>>> "LAUGHING GAS BALLOON"

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-04-02 16:31:07 GMT)
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Earlier to my previous post,this one reveals a Brighton nightclub in England that openly sells laughing gas balloons from behind the bar unaware of the ...

www.liveleak.com/view?i=f32_1176997723
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Mary Palmer
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4 +3laughing gas / Nitrous oxide
Mary Palmer
3ecstasy
Melissa Mann
Summary of reference entries provided
balão
Carlos Quandt

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ecstasy


Explanation:
Bala = ectasy. Would balão be laced or mixed extasy?

Melissa Mann
Brazil
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laughing gas / Nitrous oxide


Explanation:
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is not a harmless recreational drug no matter how it is administered. However, inhaling the gas directly from the canister presents two hazards that the balloon method does not. Firstly, inability to control the speed at which the inhalant leaves the canister could result in trauma to the respiratory system if it rushes into the lungs too rapidly, or frostbite since pressurized gas can be extremely cold. Secondly, if the canister is used along with a mask (which permits for better control of the pressurization), users run the risk of passing out from lack of oxygen with the mask still attached to their face, leading to suffocation.


http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1620.html






At raves and parties, I see people sucking on balloons. I hear it's laughing gas or nitrous oxide. So I was wondering if you suck it out of a balloon if it is safer than straight out of the cylinder? And will it get you high without harming you or killing brain cells?

http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1620.html

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-04-02 16:09:04 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-04-02 16:28:50 GMT)
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6 Mar 2007 ... Now the majority of Laughing Gas users inhale a small amount of gas from a balloon, from which I don't believe there has been one reported ...

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1475252.ece

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-04-02 16:30:13 GMT)
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OU >>>>>>>>>>>> "LAUGHING GAS BALLOON"

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-04-02 16:31:07 GMT)
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Earlier to my previous post,this one reveals a Brighton nightclub in England that openly sells laughing gas balloons from behind the bar unaware of the ...

www.liveleak.com/view?i=f32_1176997723

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 01:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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obrigadinho

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agree  Claudio Mazotti: that is it!
3 hrs
  -> Thanks a bunch Claudio, have a great afternoon!

agree  Ivan Nieves: exactly!
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  -> Thanks Ivan, have a nice weekend!

agree  Marlene Curtis
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  -> Thanks a lot Marlene, have a nice weekend!
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Reference comments


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Reference: balão

Reference information:
Uma possibilidade.

O popular gás de buzina, muito vendido no Carnaval, e o hélio também são inalados por jovens como droga alternativa aos entorpecentes.

Em alguns festivais de rock foram distribuídos balões de gás, que na verdade continham óxido nitroso.
Há relato de indivíduos que inalam regularmente o óxido nitroso, como droga de abuso preferida.
http://www.mp.rj.gov.br/portal/page/portal/Internet/Areas_de...

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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