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silverweb

(16,402 posts) Mon Jan 9, 2012, 10:51 PM Jan 2012

Spanish language help, please?

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I'm doing a job in which a Spanish-speaking patient refers to an illegal inhalant as "tenieblas" (?) or something similar sounding.

The doctor refers to it as "paint thinner," but I'm not finding a translation that fits. The word may be street slang, I imagine.

Help, please?

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Spanish language help, please? (Original Post) silverweb Jan 2012 OP

tinieblas means twilight, crepuscule,shadows, gloom. That would be my guess. n/t dimbear Jan 2012 #1

Thanks! silverweb Jan 2012 #2

Periods of partial amnesia Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #3

A useful term. silverweb Jan 2012 #4

It also explains the slang term tinieblas for the inhalant Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #5

That's what I mean. silverweb Jan 2012 #6

Maybe like nitrous (cartridges for making whipped cream) Duer 157099 Jan 2012 #7

This wasn't nitrous oxide or CO2. silverweb Jan 2012 #8

I don't think this particular one is in there but I recommend: ddeclue Jan 2012 #9

Thanks! silverweb Jan 2012 #10

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

1. tinieblas means twilight, crepuscule,shadows, gloom. That would be my guess. n/t

Reply to silverweb (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 10:53 PM

Jan 2012

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

2. Thanks!

Reply to dimbear (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 11:08 PM

Jan 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]That would fit as a nickname, I guess. I appreciate the quick response.

Xipe Totec

(43,888 posts)

3. Periods of partial amnesia

Reply to silverweb (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 11:15 PM

Jan 2012

Quote: El alcohol pasa a ser una droga necesaria, apareciendo los primeros síntomas graves. Se manifiestan periodos de amnesia (apagones, tinieblas)

Alcohol becomes a necessary drug, the first serious symptoms appear. Periods of amnesia are manifested (blackouts, grayouts)

http://www.monografias.com/trabajos12/adicci/adicci2.shtml

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

4. A useful term.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 11:42 PM

Jan 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I suspect I'll run into this one again.

Thanks very much!

Xipe Totec

(43,888 posts)

5. It also explains the slang term tinieblas for the inhalant

Reply to silverweb (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 11:55 PM

Jan 2012

Descriptive by it's effect.

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

6. That's what I mean.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 12:01 AM

Jan 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Considering the life the boy in question had been living, I can see why he'd seek it.

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

7. Maybe like nitrous (cartridges for making whipped cream)

Reply to silverweb (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 02:04 AM

Jan 2012

or canned air? Both of those are used recreationally by kids.

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

8. This wasn't nitrous oxide or CO2.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 07:14 PM

Jan 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]This was a solvent of some kind, and made the boy deathly ill and psychotic.

Using "tinieblas" as a euphemism for a solvent that causes psychosis, blackouts, and amnesia, as well as some very unpleasant physical side effects, seems pretty appropriate.

ddeclue

(16,733 posts)

9. I don't think this particular one is in there but I recommend:

Reply to silverweb (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 08:03 PM

Jan 2012

http://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Health-Professionals-Wiliam-Harvey/dp/0764111388

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

10. Thanks!

Reply to ddeclue (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 08:18 PM

Jan 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I'm just a transcriptionist and not in contact with patients, but this could still be a valuable resource.

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