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Finnish
Etymology
selviämis- + asema
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈselʋiæmisˌɑsemɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑsemɑ
- Hyphenation(key): sel‧vi‧ämis‧ase‧ma
Noun
selviämisasema
- sobering facility (facility allowing intoxicated people to safely sober up)
2013 June 4, “Selviämisasema tarjoaa vaihtoehdon putkalle”, in YLE, retrieved 23 July 2018:Erilliselle selviämisasemalle on Turussa tarvetta, sillä päihtyneet ovat aiemmin joutuneet selviämään muun muassa putkassa.- A separate sobering facility fills a need in Turku, as intoxicated people have earlier had to be detoxified in drunk tanks alongside other places.
2014 August 14, Sanna Inkinen, “Poliisi ja Kuopion kaupunki eri mieltä selviämisasemasta”, in Savon Sanomat, retrieved 23 July 2018:Koistisen mukaan poliisiputkaan joudutaan nyt tuomaan sellaisetkin henkilöt, joiden paikka olisi selviämisasema.- According to Koistinen, people who would belong in a sobering facility have to now be taken into a police drunk tank.
2017 May 17, Kaisa Hakkarainen, “Risikon ministeriryhmä siirtäisi päihtyneet juoppoputkasta päivystyssairaaloihin – jokaiseen maakuntaan halutaan oma selviämisasema”, in Helsingin Sanomat, retrieved 23 July 2018:...jokaiseen maakuntaan halutaan oma selviämisasema- ...a sobering facility wanted in every county
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