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See also: jetlag and jet-lag

English

Etymology

Possibly coined by Horace Sutton in 1966.

Noun

jet lag (usually uncountable, plural jet lags)

1. (aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.

Synonyms

• jet syndrome
• circadian dysrhythmia (medicine)
• desynchronosis (medicine)

Derived terms

• jet-lagged

Translations

physical condition

• Afrikaans: vlugvoosheid
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 時差問題／时差问题, 时差问题 (shíchā wèntí), 飛行時差反應／飞行时差反应, 飞行时差反应 (fēixíng shíchā fǎnyìng), 時差感／时差感, 时差感 (shíchāgǎn), 倒時差／倒时差 (dǎo shíchā), 倒时差 (dǎoshíchā)

• Czech: pásmová nemoc f
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: jetlag (nl) m
• Finnish: aikaerorasitus (fi), aikaero (fi)
• French: décalage horaire (fr) m
• German: Jetlag (de) m
• Greek: βιοαπορρύθμιση f (vioaporrýthmisi)
• Hungarian: időeltolódás miatti kimerültség, időátállási probléma, időzónaugrás szindróma
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• Icelandic: dægurvilla f
• Irish: tuirse aerthaistil f
• Japanese: 時差ぼけ (じさぼけ, jisa boke)
• Korean: 시차증 (sichajeung) (時差症)
• Polish: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: jet lag m
• Russian: джетла́г (ru) m (džetlág), десинхрони́я f (desinxroníja)
• Slovak: pásmová choroba f
• Spanish: desfase horario m; jet-lag m, jet lag m
• Swedish: jetlag (sv) c
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: lludded jet m, jetludded m

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Italian

Alternative forms

• jet-lag

Etymology

Borrowed from English jet lag.

Noun

jet lag m (invariable)

1. jet lag
   • 2007, Di Thomas Kohnstamm, Venezuela, →ISBN:

     Per evitare il jet lag bevete molti liquidi (non alcolici) e mangiate cibi leggeri.

     In order to avoid jet lag, drink lots of (non-alcoholic) liquid and eat lightly.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From English jet lag.

Noun

jet lag m (uncountable)

1. jet lag (a physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight)