Two men, one with his helmet off, in space suits but only the boots, helmet and torso of the suit - no trousers element.
The Scottish Word:

Steivel.

“Aye, it seems fine tae me, we’re awricht, it’s no a vacuum efter aw. If it wiz oor erses’d be tae the wind wi-oot oor stievel breeks oan. Wooly long johns is nae protection I can tell ye.”

Translate:

stieve, steeve: stable rigid strong. Stievel: reliable.

“Yeah, it seems fine to me, we are OK, it is not a vacuum after all. If it was we would be in very serious trouble without our reinforced trousers on. Woolly long johns are no protection I can assure you.”

ˡstivıl
The Scottish Word: steivel with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.

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