Spanish Conversation · Level 138
44 words
Spanish word
ventilar
Pronunciation
IPA/bentiˈlaɾ/
Meaning
- verbair out
Example
¿Puedes ventilar la habitación?
Can you air out the room?
More examples
Después de un viaje largo, conviene ventilar el coche.
After a long trip, it's advisable to air out the car.
Core concept
A standing fan pushing old air out and drawing fresh air in.
Common phrases
ventilar la habitación
air out the room
ventilar la casa
air out the house
ventilar el coche
air out the car
Similar words
abrir: Moves a door or window to create an opening.
airear: Passes fresh air through a room or fabric to remove dampness and odors.
renovar: Expels stagnant indoor air and replaces it with fresh air to renew the space.
Definition in Spanish
Sacar el aire viciado de un lugar y dejar entrar aire limpio, acción que suele hacerse abriendo ventanas o con ventiladores.
Word origin
From Latin ventilāre ('to fan') with the root ventus 'wind', the word gradually took the specialized sense of making air move through a room to replace stale air with fresh.
Usage tips
- Ventilar is also used figuratively to mean making an issue public or exposing something, so context determines literal airing or figurative revealing.
Other meanings
- let air throughverb
- revealverb
Related words
- ventilaciónventilationnoun
- ventiladorfannoun
- ventiladoventilatedadjective