French Conversation · Level 21
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French word
ventilation
Pronunciation
IPA/vɑ̃tilasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounventilation
Example
Ouvre la fenêtre pour assurer la ventilation.
Open the window to ensure ventilation.
More examples
La ventilation est essentielle pour éviter l'humidité et les mauvaises odeurs.
Ventilation is essential to prevent moisture and bad odors.
Core concept
An air path that exchanges used indoor air for outdoor air, driven by wind or a fan.
Common phrases
système de ventilation
ventilation system
ventilation naturelle
natural ventilation
ventilation mécanique
mechanical ventilation
Similar words
aération: Air exchange achieved by opening windows or doors.
ventilateur: A device that moves indoor air or expels it outside.
Definition in French
Processus de renouvellement de l'air intérieur, naturel ou mécanique, destiné à évacuer l'air vicié et à apporter de l'air frais.
Word origin
French ventilation is a learned borrowing from Latin ventilatio, from ventilare 'to fan or air', related to ventus 'wind'.
Usage tips
- In everyday requests, aérer often sounds more natural for opening a window, while ventilation often refers to the general process or a system.
Opposites
- étanchéitéairtightnessnoun
- confinementconfinementnoun
Related words
- ventilerventilateverb
- ventilateurventilation fannoun
- ventiléventilatedadjective