ventilar

v.

1 to air, to ventilate (airear) (habitación).

Ellos ventilan su cuarto They ventilate their room.

2 to clear up (informal) (resolver) (asunto).

3 to air (informal) (discutir).

le encanta ventilar sus problemas en público she loves to air her problems in public

4 to spread, to make public (difundir) (secreto).

5 to air out, to vent, to discuss openly, to disclose.

Ellos ventilan sus diferencias They air out their differences.

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ventilar

► verbo transitivo

1 (lugar) to air, ventilate

2 (agitar al viento) to air

3 figurado (dar a conocer) to air

4 figurado (discutir) to discuss, clear up

5 figurado (matar) to kill

► verbo pronominal ventilarse

1 (lugar) to be ventilated

2 (objeto) to be aired

3 figurado (saberse) to be aired

4 figurado (discutirse) to be discussed, be cleared up

5 (tomar el aire) to get some fresh air

6 familiar (terminar) to finish off

■ se ventiló el pastel en un minuto he finished off the cake in a minute

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verb

1) to ventilate

2) air

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1. VT

1) (=airear) [+ cuarto] to air, ventilate; [+ ropa] to air

2) * (=resolver) to sort (out) *

han ventilado el problema en dos horas — they sorted (out) the problem in two hours *

3) (=hacer público) [+ intimidades, secreto] to air

ha estado ventilando los detalles íntimos de su relación — he's been airing the intimate details of their relationship

2.

See:

ventilarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <habitación> to air, ventilate; <ropa/colchón> to air

2)

a) <secreto> to spread around

siempre ventilan sus problemas matrimoniales delante de todos — they're forever airing their marital differences in front of everyone

b) <asunto/problema> to talk about

2.

ventilarse v pron

1) habitación/ropa to air

2) (fam) (tomar el aire) to get a breath of fresh air, get some air

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= ventilate, freshen, vent.

Nota: Generalmente gases.

Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

Ex. Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it.

Ex. Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <habitación> to air, ventilate; <ropa/colchón> to air

2)

a) <secreto> to spread around

siempre ventilan sus problemas matrimoniales delante de todos — they're forever airing their marital differences in front of everyone

b) <asunto/problema> to talk about

2.

ventilarse v pron

1) habitación/ropa to air

2) (fam) (tomar el aire) to get a breath of fresh air, get some air

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= ventilate, freshen, vent.

Nota: Generalmente gases.

Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

Ex: Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it.

Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.

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ventilar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹habitación› to air, ventilate

2 ‹ropa/manta/colchón› to air

B

1 (discutir en público) ‹intimidades›

no quiero ventilar mi vida privada delante de todo el mundo I don't want to discuss my private affairs in front of everybody

siempre están ventilando sus problemas matrimoniales delante de todos they're forever airing their marital differences in front of everyone

si yo te confió un secreto no es para que lo vayas ventilando por ahí if I tell you a secret I don't want you to go spreading it around

2 (tratar, discutir) ‹asunto/problema› to talk about

todos tienen oportunidad de ventilar sus frustraciones everybody has a chance to talk about o air their frustrations

■ ventilarse

v pron

A

1 «habitación» to air

2 «ropa/colchón» to air

B (fam) (tomar el aire) to get a breath of fresh air, get some air

salió a ventilarse un poco she went out to get a breath of fresh air

C (Esp fam) ‹libro/comida/tarea› to polish off (colloq)

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ventilar (conjugate ventilar) verbo transitivo ‹habitación› to air, ventilate;
‹ropa/colchón› to air
ventilarse verbo pronominal
1 [habitación/ropa] to air
2 (fam) (tomar el aire) to get a breath of fresh air, get some air
ventilar verbo transitivo
1 (un lugar) to air, ventilate
2 fam (solucionar) to clear up: hemos ventilado el problema en diez minutos, we've sorted out the problem in ten minutes
'ventilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
airear
- ventilación
English:
air
- ventilate

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ventilar

♦ vt

1. [airear] [habitación] to air, to ventilate;

[ropa, colchón] to air

2. Fam [resolver] to clear up, to sort out;

en cuanto ventile este asunto me voy I'm going as soon as I clear up o sort out this matter

3. Fam [discutir] to air;

le encanta ventilar sus problemas en público she likes to air her problems in public

4. [difundir] to make public;

va ventilando por ahí todos los secretos de los demás she goes round telling o blabbing everyone else's secrets

♦ See also the pronominal verb ventilarse

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ventilar

v/t

1 air

2 fig : problema talk over; opiniones air

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ventilar vt

1) : to ventilate, to air out

2) : to air, to discuss

3) : to make public, to reveal

♦ See also the reflexive verb ventilarse

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ventilar vb

1. (habitación, ropa) to air

2. (con ventilador) to ventilate