aventar

v.

1 to fan.

2 to winnow (trigo).

El granjero avienta trigo The farmer winnows wheat.

3 to throw (informal) (tirar). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

4 to blow about, to blow away, to blow along, to toss.

Ricardo aventó papeles Richard blew about papers.

5 to strike.

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aventar

Conjugation model [ACERTAR], like {{link=acertar}}acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 AGRICULTURA to winnow

2 (viento) to blow away; (el fuego) to blow (on), fan; (cenizas) to cast to the wind

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1. VT

1) [+ fuego] to fan, blow; (Agr) to winnow

2) (=expulsar) to chuck out *, throw out; LAm (=arrojar) to throw

3) (=lanzar al aire) to cast to the winds; [viento] to blow away; Caribe (Agr) to dry in the wind

2.

See:

aventarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Col, Méx, Per) <pelota/piedra> to throw

le aventé un sopapo — (fam) I smacked o (BrE) thumped him (colloq)

b) (Méx) (empujar) to push

2) <fuego/lumbre> to fan; <grano> to winnow

2.

aventarse v pron

a) (Méx fam) (atreverse) to dare

aventarse a + inf — to dare to + inf

b) (Méx fam) (lograr)

se aventaron un partidazo — they produced o played a tremendous game

c) (refl) (Col, Méx) (arrojarse, tirarse) to throw oneself

se aventó al agua — he dived into the water

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= winnow.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Speaking loudly for good books -- promoting the wheat and winnowing the chaff'.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Col, Méx, Per) <pelota/piedra> to throw

le aventé un sopapo — (fam) I smacked o (BrE) thumped him (colloq)

b) (Méx) (empujar) to push

2) <fuego/lumbre> to fan; <grano> to winnow

2.

aventarse v pron

a) (Méx fam) (atreverse) to dare

aventarse a + inf — to dare to + inf

b) (Méx fam) (lograr)

se aventaron un partidazo — they produced o played a tremendous game

c) (refl) (Col, Méx) (arrojarse, tirarse) to throw oneself

se aventó al agua — he dived into the water

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= winnow.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Speaking loudly for good books -- promoting the wheat and winnowing the chaff'.

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aventar [A5 ]

vt

A

1 (Col, Méx, Per) ‹pelota/piedra› to throw

¿me avientas las llaves? can you throw me the keys?

le aventé un sopapo (fam); I thumped him (colloq), I landed a good o hefty punch on him (colloq)

2 (Méx) (empujar) to push, shove (colloq)

B

1 ‹fuego/lumbre› to fan

2 ‹grano› to winnow

■ aventarse

v pron

1 (Méx fam) (atreverse) to dare aventarse A + INF to dare to + INF

2

(Méx fam) (lograr): se aventaron un partidazo they produced o played a tremendous game

3 (refl) (Col, Méx) (arrojarse, tirarse) to throw oneself

se aventó al agua desde el trampolín he dived into the water from the diving board

se aventó por la ventana he leaped out of o threw himself out of o hurled himself out of the window

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aventar (conjugate aventar) verbo transitivo

a) (Col, Méx, Per) ‹pelota/piedra› to throw;

◊ le aventé un sopapo (fam) I smacked o (BrE) thumped him (colloq)

b) (Méx) (empujar) to push

aventarse verbo pronominal

a) (Méx fam) (atreverse) to dare;

aventarse a hacer algo to dare to do sth

b) (refl) (Col, Méx) (arrojarse, tirarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se aventó al agua he dived into the water

'aventar' also found in these entries:
English:
pitchfork
- chuck
- fling
- flip
- sling
- throw
- toss

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aventar

♦ vt

1. [abanicar] to fan

2. Agr to winnow

3. Andes, CAm, Méx Fam [tirar] to throw;

me aventó la pelota she threw me the ball;

le aventé una bofetada I slapped him;

nos aventaron ahí, y no volvieron hasta tres horas más tarde they dumped us there, and didn't come back till three hours later

4. Andes, CAm, Méx Fam [dirigir]

me aventó una mirada amenazadora she shot me a threatening look, she glared at me threateningly

5. Andes, CAm, Méx [empujar] to push, to shove

♦ See also the pronominal verb aventarse

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aventar

L.Am

v/t

1 throw

2 (empujar) push

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aventar {55} vt

1) : to fan

2) : to winnow

3) Col, Mex : to throw, to toss

♦ See also the reflexive verb aventarse