ventear

v.

1 to be very windy.

2 to sniff the air.

3 to ventilate, to blow air on.

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ventear

► verbo intransitivo (Used only in the third person; it does not take a subject )

1 (soplar) to be windy

► verbo transitivo

1 (husmear) to sniff

2 (airear) to air, air out

3 figurado (indagar) to snoop

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1. VT

1) [perro] to sniff

2) [+ ropa] (=airear) to air; (=secar) to put out to dry

3) (LAm) [+ animal] to brand

4) (LAm) (=abanicar) to fan

5) ( Cono Sur) [+ adversario] to get far ahead of, leave far behind

6) (LAm) (Agr) to winnow

2.

VI (=curiosear) to snoop, pry; (=investigar) to inquire, investigate

3.

See:

ventearse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) animal to sniff

2) <ropa> to air

2.

ventear v impers

está venteando mucho — it's very windy

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) animal to sniff

2) <ropa> to air

2.

ventear v impers

está venteando mucho — it's very windy

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ventear [A1 ]

vt

A «animal» to sniff

B ‹ropa› to air

■

v impers

está venteando mucho it's very windy

llueva o ventee salen a dar su paseo whatever the weather they go out for their walk, come rain or shine they go out for their walk (colloq)

■ ventearse

v pron

(Chi fam): se lo pasa venteando he's always out and about

¿por qué no te venteas un poco? why don't you go out and get some fresh air?

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ventear impers (del viento) to blow

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ventear

♦ v impersonal

to be very windy;

está venteando it's very windy

♦ vt

[aire] to sniff

♦ vi

[animal] to sniff

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ventear

v/i

1 del viento blow

2 de un animal sniff the air