ventilar

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ventilate

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ventilar
transitive verb
1to air, to ventilate (airear) (habitación); to air (ropa, colchón)
2to clear up (informal) (resolver) (asunto)
3to air (informal) (discutir)
  • le encanta ventilar sus problemas en público -> she loves to air her problems in public
4to spread, to make public (difundir) (secreto)
ventilarse
pronomial verb
1to air (airearse)
  • voy a salir a ventilarme un poco -> I'm going to pop out for a breath of fresh air
2to knock back, to polish off (informal) (terminarse) (botella)
  • se ventiló el pastel en un periquete -> he wolfed down the cake in next to no time
3to rub out (informal) (asesinar)

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ventilar [ven-te-lar’]
article & verb transitive
1To ventilate (cuarto); to winnow, to fan.
2To examine, to discuss.
3To air (asunto).
4To make public (asunto privado). (Figurative)
verb reflexive
5To move with a current of air (cuarto), to circulate (aire).

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ventilar
verbo:transitivo
1 (airear) [+cuarto] to air; ventilate; [+ropa] to air
2 (familiar) (resolver) to sort (out); (familiar)
han ventilado el problema en dos horas they sorted (out) the problem in two hours; (familiar)
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
verbo:pronominal
ventilarse
1 (airearse) [+ropa] to air
abre la ventana para que se ventile la habitación open the window to air ventilate the room;o
2 (formal) (tomar aire) [+persona] to get some (fresh) air
3 (familiar) [+comida, bebida, trabajo] to polish off; (familiar)
se ventiló la botella de whisky en un día he polished off the bottle of whisky in one day; (familiar)
4 (familiar) (matar)
ventilarse a algn to do sb in; (familiar)
5 (España) (vulgar)
ventilarse a algn (copular con) to shag sb; (vulgar) screw sb; (vulgar)

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Verb Conjugation for "ventilar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo ventilo ventilé ventilaba ventilaré ventile
Tú ventilas ventilaste ventilabas ventilarás ventiles
Ella/Él/Usted ventila ventiló ventilaba ventilará ventile
Nosotros ventilamos ventilamos ventilábamos ventilaremos ventilemos
Vosotros ventiláis ventilasteis ventilabais ventilaréis ventiléis
Ellos/Ustedes ventilan ventilaron ventilaban ventilarán ventilen
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