desfogue
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el desfogue
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. venting
Miguel estuvo llorando e insultándome durante cinco minutos. Tras ese desfogue, se calmó.Miguel was crying and insulting me for five minutes. After all that venting, he calmed down.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ya sé que gritar no ayuda, pero me sirve de desfogue.I know that shouting doesn't help, but it makes me feel better.
No se puede estar siempre trabajando o estudiando. Hace falta un desfogue de vez en cuando.You can't always be working or studying. You need to let off steam now and then.
2. (technology)
a. exhaust
Empezó a salir humo por el desfogue del motor, así que abandonamos rápidamente el vehículo.Smoke started coming out of the engine exhaust, so we hurried out of the vehicle.
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