ventilar

to air

ventilar(behn-tee-lahr)

transitive verb

1. (to let in fresh air)

a. to air

Todas las mañanas ventilo el dormitorio para que no huela a cerrado.

Every morning I air the bedroom so it doesn't have a musty smell.

b. to ventilate

Después de la clase de educación física hay que ventilar el gimnasio porque huele fatal.

After physical education class, we have to ventilate the gym because it smells awful.

2. (to hang out)

a. to air

Ventila las sábanas antes de ponerlas en la cama porque llevan mucho tiempo en el armario.

Air the sheets before putting them on the bed. They've been inside the wardrobe for a long time.

3. (to make known)

a. to air

¿Cómo pudiste ventilar un secreto que prometiste guardar?

How could you air a secret you promised to keep?

b. to make public

La prensa ventiló los detalles de la nueva película antes de que saliera.

The press made the details of the new film public before it was released.

c. to spread

Desde que lo dejé, Marcos está ventilando todas mis intimidades por rencor.

Ever since I broke up with him, Marcos has been spreading my personal matters because of his hard feelings.

4.

(colloquial)

(to clear up)

a. to sort out

El informático ventiló el problema en cinco minutos porque era muy sencillo.

The computer technician sorted out the problem in five minutes because it was very simple.

ventilarse

pronominal verb

5. (to get a breath of fresh air)

a. to get some fresh air

Necesito salir al balcón a ventilarme porque estoy mareado.

I need to go out to the balcony and get some fresh air because I feel dizzy.

Pensé que te habías ido de la fiesta. - No. Solo salí a ventilarme.

I thought you had left the party. - No. I just stepped out to get some fresh air.

6. (to ventilate)

a. to air

La ropa tiene que ventilarse porque lleva todo el invierno en una caja.

The clothes need to be aired because they have been in a box the whole winter.

7.

(colloquial)

(to knock back)

(Spain)

a. to polish off

Los invitados de la fiesta se ventilaron los aperitivos en un cuarto de hora.

The party guests polished off the snacks in fifteen minutes.

8.

(colloquial)

(to kill)

(Spain)

a. to off

(United States)

El atracador se ventiló a un rehén para que la policía lo tomara en serio.

The robber offed one hostage so the police would take him seriously.

ventilar

transitive verb

1. (airear)

a. to air, to ventilate

2. (ropa, colchón)

a. to air

3. (colloquial)

a. to clear up

4. (colloquial)

a. to air

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

5. (difundir)

a. to spread, to make public

pronominal verb

6. (airearse)

a. to air

voy a salir a ventilarme un pocoI'm going to pop out for a breath of fresh air

7. (colloquial)

a. to knock back, to polish off

se ventiló el pastel en un periquetehe wolfed down the cake in next to no time

8. (colloquial)

a. to rub out

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ventilar

transitive verb

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

2 (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

pronominal verb

ventilarse

1 (airearse) [+ropa] to air

abre la ventana para que se ventile la habitación open the window to air o ventilate the room

2 (tomar aire) [+persona] to get some (fresh) air

3 [+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 (matar)

ventilarse a algn to do sb in (familiar)

5 (España)

ventilarse a algn (copular con) to shag sb (vulgar); screw sb (vulgar)