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ventilar

to ventilate, to air out, to discuss, to bring up (an issue)

b e n t i ˈl a ɾ
ventil air; ventilate + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #46,795
to ventilate, to air out Often used for letting fresh air in (a room, clothes, etc.).
SP: Voy a ventilar la habitación porque hace calor.
EN: I'm going to air out the room because it's hot.
to discuss, to bring up (an issue) Common in phrases like “ventilar un tema/asunto” (to discuss/raise an issue), often in a public or open way.
SP: No quiero ventilar este tema en público.
EN: I don't want to discuss this topic in public.

Necesitamos ventilar la casa.

We need to ventilate the house.

Abrió la ventana para ventilar la habitación.

He opened the window to ventilate the room.

Tom abrió la ventana para ventilar la habitación.

Tom opened the window to ventilate the room.

Déjame abrir aquí para ventilar.

Let me open this up to vent.

— Una segunda madre (2015)