exhaust

agotar, extenuar

Cansar tanto a alguien que se quede sin energía.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone so tired that they have no energy left.

• The long walk exhausted me.
• Looking after three children can exhaust anyone.
• Don’t exhaust yourself before the race.

Sinónimos: tire out, wear out

Antónimos: energize, refresh

Expresiones frecuentes: exhaust yourself, exhaust someone, physically exhaust someone

agotar

Usar algo por completo hasta que no quede nada.

En inglés sencillo: To use all of something until none is left.

• We exhausted our food supplies.
• The repairs exhausted all our savings.
• Have you exhausted every possible solution?

Sinónimos: use up, deplete

Antónimos: replenish

Expresiones frecuentes: exhaust supplies, exhaust your savings, exhaust all possibilities, exhaust a supply

vaciar, agotar

Dejar vacío un lugar o recipiente al usar o sacar todo su contenido.

En inglés sencillo: To empty a place or container by using or removing everything inside it.

• Years of pumping exhausted the well.
• The mine was exhausted after decades of use.
• Drawing too much water can exhaust a small reservoir.

Sinónimos: empty, drain

Antónimos: fill

Expresiones frecuentes: exhaust a well, exhaust a reservoir, exhaust a mine

tratar exhaustivamente

Hablar de todos los aspectos de un tema hasta que no quede nada más que decir.

En inglés sencillo: To discuss every part of a subject until there is nothing more to say.

• We soon exhausted the topic.
• The report exhausts the subject in considerable detail.
• After hours of debate, they had exhausted every argument.

Sinónimos: cover fully

Expresiones frecuentes: exhaust a topic, exhaust the subject, exhaust an argument

extraer, evacuar

Sacar todo el líquido o gas de un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To remove all the liquid or gas from somewhere.

• The pump exhausts air from the chamber.
• All the water was exhausted from the vessel.
• The system exhausts hot gases through a pipe.

Cómo se usa: exhaust something from something (The pump exhausts air from the sealed container.)

Sinónimos: drain, remove

Expresiones frecuentes: exhaust air, exhaust something from something, exhaust the gas

escape, sistema de escape

Conjunto de tubos y otras piezas que expulsan los gases usados de un motor.

En inglés sencillo: The pipes and other parts that carry used gases out of an engine.

• The car’s exhaust is broken.
• A mechanic fitted a new exhaust yesterday.
• Smoke poured from the exhaust pipe.

Sinónimos: exhaust system

Expresiones frecuentes: car exhaust, exhaust system, exhaust pipe

salida de aire, conducto de extracción

Tubo o abertura que expulsa el aire usado o sucio de un espacio cerrado.

En inglés sencillo: A pipe or opening that carries used or dirty air out of an enclosed space.

• The exhaust carries stale air outside.
• Dust had blocked the room’s exhaust vent.
• The kitchen exhaust needs regular cleaning.

Sinónimos: air outlet, vent

Antónimos: intake

Expresiones frecuentes: air exhaust, exhaust vent, kitchen exhaust