vent

respiradero, rejilla de ventilación

Abertura que deja pasar aire, gas o humo.

En inglés sencillo: An opening that lets air, gas, or smoke pass through.

• Cold air came through the vent.
• Keep the kitchen vents clean.
• Steam escaped through a small vent in the lid.

Sinónimos: opening, air hole

Expresiones frecuentes: air vent, heating vent, vent in something

abertura

Pequeña abertura en una costura de una prenda que permite moverse con más facilidad.

En inglés sencillo: A short opening along a joined edge of clothing that allows easier movement.

• The jacket has a back vent.
• A side vent makes the skirt easier to walk in.
• Both vents in his coat had been sewn shut.

Sinónimos: slit

Expresiones frecuentes: back vent, side vent, jacket vent

desahogarse, descargar

Expresar abiertamente sentimientos intensos, especialmente el enfado, mediante palabras o acciones.

En inglés sencillo: To express strong feelings, especially anger, by talking or acting openly.

• I needed to vent after work.
• She vented her frustration by writing in her diary.
• He unfairly vented his anger on the waiter.

Cómo se usa: vent something on someone (Do not vent your anger on the children.); vent to someone (She called a friend to vent to him about her day.)

Sinónimos: let out, express

Antónimos: suppress

Expresiones frecuentes: vent your anger, vent your frustration, vent to someone

evacuar, liberar

Sacar gas, aire o humo de algo a través de una abertura.

En inglés sencillo: To release gas, air, or smoke from something through an opening.

• The valve vents excess steam.
• Workers vented the gas through a long pipe.
• The system vents exhaust outside the building.

Cómo se usa: vent something into/to something (The pipe vents fumes into the outside air.)

Sinónimos: release, discharge

Expresiones frecuentes: vent exhaust, vent steam, vent something outside

ventilar

Dejar salir el aire usado de un espacio y permitir que entre aire fresco.

En inglés sencillo: To let old air out of a space and fresh air in.

• Open the windows to vent the room.
• The builders installed a fan to vent the attic.
• This basement needs to be vented regularly.

Sinónimos: ventilate, air

Expresiones frecuentes: vent a room, vent the attic, vent a space

evacuar gases

Dejar escapar gas, aire o humo, normalmente por un tubo o una abertura.

En inglés sencillo: To let gas, air, or smoke escape, often through a pipe or opening.

• The stove vents outside.
• Hot air vents through a pipe in the roof.
• The tank vented safely as its pressure rose.

Cómo se usa: vent to/through something (The heater vents to the outside through this pipe.)

Expresiones frecuentes: vent outside, vent to something, vent through something