vent

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɛnt/
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Etymology 1

Partly from French vent, from Latin ventus and party from French éventer.

Noun

vent (plural vents)

A vent (opening) in the wall of a house.

1. An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
2. The opening of a volcano from which lava flows.
3. A verbalized frustration.
4. The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.
5. A slit in the seam of a garment.

Derived terms

• ridge vent

Translations

an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass

• Czech: průduch (cs) m
• Finnish: aukko (fi)
• French: bouche d'aération (fr)
• German: Luftloch (de) n, Öffnung (de) f
• Italian: sfogo (it) m, sfiatatoio (it) m, bocchetta (it) f

• Manx: towl (gv) m
• Old Irish: gáethaire m
• Russian: вентиляционное отверстие (ru) (ventiljaciónnoje otvérstije) n, выходное отверстие (ru) (vyxodnóje otvérstije) n, отдушина (ru) (otdúšina) f

the opening of a volcano from which lava flows

• Czech: jícen (cs) m
• Finnish: purkautumisaukko
• French: cheminée (fr)
• German: Ausbruchkanal m

• Italian: camino (it) m
• Russian: жерло вулкана (ru) (žérlo vulkána) n
• Spanish: chimenea (es) f

a verbalized frustration

• Czech: výlev (cs) m
• Italian: sfogo (it) m

• Russian: изливание (ru) (izlivánije) n, выражение (ru) (vyražénije) n, выход (ru) (výxod) m

the excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates

• French: cloaque (fr)
• Italian: ano (it) m
• Russian: анальное отверстие (ru) (anál’noje otvérstije) n

• Scottish Gaelic: màs (gd) m
• Spanish: cloaca (es) f, ano (es) m

a slit in the seam of a garment

• Turkish: yırtmaç (tr)

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• Spanish: abertura f

Verb

vent (third-person singular simple present vents, present participle venting, simple past and past participle vented)

1. (intransitive) To allow gases to escape.

   The stove vents to the outside.

2. (transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.

   Exhaust is vented to the outside.

3. (transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.

   He vents his anger violently.

   Can we talk? I need to vent.

4. To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

Translations

to allow gases to escape

• Finnish: purkaa (fi)
• German: entlüften (de)
• Russian: выпускать (ru) (vypuskát’) impf., выпустить (ru) (výpustit’) pf.

• Turkish: havalandırmak (tr)

to allow to escape through a vent

• French: ventiler (fr)

• German: entlüften

to express a strong emotion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 發洩 (cmn), 發泄 (cmn), 发泄 (cmn) (fāxiè)

• Finnish: purkaa tunteitaan
• German: ablassen (de)

• Russian: изливать (ru) (izlivát’) impf., излить (ru) (izlít’) pf. ("soul" - душу), срывать (ru) (sryvát’) impf., сорвать (ru) (sorvát’) pf. ("anger" - гнев, злобу), выражать (ru) (vyražát’) impf., выразить (ru) (výrazit’) pf.

Etymology 2

Clipping of ventriloquism

Noun

vent (plural vents)

1. Ventriloquism.

Derived terms

• vent puppet

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Catalan

Noun

vent m (plural vents)

1. wind (movement of air).

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Danish

Verb

vent

1. imperative of vente

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Dutch

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a shortening of vennoot, but there is no evidence of an overlap in sentences.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnt

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Noun

vent m (plural venten, diminutive ventje)

1. chap, fellow

Verb

vent

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of venten
2. imperative of venten

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French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ventus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts < *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /vɑ̃/, X-SAMPA: /vA~/

Noun

vent m (plural vents)

1. Atmospheric wind.
2. (euphemistic) A flatulence.
3. (uncountable) Empty words, hot air.

   Toutes ces promesses, c'est du vent. — Those are empty promises.

Synonyms

• (flatulence): pet (neutral)
• (empty words): paroles en l'air

Related terms

Related terms

venter venteux ventilateur ventôse

moulin à vent vent solaire instrument à vent vent arrière vents contraires

Derived terms

Derived expressions

avoir vent à tout vent dans le vent en coup de vent vent en poupe avoir le vent en poupe sous le vent

contre vents et marées le nez au vent voir venir le vent sentir le vent aller dans le sens du vent rapide comme le vent comme le vent faire du vent

See also

• air
• courant

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Guernésiais

Etymology

From Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Noun

vent m (plural vents)

1. wind

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Noun

vent m (plural vents)

1. wind

Derived terms

Derived terms

aver l'vent souos vèrgue (“to scud before the wind”) pînchi l'vent (“to hug the wind”)

pouque à vent (“set of bagpipes”) r'aver san vent (“to get one's breath back, get one's wind back”)

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Norwegian

Adjective

vent

1. neuter of ven

Verb

vent

1. imperative of vente

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Occitan

Noun

vent m (plural vents)

1. wind (movement of air)

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Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vãnt/
• Rhymes: -ãnt

Noun

vent m (oblique plural venz, nominative singular venz, nominative plural vent)

1. wind (movement of air)
   • circa 1110, Benedeit, Le Voyage de saint Brandan:

     Un meis sanz vent nagerent tut plein

     They sailed for a whole month without wind