vent

bouche d'aération

Ouverture qui permet le passage de l’air, du gaz ou de la fumée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : opening, air hole

Expressions courantes : air vent, heating vent, vent in something

fente

Courte ouverture le long d’une couture d’un vêtement, qui facilite les mouvements.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : slit

Expressions courantes : back vent, side vent, jacket vent

se défouler, extérioriser

Exprimer ouvertement des émotions fortes, surtout la colère, par des paroles ou des actes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : let out, express

Contraires : suppress

Expressions courantes : vent your anger, vent your frustration, vent to someone

évacuer, libérer

Faire sortir du gaz, de l’air ou de la fumée de quelque chose par une ouverture.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : vent something into/to something (The pipe vents fumes into the outside air.)

Synonymes : release, discharge

Expressions courantes : vent exhaust, vent steam, vent something outside

aérer, ventiler

Faire sortir l’air d’un espace pour y faire entrer de l’air frais.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ventilate, air

Expressions courantes : vent a room, vent the attic, vent a space

évacuer les gaz

Laisser s’échapper du gaz, de l’air ou de la fumée, souvent par un tuyau ou une ouverture.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : vent to/through something (The heater vents to the outside through this pipe.)

Expressions courantes : vent outside, vent to something, vent through something