airear
/aiɾeˈaɾ/
The English phrase 'air out' can be translated into Spanish as airear or ventear.
Meaning: to expose to air (verb)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA |
|---|---|
| airear | /aiɾeˈaɾ/ |
| ventear | /benteˈaɾ/ |
The verb airear is used to describe the process of refreshing something, such as a room, a house or clothes, by exposing it to fresh air to remove odors or stale air. You will often see it used with direct objects like la habitación (the room), la casa (the house) or la ropa (the clothes).
Which one should you use?
airear is the standard verb used specifically for airing out a room, a house or an object.
How do you pronounce it?
/aiɾeˈaɾ/
Did you know?
- In a figurative sense, airear can be used to mean 'making a secret public' or 'airing dirty laundry'.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, ventear is used not just to air out a room, but to describe the act of sensing which direction the wind is blowing.
- The word airear is a linguistic relative of the English word 'air' through a long chain starting from the Ancient Greek word ᾱ̓ήρ.
Examples in context
- Necesitamos airear la casa.We need to air out the house.This sentence shows how to express the need to air out a house using airear.Tatoeba #7871002 by Seael, translation #7733287 by CK
- Por favor, airee la habitaciónPlease air out the room
- Es importante ventilar la casaIt is important to air out the house
- Es necesario refrescar el ambienteIt is necessary to air out the room
- Vamos a airear un poco la habitaciónLet's air out the room a little
- Vamos a darle un poco de aire a la habitaciónLet's give the room some air
- ¡Por favor, abre las ventanas para airear la sala!Please open the windows to air out the room!
- Después de los trabajos de pintura, es importante ventilar la habitación.After the painting works, it's important to air out the room.
- En verano, es necesario refrescar el ambiente de la oficina.In summer, it is necessary to air out the office space.
- No hay buena circulación de aire aquí, vamos a darle un poco de aire a la sala.There's poor air circulation here, let's give the room some air.
- Voy a airear la habitación un momento.I am going to air out the room for a moment.
- Es bueno airear las sábanas al sol.It is good to air out the sheets in the sun.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are in their living room after cooking.
- AlejandroHuele un poco a comida, ¿podemos airear el salón?It smells a bit like food, can we air out the living room?
- LucíaSí, voy a abrir las ventanas ahora mismo.Yes, I will open the windows right now.
- AlejandroGracias, Lucía, así entrará aire fresco.Thanks, Lucía, that way fresh air will come in.
- LucíaDe nada, Alejandro, el ambiente cambiará rápido.You're welcome, Alejandro, the atmosphere will change quickly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “air out” translations and entries airear, ventear, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries airear, ventear, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
