rejillas de ventilación
/rexiʝas de bentilaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase vents is translated into Spanish as rejillas de ventilación.
This phrase refers to openings that allow air to move in or out of a room or machine.
What does it mean word for word?
The word rejillas literally means 'small gratings' or 'small grilles'.
How do you pronounce it?
/rexiʝas de bentilaθjon/
Did you know?
- The word ventilación shares a root with the English word 'ventilate' because both come from the Latin ventilō, which originally meant to 'winnow grain' by blowing air on it.
- The word rejilla comes from reja, meaning 'grille' or 'bars'. This word is often used in Spanish to describe the heavy iron bars on windows and doors for security.
- While rejillas de ventilación is the technical term, people in casual conversation often just use the word rejilla to refer to any slotted cover, including those in the floor of a shower.
Examples in context
- El aire acondicionado de mi oficina está funcionando mal. Las salidas de aire no están enfriando adecuadamente.The air conditioning in my office is not working well. The vents are not cooling properly.
- Asegúrate de limpiar las rejillas de ventilación de tu automóvil regularmente para tener un flujo de aire adecuado.Make sure to clean your car's vents regularly to ensure proper airflow.
- Limpia las rejillas de ventilación del coche.Clean the car's vents.
- Las rejillas de ventilación están muy sucias.The vents are very dirty.
- El aire sale por las rejillas de ventilación.The air comes out through the vents.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are cleaning their living room.
- Mateo¿Viste las rejillas de ventilación del techo?Did you see the vents on the ceiling?
- LucíaSí, Mateo, tienen mucho polvo.Yes, Mateo, they have a lot of dust.
- MateoDebemos limpiar las rejillas de ventilación ahora.We should clean the vents now.
- LucíaDe acuerdo, yo buscaré la aspiradora.Okay, I will look for the vacuum.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, ventilación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
