aventar

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Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From a- +‎ venta (nostril) +‎ -ar.

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aventar (first-person singular present avento, first-person singular preterite aventei, past participle aventado)

  1. (transitive) to grap (a cow or another animal) by the nostrils
  2. (transitive) to sniff
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Etymology 2[edit]

From a- +‎ vento (wind) +‎ -ar.

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aventar (first-person singular present avento, first-person singular preterite aventei, past participle aventado)

  1. (transitive) to aerate, ventilate
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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a- +‎ vento (wind) +‎ -ar.

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  • Hyphenation: a‧ven‧tar

Verb[edit]

aventar (first-person singular present avento, first-person singular preterite aventei, past participle aventado)

  1. to aerate, ventilate
  2. to suggest

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a- +‎ viento (wind) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /abenˈtaɾ/ [a.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ven‧tar

Verb[edit]

aventar (first-person singular present aviento, first-person singular preterite aventé, past participle aventado)

  1. to fan, blow, willow
  2. to throw, chuck
  3. to blow away
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to escape, to get out
    • 2017 January, “6 cosas que deben hacer antes de tomar terapia en pareja”, in Frontera.info[1]:
      Las relaciones románticas son como aventarse de un paracaídas; tienes que echarle ganas y prepararte para el momento.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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