ventilation

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• /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: V EH2 N T AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: V EH2 N AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo. Morphologically ventilate + -ion.

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَهْوِيَة (tahwiya) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Bulgarian: проветрение (provetrenie) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Chinese Mandarin: 通風 /通风 (tōngfēng) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Chinese Mandarin: 通氣 /通气 (tōngqì) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Finnish: tuuletus — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Finnish: ilmanvaihto — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• French: ventilation — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• French: aération — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Georgian: ვენტილაცია (venṭilacia) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Georgian: განიავება (ganiaveba) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• German: Lüftung — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Greek: εξαερισμός (exaerismós) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Greek: αερισμός (aerismós) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Hebrew: אוורור (ivrúr) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Hebrew: הנשמה (hanshamá) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Irish: aeráil — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Irish: aerú — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Italian: ventilazione — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Japanese: 通風 (tsūfū) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Japanese: 換気 (kanki) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Korean: 통풍 (tongpung) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Korean: 환기 (hwan'gi) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Latin: ventilatio — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Macedonian: проветру́вање (provetrúvanje) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Romanian: aerisire — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Romanian: ventilație — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Russian: вентиля́ция (ventiljácija) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Russian: прове́тривание (provétrivanije) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Russian: воздухообме́н (vozduxoobmén) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Spanish: ventilación — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Swedish: luftväxling — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Swedish: ventilation — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Ukrainian: вентиля́ція (ventyljácija) — replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
• Arabic: تَهْوِيَة (tahwiya) — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Bengali: বায়ুচলন (baẏucolon) — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Bulgarian: вентилация (ventilacija) — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Finnish: ilmanvaihto — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Finnish: ilmanvaihtojärjestelmä — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Finnish: tuuletusjärjestelmä — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• French: ventilation — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• French: aération — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Georgian: ვენტილაცია (venṭilacia) — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Georgian: განიავება (ganiaveba) — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• German: Lüftung — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Greek: εξαερισμός (exaerismós) — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Indonesian: ventilasi — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Italian: ventilazione — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Macedonian: вентила́ција (ventilácija) — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Polish: wentylacja — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Polish: nawiew — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Portuguese: ventilação — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Romanian: ventilație — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Russian: вентиля́ция (ventiljácija) — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Spanish: ventilación — mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
• Finnish: mielipiteenvaihto — exchange of views during a discussion
• French: confrontation — exchange of views during a discussion
• Georgian: განხილვა (ganxilva) — exchange of views during a discussion
• Georgian: გარჩევა (garčeva) — exchange of views during a discussion
• Georgian: დისკუსია (disḳusia) — exchange of views during a discussion
• Greek: ελεύθερη συζήτηση (eléftheri syzítisi) — exchange of views during a discussion
• Macedonian: диску́сија (diskúsija) — exchange of views during a discussion
• Russian: обсужде́ние (obsuždénije) — exchange of views during a discussion
• Russian: диску́ссия (diskússija) — exchange of views during a discussion
• Spanish: ventilación — exchange of views during a discussion
• Spanish: discusión — exchange of views during a discussion
• Spanish: intercambio — exchange of views during a discussion
• Bulgarian: дишане (dišane) — breathing
• Chinese Mandarin: 換氣 /换气 (huànqì) — breathing
• Chinese Mandarin: 呼吸 (hūxī) — breathing
• Finnish: hengitys — breathing
• French: respiration — breathing
• French: ventilation — breathing
• Georgian: სუნთქვა (suntkva) — breathing
• Greek: αναπνοή (anapnoḯ) — breathing
• Italian: ventilazione — breathing
• Japanese: 換気 (kanki) — breathing
• Japanese: 呼吸 (kokyū) — breathing
• Macedonian: ди́шење (díšenje) — breathing
• Portuguese: ventilação — breathing
• Russian: дыха́ние (dyxánije) — breathing
• Russian: воздухообме́н (vozduxoobmén) — breathing
• Spanish: ventilación — breathing