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Meaning of Ventilator | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈvɛntɪleɪtə

Definitions

  1. A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
  2. A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
  3. Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.
  4. A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: respirator”
“A lover's quarrel is made up of jealousies, doubts, hopes, fears, and all sorts of fantastic fancies: a matrimonial dispute, on the contrary, is composed of familiar and ordinary matter, a sort of ventilator to the temper!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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