Efflate

/ɪˈfleɪt/ verb

Definition

To blow out or breathe out; to expel air or breath from the lungs.

Etymology

From Latin 'efflare' (ex- 'out' + flare 'to blow'), a literal description of the physical action of expelling breath. This word is rarely used in modern English but appears in medical and scientific texts.

Kelly Says

In the 1600s, natural philosophers studying respiration used 'efflate' to describe what happens when you exhale—it's the exact opposite of 'inflate,' making English's word pairs surprisingly neat.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አየር እንደ አንድ ማስወገድ
a-yer en-de and ma-s-o-ged
ARالعربية
تفريغ
ta-frigh
BNবাংলা
শূন্য করা
shoon-ya kor-a
CACatalà
desinflamar
de-sin-fla-mar
CSČeština
odvzdušnit
od-vz-du-sh-nit
DADansk
slippe luften ud
slip-pe loo-ften ud
DEDeutsch
ablassen
a-blas-sen
ELΕλληνικά
αποφράσσει
a-po-fras-sei
ESEspañol
deshinchar
des-hin-char
FAفارسی
هوا را خالی کردن
hava ra kha-li-e-daan
FISuomi
purkaa ilmaa
pur-kaa il-maa
FRFrançais
dégonfler
deh-gon-fler
GUGU
પરિમાણ ઘટાડવું
pa-ri-ma-an ghat-aad-av-u
HAHA
fito da fushi
fi-to da foo-shi
HEעברית
לרוקן
le-ro-ken
HIहिन्दी
निकालना
ni-kaal-na
HUMagyar
leenged
le-e-nged
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengembuskan
men-ge-mbus-kan
IGIG
to deflate
to deflate
ITItaliano
sgonfiare
s-gon-fia-re
JA日本語
空気抜きをする
ku-ki-nu-ki wo suru
KKKK
ауанын шығару
a-u-a-nyn shy-ga-ru
KMKM
បង្កើត ទៅ ទៅ
bang-k-e-ut to-to
KO한국어
내리
nae-ri
MRMR
वायू निघालणे
va-yu ni-ghal-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
mengembuskan
men-ge-mbus-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အေးပြီး ထုတ်
a-e-pee thee th-ut
NLNederlands
ontluchten
ont-loo-chen
NONorsk
slippe luften ut
slip-pe loo-ften ut
PAPA
ਪਾਣੀ ਘਟਾ
pa-anee ghat-a
PLPolski
spuszczać powietrze
spush-cha-t pow-iet-rze
PTPortuguês
desinchar
de-sin-char
RORomână
degoli
de-go-li
RUРусский
сдуть
s-du-t'
SVSvenska
slänga ut luft
slay-nga ut luft
SWKiswahili
ondoa hewa
on-doa he-wa
TAதமிழ்
காற்று வெளியேற்ற
ka-atru vel-ya-e-th-th-ra
TEతెలుగు
గాలిని విడువడం
ga-li-ni vi-doo-va-dam
THไทย
ปล่อยลม
ploi lom
TLTL
papalit
pa-pa-lit
TRTürkçe
sıkıştırmak
si-k-ish-tar-mak
UKУкраїнська
випускати повітря
vi-pus-kat' po-ve-t-rya
URاردو
بھڑکنا
bhar-k-na
VITiếng Việt
xả hơi
kha ha-i
YOYO
ṣèdá àwọn
sheh-da awon
ZH中文
泄气
xie-qi
ZUZU
ukusisa izinga
oo-ku-si-sa i-zinga

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