ilmavaivat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flatulence noun Gas trapped in the digestive system, or the release of it.
- gas noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
- wind noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.
Senses
ilmavaivat is used for these senses in English:
- flatulence The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
- gas (uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
- wind (uncountable, colloquial) Flatus.
- wind (transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
gas — full definition
- noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
- noun A fuel, especially natural gas used for heating and cooking, or (US, informal) petrol for a vehicle.
- noun Air trapped in the stomach or intestines; flatulence.
- verb To attack or kill using poisonous gas.
- verb (informal, US) To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.