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desabafar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rant verb To speak or complain loudly and at length, often in anger.
  • vent noun An opening that allows air, gas, or smoke to pass through or escape.

Senses

desabafar is used for these senses in English:

  • blow off steam (idiomatic) To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.
  • get off one's chest (informal, idiomatic) To relieve oneself psychologically or emotionally by speaking to someone.
  • rant To criticize by ranting.
  • vent (transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.
  • vent one's spleen To openly express pent-up anger, often on an unrelated matter or person.

rant — full definition

  1. verb To speak or complain loudly and at length, often in anger.
  2. noun A long, angry, or emotional outburst of speech or writing.

vent — full definition

  1. noun An opening that allows air, gas, or smoke to pass through or escape.
  2. noun An outlet for expressing pent-up feelings, especially frustration.
  3. verb To let out strong emotion, often by talking about it at length.
  4. verb To allow gas or air to escape from an enclosed space.

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