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English

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Image:Five fans.jpg|thumb|Handheld fans.
Image:Kawasaki-Electric Fan.jpg|thumb|An electrical fan.
OE. fann, from the Latin vannus, �fan for winnowing grain�.

Noun
en-noun

1. A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
2. An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
3. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock�s tail.

Derived terms
top2
ceiling fan
cooling fan
desk fan
mid2
exhaust fan
fan belt
wall fan

Translations
trans-top|hand-held device
Chinese: �� (f�ngshàn)
Czech: v�jí� m
Danish: vifte c
Dutch: waaier
Finnish: viuhka
French: éventail m
German: Fächer m
Hebrew: �נ�פ�
Icelandic: blævængur m
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Interlingua: flabello
Italian: ventaglio m
Japanese: �� (sensu)
Latvian: v�deklis m
Portuguese: ventarola f
Rohingya: fangká
Russian: вее� (véjer) m
Serbian: lepeza f
Spanish: abanico m
Swedish: solfjäder c
Tamil: �ாத�த�ி (kAttaDi)
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trans-top|electrical device
Chinese: ��� (diàn f�ng shàn)
Czech: v�trák m
Danish: ventilator c
Dutch: ventilator
Estonian: ventilaator
Finnish: tuuletin, puhallin
French: ventilateur m
German: Ventilator m, Gebläse n, Lüfter m
Hebrew: ����רר
Icelandic: vifta f
trans-mid
Interlingua: ventilator (electrical fan)
Italian: ventilatore m
Japanese: �風� (�����, senpūki)
Kurdish: KUchar|پ��ر�ا���
Latvian: ventilators m
Polish: wentylator m
Portuguese: ventilador m
Russian: вен�ил��о� (ventiljátor) m
Spanish: ventilador m
Swedish: fläkt c
Tamil: �ாத�த�ி (kAttaDi)
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trans-top|anything resembling a hand-held fan
Chinese: � (shàn)
Czech: v�jí� m
Danish: vifte c
Finnish: viuhka, kaari, pyrstö (peacock's tail)
trans-mid
German: Fächer m
Portuguese: leque m, abano m, abanico m, flabelo m
Russian: вее� (véjer) m
Tamil: �ாத�த�ி (kAttaDi)
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Translations to be checked
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The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above and below. The numbering is unreliable.

ttbc|Bulgarian: вен�ила�о� (ventilátor) m (1), �ен (fen) m (3), п�ив��женик (priv�rženik) m (3)
ttbc|Interlingua: flabello (2)
ttbc|Polish: wachlarz m (1 manual, 2), wiatrak (1), wiatraczek (1 small)

Verb
en-verb|fan|n|ing

1. transitive To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

#:We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.

1. intransitive (usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

Translations
trans-top|blow air on by means of a fan
Danish: vifte
Finnish: tuulettaa, puhaltaa
German: ventilieren, belüften, anfachen (fire, embers), anwehen
Interlingua: flabellar (with a hand-held fan), ventilar
trans-mid
Polish: wachlowa� (with a hand-held fan), wentylowa�, dmucha�
Portuguese: abanar, flabelar (with a manual fan), ventilar
Spanish: abanicar (with a manual fan), ventilar
Swedish: fläkta (with manual fan)
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trans-top|move or spread in multiple directions from one point
Danish: spredes i vifteform
Finnish: levitä, hajota
German: fächern (fan), auffächern (fan out)
Interlingua: irradiar se, propagar se
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Polish: rozdmucha�
Portuguese: espalhar-se
Swedish: breda ut sig i solfjäderform
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Etymology 2
Image:FIFA World Cup - ARG vs. SCG - Fans of Argentina.jpg|thumb|[[football|Football/soccer fans in Argentina.]]
Shortened from fanatic

Noun
en-noun

1. An admirer or aficionado, especially of a sport or performer; someone who is fond of something or someone; an admirer

#:I am a big fan of libraries.

Translations
trans-top|admirer
Czech: milovník m, p�íznivec m, fanoušek m
Danish: fan c, entusiast, tilhænger
Dutch: fan m and f, bewonderaar m, bewonderaarster f, liefhebber
Finnish: ihailija, fani (colloquial)
French: fan m and f, admirateur m, admiratrice f
German: Fan m, Liebhaber m
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Icelandic: aðdáandi m, áhangandi m
Interlingua: devoto, fanatico, fan
Japanese: ���
Polish: fan m (3), fanka f
Portuguese: fã m & f
Russian: болел��ик (bolél�š�ik) m (sports), �ана� (fanát) m
Spanish: fan m and f, fanático m, fanática f
Swedish: fan#Swedish|fan n
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Hungarian

Noun
fan

1. The word is obsolete and has no clear meaning. Today it is only used in the medical expression

fansz�rzet, meaning pubic hair.

Category:Hungarian nouns

Irish

Pronunciation
IPA|[fan]

Verb
fan (verbal noun|v.n. fanacht)

1. to wait
2. to stay

Category:Irish verbs

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
fan

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, f�n, fán, f�n, or fàn.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

Rohingya

Noun
fan

1. betel leaf

Category:Rohingya language

Swedish

Etymology 1

Noun
fan

1. the devil, Satan

Interjection
fan

1. damn (referring to the devil)

#:Fan! Jag glömde nycklarna.
#:"Damn! I forgot my keys."

Etymology 2

Noun
fan

1. #English|fan (admirer)

See also
måla fan på väggen

Category:Swedish nouns
Category:sv:Interjections
Category:Swedish swear words

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• 2007-12-09 13:00 - Natox - /* Swedish */

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