Englisch > Deutsch | |
fan | |
1. Substantiv: | |
2. [1] einer Schaufel ähnelndes oder ein Schaufelrad drehendes Gerät zum Bewegen von Luft (zwecks Kühlung oder Lüftung) | |
3. [2] begeisterter Mensch | |
Englisch > Englisch | |
fan | |
1. subst. 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 or | |
2. subst. An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc. | |
3. subst. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail. | |
4. subst. An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away. | |
5. subst. A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind. | |
6. subst. (maths) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches | |
7. v. 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. | |
8. v. To slap (a behind, especially). | |
9. v. (intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan. | |
10. v. A maneuver done by flicking the top rear of an old style gun. | |
11. v. (metaphoric) To invigorate. | |
12. v. To winnow grain. | |
13. subst. An admirer or aficionado, especially of a sport or performer; someone who is fond of something or someone. | |
I am a big fan of libraries. | |
Deutsch > Englisch | |
Ventilator | |
1. subst. electric (or mechanical) fan, ventilator (machine that induces airflow) | |