| Engelsk > Engelsk |
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| fan |
| 1. n. 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. n. An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc. |
| 3. n. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail. |
| 4. n. An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away. |
| 5. n. A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind. |
| 6. n. (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. n. 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. |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
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| fläkt |
| 1. n-c. fan (electrical device) |
| 2. n-c. (brief) light wind or breeze, much weaker than a gust |
| 3. v. supine of fläka |
