Palabra Inglés del Día

fan

ventilador

Definiciones

inglés > español
fan
1. s. Abanico.
inglés > inglés
fan
1. s. 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. s. An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
3. s. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
4. s. An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
5. s. A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.
6. s. (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. s. 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.
español > inglés
ventilador
1. n-m. fan, ventilator