fan

fan
fan [fæn]
1. noun
   a. ( = device) éventail m ; (mechanical) ventilateur m
• electric fan ventilateur m
   b. ( = admirer) [of person] admirateur m, -trice f ; [of personality, pop star, music style] fan mf ; [of sports team] supporter m
• football fan amateur m de football
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ person, object] rafraîchir
   b. [+ violence, hatred, fears] attiser
3. compounds
► fan-assisted oven noun four m à chaleur tournante
► fan belt noun courroie f de ventilateur
► fan club noun fan-club m
► fan heater noun (British) radiateur m soufflant
► fan mail noun courrier m des fans
• she receives lots of fan mail elle reçoit beaucoup de lettres d'admirateurs
► fan out intransitive verb
[troops, searchers] se déployer
* * *
[fæn] 1.
noun
1) (of football, jazz etc) mordu/-e (colloq) m/f; (of star, actor etc) fan (colloq) mf; (of politician, artist) admirateur/-trice m/f; Sport (of team) supporter m

I'm a fan of American TV — j'adore la télé américaine

2) (for cooling) gen, Automobile (mechanical) ventilateur m; (hand-held) éventail m
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -nn-)
1) (stimulate) attiser [fire, hatred, passion]
2) (cool) [breeze] rafraîchir [face]

to fan one's face — s'éventer le visage

3.
reflexive verb (p prés etc -nn-)

to fan oneself — s'éventer

Phrasal Verbs:

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