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1 noun∎ a football fan un fan ou un passionné de football;∎ she's a chess/rap fan elle se passionne pour les échecs/le rap;∎ a crowd of football fans une foule de supporters de football;∎ he's a fan of Thai cooking c'est un amateur de cuisine thaïlandaise;∎ I'm not one of her fans, I'm not a great fan of hers je suis loin d'être un de ses admirateurs;∎ movie fans cinéphiles mfpl∎ shaped like a fan en éventail(a) (face, person) éventer;∎ to fan oneself s'éventer∎ figurative to fan the flames jeter de l'huile sur le feu;∎ these remarks had fanned the flames of nationalist feeling ces remarques avaient exacerbé le sentiment nationaliste;∎ to fan the embers of sb's passion raviver les flammes de la passion de qn;∎ the terraces are fanned by cool sea breezes les terrasses sont rafraîchies par les brises marines;∎ literary fortune fans his sails il a le vent en poupe(c) (spread out) étaler (en éventail)s'étaler (en éventail)►► Cars fan belt courroie f de ventilateur;fan club cercle m ou club m de fans;∎ figurative her fan club is here ses admirateurs sont là;fan dance danse f des éventails;fan heater radiateur m soufflant;fan letter lettre f d'un admirateur;fan mail courrier m des admirateurs;Ichthyology fan mussel jambonneau m (coquillage);fan oven four m à chaleur tournante;Architecture fan vaulting (UNCOUNT) voûte f ou voûtes fpl en éventail➲ fan out(spread out) s'étaler ou se déployer (en éventail); (army, search party) se déployerétaler (en éventail)
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Fan vaulting — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fan vaulting — n. Archit. vaulting in which the ribs are spread out like those of a fan … English World dictionary
fan vaulting — noun an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans • Hypernyms: ↑vaulting • Part Meronyms: ↑fan tracery * * * noun : an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan and that was used … Useful english dictionary
fan vaulting — noun see fan vault … New Collegiate Dictionary
fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults. [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
fan vaulting — /fæn ˈvɔltɪŋ/ (say fan vawlting) noun a complicated mode of roofing, in which the vault is covered by ribs and veins of tracery, diverging from a single point …
Fan — (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface; as:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fan blower — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fan cricket — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fan light — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fan shell — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English