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1 fan
I 1. fæn noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) vifte2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) vifte, ventilator2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) vifte2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) puste på, få til å flamme oppII fæn noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) fan, beundrer, tilhenger, entusiastventilatorIsubst. \/fæn\/1) vifte2) ( teknikk) ventilator, vifte, blåser3) ( landbruk) frørensemaskin, kornrensemaskin4) (sjøfart, luftfart) propell(blad)5) ( på vindmølle) vingehjul6) (geologi, også alluvial fan) alluvialvifte, avleiringskjegle, avleiringsviftefan dance ( gammeldags) (naken)dans med store håndvifterhit the fan komme ut (bli plutselig vanskelig, flaut eller problemfylt)when the shit hits the fan ( vulgært) når helvete bryter løs, når det blir riktig jævligIIsubst. \/fæn\/1) ( hverdagslig) fan, supporter, entusiast, tilhenger, beundrer2) ( nedsettende) fanatiker, -idiotIIIverb \/fæn\/1) viftevinden viftet meg i ansiktet, vinden blåste svalende på ansiktet mitt2) ( også overført) få til å flamme opp, blåse liv i, puste til, blåse opp, egge opp, oppflamme3) spre i vifteform, legge i vifteform4) ( landbruk) rense (korn), blåse bort (agner)5) (amer., hverdagslig) skulke, skite ifan out spre i vifteform, spre segfan something (away) from vifte noe bort frafan the air fekte med armene i luften uten å treffe -
2 flame
fleim 1. noun(the bright light of something burning: A small flame burned in the lamp.) flamme2. verb1) (to burn with flames: His eyes flamed with anger.) flamme, brenne, blusse opp2) (to become very hot, red etc: Her cheeks flamed with embarrassment.) bli varm/blussende rød•- flaming- flammable
- flame of the forestbrann--------bål--------flamme--------fyr--------lueIsubst. \/fleɪm\/1) flamme, lue2) ( overført) ild, glød3) ( hverdagslig) flamme, kjæresteadd fuel to the flames se ➢ fuel, 1be in flames stå i lys lue, stå i flammercommit to the flames overgi til flammenefan the flames puste til ildenflame of something anfall av noethe flames of sunset solnedgangens glødgo down in flames ( hverdagslig) gå ned med dunder og brak, lide et nederlaggo up in flames gå opp i flammerIIverb \/fleɪm\/1) flamme, lyse, gløde, blusse2) signalisere (med ild)3) varme med flamme, sterilisere med flamme4) lyse opp med flammer5) brenne6) ( matlaging) flambere7) (EDB, på Internett) bedrive flaming, utsette noen for ordkrighun ble utsatt for flaming etter sitt kontroversielle oppslag på oppslagstavlaflame up flamme opp, bruse opp rødme, bli blussende rød
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