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1 to fan the flames
to fan the flamestornar uma situação mais intensa ou extrema. -
2 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.) leque2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) ventilar/atiçarII [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).) admirador/aficionado* * *fan1[fæn] n 1 leque, abanico. 2 arch joeira, peneira. 3 ventarola, ventoinha, ventilador, abano. 4 Naut pá da hélice. 5 asa, cauda das aves em forma de leque. • vt+vi 1 abanar, agitar o ar com o leque, refrescar, movendo abano ou leque. 2 ventilar, aventar, arejar. 3 joeirar, padejar. 4 soprar, atear (o fogo). fig atiçar, excitar, inflamar. 5 bafejar, soprar brandamente. 6 soprar, fazer voar, abrir(-se) ou desdobrar em leque ou em forma de leque. the shit hit the fan vulg caiu (jogaram) merda no ventilador. to fan out espalhar-se (diz-se de grupo de pessoas que tomam direções diversas). to fan the flames tornar uma situação mais intensa ou extrema.————————fan2[fæn] n (abbr fanatic) coll fã, admirador, entusiasta, aficionado. football fan / torcedor de futebol. -
3 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.) leque2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) abanarII [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).) fã -
4 to burst into flames
to burst into flamesfazer-se em chamas. to fan the flames, add fuel to the flames encorajar, tornar uma situação mais intensa ou extrema. -
5 flame
[fleim] 1. noun(the bright light of something burning: A small flame burned in the lamp.) chama2. verb1) (to burn with flames: His eyes flamed with anger.) flamejar2) (to become very hot, red etc: Her cheeks flamed with embarrassment.) incendiar-se•- flaming- flammable
- flame of the forest* * *[fleim] n 1 chama, fulgor, fogo, brilho, lume. 2 ardor, zelo, paixão. 3 coll namorado, namorada. • vt+vi 1 chamejar, flamejar, lançar chamas. 2 arder, queimar-se, incendiar-se, inflamar-se, brilhar, fulgurar, resplandecer. 3 arder em paixões, inflamar-se, abrasar-se, exaltar-se. 4 encolerizar-se, explodir. 5 ruborizar-se. in flames em chamas. to burst into flames fazer-se em chamas. to fan the flames, add fuel to the flames encorajar, tornar uma situação mais intensa ou extrema. to go up in flames incendiar-se rapidamente.
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