fan

fan
I 1. fæn noun
1) (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.) vifte
2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) vifte, ventilator
2. verb
1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) vifte
2) (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 opp
II 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, entusiast
ventilator
I
subst. \/fæn\/
1) vifte
2) (teknikk) ventilator, vifte, blåser
electric fan
3) (landbruk) frørensemaskin, kornrensemaskin
4) (sjøfart, luftfart) propell(blad)
5) (på vindmølle) vingehjul
6) (geologi, også alluvial fan) alluvialvifte, avleiringskjegle, avleiringsvifte
fan dance (gammeldags) (naken)dans med store håndvifter
hit 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 jævlig
II
subst. \/fæn\/
1) (hverdagslig) fan, supporter, entusiast, tilhenger, beundrer
he receives tons of fan mail
han mottar tonnevis av fanpost
2) (nedsettende) fanatiker, -idiot
he is a complete football fan
han er en fullstendig fotballidiot
III
verb \/fæn\/
1) vifte
she fanned away the fly
fan oneself
vifte seg
the wind fanned my face
vinden viftet meg i ansiktet, vinden blåste svalende på ansiktet mitt
2) (også overført) få til å flamme opp, blåse liv i, puste til, blåse opp, egge opp, oppflamme
fan the fire to make it burn
saying that is just going to fan his passion
å si det vil bare få følelsene hans til å flamme opp
3) spre i vifteform, legge i vifteform
fan the cards
4) (landbruk) rense (korn), blåse bort (agner)
5) (amer., hverdagslig) skulke, skite i
I fanned my Spanish class this morning
jeg skulka spansktimen i dag tidlig
fan out spre i vifteform, spre seg
fan something (away) from vifte noe bort fra
fan the air fekte med armene i luften uten å treffe

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fan — /fan, fahn/, n., pl. Fans, (esp. collectively) Fan. Fang. * * * I Rigid or folding handheld device used for cooling, air circulation, or ceremony or as a sartorial accessory throughout the world from ancient times. As evidenced by Egyptian… …   Universalium

  • Fan — or FANS may refer to the following: Ventilation A device to agitate or move air or other gasThe human powered Fan (implement) is a hand held implement used by waving it back and forth.Motor powered Fans: mechanical fans such as oscillating fans,… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 — [ fan ] n. • 1923, répandu apr. 1950; mot angl., abrév. de fanatic → fanatique (3o) ♦ Anglic. Jeune admirateur, jeune admiratrice enthousiaste (d une vedette de la chanson). Club des fans. Une fan d Elvis Presley. ⇒ groupie. ⊗ HOM. Fane. ● fan… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fan Ye — (historien) Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Sources 3 Voir aussi 3.1 Liens externes // …   Wikipédia en Français

  • fan — fan1 [fan] n. [ME fanne < OE fann < L vannus, basket for winnowing grain < IE base * wē , to blow, flutter > WIND2, WINNOW] 1. Historical a device for winnowing grain 2. any device or machine used to set up a current of air for… …   English World dictionary

  • fan — FAN, fani s.m. (livr.) Admirator entuziast, pasionat, al unei vedete, al unei mişcări artistice; simpatizant. – Din engl., fr. fan. Trimis de tavilis, 24.05.2002. Sursa: DEX 98  fan s. m., pl. fani Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar… …   Dicționar Român

  • Fan — Fan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fanning}.] [Cf. OF. vanner, L. vannere. See {Fan}, n., {Van} a winnowing machine.] 1. To move as with a fan. [1913 Webster] The air . . . fanned with unnumbered plumes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fan-in — is the number of inputs of an electronic logic gate. For instance the fan in for the AND gate shown below is 3. Logic gates with a large fan in tend to be slower than those with a small fan in, because the complexity of the input circuitry… …   Wikipedia

  • Fan — Sm begeisterter Anhänger erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Kunstbildung. Entlehnt aus ne. fan, einer Kurzform von ne. fanatic, zu ne. fanatic Adj. schwärmend, eifernd , dieses aus l. fānāticus.    Ebenso nndl. fan, ne. fan, nfrz. fan, nschw. fan, nnorw. fan.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Fan Ye — (chinesisch 范曄, W. G. Fan Yeh; * 398; † 445) war ein chinesischer Historiker, der das Buch der Späteren Han zusammenstellte. Fan Ye gehörte zum mittleren Beamtenstand der Liu Song Dynastie. Sein Großvater war Chef eines Verwaltungsbezirkes… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”