OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6215

fan

/fæn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abanico • abano • flabelo • paipay • paipái • perico • pericón • ventalle
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
abanico • molinete • ventilador • ventiladora
An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 6217

fan

/fæn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aficionado • fan • forofo • hincha • seguidor
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
I am a big fan of cricket.
I am a big fan of libraries.
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 6216

fan

/fæn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abanar • abanicar • ventilar
To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: […]
We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.