fan

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. 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.
2. An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
3. The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
4. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
5. An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
6. A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
7. A section of a tree having a finite number of branches

Verb

1. To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
2. To slap (a behind, especially).
3. To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
4. To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
5. To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
6. To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
7. To winnow grain.
8. To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
9. To strike out.
10. To strike out (a batter).

Konzepte

Ventilator

Fächer

Fan

Anhänger

Liebhaber

Lüfter

anfachen

ventilieren

fächern

fächeln

Gebläse

belüften

Befürworter

anwehen

auffächern

Verfechter

Verteidiger

embers

Beifall spenden

applaudieren

aufsprengen

aufwühlen

ausdreschen

aushämmern

ausklopfen

besiegen

dengeln

dreschen

gewinnen

hauen

klatschen

klopfen

kämpfen

losdreschen

münzen

peitschen

prasseln

prügeln

pulsieren

quirlen

raufen

schlagen

schlagen gegen

schütteln

sich streiten

verbuttern

verdreschen

übersteigen

buttern

auslüften

der Luft aussetzen

durchlüften

Freier

Liebender

wedeln

Amateur

Enthusiast

Schwärmer

blattförmiger Fächer

entlüften

lüften

Schlachtenbummler

Miefquirl

Trabant

Verehrer

Kühlluftgebläse

Sympathisant

entfachen

Kenner

Fanatikerin

Anhängerin

Folger

Fürsprecher

Verteter

Groupie

begeisterter Fan eines Sängers oder einer Band

Eiferer

Zelot

Sportfreund

Adept

Adeptin

Freund

Beatmungsgerät

Spateling

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/fæn/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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Inherited from Middle English fan, inherited from Old English fann (“a winnowing, fan”), derived from Latin vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).
cognates
*Latin ventus (“wind”)
*Dutch wan (“winnowing basket”)
*German Wanne (“winnowing basket”)
*Swedish vanna (“a fan for winnowing”)
*Old English windwian (“to fan, winnow”).
More at winnow.

Sätze

Fred Deakin was a fan of the group in his adolescence .

Fred Deakin war in seiner Jugend ein Fan der Gruppe.