♦ fan

♦ fan
♦ fan (1) /fæn/
n.
1 ventaglio
2 (elettr., mecc.) ventilatore; ventola: ceiling fan, ventilatore a soffitto; fan blade [belt], pala [cinghia] del ventilatore
3 ventola; sventola
4 pala ausiliaria (di mulino a vento)
5 (naut.) pala dell'elica
6 (zool.) coda (del pavone)
7 (zool.) pinna caudale (di balena)
8 (agric.) vaglio (per il grano)
9 (geol.) conoide
● fan-assisted oven, forno ventilato □ (mecc.) fan blower, soffiante a ventola □ fan dance, la danza dei ventagli □ (ind. min.) fan drilling, perforazione a ventaglio □ fan heater, termoconvettore □ (aeron.) fan jet, turbogetto a soffiante (o a doppio flusso) □ (bot.) fan palm, palma a ventaglio □ (zool.) fan-tailed, dalla coda a ventaglio □ (zool.) fan-tailed warbler (Cisticola juncidis), beccamoschino □ (archit.) fan tracery, motivi ornamentali a ventaglio.
fan (2) /fæn/
n.
(fam.) ammiratore, ammiratrice; appassionato; appassionata; fanatico, fanatica; (sport) tifoso, tifosa: Jane is a big fan of yours, Jane è una tua grande ammiratrice; soccer (o football) fans, tifosi del calcio; film fan, appassionato di cinema; cinefilo
● fan base, pubblico di appassionati; fedelissimi; tifoseria □ fan club, club di tifosi (o di ammiratori), fan club □ fan fiction, racconto realizzato dai fan di una serie, di un film, ecc.; fan fiction; fanfiction; fanfic □ fan letters (o fan mail), lettere di ammiratori □ fan site, fan site; fansite (sito web destinato agli appassionati di un settore, un personaggio, ecc.).
(to) fan /fæn/
A v. t.
1 fare vento; sventagliare; sventolare; ventilare: to fan oneself, farsi vento; sventolarsi; sventagliarsi
2 alimentare (facendo vento); ravvivare; rattizzare: The wind fanned the flames, il vento ha alimentato le fiamme; to fan the fire, fare vento al fuoco
3 (del vento, ecc.) alitare su
4 (agric.) vagliare (grano, ecc., dalla pula); spulare
5 ► to fan out
6 (fig.) fomentare; incitare; alimentare: to fan resentment, alimentare lo scontento
7 (slang USA) perquisire, frugare (q.)
8 (slang USA) azionare (una pistola, ecc.) a raffica; sventagliare una raffica di
B v. i.
1 (del vento) soffiare lievemente
2 ► to fan out
● (fig.) to fan the air, menar colpi in aria □ (fam.) to fan sb.'s behind, sculacciare q. □ (fig.) to fan the flames, soffiare sul fuoco.

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