fan

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.

   Fächer

   ве́ерvéjer

   ві́ялоvíjalo, вахля́рvaxljár

2. 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.

   Ventilator, Gebläse, Lüfter

   вентиля́торventiljátor

   вентиля́торventyljátor

3. The action of fanning; agitation of the air.

4. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.

   Fächer

   ве́ерvéjer

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 group of overlapping cards exposed in various patience games.

8. A section of a tree having a finite number of branches.

9. 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 libraries.

   I am a big fan of cricket.

   Fan, Liebhaber, Anhänger

   боле́льщикbolélʹščik, боле́льщицаbolélʹščica, фана́тfanát

   вболіва́льникvboliválʹnyk, вболіва́льницяvboliválʹnycja, болі́льникbolílʹnyk

10. (Hong Kong, dated)A unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.

1. I'm a big fan of golf.

   Я обожнюю гольф. — aandrusiak

   ruЯ большой фанат гольфа. — captcrouton

   deIch bin ein großer Golfanhänger. — Esperantostern

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2. When was the last time you used a fan?

   Коли ви останнього разу користувалися вентилятором? — deniko

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3. I'm a huge fan of golf.

   Я великий прихильник гольфу. — deniko

   deIch bin ein großer Golffan. — Esperantostern

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4. There's a fan on the desk.

   На столі стоїть вентилятор. — deniko

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5. There's a fan on the table.

   На столі стоїть вентилятор. — deniko

   ruНа столе лежит веер. — odexed

   deAuf dem Tisch steht ein Ventilator. — xtofu80

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