Bedeutung von fan auf Englisch

• 0 a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather -- der Fächer

  • Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.

• 1 a mechanical instrument causing a current of air -- der Ventilator

  • He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting cooking smells.

• 2 to cool (as if) with a fan -- Luft zufächeln

  • She sat in the corner, fanning herself.

• 3 to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc -- anfachen

  • They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.

• 4 an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person -- der Fan

  • I’m a great fan of his

  • football fans

  • (also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).