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fanned

/fænd/

fanned back

fanned on

fanned out

Translations

fannedpast participle

/fænd/

More precise tagging: adjective derived from the past participle of the verb "fan".

déployé

The peacock displayed its fanned tail feathers to attract a mate.

Le paon a déployé les plumes de sa queue pour attirer une partenaire.

Additional translations

en éventail

Synonyms

spread out

splayed out

rooted for

fanverb

fanned

Past Simple

fanned

Past Simple

fanned

Past Participle

fanning

Gerund

/fæn/

s’éventerSe rafraîchir en s’agitant avec un éventail, un journal ou un objet similaire.

She fanned herself with a magazine to stay cool in the heat.

Elle s’éventa avec un magazine pour rester au frais dans la chaleur.

se déployerSe dit d’un mouvement en forme d’éventail ou d’un objet qui s’ouvre largement.

The peacock fanned its tail feathers to impress the onlookers.

Le paon déploya les plumes de sa queue pour impressionner les spectateurs.

attiserPour faire brûler davantage un feu ou des braises.

He fanned the embers to get the fire going again.

Il a attisé les braises pour relancer le feu.

Additional translations

s’attiserAu figuré, pour des émotions, une tension ou une controverse.

Synonyms

Definitions

fannedpast participle

Spread out or shaped like a fan.

The peacock displayed its fanned tail feathers to attract a mate.

Arranged in a fan-like manner.

The cards were laid out in a fanned pattern on the table.

fanverb

To cool by waving a fan or something similar.

She fanned herself with a magazine to stay cool in the heat.

To spread out or move in a shape resembling a fan.

The peacock fanned its tail feathers to impress the onlookers.

To stir up or intensify emotions or situations.

His comments only served to fan the flames of the ongoing debate.

To blow air on something to make it burn more intensely.

He fanned the embers to get the fire going again.