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van

/væn/

Translations

vannoun

vans

/væn/

camionnette

The delivery company uses a van to transport packages across the city.

L'entreprise de livraison utilise une camionnette pour transporter des colis dans toute la ville.

Additional translations

avant-gardeSens littéraire ou figuré.

fourgonEn terminologie ferroviaire.

fourgonVéhicule fermé destiné au transport de marchandises.

Synonyms

utility vehicle

vanverb

vanned

Past Simple

vanned

Past Participle

vanning

Gerund

Archaic/transitive: ‘to winnow (grain)’, still attested in specialised contexts.

vannerTerme agricole.

Farm workers once vanned the harvested wheat to separate the chaff.

Autrefois, les ouvriers agricoles vannaient le blé récolté pour séparer la balle.

Synonyms

vanadjective

/væn/

Attributive use: used before another noun to denote connection with vans (vehicles).

utilitaireSe dit surtout d'un véhicule de type van.

They run a van rental business.

Ils exploitent une entreprise de location de véhicules utilitaires.

Synonyms

Definitions

vannoun

A type of vehicle that is larger than a car and is used for transporting goods or people.

The delivery company uses a van to transport packages across the city.

A covered vehicle with no side windows in its rear part, used for transporting goods.

The moving company loaded all the furniture into the van for the move.

A railway carriage for carrying luggage, mail, or goods.

The train's van was filled with parcels and mail bags.

The forefront or leading position in an activity, movement, or field; the vanguard.

The scientist worked in the van of genetic research.

vanverb

To winnow grain by means of a fan or in a current of air.

Farm workers once vanned the harvested wheat to separate the chaff.

vanadjective

Relating to or designed for vans (road vehicles).

They run a van rental business.