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"fan (machine)" in seven languages

Meaningfan (machine)

Spanish

ventilador

/bentilaˈdoɾ/

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French

ventilateur

/vɑ̃tilatœʁ/

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Italian

ventilatore

/ventilaˈtore/

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Portuguese

ventilador

/vẽtʃilaˈdoh/

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Romanian

ventilator

/ventiˈlator/

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Catalan

ventilador

/bəntiləˈdo/

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English

fan

/fæn/

other source · Old English fann, from Latin VANNUS 'winnowing fan'

English → Italianfan (machine)ventilatoreNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: ventilate, ventilation, ventilator.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

VENTILĀRE‘to fan, winnow (VENTUS 'wind')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

The sisters name the machine 'the ventilator', after VENTUS 'wind'. A fan of a team is another word: hincha or aficionado (es), supporter (fr), tifoso (it).

English relatives: ventilate, ventilation, ventilator

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  • esEnciende el ventilador, que hace calor.
  • frAllume le ventilateur, il fait chaud.
  • itAccendi il ventilatore, fa caldo.
  • ptLiga o ventilador, que está calor.
  • roPornește ventilatorul, e cald.
  • caEngega el ventilador, que fa calor.
  • enTurn on the fan, it's hot.

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