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ventilateur

fan, electric fan

noun vahn-tee-lah-TER Rare

Usage Note

Ventilateur refers specifically to an electric or mechanical fan. The verb ventiler means 'to ventilate' and the noun ventilation shares the same root. Unlike climatiseur (air conditioner), a ventilateur only circulates air without cooling it.

Examples

"J'ai allumé le ventilateur pour avoir moins chaud."

Natural Translation

I turned on the fan to feel cooler.

Literal Translation

I turned on the fan to have less hot.

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