The Swedish word for fan is
fläkt

Translations for fan and their definitions

fläkta
1. v. to fan (blow air on with a fan)
Han fläktade sig med solfjädern - He fanned himself with the fan
2. v. (of a wind) to blow gently and intermittently (and be cooling) (similar to a fan)
Vinden fläktade skönt - There was a nice cooling intermittent breeze

fläkt	©
1. n-c. fan (electrical device)
2. n-c. (brief) light wind or breeze, much weaker than a gust
3. v. of fläka
4. Participle. past participle of fläka

solfjäder
1. n-c. fan; a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material

fan
1. n-c. the devil, Satan
(Må) fan ta dig! - (May) the devil take you! ("Fuck you!"/"Screw you!", usually without må)
2. n-c. (offensive, vulgar) a bastard, a motherfucker
Du var mig en jobbig fan - You're one annoying son of a bitch
3. interj. (expletive, sometimes followed by också or preceded by va or vad) damn (referring to the devil)
Fan (också)! Jag glömde nycklarna. - Damn! I forgot my keys.
(Va) fan! - Damnit!
Va fan? - What the hell?
Vad i självaste fan? - What in the ever-loving hell? (Literally, "What in the very devil himself?")
Det var då själva fan! - Oh for fuck's sake! (Roughly, "It was the devil himself!")
4. adv. (expletive) ng, A (positive or negative) intensifier.
Fan vilken bra låt! - Damn, what a great song!
Fan vad trist att din katt dog - How bloody sad that your cat died (with a sincere tone)
Det var fan på tiden! - It's about bloody time!
Vem fan är det där? - Who the hell is that?
Fan vad konstigt - That's bloody strange
5. n-c. a fan (admirer)
Jag är ett jättestort fan av saffransbullar - I'm a huge fan of saffron buns
6. n-n. a vane, a web (part of the anatomy of a bird's feather)

beundrare
1. n-c. an admirer

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