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vanner

Pronunciation: /va.ne/

“vanner” is a French word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to winnow
  2. to shake about, jolt, jostle
  3. to scrutinise (analyse thoroughly)
  4. to knacker, tire out, flush
  5. to stir (a sauce or soup) to avoid the formation of a skin
  6. to provide [a river] with sluice gates or floodgates
  7. to kid, joke, crack jokes
  8. to kid, tease, rib someone

In French

  1. Nettoyer les grains au moyen d’un van ou en les lançant en l'air.
  2. Épuiser, exténuer, claquer.
  3. Touiller avec une cuillère en bois ou agiter la casserole où se trouve une sauce en train de refroidir. L’objectif est d’éviter la formation d’une peau.
  4. Se moquer de quelqu’un.
  5. Se moquer mutuellement.
  6. S’enfuir, en parlant de personnes, ou d’un animal, par anthropomorphisme.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin vannāre, from Latin vannere, vannō.

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