éventail
French
editEtymology
editFrom éventer (“to ventilate”) + -ail. For the figurative meaning, compare Polish wachlarz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editéventail m (plural éventails)
- fan (hand-held device)
- (figurative) range, array
- un éventail de possibilités ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “éventail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.