pan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 See also 1.3.1.3 Translations 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 See also 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Related terms 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Etymology 1 4.2.1 Noun 4.3 Etymology 2 4.3.1 Interjection 5 Galician 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Related terms 6 Japanese 6.1 Noun 7 Malay 7.1 Noun 8 Mandarin 8.1 Pinyin syllable 8.1.1 Usage notes 9 Polish 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Noun 9.2.1 Declension 9.3 Pronoun 9.3.1 Declension 9.4 See also 10 Spanish 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Pronunciation 10.3 Noun 10.3.1 Derived terms 10.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pæn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æn

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English panne, from West Germanic. Cognate with Dutch pan, German Pfanne.

[edit] Noun

pan (plural pans)

1. A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
2. The contents of such a receptacle.
3. A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home.
4. A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.
5. (geography) a specific type of lake, natural depression or basin. They are sometimes associated with desert areas.
6. Strong adverse criticism.
7. A loaf of bread.
8. The base part of a toilet, consisting of a bowl and a footing. [1]
9. (slang) A human face, a mug.
10. (roofing) The bottom flat part of a roofing panel that is between the ribs of the panel.

[edit] Synonyms

• (flat receptacle): frying pan, skillet, cookie sheet
• (tall receptacle): saucepan

[edit] Derived terms

• bedpan re nursing
• deadpan
• flash in the pan re (a short-term celebrity)
• frying pan re used for cooking
• pan former
• pan man
• panyard
• saucepan re used for cooking
• baking pan re used for cooking

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to pan (third-person singular simple present pans, present participle panning, simple past and past participle panned)

1. (transitive) To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
2. (transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.
3. (intransitive) With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.

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[edit] Etymology 2

From a clipped form of panorama.

[edit] Verb

to pan (third-person singular simple present pans, present participle panning, simple past and past participle panned)

1. To turn horizontally (of a camera etc.).
2. (intransitive) (photography) To move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed.

[edit] Derived terms

• pan and scan
• panner

[edit] See also

• cinema
• cinemaphotography
• portrait
• tripod

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[edit] Afrikaans

[edit] Noun

pan

1. lake

[edit] See also

• meer

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

pan f. (plural pannen, diminutive pannetje, diminutive plural pannetjes)

1. pan

[edit] Related terms

• dakpan

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɑ̃/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin pannus.

[edit] Noun

pan m. (plural pans)

1. piece, part
2. side, face
3. lap (of coat)
4. patch, area, section, sector

[edit] Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

[edit] Interjection

pan!

1. (the sound of a gun) bang!

   Pan! T'es mort!

   Bang! You're dead!

2. bam!

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Noun

pan m. (plural pans)

1. bread
2. (by extension) any food

[edit] Related terms

• panadeiro
• panadería

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

pan (hiragana ぱん)

1. パン: bread

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[edit] Malay

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pan

1. grandmother

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[edit] Mandarin

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pan

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, pān, pán, pǎn, or pàn.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pan̪/
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[edit] Noun

pan m.

1. gentleman, man
2. master, teacher
3. lord
4. Mr, mister

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pan	panowie
Genitive	pana	panów
Dative	panu	panom
Accusative	pana	panów
Instrumental	panem	panami
Locative	panu	panach
Vocative	panie	panowie

[edit] Pronoun

pan

1. you (polite second person m.-personal nominative, it takes verbs as third-person sg. form)

   Czy mógłby pan zamknąć drzwi? – Could you close the door?

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pan	panowie
Genitive	pana	panów
Dative	panu	panom
Accusative	pana	panów
Instrumental	panem	panami
Locative	panu	panach
Vocative	panie	panowie

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Polish pronouns
• пан

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin panis

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pan/, SAMPA: /pan/

[edit] Noun

pan m. (plural panes)

1. bread

   Para mi desayuno, tomo pan y leche.

   For my breakfast, I have bread and milk.

[edit] Derived terms

• pan comido m.
• panadería f.
• panificador f.

[edit] See also

• tostada - Toast
• vino - Wine