wife or partner and children WU'IULAfft A;

A;     A: I see he’s become a

family man.      0 a devoted family

man

family name noun the part of your name that shows which family you belong to — compare surname

,family 'planning noun [u] the process of controlling the number of children you have by using contracep­tion i+iciJ^W

.family 'practitioner noun (especially BrE) = general

PRACTITIONER

'family room noun 1 (NAmE) a room in a house where the family can relax, watch television, etc.

2 a room in a hotel for three or four people to sleep in, especially parents and children ( MttW )      3 (in

Britain) a room in a pub where children are allowed to sit (

.family 'tree noun a diagram that shows the relation­ship between members of a family over a long period of time if; ffl: How far back can you trace your family tree?

fam ine /'faemm/ noun [C, U] a lack of food during a long period of time in a region tyljft: a severe famine A Jr 0 disasters such as floods and famine 7kJA.ffiiJl1rt7ZL 0 the threat of widespread famine in the area O to raise money for

famine relief

famished /'fasmijt/ adj. [not usually before noun] (informal, becoming old-fashioned) very hungry ES77I starving : When’s lunch? I’m famished!

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fam ous Our /'feimas/ adj.

~ (for sth) | ~ (as sth) known about by many people

a famous artist/hotel lr£  / M

it 0 the most famous lake in Italy Af'JUlif^! 0 He became internationally famous for his novels, ftfe VIA 0 One day, I’ll be rich and famous.

A A £ f !J M. *]£ o <> She was more famous as a writer than as a singer.     —see

also FAME, INFAMOUS, NOTORIOUS, WORLD-FAMOUS

ITTfll .famous .last 'words (saying) people sometimes say Famous last words! when they think sb is being too confident about sth that is going to happen nAA,

( ^^Af ) : ‘Everything’s under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’ “ — ”       “'&^X

A ! ” M;1MIJI This phrase refers to a collection of quotations of the dying words of famous people. & A

fam ous ly /'feimasli/ adv. in a way that is famous J&; {if £ ifti: Some newspapers, most famously the New York Times, refuse to print the word Ms.

MM   Ms &Ais)0

I7»TO1 get on/along 'famously (informal, becoming old-fashioned) to have a very good relationship ffl H

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fan 0-w /faen/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 a person who admires sb/sth or enjoys watching or listening to sb/sth very much M]

Iff#; movie fans ||Io crowds offoot-

ballfans -Hff j£3|j| 0 a big fan of Pavarotti      ^

M AE H # O fan mail (= letters from fans to the person they admire) £E$H#H#$JAfl!2 a machine with blades that go round to create a current of air M H: to switch on the electric fan Jf (fell 0 a fan heater M A #n $Vfl — see also extractor 3 a thing that you hold in your hand and wave to create a current of cool air A ITSTTCI see shit n.

a verb (-nn-) [VN] 1 to make air blow onto sb/sth by waving a fan, your hand, etc. J|} ( M ) : He fanned himself with a newspaper to cool down. #, ffj — -fR Yd | 2 to make a fire burn more strongly by

blowing on it ^ , ofc ( fig A ME ) : Fanned by a west­erly wind, the fire spread rapidly through the city. A (If 3 (literary) to make a feeling, an attitude, etc. stronger ii ; fk ^ cm fuel : His reluctance to answer her questions simply fanned her curiosity.

to o ITSIBI fan the 'flames (of sth) to make a feeling

725    fancy

such as anger, hatred, etc. worse liJxL&A; ( tf ) : His writings fanned the flames of racism. ftfeM A ft^&7#&±A1f M .fan 'out | .fan sth- 'out to spread out or spread sth out over an area (AmiJF, SW,    The police fanned out

to surround the house.      ❖ The

bird fanned out its tail feathers.

fans M

fan at ic /fa'naetik/ noun 1 (informal) a person who is extremely enthusiastic about sth Alt ET771 enthu­siast : afitness/crossword, etc. fanatic MTM.

2 (disapproving) a person who holds extreme or dangerous opinions ETI7I extremist : religious fanatics $E jfo fit ft l£ ► fanatical /-kl/ adj.: a fanatical supporter A

f## 0 fanatical anti-royalists     0 a

fanatical interest in football At)£^AiS o She’s fanatical about healthy eating.  7Mo fan-at-ic-al-

ly /-kli/ adv.: fanatically fit jit fanaticism /fe'naetisizam/ noun [u] (disapproving) extreme beliefs or behaviour, especially in connection with religion or politics (    ■)

AM H771 extremism

'fan belt noun a belt that operates the machinery that cools a car engine (     ) MU

fanci-able /'faensiabl/ adj. (Srf, informaf) sexually attractive

fan-cier /'faensia(r)/ noun (usually in compounds jf; % A isl) (especially erf) a person who has a special interest in sth, especially sb who keeps or breeds birds, animals or plants ;§£?#; Xim )      a

pigeon fancier 17A#6I7#JA fanciful /'faensifl/ adj. 1 (disapproving) based on imagination and not facts or reason A 2 (of things ftj decorated in an unusual style that shows imagination ^ ftto69; ^W 69: a fanciful gold border £ij tb tow Waifefi&l ► fan-ci- ful-ly /- fali/ adv.

‘fan club noun an organization that a person’s fans belong to and that sends them information, etc. about that person   BM (       ) A

fancy 0-w /'faensi/ verb, noun, adj. m verb (fan-cies, fancy ing, fan cied, fan cied) 1 (BrE, informal) to want sth or want to do sth jg, W-; j® ® PPI71 feel like: [VN] Fancy a drink?     o She

didn’t fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark.       ±to 0 [V -ing] Do you

fancy going out this evening?    A3S£b A ? 2 [VN]

{BrE, informal) to be sexually attracted to sb ( #