What does Pan in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word Pan in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use Pan in French.

The word Pan in French means section, part, side, face, part, bang, panpipes, timber framing, shirt-tail, shirttail, wall face, Peter Pan. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word Pan

section, part

nom masculin (partie du mur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce pan de mur sera peint en vert.
This part of the wall will be painted green.

side, face

nom masculin (littéraire (côté, face) (mountain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pan de montagne entier s'est affaissé.
An entire side of the mountain has collapsed.

part

nom masculin (figuré (partie importante de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'enseignement fut un pan important de ma vie.
Education was an important part of my life.

bang

interjection (bruit de coup, de claque) (gun)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Le pistolet émit un pan retentissant. Thomas braqua son pistolet en plastique sur son petit frère et cria : "Pan, pan, t'es mort !"
The pistol made a resounding bang. Thomas pointed his plastic pistol at his little brother and shouted: "Bang, bang, you're dead!"

panpipes

nom féminin (instrument de musique) (musical instrument)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Pour me détendre, j'aime écouter des morceaux joués à la flûte de pan.

timber framing

nom masculin (assemblage de charpenterie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pan de bois est un assemblage de montants et de traverses de charpente.

shirt-tail, shirttail

nom masculin (flanc de chemise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pan de chemise sortait de son pantalon.

wall face

nom masculin (partie de mur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Peter Pan

nom propre masculin (personnage imaginaire du pays des rêves) (fictional character)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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