pan
gb/pˈæn/ us/pˈæn/
A1
Inglês
~ 3500
Aceções
0 aceções
Nome
A1
entity
1
Shallow container for cooking food
A flat, wide dish used for cooking food on the stove or in the oven.
Padrão de uso:
[someone] cooks [something] in a pan
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pan' with 'pot'; remember that a pan is usually shallow and wide, while a pot is deep.
Sinónimos
skillet (Often used in American English to refer to a frying pan, especially one made of cast iron.)
Antónimos
pot (A deeper cooking container, often used for boiling or simmering.)
Colocações
frying pan
|baking pan
|non-stick pan
|pan lid
|cast-iron pan
Temas
cooking
|daily life
|kitchen
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- She fried the eggs in a small pan.
- The chef grabbed a pan from the shelf.
- Grease the pan before pouring in the batter.
- I bought a new non-stick pan yesterday.
- Place the vegetables evenly in the baking pan.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I cook eggs in a pan.
- The pan is on the stove.
- She puts fish in the pan.
- This pan is very big.
- He cleans the pan after dinner.
Verbo
B1
action
2
Move camera smoothly across scene
To slowly move a camera left, right, up, or down while filming or taking a picture.
Padrão de uso:
to pan [camera/direction/scene]
Erro comum:
Some learners confuse 'pan' with 'zoom'; panning involves physically moving the camera's view, not changing its magnification.
Sinónimos
scan (In filming, implies moving the camera to cover an area, but can also mean visually searching without actual camera movement.)
Antónimos
zoom (Changes the focal length to make subjects appear closer or farther without moving the camera physically.)
Colocações
pan left
|pan right
|pan across
|pan up
|pan down
Temas
film
|photography
|media
|arts_entertainment
|communication
|technology
Exemplos
- The director told the cameraman to slowly pan across the crowd.
- The shot pans up to reveal the mountains.
- The documentary opens by panning over the city skyline.
- He panned left to follow the moving car.
- The cameraman panned down to show the actor's hands.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The camera pans left.
- They pan across the beach.
- She pans up to the sky.
- He pans down to the table.
- The movie pans across the city.
Verbo
B2
action
3
Criticize severely in public
To say very bad things about something, like a movie or book, often in public.
Padrão de uso:
to pan [something]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse 'pan' with 'ban' due to similar pronunciation; remember that 'pan' here means heavy criticism, not prohibition.
Sinónimos
slam (Informal term meaning to strongly criticize something.)
Antónimos
praise (To express approval or admiration instead of criticism.)
Colocações
critics panned
|panned by reviewers
|panned by the press
Temas
media
|opinion
|communication
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The film was panned by critics for its weak plot.
- Reviewers panned her latest novel.
- The play was panned despite having a talented cast.
- The restaurant was panned in the local paper.
- His performance was panned as uninspired.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The critics panned the movie.
- They panned his new book.
- The play was panned by many people.
- Her song was panned by music fans.
- The game was panned for bad design.
Nome
A2
entity
4
Container for washing or work use
A flat container used for cleaning things or holding things like sand or water.
Sinónimos
tray (A flat container with raised edges, though usually used for carrying items rather than cleaning.)
Colocações
gold pan
|dustpan
Temas
cleaning
|tools
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- He filled the metal pan with soapy water.
- She used a gold pan to search for nuggets.
- He emptied the dustpan into the trash can.
- The mechanic placed the parts in an oil pan.
- The miners carried pans down to the river.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I wash clothes in a pan.
- The gold is in the pan.
- She puts water in the pan.
- He holds a dustpan with trash.
- They use a gold pan at the river.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
pan
IPA
GB/pˈæn/
US/pˈæn/
Sílabas e acento
pan (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (pan)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: pan
- 3rd Person Singular: pans
- Present Participle: panning
- Past: panned
Família de palavras
Forms
pans
verb
panning
verb
panned
verb
Advanced or less common
panful
noun
Destaques
- Irregular present participle: panning Verb
- Irregular past: panned Verb
Expressões
flash in the pan
1/flˈæʃ ˈɪn ðə pˈæn/
idiom
Brief success followed by failure
Something that seems good at first but does not last or succeed later.
Exemplos
- Many thought her hit song was just a flash in the pan, but she proved them wrong with more hits.
- The company's early success turned out to be a flash in the pan.
gold pan
1/ɡˈoʊld pˈæn/
fixed phrase
Tool for separating gold from sediment
A shallow round metal dish used to find gold in rivers by washing away dirt and sand.
Exemplos
- He bought a gold pan before heading to Alaska.
- Gold pans are essential for traditional prospecting.
pan out
1/pˈæn ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Turn out well or poorly in the end
To happen in a particular way, often ending successfully or as expected.
Exemplos
- Things didn't pan out as we hoped.
- Their business plan finally panned out after years of hard work.