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18:55 Jan 6, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
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Additional field(s): Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: stan
Definition from Merriam-Webster:
(v) To exhibit fandom to an extreme or excessive degree : to be an extremely devoted and enthusiastic fan of someone or something

Example sentence(s):
  • I know I don't know a lot about stanning, but I do know that I stan for the 21 Mango products below. What to Wear
  • Jimmy Kimmel gets it, you guys. Usually, I like to stand up on a soapbox and shout about the lack of diversity in late-night television, but I stan for my boy Kimmel. elite daily
  • "I stanned her, and then she stanned me while I didn't stan her and now we stan each other," he said, per a video captured by Daily Mail. E! News
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4admirateur obsessif
Lorraine Dubuc


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admirateur obsessif


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admirateur obsessif
15:42 9 Jan [Cliquez ici pour supprimer votre message]


J'ai déjà rempli la réponse à cet effet, que je ne vois plus ici.
Il s'agit d'un amalgame des mots anglais stalker et fan : stan, qui serait l'équivalent d'un admirateur obsessif, ou d'une admiratrice obsessive.

Example sentence(s):
  • elle est victime du syndrome de la page blanche et un mystérieux admirateur lui voue une obsession maladive - Les Arts Zé  
  • Un fanatique admirateur à la recherche d’une femme légère… - Mon théâtre.qc.ca  
  • Toby Sheldon, l’admirateur obsessionnel de Justin Bieber, - Huffington post  
Lorraine Dubuc
Canada
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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