pan-paella: meaning, definitions and translations
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What is pan?pan is paella
What is paella?
A shallow, wide, open container, usually of metal and without a lid, used for holding liquids, cooking, and other domestic purposes.
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A vessel similar in form to a pan, especially:
Un vaixell similar en forma a una paella, especialment:
An open metal dish used to separate gold or other metal from gravel or waste by washing.
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Either of the receptacles on a balance or pair of scales.
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A vessel used for boiling and evaporating liquids.
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A basin or depression in the earth, often containing mud or water.
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A natural or artificial basin used to obtain salt by evaporating brine.
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A freely floating piece of ice that has broken off a larger floe.
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The small cavity in the lock of a flintlock used to hold powder.
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Informal Severe criticism, especially a negative review: gave the film a pan.
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To wash (gravel, for example) in a pan for gold or other precious metal.
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To cook (food) in a pan: panned the fish right after catching it.
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Informal To criticize or review harshly.
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To wash gravel, sand, or other sediment in a pan.
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To yield gold as a result of washing in a pan.
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pan out To turn out well; be successful: "If I don't pan out as an actor I can still go back to school” ( Saul Bellow).
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A leaf of the betel vine.
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A chewing preparation of this leaf with betel nuts, spices, and lime, used in the Far East.
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To move a movie or television camera to follow an object or create a panoramic effect.
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To move (a camera) so as to follow a moving object or create a panoramic effect.
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