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noun, masculine

éventail

/e.vɑ̃.taj/

noun, masculine/e.vɑ̃.taj/plural: éventails

fan (hand-held device); range, array

un éventail de possibilitésa range of possibilities

From éventer (“to ventilate”) + -ail. For the figurative meaning, compare Polish wachlarz, Spanish abanico.