vaneItalian → EnglishOxford Italian–Englishvane /BrE veɪn , AmE veɪn / noun 1 (also weather vane) banderuola f 2 (blade of windmill) pala f 3 (on turbine, pump) paletta f; (on projectile) aletta f; (of feather) barbe fpl 4 (of quadrant, compass) pinnula f