Tan

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Translingual

Symbol

tan

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English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /tæn/

Noun

Tan (plural Tans)

  1. (colour): a yellowish-brown colour.
    tan colour:   
  2. a darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to the sun.
    • She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
  3. the bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.

Translations

colour

darkening of skin

bark of tree

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Adjective

tan (comparative: tanner, superlative: tannest)

  1. (colour) of a yellowish-brown.
    • Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
  2. having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
    • You’re looking very tan this week.

Translations

colour

dark skin

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Verb

to tan (third-person singular simple present tans, present participle tanning, simple past tanned, past participle tanned)

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to change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

    • No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan — though I do burn.
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to change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.

Translations

change colour

leather-making

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Derived terms

Related terms

See also



Hungarian

Noun

tan

  1. lore



Spanish

Etymology

From tanto

Adverb

tan

  1. so, as
    eres tan rico como te sientas (one is as rich as one feels)de:tan

fr:tan io:tan it:tan hu:tan pl:tan zh:tan

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