Tan

Tan  (tn)

n. pl. Tan or Tans

See Tanka.

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tan ¹  (tn)

v. tanned, tan·ning, tans

v.tr.

1. To convert (hide) into leather, as by treating with tannin.

2. To make brown by exposure to the sun.

3. Informal To thrash; beat.

v.intr.

To become brown or tawny from exposure to sun.

n.

1. A light or moderate yellowish brown to brownish orange.

2. The brown color that sun rays impart to the skin.

3. Tanbark.

4.

a. Tannin.

b. A solution derived from tannin.

adj. tan·ner, tan·nest

1. Light or moderate yellowish-brown to brownish-orange.

2. Having a suntan.

3. Used in or relating to tanning.

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[Middle English tannen, from Old English *tannian, from Medieval Latin tannre, from tannum, tanbark, probably of Celtic origin.]

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tannish adj.

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tan ²

abbr. Mathematics

tangent

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tan¹

n

1. the brown colour produced by the skin after intensive exposure to ultraviolet rays, esp those of the sun

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a light or moderate yellowish-brown colour

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for tanbark

vb tans, tanning, tanned

1. to go brown or cause to go brown after exposure to ultraviolet rays she tans easily

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) to convert (a skin or hide) into leather by treating it with a tanning agent, such as vegetable tannins, chromium salts, fish oils, or formaldehyde

3. (tr) Slang to beat or flog

adj tanner, tannest

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of the colour tan tan gloves

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) used in or relating to tanning

[Old English tannian (unattested as infinitive, attested as getanned, past participle), from Medieval Latin tannāre, from tannum tanbark, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Irish tana thin]

tannable  adj

tannish  adj

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tan²

abbreviation for

(Mathematics) tangent (sense 2)

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tan

Abbreviation of tangent

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tan - a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun sunburn, suntan, burn hyperpigmentation - unusual darkening of the skin
	2.	tan - a light brown the color of topaz     topaz light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated
	3.	tan - ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle tangent circular function, trigonometric function - function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
Verb	1.	tan - treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" bark - tan (a skin) with bark tannins
	2.	tan - get a tan, from wind or sun bronze suntan - get a tan from being exposed to the sun discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
Adj.	1.	tan - of a light yellowish-brown color chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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tan

verb

1. brown, bronze, go brown, become suntanned, take a suntan or tan I have very pale skin that never tans.

2. thrash, belt, leather, whip, strap, smack, cane, flog, spank, wallop, flay, horsewhip I'll tan his backside for him.

noun & adjective

tawny, light brown, pale brown, yellowish-brown a tan leather jacket see shades of brown

Translations

tan [tæn]

A. N

1. (= suntan) → bronceado m
to get a tan → broncearse

2. (= colour) → canela f, café m claro(esp LAm)

3. (= bark) (also tanbark) → casca f

B. ADJ → color canela, color café claro(esp LAm); [shoes] → marrón

C. VI [person] → broncearse, ponerse moreno, tostarse

D. VT

1. [+ person, skin] → broncear, poner moreno(esp Sp), quemar(LAm)

2. [+ leather] → curtir
to tan sb's hide → curtir a algn a palos, zurrarle la badana a algn(Sp)

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tan [ˈtæn]

n

(= suntan) → bronzage m
to have a tan → être bronzé(e)
She's got an amazing tan → Elle a un bronzage superbe.
to get a tan → bronzer

(= colour) → brun roux m

vt

(in sun) → se bronzer
Leigh rolled over to tan her back → Leigh se retourna pour se bronzer le dos.

(= treat) [+ animal hide] → tanner

vi → bronzer

adj

[shoes, bag, jacket, leather, fabric] → brun clair inv
black and tan [terrier, setter, dog, German shepherd, puppy] → noir(e) et feu inv

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tan

n

(= suntan) → Bräune f; to get a tan → braun werden; she’s got a lovely tan → sie ist schön braun; what a tan! → du bist/er ist etc aber schön braun!

(= colour) → Hellbraun nt

adj → hellbraun

vt

skins → gerben; to tan somebody’s hide (fig inf) → jdm das Fell gerben

(sun) face, body etc → bräunen, braun werden lassen

vi → braun werden; she tans easily → sie wird schnell braun

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tan [tæn]

1. n (also suntan) → abbronzatura; (colour) → color m marrone chiaro
to get a tan → abbronzarsi

2. adj → marrone chiaro inv

3. vi → abbronzarsi

4. vt (person, skin) → abbronzare; (leather) → conciare
to tan sb's hide (fam) → darle a qn

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tan [tæn]

1. n (also suntan) → abbronzatura; (colour) → color m marrone chiaro
to get a tan → abbronzarsi

2. adj → marrone chiaro inv

3. vi → abbronzarsi

4. vt (person, skin) → abbronzare; (leather) → conciare
to tan sb's hide (fam) → darle a qn

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tan

v tan [tӕn]

1 to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances). looi يَدْبُغ щавя vyčiňovat garve gerben κατεργάζομαι curtir parkima دباغی کردن parkita tanner לְעַבֵּד עוֹר त्वचा पर भूरापन आना धूप के कारण štaviti, strojiti cserez menyamak súta conciare なめす 무두질하다 rauginti (odą) miecēt (ādu) menyamak looien garve garbować curtir a tăbăci дубить trieslovať, vyrábať strojiti štaviti garva ฟอกหนัง tabaklamak 鞣皮 дубити دباغت دينا thuộc (da) 鞣革

2 to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun She was tanned by the sun. bruingebrand يَنْدَبِغ الجِلْد загарям opálit se blive solbrændt bräunen μαυρίζω στον ήλιο broncearse pruuniks põle(ta)ma برنزه کردن ruskettua bronzer לְהִשתַזֵף धूप में भूरा या काला करना या हो जाना preplanuti, potamnjeti lebarnít; lesül mencoklatkan verða sólbrúnn abbronzare, abbronzarsi 日焼けさせる (피부를) 갈색으로 태우다 įdegti, įdeginti iedegt menjadikan kulit sso perang bruinen bli brun opalać (się) bronzear(-se) a (se) bronza загорать opáliť sa porjaveti potamniti solbränna ทำให้ผิวเป็นสีแทน esmerleş(tir)mek, bronzlaş(tır)mak 曬黑 засмагати کھال پکانا làm rám nắng 晒黑

n adj

(of) a light brown colour tan shoes. ligbruin أسْمَر، مَدْبوغ светлокафяв světlá hněď; světlehnědý gyldenbrun die Lohfarbe; lohfarben καφετής marrón claro helepruun قهوه ای روشن keltaisenruskea fauve חוּם צְהַבהַב भूरा रंग धूप के कारण त्वचा पर आने वाला žutosmeđa boja sárgásbarna szín warna coklat muda gulbrúnn marrone chiaro 黄かっ色 황갈색 gelsvai ruda spalva; gelsvai rudas dzeltenbrūna krāsa berwarna sawo matang geelbruin lær-/gyllenbrun brązowawy acastanhado cafeniu желтовато-коричневатый (цвет) svetlohnedá farba; svetlohnedý rumeno rjava barva žuto-smeđ brun[] สีน้ำตาลไหม้; ซึ่งมีสีน้ำตาลไหม้ bronz rengi 棕黃色(的) рудувато-коричневий колір ہلکا براؤن رنگ có màu nâu vàng 棕黄色（的）

n

suntan tanned skin He came back from holiday with a tan. sonbruin سَفْع، لَوْن أسْمَر тен opálení solbrun hud die Sonnenbräunung μαύρισμα bronceado päevitus برنزه شدگی rusketus bronzage שִׁיזוּף धूप में तपे चमड़े का पीलापन लिए हुए भूरा रंग zagasita, preplanula boja kože lebarnulás kulit coklat sólbrúnka abbronzatura 日焼け 햇볕에 탄 빛깔 įdegimas iedegums kulit berwarna sawo matang bruine kleur (sol)brunhet opalenizna bronzeado bronz загар opálenie zagorelost osunčana koža solbränna สีไหม้เกรียมของผิวหนังจากการตากแดด bronz ten 曬得黑黑的皮膚 засмага دھوپ کي وجہ سے کالي پڑي ہوئي کھال nước da rám nắng 晒得黑黑的皮肤

adj tanned

sunburnt a tanned face. sonbruin مَسْفوع، مُسْمَر загорял opálený solbrændt sonnengebräunt μαυρισμένος bronceado päevitunud برنزه ruskettunut bronzé לְשַזֵף भूरे सांवले रंग का, धूप में भूरा या काला हो जाना, चर्म-शेधन करना preplanuo napbarnított terbakar matahari sólbrúnn abbronzato 日焼けした 햇볕에 탄 įdegęs iededzis perang zongebruind (sol)brun opalony bronzeado bron­zat загорелый opálený zagorel osunčan solbränd ที่มีสีน้ำตาลแดง bronzlaşmış 被曬得黑黑的 засмажений جھلسا ہوا rám nắng 被晒得黑黑的

n tanner

a person who tans leather. looier دَبّاغ، دابِغ جُلود щавач koželuh garver der/die Gerber(in) βυρσοδέψης curtidor parkal دباغ nahkuri tanneur/-euse בּוּרסקַאי चर्म शोधक kožar, strojar (koža) tímár penyamak sútari conciatore 皮なめし業者 무두장이, 제혁업자 odadirbys ādminis penyamak kulit binatang looier garver garbarz curtidor tăbă­car дубильщик garbiar strojar štavilac kože garvare คนที่มีผิวสีแทน tabakçı 製革工人 дубильник, чинбар دباغ، دباغت دينے والا thợ thuộc da 制革工人

n tannery

a place where leather is tanned. looiery مَدْبَغَة جُلود цех за щавене на кожи koželužna garveri die Gerberei βυρσοδεψείο tenería, curtiduría parkimistöökoda دباغ خانه nahkurinverstas tannerie בוּרסקִי चमडा़ बनाने की जगह, चर्म शोधन kožarnica, strojarnica cserzőműhely penyamakan sútunarverkstæði conceria 皮なめし工場 제혁 고장 odø dirbtuvë miecētava tempat menyamak kulit binatang looierij garveri garbarnia curtição tăbăcărie кожевенный завод garbiareň strojarna štavionica garveri สถานที่ฟอกหนัง tabakhane 鞣皮(或製革)廠 шкіряний завод, чинбарня دباغت گاہ xưởng thuộc da 鞣革（或制革）厂

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Tan → سُمرة opálení solbrændthed Sonnenbräune μαύρισμα bronceado rusketus bronzage ten abbronzatura 日焼け 햇볕에 탄 빛깔 bruine kleur brunfarge opalenizna bronzeado загар solbränna สีไหม้เกรียมของผิวหนังจากการตากแดด bronzlaşmış ten màu rám nắng 棕褐色