tanning

tan·ning  (tnng)

n.

1. The art or process of making leather from rawhides.

2. Browning of the skin by exposure to sun and weather.

3. Informal A beating; a whipping.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tanning - process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
	2.	tanning - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment flogging, lashing, whipping, flagellation whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows self-flagellation - self-punishment inflicted by whipping horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"
	3.	tanning - making leather from rawhide craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

Translations

tanning [ˈtænɪŋ]

A. N

1. [of leather] → curtido m

2. → zurra f
to give sb a tanning → zurrar a algn

B. CPD tanning cream, tanning lotion N → bronceador m

tanning [ˈtænɪŋ] n [leather] → tannage m

tanning

n

(of hides) → Gerben nt; (= craft) → Gerberei f

(= punishment) → Tracht f → Prügel; to give somebody a tanning → jdm das Fell gerben

tanning [ˈtænɪŋ] n

a. (by sun) → abbronzatura; (of leather) → conciatura

b. (fam) (beating) → botte fpl

---

tanning [ˈtænɪŋ] n

a. (by sun) → abbronzatura; (of leather) → conciatura

b. (fam) (beating) → botte fpl