tan

tan

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

1. (intransitive) 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.

2. (transitive) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.^[1] To work as a tanner.
3. (transitive, informal) To spank or beat.
   • 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3:

     ""Well, go long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or Ill tan you.""

tan (plural tans)

1. A yellowish-brown colour.

   tan colour:

2. A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.

   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.
   • 1848, John Hannett, Bibliopegia, or, The Art of Bookbinding in all its branches, page 65:

     In two pints of water boil one ounce of tan, and a like portion of nutgall till reduced to a pint.

tan (comparative tanner, superlative tannest)

1. 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.

tan

1. so, such
2. (in comparisons, tan ... com) as ... as

tan

1. until
2. under
3. while

tan

1. (dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.^[2]

	abbronzatura
	darkening of skin

	conciare
	to turn animal hide into leather

tan

	abbronzarsi
	to become tan due to exposure to sun

abbronzare

abbrunire

concia

marrone rossiccio

tangente

tannino

tg

Altri significati:

Of a yellowish-brown.

(transitive, informal) To spank or beat.

(transitive) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.

bark of tree

(intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

(dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.

colour

A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.

The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.

tan (color, colour)

tan colour:

A yellowish-brown colour.

Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.

dark skin

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