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Tan
(tăn)n. pl. Tan or Tans
See Tanka.
tan 1
(tăn)v. tanned, tan·ning, tans
v.tr.
1. To convert (an animal hide) into leather by subjecting it to a chemical process that stabilizes the proteins, making it less susceptible to decay.
2.
a. To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by exposure to the sun.
b. To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by exposure to artificial sunlight or by the application of certain chemicals, often in the form of sprays or lotions.
3. Informal To thrash; beat.
v.intr.
To become darker from exposure to the sun or artificial sunlight, or from the application of certain chemicals.
n.
1. A light or moderate yellowish brown to brownish orange.
2.
a. A suntan.
b. An artificially created suntan.
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 or the appearance of a suntan.
3. Used in or relating to tanning.
[Middle English tannen, from Old English *tannian, from Medieval Latin tannāre, from tannum, tanbark, probably of Celtic origin.]
tan′nish adj.
tan 2
abbr. Mathematics
tangent
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tan
(tæn)n
1. the brown colour produced by the skin after intensive exposure to ultraviolet rays, esp those of the sun
2. (Colours) a light or moderate yellowish-brown colour
3. (Plants) short for tanbark
vb, tans, tanning or tanned
4. to go brown or cause to go brown after exposure to ultraviolet rays: she tans easily.
5. (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
6. (tr) slang to beat or flog
adj, tanner or tannest
7. (Colours) of the colour tan: tan gloves.
8. (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]
ˈtannable adj
ˈtannish adj
tan
(tæn)abbreviation for
(Mathematics) tangent (sense 2)
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tan1
(tæn)v. tanned, tan•ning, v.t.
1. to convert (a hide) into leather, esp. by steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark.
2. to brown by exposure to ultraviolet rays, as of the sun.
3. to thrash; spank.
v.i. 4. to become tanned.
n. 5. a brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
6. yellowish brown; light brown.
7. tanbark.
adj. 8. yellowish brown; light brown.
9. used in or relating to tanning.
Idioms: tan someone's hide, to beat someone soundly.
[before 1000; Middle English tannen, late Old English *tannian (in past participle getanned) < Medieval Latin tannāre, derivative of tannum oak bark, tanbark]
tan′nish, adj.
tan′na•ble, adj.
tan2
(tæn)n.
[by shortening]
Tan
(tæn)n.
Amy, born 1952, U.S. novelist.
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tan
Abbreviation of tangent
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tan
- From a Latin word for "oak," it first referred to the crushed bark of the oak or other trees, especially in its use to convert hides into leather.See also related terms for oak.
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tan
Past participle: tanned
Gerund: tanning
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| Noun | 1. |  tan - a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sunhyperpigmentation - unusual darkening of the skin |
| 2. |  tan - a light brown the color of 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 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 suntan - get a tan from being exposed to the sun | |
| Adj. | 1. | tan - of a light yellowish-brown color chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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tan
verb
noun & adjective
1. tawny, light brown, pale brown, yellowish-brown a tan leather jacket see shades of brown
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Translations
أسْمَر، مَدْبوغسَفْع، لَوْن أسْمَرسُمْرَةيَدْبُغيَنْدَبِغ الجِلْد
opáleníopálit sesvětlá hněďsvětlehnědývyčinit
blive solbrændtgarvegyldenbrunsolbrændthed
rusketusparkitaparkkiruskettua
preplanuo
cserezlebarnítlebarnuláslesülsárgásbarna szín
gulbrúnnsólbrúnkasútaverîa sólbrúnn
日焼け
햇볕에 탄 빛깔
gelsvai ruda spalvagelsvai rudasįdegintiįdegtiodadirbys
dzeltenbrūna krāsaiedegtiedegumsmiecēt
svetlohnedá farbasvetlohnedývyčiňovať
zagorelost
put
garvasolasolbränna
สีไหม้เกรียมของผิวหนังจากการตากแดด
bronz rengibronz tenbronzlaş makbronzlaşmış tenesmerleş mek
màu rám nắng
tan
[tæn]A. N
3. (= bark) (also tanbark) → casca f
B. ADJ → color canela, color café claro (esp LAm); [shoes] → marrón
C. VI [person] → broncearse, ponerse moreno, tostarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
to have a tan → être bronzé(e)
She's got an amazing tan → Elle a un bronzage superbe.
to get a tan → bronzer
vt
(= treat) [+ animal hide] → tanner
vi → bronzer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tan
(tӕn) – past tense, past participle tanned – verb1. to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).
2. to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun. She was tanned by the sun.
noun, adjective (of) a light brown colour. tan shoes.
noun suntan tanned skin. He came back from holiday with a tan.
tanned adjective sunburnt. a tanned face.
ˈtanner noun a person who tans leather.
ˈtannery – plural ˈtanneries – noun a place where leather is tanned.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
tan
→ سُمْرَة opálení solbrændthed Sonnenbräune μαύρισμα bronceado rusketus bronzage preplanuo abbronzatura 日焼け 햇볕에 탄 빛깔 bruine kleur brunfarge opalenizna bronzeado загар solbränna สีไหม้เกรียมของผิวหนังจากการตากแดด bronzlaşmış ten màu rám nắng 晒黑的皮肤Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tan
n. color bronceado;
tanned skin → piel bronceada.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tan
adj & n bronceado; to get a — broncearse; vi (pret & pp tanned; ger tanning) broncearseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.