Pronunciation
- IPA: /tæn/
tan (plural tans)
- A yellowish-brown colour.
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
- The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- French: bronzage, hâle
- German: Bräune, Sonnenbräune
- Italian: abbronzatura
- Portuguese: bronzeado
- Russian: зага́р
- Spanish: bronceado, tostado
tan (comparative tanner, superlative tannest)
- Of a yellowish-brown.
- Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
- You’re looking very tan this week.
- French: hâlé, bronzé
- German: braun, sonnengebräunt
- Italian: abbronzato
- Russian: загоре́лый
- Spanish: bronceado, tostado
tan (tans, present participle tanning; past and past participle tanned)
- (transitive, 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.
- (transitive) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
- (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 I'll tan you."
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3:
- French: bronzer
- Italian: abbronzarsi
- Portuguese: bronzear
- Russian: загора́ть
- Spanish: broncearse
- French: tanner
- German: gerben, walken
- Italian: conciare
- Portuguese: curtir
- Russian: дуби́ть
- Spanish: curtir
- (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.
tan
Translations- Russian: тан
tan (uncountable)
- Synonym of picul#English|picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
tan (plural tans)
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Noun
- (engineering) Initialism of total#English|total acid#English|acid number#English|number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity.
- (banking) Initialism of transaction#English|transaction authentication#English|authentication number#English|number, in electronic banking.
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