suntan

suntan

English

Etymology

sun +‎ tan

Noun

suntan (plural suntans)

1. In humans a brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to ultraviolet light.

Translations

darkened coloration of the skin

Armenian: արեւայրուք (hy) (arewayrukʿ) Bulgarian: слънчев загар m (slǎnčev zagar) Chinese: Mandarin: 曬黑／晒黑 (zh) (shàihēi) Finnish: rusketus (fi) French: bronzage (fr) Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Bräune (de) f, Sonnenbräune (de) f Interlingua: bronza Italian: abbronzatura (it) f Japanese: 日焼け (ja) (ひやけ, hiyake) Polish: opalenizna (pl) f Portuguese: bronzeado (pt) m, bronze (pt) m Russian: зага́р (ru) m (zagár) Slovak: opálenie Spanish: bronceado (es) m Swedish: solbränna (sv) c Tibetan: ཉི་སྲེག (nyi sreg)

Verb

suntan (third-person singular simple present suntans, present participle suntanning, simple past and past participle suntanned)

1. To obtain a suntan by exposure to ultraviolet light.
2. To attempt to obtain a suntan.

Translations

to obtain a suntan

Bulgarian: почернявам (počernjavam) Catalan: bronzejar-se Finnish: ruskettua (fi) French: bronzer (fr), hâler (fr) Interlingua: bronzar Italian: abbronzarsi (it) Polish: opalać się (pl) impf, opalić się (pl) pf Portuguese: bronzear-se Russian: загора́ть (ru) impf (zagorátʹ), загоре́ть (ru) pf (zagorétʹ) Slovak: opáliť sa Spanish: broncearse (es)

to attempt to obtain a suntan

Finnish: ruskettaa (fi) French: bronzer (fr) Interlingua: bronzar Polish: opalać się (pl) impf Russian: загора́ть (ru) impf (zagorátʹ) Slovak: opaľovať sa Swedish: sola (sv), solbada (sv)

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