WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| tan n | (suntan: brown skin from exposure to sun) | bronceado nm |
| | Erika had a tan from all the time she had spent outdoors over the summer. |
| | El bronceado de Erika se debía a todo el tiempo que había pasado en la calle durante el verano. |
| tan n | (color: light brown) | marrón nm |
| | | canela nm |
| | Rick liked the jacket, but would have preferred it in tan. |
| | A Rick le gustaba la chaqueta, pero la hubiera preferido en marrón. |
| tan⇒ vi | (skin: go brown in the sun) | broncearse⇒ v prnl |
| | Some people tan easily. |
| | Algunas personas se broncean con mucha facilidad. |
| tan vi | (person: expose skin to the sun) | broncearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | tomar el sol loc verb |
| | Wendy had been tanning on the beach all afternoon. |
| | Wendy se pasó toda la tarde bronceándose en la playa. |
| tan adj | (light brown in color) | marrón adj mf |
| | | canela adj inv |
| | The man was wearing tan trousers. |
| | El hombre llevaba unos pantalones marrones. |
| tan adj | US (person, skin: brown from the sun) | bronceado/a adj |
| | Amanda's teeth were white against her tan skin. |
| | Rita is looking very tan after three weeks in Barbados. |
| | Los dientes de Amanda se veían muy blancos junto a su piel bronceada. |
| Additional Translations |
| tan n | abbreviation (trigonometry: tangent) (símbolo: tangente) | tan, tg nf |
| | Calculate the tan of this angle. |
| | Calculen la tan de este ángulo. |
| tan [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal hide: turn into leather) | curtir⇒ vtr |
| | | zurrar⇒ vtr |
| | | curar⇒ vtr |
| | Tom tanned the cowhide. |
| | Tom curtió la piel de vaca. |
tan [sb]'s behind,
tan [sb]'s backside⇒ vtr | figurative, slang (whip, beat) | azotar a alguien en el trasero loc verb |
| | | golpear a alguien en el trasero loc verb |
| | | azotar⇒, golpear⇒ vtr |
| | | dar nalgadas a alguien loc verb |
| | Polly's father said he'd tan her backside if she was late home again. |
| | El padre de Polly le dijo que le iba a azotar el trasero si volvía a llegar tarde a casa. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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