suntan

English

Etymology

sun +‎ tan

Noun

suntan (plural suntans)

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

Translations

darkened coloration of the skin

Chinese:
Mandarin: 曬黑 (zh), 晒黑 (zh) (shàihēi)
Finnish: rusketus (fi)
French: bronzage (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Bräune (de) f, Sonnenbräune f
Interlingua: bronza

Italian: abbronzatura (it) f
Japanese: 日焼け (ja) (ひやけ, hiyake)
Portuguese: bronzeado (pt) m, bronze (pt) m
Russian: зага́р (ru) m (zagár)
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)

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

Translations

to obtain a suntan

Finnish: ruskettua (fi)
French: bronzer (fr), hâler (fr)
Interlingua: bronzar

Italian: abbronzarsi (it)
Portuguese: bronzear-se
Russian: загора́ть (ru) impf (zagorátʹ), загоре́ть (ru) pf (zagorétʹ)

to attempt to obtain a suntan

Finnish: ruskettaa (fi)
French: bronzer (fr)
Interlingua: bronzar

Russian: загора́ть (ru) impf (zagorátʹ)
Swedish: sola (sv), solbada (sv)

Anagrams

naunts, stunna

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