bronzer

English

Etymology

bronze +‎ -er

Noun

bronzer (plural bronzers)

1. A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan.
   • 1981, Mario Badescu, Mario Badescu's Skin Care Program for Men

     Bronzers, you see, contain alcohol, which can't help but be drying to the skin.

   • 1984, Toni Stabile, Everything you want to know about cosmetics

     Some men were turning up with their faces covered with "bronzers" that made them look jaundiced, mottled terra cotta, or muddy brown.

Adjective

bronzer

1. (rare) comparative form of bronze: more bronze

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French

Verb

bronzer

1. (transitive or reflexive) to tan, to brown, to catch a tan.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of bronzer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		bronzer			avoir bronzé
gerund		en bronzant			en ayant bronzé
present participle		bronzant
past participle		bronzé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	bronze	bronzes	bronze	bronzons	bronzez	bronzent
	imperfect	bronzais	bronzais	bronzait	bronzions	bronziez	bronzaient
	past historic1	bronzai	bronzas	bronza	bronzâmes	bronzâtes	bronzèrent
	future	bronzerai	bronzeras	bronzera	bronzerons	bronzerez	bronzeront
	conditional	bronzerais	bronzerais	bronzerait	bronzerions	bronzeriez	bronzeraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	bronze	bronzes	bronze	bronzions	bronziez	bronzent
	imperfect1	bronzasse	bronzasses	bronzât	bronzassions	bronzassiez	bronzassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	bronze	—	bronzons	bronzez	—
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