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.

Derived terms

• suntan cream
• suntan lotion
• suntan oil

 

Translations

darkened coloration of the skin

• Armenian: արեւայրուք (hy) (arewayrukʻ)
• 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)

Anagrams

• unstan, stunna, naunts