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.

Derived terms

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)

To obtain a suntan by exposure to ultraviolet light.
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

naunts, stunna

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