Tans

/tænz/ noun, verb

Definition

Brown colors produced by sun exposure on skin, or the action of making something brown through sun exposure.

Etymology

From Old Spanish 'tanino' meaning tannin, the chemical in tree bark used to darken leather. The word evolved through trade routes as European traders learned the leather-dyeing process from Spanish craftsmen, and it eventually referred to skin browning too.

Kelly Says

Before sunbathing became fashionable in the 1920s, tanned skin was actually considered lower-class because it meant you worked outdoors! Coco Chanel accidentally got sunburned on vacation and started a trend that completely flipped the status of tans upside down.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፀሐይ
tsah-ai
ARالعربية
شمس
shams
BNবাংলা
সূর্যের ত্বক
soo-r-yer te-r-tk
CACatalà
bronsat
bron-sat
CSČeština
opálení
opa-leni
DADansk
solbrændt
sol-brendt
DEDeutsch
Bräunungen
brae-noo-nguhn
ELΕλληνικά
καφέ
ka-fe
ESEspañol
bronceados
brons-ah-dos
FAفارسی
رنگ برنزه
rang ber-nzeh
FISuomi
aurinko rusketus
aurinko rus-ke-tus
FRFrançais
bronzés
bronz-eh
GUGU
સૂર્ય
soo-ry
HAHA
sanyi
san-yi
HEעברית
קליפה
kli-fah
HIहिन्दी
धूप
dhoop
HUMagyar
sötétedés
so-te-te-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
perona
pe-ro-na
IGIG
nri
nri
ITItaliano
abbronzature
ab-bronz-a-too-reh
JA日本語
日焼け
hi-yake
KKKK
көктем
kok-tem
KMKM
ស្លាក់
slak
KO한국어
햇볕에 타인
haet-byeote ta-in
MRMR
सूरज
soo-raj
MSBahasa Melayu
keping
ke-ping
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ
shwe
NLNederlands
bruin
broon
NONorsk
solbrent
sol-brent
PAPA
ਸੂરਜ
soo-raj
PLPolski
opalenizna
opa-le-ni-zna
PTPortuguês
bronzeados
bron-zhee-ah-dos
RORomână
bronzare
bron-za-reh
RUРусский
загар
za-gar
SVSvenska
solbränna
sol-bren-na
SWKiswahili
jua
jua
TAதமிழ்
சூரிய ஒளி
soo-ri-ya o-li
TEతెలుగు
సూర్యకాంతి
soo-riya-ka-nthi
THไทย
ผิว bronce
pʰiw bron-sɛ
TLTL
kulay
koo-lay
TRTürkçe
güneş yanıkları
goo-nesh ya-ni-kal-i
UKУкраїнська
засмаглий
zas-mag-li
URاردو
سُن
sun
VITiếng Việt
sạm nắng
sam nang
YOYO
ọpọ
o-po
ZH中文
晒 tan
shài tǎn
ZUZU
uMhlaba
oo-mla-ba

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