tan
Aussprache: [tæn]
Wort
Kontext: „appearance“
(noun) a light brown color that people often get on their skin when they spend time in the sun. You know how your skin can get a little darker after playing outside in the summer? That is called a tan.
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After a week at the beach, she had a nice tan on her skin.
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He didn't get a tan because he stayed indoors all summer.
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How do you usually get a tan during the summer?
Kontext: „appearance“
(verb) to make your skin darker by being in the sun or using a special lotion. This happens when the sunlight changes the color of your skin.
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She tans easily, so she spends a lot of time by the pool.
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He does not tan well; his skin just burns instead.
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Do you like to tan when you go to the beach?
Kontext: „crafting“
(verb) to make leather by treating animal skin with special chemicals. This process helps the skin become strong and useful for making things like shoes or bags.
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They tan the leather at the workshop to prepare it for making jackets.
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The company decided not to tan the leather this year due to environmental concerns.
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What materials do you need to tan the hide?
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