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tan

Pronunciación: [tæn]

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Contexto: «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?

Contexto: «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?

Contexto: «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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