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suntan

/ˈsʌn.tæn/

Translations

suntannoun

suntans

/ˈsʌn.tæn/

bronzage

After spending a week at the beach, she returned home with a deep suntan.

Après une semaine à la plage, elle est rentrée chez elle avec un bronzage très marqué.

Additional translations

hâlePlus littéraire ou courant selon le contexte ; insiste sur la coloration brunie de la peau.

Synonyms

suntanadjective

/ˈsʌn.tæn/

Used almost exclusively attributively before a noun (e.g., "suntan lotion").

bronzantSe dit surtout de produits destinés à favoriser ou entretenir le bronzage.

Remember to pack some suntan lotion for the trip.

N’oublie pas de prendre de la lotion bronzante pour le voyage.

Synonyms

suntanverb

suntanned

Past Simple

suntanned

Past Participle

suntanning

Gerund

/ˈsʌn.tæn/

bronzer

She decided to suntan on the beach during her vacation.

Elle a décidé de bronzer sur la plage pendant ses vacances.

bronzerEmploi transitif : faire brunir la peau au soleil ou aux UV.

She suntanned her legs before the photo shoot.

Elle a bronzé ses jambes avant la séance photo.

Synonyms

bask (in the sun)

darken (one's skin)

brown (one's skin)

bronze

sunbathe

tan

Definitions

suntannoun

A brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to sunlight or artificial ultraviolet light.

After spending a week at the beach, she returned home with a deep suntan.

suntanadjective

Relating to or designed for producing or maintaining a suntan.

Remember to pack some suntan lotion for the trip.

suntanverb

To acquire a suntan by exposure to the sun.

She decided to suntan on the beach during her vacation.

To cause (skin) to become tanned by exposing it to sunlight or artificial ultraviolet light.

She suntanned her legs before the photo shoot.