TAN


Meaning of TAN in English

I.

noun ⇨ See also ↑ suntan

ADJECTIVE

▪ dark , deep , golden

▪ light

▪ healthy

▪ all-over ( esp. BrE ), perfect ( esp. AmE )

▪ fake , spray-on

▪ natural

VERB + TAN

▪ have

▪ show off , sport

Show off your ~ in this little white top.

▪ get , top up ( BrE ), work on

I want to top up my ~ on the sunbed.

PREPOSITION

▪ against your ~

His teeth were a gleaming flash of white against his ~.

II.

verb

Tan is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ hide , ↑ leather , ↑ skin

III.

adj.

Tan is used with these nouns: ↑ complexion , ↑ skin

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .