What does bronzear in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word bronzear in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bronzear in Portuguese.

The word bronzear in Portuguese means bronze, tan, bronzear, escurecer, bronzear, bronzear, bronzear-se, queimar-se, bronzear-se, queimar-se, bronzear-se, bronzear-se, bronzear-se, de bronzear. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bronzear

bronze

verbo transitivo (dar cor de bronze)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

tan

verbo transitivo (figurado (ficar com a pele morena)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

bronzear

(skin: become more brown, black)

(verto intransitivo: Verbos que não exigem complemento. Ex. "existir", "dormir", etc.)

escurecer, bronzear

intransitive verb (become darker in colour) (ficar mais escuro)

The sky darkened as the storm moved in.

bronzear

transitive verb (figurative (get a suntan)

Todo aquele sol do Caribe bronzeou bem você.
All that Caribbean sun has bronzed you nicely.

bronzear-se, queimar-se

intransitive verb (be sunburned)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Cuidado! Não se queime na praia ou você não vai conseguir entrar na água.
Be careful! Don't burn on the beach, or you won't be able to go in the water.

bronzear-se, queimar-se

intransitive verb (US (person: expose skin to the sun)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Meu irmão sempre se bronzeia (or: se queima) mais rápido do que eu.
The hotel guests were sipping cocktails as they suntanned beside the pool.

bronzear-se

intransitive verb (skin: go brown in the sun) (pele: que escurece com o sol)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Algumas pessoas se bronzeiam fácil.
Some people tan easily.

bronzear-se

intransitive verb (person: expose skin to the sun) (pessoa: expor pele ao sol)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Wendy tem se bronzeado na praia a tarde toda.
Wendy had been tanning on the beach all afternoon.

bronzear-se

noun (getting suntan)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Para algumas pessoas, bronzear-se é o ponto central das férias.
For some people, tanning is the main point of a holiday.

de bronzear

adjective (product: helping to tan)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Julia uses tanning lotion on her legs every day.

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