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abbronzato

tanned

adjective ah-bron-DZAH-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Appearance

Also means

suntanned

Usage Note

Abbronzato describes skin darkened by the sun and is used as a compliment in Italian culture — telling someone they look abbronzato is a positive remark about a healthy-looking complexion. The noun form is abbronzatura (a suntan). Avoid confusing it with scuro (dark in a general sense).

Examples

"Sei molto abbronzato dopo le vacanze."

Natural Translation

You are very tanned after the holidays.

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