adobar — meaning in English

English meaning

• cobble noun A rounded stone, roughly fist-sized, traditionally used to pave streets.
• tan noun A yellowish-brown colour, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.

Senses

adobar is used for these senses in English:

• cobble (intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
• tan (transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.

cobble — full definition

1. noun A rounded stone, roughly fist-sized, traditionally used to pave streets.
2. verb To put something together quickly or roughly, often from whatever is available.

tan — full definition

1. noun A yellowish-brown colour, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.
2. adj Yellowish-brown in colour, or having skin darkened by the sun.
3. verb To develop a darker skin tone from sun exposure, or to turn animal hide into leather using tannic acid.

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