brown up

dorar, dorarse

Volverse marrón o hacer que algo tome ese color, especialmente al cocinarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To become brown, or make something brown, often by cooking it.

• Let the potatoes brown up.
• She browned up the meat in a hot pan.
• Have the onions browned up yet?

Cómo se usa: brown something up (Brown the onions up in a little oil.)

Sinónimos: brown

Expresiones frecuentes: brown up something, brown up onions

broncearse

Volverse más oscura la piel después de pasar tiempo al sol.

En inglés sencillo: To become darker in skin color after spending time in the sun.

• My arms brown up quickly.
• He browned up during his beach holiday.
• Will I brown up after a week in the sun?

Sinónimos: tan

Expresiones frecuentes: brown up quickly, brown up nicely

maquillarse para imitar otra raza

Oscurecerse la piel con maquillaje para imitar a alguien de otro grupo racial.

En inglés sencillo: To wear makeup that darkens your skin to imitate someone from another racial group.

• The actor browned up for the role.
• Critics objected when the comedian browned up onstage.
• The production asked him to brown up, and he refused.

Cómo se usa: brown up to do something (The actor browned up to play a character of another race.)

Sinónimos: wear brownface

Expresiones frecuentes: brown up for something, brown up onstage