brown up

faire dorer, dorer

Devenir brun ou donner une couleur brune à quelque chose, souvent en le cuisant.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : brown something up (Brown the onions up in a little oil.)

Synonymes : brown

Expressions courantes : brown up something, brown up onions

bronzer

Avoir la peau qui devient plus foncée après avoir passé du temps au soleil.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : tan

Expressions courantes : brown up quickly, brown up nicely

se grimer en personne à la peau brune

Se foncer la peau avec du maquillage pour imiter une personne d’un autre groupe racial.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : brown up to do something (The actor browned up to play a character of another race.)

Synonymes : wear brownface

Expressions courantes : brown up for something, brown up onstage