-SPAIN- Eye, hair and skin colour studies.

[Gota_type_]

Since you like speaking about Iberian exoticness so much, I think my question makes sense.

That Hamilcar was the previously banned Nassbean or whatever his nick was. If you don´t want to lose much time, I would consider to block him. He likes to destroy all threads related with Spain (he did it in the past), and will only make you lose your time. I blocked him since the begining after seeing what he was.

[Cristiano viejo]

That Hamilcar was the previously banned Nassbean or whatever his nick was. If you don´t want to lose much time, I would consider to block him. He likes to destroy all threads related with Spain (he did it in the past), and will only make you lose your time. I blocked him since the begining after seeing what he was.

Moors only know to destroy.

[Aldaris]

Moors only know to destroy.

But we know how to destroy them.

[travv]

Why tanned skin when in the original "cutis moreno" i.e. swarthy/brown skin?

[gixajo]

Why tanned skin when in the original "cutis moreno" i.e. swarthy/brown skin?

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And why being able to choose a neutral synonym, someone is going to choose one of them that in English can have a pejorative sense?

tanned adjetivo / participio pasado
curtido adj m (curtida f sing, curtidos m pl, curtidas f pl)
menos frecuente:
moreno adj m · bronceado adj m

tanned adjetivo / participio pasado
curtido adj m (curtida f sing, curtidos m pl, curtidas f pl)
menos frecuente:
moreno adj m · bronceado adj m
“tanned” es participio pasado / pasado de
tan verbo
broncear v
menos frecuente:
tostar v · curtir v
Ejemplos:
tanned skin s—piel morena f · piel bronceada f
tanned leather s—piel curtida f
tanned hide s—piel curtida f

[travv]

And why being able to choose a neutral synonym, someone is going to choose one of them that in English can have a pejorative sense?

I used the translation from Spanish to Russian. In Russian this word is translated as swarthy, dark or brown. Tanned is translated as bronceado.

[mitalit]

Why tanned skin when in the original "cutis moreno" i.e. swarthy/brown skin?

Yes, you are right, the most accurate translation would be "dark complexion".

[gixajo]

I used the translation from Spanish to Russian. In Russian this word is translated as swarthy, dark or brown. Tanned is translated as bronceado.

And which is the closer term in Russian for that Spanish word, "moreno"?

[travv]

And which is the closer term in Russian for that Spanish word, "moreno"?

Swarthy.

[gixajo]

Swarthy.

I mean, the exact term in Russian, not the translation in english.