Translation of 'Tanto' by Jesse & Joy from Spanish to English. Both tan and tanto can be used in comparisons meaning "as much as" or "as ____ as," but they aren't interchangeable. ; Tan functions as an adverb, so it doesn't change form with the nouns or adjectives around it. Contributions: 1776 translations, 7252 thanks received, 329 translation requests fulfilled for 138 members, 4 transcription requests fulfilled, added 245 idioms, explained 581 idioms, left 420 comments Audio pronunciations, verb conjugations, quizzes and more. Translation of 'Tanto' by Pablo Alborán (Pablo Moreno de Alborán Ferrándiz) from Spanish to English Translation of tanto at Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary.