| Subject | German | English |
| industr., construct. | ausgelaugte Gerb/rinde | spent tan bark |
| inf. | jdm. das Fell gerben | tan hide |
| idiom. | das Fell gerben | tan hide (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | das Fell gerben | tan sb.'s hide (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | jdm. das Fell gerben veraltet, fig. : verprügeln | thrash |
| gen. | jdm. das Fell gerben/vollhauen | beat the daylights out of someone (verprügeln) |
| inf. | jdm. die Haut gerben ugs. : verprügeln | beat the daylights out of |
| gen. | jdm. die Haut gerben | beat the daylights out of someone (verprügeln) |
| cultur. | gerbender Entwickler | tanning developer |
| industr. | Internationale Gerber-Vereinigung | International Council of Tanners |